Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, August 8, quarantine passes with two names listed on it are valid but stressed that there are strict conditions that must be followed. First, Año said that the two names listed in a quarantine pass must...
The Muntinlupa police inspected more than 1,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) and recorded 91 violations committed by authorized and unauthorized persons outside of residence under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig, the 1,100 PUV...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has logged 2,823 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Aug. 7, the highest single-day record since May 2, when it was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), independent research group OCTA said. In its latest...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III on Saturday said they are tracing the close contacts of the two Delta variant cases identified in the municipality. The Department of Health (DOH) announced Friday that Pateros has two cases of the highly contagious variant of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...
Zamboanga authorities continue to implement strict health protocols amid a threat from the Delta variant. (FB photo, Zambo LGU/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the public should still expect to see a spike in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the...
To assist the communities affected by the strictest level of community quarantine, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has organized rolling kitchens across Metro Manila and nearby provinces to provide ready-to-eat meals. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) “Magugutom ang mga tao, hindi lahat may...
Vice President Leni Robredo reiterated the need to intensify efforts to vaccinate more Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the rise of the daily number of infections in the country. (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo made the statement after the Department of...
People wait in line for their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at SM Manila on Aug. 5, 2021. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said another 119 cases of Delta coronavirus variant were detected in the country. Of the new 119 Delta variant cases, 93 are local cases, 20 are...
Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III confirmed Friday that Pateros now has cases of the highly contagious Delta variant. “Our Department of Health confirmed to me yesterday that we really now have the Delta variant in Pateros,” the mayor said in a live broadcast on Facebook. Pateros municipal hall...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the presence of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant has been found in all cities of Metro Manila. DOH/MB "All National Capital Region (NCR) areas now have a local Delta case," said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in an online press...
The implementation of the two-week Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila is aimed at preventing the Philippines from turning into India and India which were both swept by the upsurge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mainly due to the Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.,...
Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said Thursday that he received an unconfirmed report that two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pateros are Delta variants. “The sad news is, this is unconfirmed as of the moment, but this was sent to me and this is being confirmed. What I received is that...
