Suffice it to say that Dr. Tony Leachon's warnings against the reopening of cinemas mean nothing to Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) "Hindi po kami...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council, said on Thursday (Oct. 14) that health workers are not yet relieved despite the decline of healthcare utilization in the National Capital Region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Olivarez said...
Moviegoers will sit one seat apart when cinemas resume their operations following the government's decision to allow them to operate under the more relaxed alert level 3, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Thursday, Oct 14. DILG Undersecretary and...
Staycations in accredited hotels in Metro Manila are now allowed to accommodate guests following the decision of the government's pandemic task force to place the region under Alert Level 3 from Oct. 16 to 31. (Photo from Pixabay) Citing guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
Depending on several factors and the overall public health situation, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said that limited face-to-face classes might be a possibility in all degree programs by the first quarter of 2022. Vaccination of tertiary students against COVID-19...
For the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level System (ALS) was implemented, Metro Manila residents will find out what it's like to live under alert level 3, which will be observed in the capital region from Oct. 16, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) Alert...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the recommendation to lower the alert level in the National Capital Region (NCR) from alert level 4 to alert level 3, for the period of Oct. 16, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was bared in a statement late...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city government will follow the decision of the Inter Agency Task Force on the next alert level that will be imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR). Metro Manila is under Alert Level 4 until Oct. 15. According to city Public Information Office...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of downgrading Metro Manila's quarantine to status to Alert Level 3 following the rapid decrease in COVID-19 cases. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) "As of October 11, the city of San Juan has only 348 active...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Oct. 15, said it's still too early to downgrade the current alert level status of the National Capital Region (NCR). (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila is placed under Alert Level 4 until Oct. 15. Earlier, Malacanang said NCR has a "good chance" of being...
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) alert level in Metro Manila will probably be lowered by Oct. 16 with the improved health situation in the area, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday night, Oct. 12. Densing explained that the...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is batting for an "aggressive" lowering of alert level classifications in Metro Manila--similar to the aggressive imposition of a lockdown a couple of months ago during the initial attack of the coronavirus disease...