Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday, August 2, scored the Duterte administration’s plan to double the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to P40-billion in the upcoming deliberations of the proposed 2022 national budget saying the...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said the quarantine pass system that was used during the past implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) would again be observed when the National Capital Region (NCR) returns to ECQ later this month....
A public health expert hopes that the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will result in a "drastic" decrease of the projected Delta cases in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Without intervention, active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines...
Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III have decided to postpone the formal announcement of their candidacies for presidency and vice presidency in the 2022 elections. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (left) and Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson (right) say prayers at the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is banking on its experience on the past strict border control in Metro Manila to address the monstrous traffic jams that are expected to hit the entry points of the National Capital Region once the Enhanced Community Quarantine is fully implemented. But this...
The San Juan City local government said on Monday, August 2, that active COVID-19 cases in the city have doubled after only a month amid the increasing threat of the more contagious COVID-19 Delta variant. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) "Unti-unti na nating nararamdaman ang epekto...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now looking for funds that it can use as source for "ayuda" or cash aid to workers that would be affected by the impending imposition of an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some parts of the country, including the National Capital Region (NCR)....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the voter registration period especially in areas affected by the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). risaimage Hontiveros noted there is no word yet if the current deadline, September 30, 2021, would be...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has surpassed its revenue collection goal for July 2021 by over P4.4 billion after posting an actual collection of P58.183 billion, the agency said Monday, August 2. (Photo from BOC Port of NAIA Facebook page) The bureau collected an excess of P4.432 billion, which is...
The Manila city government has called for volunteers for the 24/7 vaccination in the city, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Monday (August 2). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kung sinumang lisensiyadong puwedeng magbakuna, idu-duty ko kayo sa gabi (Whoever...
A youth group on Monday, Aug. 2, urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voters' registration period to allow those severely affected by the pandemic to register "at a more convenient and safe time." (JANSEN ROMERO / MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement, the College Editors Guild of the...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Monday, August 2, rejected a reported plan of a local government to deny unvaccinated individuals access to certain places. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III In a tweet, Sotto said the Interagency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging...
