Malacañang denied reports that people who have not yet received their vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will not be able to get the promised ayuda or cash assistance for Metro Manila's shift to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). photo: Ali Vicoy Presidential Spokesman...
Malacañang said local chief executives could be liable for dereliction of duty if they cannot ensure that minimum health standards such as physical distancing are observed in vaccination sites. People wait in line for first dose vaccination at SM Manila on Thursday, Aug. 5. (ALI VICOY)...
Covid surge The country's four regions are now under the "high-risk" level in terms of the utilization of their intensive care unit (ICU) beds dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. These regions are Central Visayas with 70 percent occupancy rate, Ilocos with 71 percent, Cagayan...
Would the police bar unvaccinated workers from going out during the entire Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) implementation in Metro Manila? “There’s no such order,” said Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar when asked to clarify information spreading online...
The Caloocan City government will no longer allow walk-in individuals at the vaccination sites starting August 6 when the National Capital Region (NCR) is placed under the most restrictive Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) classification. The order came after people crammed into several...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon stressed on Thursday, Aug. 5, the importance of getting vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual briefing,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified on Thursday, August 5, that all individuals scheduled for the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) vaccination are considered as authorized persons outside residence (APORs) and are permitted to pass through checkpoints upon...
The Nayong Pilipino mega vaccination site is set to open next week, National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon announced Thursday, Aug. 5. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) The vaccination hub can vaccinate over 10,000 individuals daily. "Magbubukas po ang Nayong Pilipino next...
At least half of the population of Metro Manila could be fully vaccinated after the two-week strict lockdown in the capital region, Malacañang said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte welcomes the arrival of more than 3 million doses donated by the United States in Villamor Air Base, Pasay City on...
LAGUNA - The three biggest government hospitals in the province are already full amid surging cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Governor Ramil L. Hernandez said on Thursday (August 5). "Puno na po ang aming provincial hospitals, lalo na po itong malalaking hospitals namin, yung San Pablo,...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
The Muntinlupa police are preparing for the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila starting at midnight, August 6. The government has placed the entire National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ from Aug. 6 to 20 due to the rising number of coronavirus disease...
