(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A member of the OCTA Research group estimated that the imposition of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila may control the increase in infections in the region amid the threat of the Delta variant. The National Capital Region (NCR) will be...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the vaccination program in the municipality will continue even under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which will be in effect from Aug. 6 to 20 in the National Capital Region (NCR). “Our walks-ins will be until Thursday only. Starting Friday,...
Cardinal Advincula (Archdiocese of Manila photo) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula urged the faithful to stay vigilant amid the threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. “Mayroon tayong threat ngayon especially sa Delta variant, kailangan na mag-prepare tayo para hindi mag-spread...
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is currently stuck in Dubai following the Philippines' travel ban being extended until Aug. 15. Recall that the country’s borders will remain shut to travelers from the United Arab Emirates and nine other countries as a precaution against the spread of the...
Local government units (LGU) in Metro Manila should take the initiative in providing cash and other forms of aid for their constituents who would be displaced by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to be imposed anew starting August 6. An officer of the DSWD distributes the emergency cash aid...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) once again reported more than 8,000 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide for two straight days. On Saturday, July 31, the DOH reported 8,147 new cases, bringing the total COVID-19 infections in the country to 1,588,965. The DOH has not...
Manila Bulletin File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) said that experts studying the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country have projected that Metro Manila may see up to 30,000 active infections by the end of September. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will temporarily suspend the operations of its consular offices in Metro Manila when the capital region reverts to a two-week strict lockdown in August. Department of Foreign Affairs (via DFA website) The foreign affairs department however will have limited...
The vaccination program in the National Capital Region (NCR) will not be stopped despite the enforcement of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 to prevent a Delta-driven spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Retired Major Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr.,...
In the face of the Delta coronavirus threat, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for intensified vaccination of the people to save more lives and jobs. A health worker administers a coronavirus vaccine to a Manila resident at a vaccination site inside a shopping...
Hundreds of employees of various private and public agencies in Quezon City have turned out positive for COVID-19 since the local government launched its free expanded swab testing last month. According to the local government, out of 4,932 individuals who were tested, 199 of them—mostly...
