Get vaccinated or else face possible arrest. President Duterte has threatened to order the arrest of the anti-vaxxers or people who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A health worker prepares to vaccinate a resident of Tondo, Manila during an inoculation drive on June 20, 2021 (Ali...
Given the country's health emergency, President Duterte has vowed to defy any court order that will stop the national government's implementation of health regulations in the province of Cebu. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a televised address from Davao City (Malacañang) Addressing the nation...
President Duterte is not pleased with Cebu's defiance of the national government's health protocols on international arrivals. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document while presiding over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at...
President Duterte is still opposed to the resumption of face-to-face classes for now especially in the wake of threats from the contagious Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)...
President Duterte said he was "constrained" to keep the wearing of face shields mandatory both indoors and outdoors to prevent a disaster that may be caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte made the statement after...
President Duterte decided to keep his mind more open to health experts as the Philippines faces the threat of the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Duterte (Malacañang photo) In his weekly pre-recorded public address, President Duterte admitted to...
Hours after the announcement that it would no longer be required outdoors , President Duterte gave in to local health experts and declared the wearing of face shields, both indoors and outdoors, is mandatory again. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people are seen wearing face shields as...
Leaders of Congress have submitted to the executive department three scenarios to consider for holding President Duterte's last State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of new laws in Malacañang on June 16, 2021....
With the anticipated arrival of more coronavirus vaccines, the government is optimistic the country could inoculate 70 million people before the end of the year and hopefully celebrate a "maskless" holiday season. A Manila resident receives a first dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during the...
The government will offer death benefits to indigenous peoples mandatory representatives in barangays based on a latest order of President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President signed Executive Order No. 139 authorizing the payment of death and burial benefits...
The Philippines is hopeful that Saudi Arabia will expand its Labor Reform Initiative (LRI) to cover migrant workers engaged in domestic work. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The country has lauded Saudi Arabia's reforms aimed at easing some contractual restrictions on migrant...
Malacañang said that the wearing of face shields is no longer required outdoors, saying the government's pandemic task force only appealed that it be required indoors. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as the public awaits...