Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon continued to show signs of “low-level unrest” in the past 24 hours, with state volcanologists warning people to stay away from the four-kilometer permanent danger zone. In its 8 a.m. bulletin issued on Wednesday,...
All establishments in areas under Alert Level 1 are now allowed to operate at 100-percent capacity, provided that those indoors or those participating in mass gatherings can provide proof of full vaccination. This came after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
Bulusan Volcano (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Seven volcanic earthquakes in Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Tuesday, June 7. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs had also detected a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The local government here has lifted the curfew hours period in the city, thanks to the continuing lower alert level status against Covid-19. The city government on Monday afternoon, June 6, released the Executive Order (EO) No. 104 signed by city mayor Oscar Moreno, where...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. has not discounted the possibility of another phreatic or steam-driven eruption at Bulusan Volcano in the coming days, weeks, or months. “Posibleng magkaroon pa ng pagsabog na minsan araw,...
Following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan Volcano’s alert level status from 0 to 1. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Connie Calipay /Arvie Gernandizo) Phivolcs, in an advisory issued as...
All 16 cities and the only municipality in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases clarified the list of areas in the said risk level classification. (ALI VICOY /...
ILOILO CITY – For the first time in over two years, Antique no longer has an active case of COVID-19. “This is a milestone for the provincial government, especially, for the health sector as COVID-free status is the ultimate goal ever since the pandemic started and cases started to increase,”...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, June 2 said he concurs with suggestions that alert levels be lifted and wearing of face masks outdoors is optional but mandatory indoors. Sotto said he concurs with the suggestion of Joey Concepcion for government to lift the current state of...
SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas (Region 6) will remain under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 1 to 15, according to the national government’s COVID-19 task force. The regional...
The retention of Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila is a good mandate despite the looming threat of monkeypox and Covid-19, said a health expert on Saturday, May 28. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has lifted the curfew hours in line with the local government unit’s (LGU) desire to accelerate its economic recovery efforts. Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order No. 25 stating that curfew hours from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. have already been lifted...