SIMPLY NO PLACE LIKE MANILA An aerial perspective of the Manila City Hall Note: In this feature, when the author cites Manila, he refers to the entire megalopolis, Metro Manila or the National Capital Region. While with Filipinos in Paris, I ventured to define Manila as an insider’s city. ...
Senator Grace Poe is seeking to expand the coverage of COVID-19 vaccine cards to further ease mobility for fully-vaccinated individuals. An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN)...
While the COVID situation is slowly improving, health safety is still a major concern for all of us. So, it’s good to know that integrated resorts such as Solaire have made their establishments havens of health and safety protocols – giving us the best of two worlds. On one hand,...
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...
The government has trimmed down the list of "green" or low coronavirus risk countries, a category that allows their fully vaccinated travelers to undergo shorter quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte is accompanied by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Bases...
The country's borders will remain shut to travelers from Indonesia, India, and eight other countries until mid-August as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus fueled by the Delta variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The travel restrictions on the 10 countries has been extended based on a...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday, July 29, advised the government's pandemic task force to carefully study and consider factors before pushing for a law that would prohibit unvaccinated individuals from going out. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA...
Global passenger demand this June showed "a very slight improvement in both international and domestic air travel markets", remaining significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels due to international travel restrictions, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced last night (July 28)....
Domestic travel without age restrictions is still allowed in the country but tourists should observe stricter health and safety protocols amid reports of local transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. DOT Secretary Bernadette...
A public health advocate has scored the government for being “sloppy” in imposing travel bans on countries where the dreaded Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been detected. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Anthony Leachon lamented the “acute” surge in infections seen in...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it will be implementing the most recent directive from Malacañang to expand the country’s travel ban to include passengers coming from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to July 31. Flag of Malaysia (top) and flag of Thailand (Photos from Unsplash)...
President Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Malaysia and Thailand from July 25 to 31, 2021 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN On Friday, July 23, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said...
