The release of the ayuda (cash assistance) for the qualified recipients in the National Capital Region (NCR) placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will begin on August 11, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said Monday,...
Another province will shift to the most restrictive lockdown this month as the country's coronavirus cases continued to climb. Police conduct checkpoint operations ahead of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced...
The Mining Engineers Licensure Examination (MELE) scheduled from August 9 to 11 in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been cancelled. PRC/MB As to the August 9, 10, and 11, 2021 MELE in Baguio, Cebu, Legazpi, and Koronadal, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said, "it shall proceed as...
The public is encouraged to stay home and away from others as much as possible especially when Metro Manila reverts to a hard lockdown this month in a bid to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) today (August 4) released the Public Transportation Operations Protocol for the National Capital Region (NCR) under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, 2021. Only...
DITO Telecommunity has hit the two-millionth subscriber mark, the country’s newest telco today (Aug 4) announced. As of the first of August, two-million Filipinos have joined our fast growing telecommunity,” declared Chief Administrative Officer Atty. Adel Tamano. "DITO hit its one-millionth...
The San Juan City local government said on Tuesday, August 3, that it has already deployed a total of 214,669 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as it eyes to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its total population before the end of the month to achieve herd immunity. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's...
The cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the qualified recipients in Metro Manila will possibly begin on August 6, Department of the Interior and Local Interior (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, August 4. In an interview over ABs-CBN’s TeleRadyo, Año said that about P11.2 billion has...
(PIXABAY) The annual Perseids meteor shower is set to reach its peak on Aug. 12-13 with as many as 50 meteors per hour, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its August astronomical diary. "If the sky permits, the famous Perseids meteor...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) enumerated Monday, August 2, the businesses and activities that remain accessible to the public in Metro Manila and areas placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), a move the government deemed necessary to prevent the spike of...
The country's borders will remain shut to travelers from Indonesia, India, and eight other countries until mid-August as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus fueled by the Delta variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The travel restrictions on the 10 countries has been extended based on a...
The government is keeping the strict quarantine restrictions in several parts of the country next month to stem the surging cases of the Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a taped public address on July 29, 2021. (RTVM screenshot) President Duterte has approved to retain...
