The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will put on hold all political talks related to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a negative impact into the lives of many Filipinos, Senator Nancy Binay said on Tuesday. “As the Covid-19 pandemic...
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Mayor Junard Chan displayed not just mere innovation, but political will in ordering a "no vaccine, no entry" policy on local establishments, including shopping malls and grocery stores. A vaccinator prepares to administer a COVID-19 shot. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
Informal waste sector (IWS) workers from Metro Manila are pleading for cash aid or "ayuda" from the national government during the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from Aug. 6 to 20. E-waste dismantlers in Camarin, Caloocan City (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) “Ang hiling...
The Philippine Medical Students' Association (PMSA) urged the national government to strengthen contact tracing amid the threat of the more transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The country's current contact tracing ratio is at 1:6, far from the...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Hello inmates! Looks like we are back where it all began – ECQ – otherwise referred to as lockdown season 3, the Delta variant, fortified with face shields and fake news. This is considered the most dangerous wave, not only because it’s more transmissible, but...
What it can and cannot do, and why it is important CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Ever since the horrific surge of cases in India, the world has been racing against the spread of the Delta variant. As a testament to how virulent and transmissible this variant is, it has already...
The question of whether or not National Capital Region (NCR) residents can purchase booze from stores will be left to the discretion of the individual local government units (LGUs). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Thus, bared Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman...
The United Kingdom (UK) donated 415,040 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the Philippines on Monday, August 2, amid a surge of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that has forced the national government to re-impose stricter lockdown in major cities. The United Kingdom (UK) donates 415,040...
The national government, business leaders, and medical experts are set to hold a town hall on how the National Capital Region (NCR) can maximize the upcoming two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to arrest the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 2, said there is still no enough evidence yet that there is already a community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. DOH/MB "The assumption is there but we cannot still pronounce or declare because we still do not have...
The Senate will not hold plenary sessions from August 9 to 11 as the government imposes anew the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate of the Philippines' plenary hall (Senate PRIB) Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri confirmed to reporters on Monday, August 2, that...
Malacañang has urged Filipino families to not rely on the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and to impose their own household lockdown to save their loved ones from the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
