The shortage of vaccinators was the root cause of the failure of some localities to meet their respective inoculation targets of the qualified individuals during the National Vaccination Days. This was disclosed by League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) president and Marinduque governor...
A toxics watchgroup is calling on the government to impose a ban on firecrackers in the upcoming holiday season to protect the environment and limit mass gathering amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). EcoWaste Coalition, in a statement Wednesday, Dec. 1, particularly urged city...
A number of local government units (LGUs) have started preparing stricter health safety regulations in a bid to lessen the effects of the possible adverse impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) should it reaches the Philippines. League of Provinces of the...
The Philippines will not be pushing through with its plan to open the borders to foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 1 due to the threat of the highly mutated Omicron variant. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Local government units (LGUs) are earnestly preparing their needed logistic and manpower requirements for the massive inoculation drive against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) for the “National Vaccination Days’’ slated from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1. Department of the Interior and Local...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said he'd rather leave it up to the Metro Manila mayors whether or not they would allow unvaccinated minors to enter local shopping malls amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Adviser for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) appealed Thursday, Nov. 18, to the local government units (LGUs) to include in its guidelines that caroling should be prohibited along roads and main thoroughfares. (UNSPLASH/MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD made the appeal after the Department of...
More local government units (LGUs) are in the midst of crafting ordinances that set limits on the minors allowed in public places as the relaxed alert level system resulted in the influx of huge crowds that may cause the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) surge. This was revealed by Department of...
Local government units (LGUs) incurring wastage of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19 vaccines will be issued with show-cause-orders (SCOs), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said on Wednesday, Nov. 17. In a news briefing, Malaya issued the...
President Duterte has asked local government units (LGUs) to create ordinances that would prohibit minors of a certain age from entering shopping malls amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the relatively lenient...
More local government units (LGUs) are now accommodating walk-in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine applicants, particularly those under the A2 (indigent senior citizens), A3 (adults with comorbidities) and A4 (essential frontline personnel) categories, Department of the Interior and Local...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
