Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the government must not be complacent in enforcing health protocols should the country be downgraded to Alert Level Zero for a continuous improvement in the Philippine economy. Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the University...
Taguig City’s total weekly new Covid-19 cases have increased after recording successive declines. In a report, the Taguig City government data showed the city had 148 new Covid-19 cases from March 4 to 10, or an average of 21 cases per day, an increase of 61 cases or 70 percent from 87 new cases...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion expressed his support for the proposal to establish another level at the existing Covid-19 Alert Levels System that would have even more relaxed restrictions than Alert Level 1. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion...
OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, on Saturday, March 12, said that it will be best if the de-escalation of the Philippines under an Alert Level 0 status will only take place after the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. Alert Level 0, according to David, is the old...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. was not inclined to support the implementation of Alert Level 0 in the entire Philippines despite the improved Covid-19 situation. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. talks to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Maximum Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luis “Lray” Villafuerte says that the full implementation of Alert Level 1 in the entire country can cushion the economy from the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (FILE PHOTO) “The full reopening alone of the...
The government's pandemic task force has amended the criteria for the de-escalation of provinces, highly urbanized and independent component cities (HUCs and ICCs) to Alert Level 1, Malacañang said. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing, Communications Undersecretary...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
ILOILO CITY—After almost two years since the pandemic, Iloilo City has been downgraded to Alert Level 1 beginning Friday, March 11. “We will have 100-percent capacity in all offices, business establishments, and churches. PUJs and restaurants may take down the plastic or acrylic barriers. Malls...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to place Iloilo City under Alert Level 1, joining 39 other areas in the same risk classification level until March 15, Malacañang announced. People go about their daily business at Plazoleta Gay in downtown Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin)...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
With parts of the country now under Alert Level 1, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public on Wednesday, March 9, to strictly abide by the Covid-19 minimum public health standards (MPHS) to avert the possible surge of the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued...