Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, August 9, sounded the alarm on a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the average number of positive cases managed through her free teleconsult initiative rose by 200 percent. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Bayanihan E-Konsulta, Robredo’s free mobile medical...
The road to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is one where the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three (APT) are “equal partners,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said, adding the region must recognize the new opportunities for growth despite the crisis. Foreign...
'Black Widow' (left) and 'The Medium' (Marvel / KOFIC) Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow” and the Thai-Korean horror film “The Medium” led the top-grossing films in South Korea for the month of July. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), theaters in Korea sold 6,976,291 tickets in...
Members of the Muntinlupa police are focusing on unauthorized persons outside of residence (UPOR) who will be passing through the Muntinlupa-San Pedro, Laguna boundary. The police have set up a quarantine control point at the boundary along the National Road in Muntinlupa, a main thoroughfare used...
With the quarantine control points (QCP) placed at strategic points in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus areas, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Sunday, August 1, the list of individuals who are allowed to go out of their homes as stated in the Inter-Agency...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will enforce border control measures starting midnight of August 1 at the boundaries of the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus areas in a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant. The implementation of the Enhanced...
Saying that it is a “cause of serious alarm and concern,” President Duterte on Monday, July 19, warned the public that the government might impose “stricter restrictions” anew if the more transmissible Delta variant spreads further in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, July 19, urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to consider reimposing an order preventing children from going outdoors due to the threat of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called for stricter border control in the National Capital Region and four neighboring provinces, also called the NCR Plus bubble, to fight against the entry of the Delta variant in the country’s center of commerce and economic activities. Vice President Leni...
The OCTA Research group on Sunday, July 18, called for the implementation of stricter border control for Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the growing threat of the feared Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said...
The OCTA Research group on Thursday, July 15, urged the government to extend the general community quarantine status imposed in National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) areas to prevent another surge of cases amid the threat of the coronavirus variants. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila,...
Maintaining a general community quarantine (GCQ) level in the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces (NCR Plus) ensures continued reopening of the domestic economy, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (File photo / MANILA...
