The entire Senate building will be under a total lockdown on Monday, Aug. 22. Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri adopted this measure after seven senators so far have tested Covid-19 positive ‘’and several others exposed due to their staff members and members of the secretariat catching...
The House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to carry out vaccinations as part of its vigilance against Covid-19 infections. (PPAB) On Thursday, Aug. 11, the House held a second round of booster vaccination against Covid-19 through the institution's...
The Senate will impose a three-week lockdown starting Aug. 15 amid its rising cases of Covid-19. According to the Office of Senate President Migz Zubiri, the lockdown will be implemented for the guests, which means no guests will be allowed during the period, except for resource persons of...
CEBU CITY -- There will be no more lockdowns in Cebu. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia gave this assurance amid the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the country. “Diseases are here to stay. The challenge is to boost our immune system, to ensure that we protect ourselves. But never again should there...
"We will no longer implement a lockdown." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos FB) This was among the most resounding remarks President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pronounced during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, that...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Monday, July 25, hailed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s announcement that there would be no more lockdowns under his administration due to the threats of the Covid-19 pandemic. Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo courtesy of Go Negosyo) Concepcion,...
Quezon City's Batasang Pambansa Complex, home of the House of Representatives and the site of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, is now on lockdown. The entrance to the House plenary (PPAB) This "pre-SONA lockout period" began on...
Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, home of the House of Representatives and the site of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), was placed on "semi-lockdown" on Tuesday, July 19. The plenary hall at the House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN)...
HONG KONG, China -- Macau is set to begin another working week of partial lockdown, after the city extended the closure of its casinos and non-essential businesses to try and eradicate its worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Authorities had announced a week of "static management" starting June 11...
BEIJING, China -- China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy. People walk in a subway station in Beijing on July 15, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) Using snap lockdowns,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) extended assistance to Filipinos in Shanghai, China, as the city remains under lockdown amid threats of Covid-19, the agency reported over the weekend. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) DFA said around 288 Filipinos there received emergency food packs in a...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz In an ideal world, the partylist system would attract outstanding leaders from mass movements, civil society, non-government organizations, cause-oriented groups and parties of the poor and the marginalized. But we don’t live in an ideal world. The traditional politicians,...
