The Philippine Navy (PN) on Monday, Feb. 28, expressed interest to foster stronger relations with the European Union (EU) as it acknowledged the presence of existing and emerging maritime security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy of Foreign Correspondents Association of the...
As the National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas are slated to deescalate to the COVID-19 Alert Level 1 on March 1 to 15, 2022, the government's pandemic task force has released the guidelines for the said risk classification which includes, among others, the wearing of well-fitted face...
After almost two years of being the epicenter of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the National Capital Region (NCR) will finally be moving to Alert Level 1, the least strict among the four risk classifications, starting March 1, 2022, Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
Presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. capped over the weekend his campaign sorties in the Marcoses' known bailiwick of Ilocos region--but even there, he felt the need to repeat his call for unity. Bongbong Marcos FB page Marcos Jr.'s last leg of rallies in the region was held in La...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Metro Manila is already “ripe” for Alert Level 1 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the capital region continues to improve, Department of Health (DOH)...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion welcomed the Metro Manila mayors’ unanimous vote to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 1 starting March 1, saying the National Capital Region (NCR) is ready for the much-awaited downgrade. Presidential Adviser for...
Amid the on-going maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) found a strong ally in the United States Navy as both countries commit to help each other in times of need. Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado, Flag Officer in Command of the Philippine Navy, discusses bilateral...
DAGUPAN CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) in Region 1 said that 77 public schools in the region have started to participate in the expanded phase of face-to-face classes on Monday, Feb. 21. In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 22, DepEd Region Policy Planning and Research...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Some members of the medical community said that the government must make sure that safeguards are in place before downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1. Adherence to minimum...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
A health reform advocate urged the national government to “wait and observe” in the next two weeks if the cases will once again spike up before easing the country’s Alert Level status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Health reform advocate and former...
