Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force was now "moving towards" the direction of granular or localized lockdowns as these were more effective compared to the regular quarantine classifications that the public has grown accustomed to. Members of the Philippine National Police man a...
A total of 1,000 houses were placed under a calibrated granular lockdown by the Paranaque City government starting Wednesday, August 25, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. According to Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office chief, the president of the Annex 35 Homeowners Association Barangay Don...
The Muntinlupa City government has ordered a granular lockdown in a subdivision, the ninth area to be placed under extreme quarantine since Aug. 10 due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi imposed a 15-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ)...
A residential building in Muntinlupa is now under granular lockdown due to clustering of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi placed under a 15-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ) the Building 2 of the BLISS (Bagong Lipunan Sites and Services) Complex in Brgy....
That the Philippines might soon hit 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a day comes as no surprise to the leader of a pro-science consumer advocacy group. (Photo by Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) As far as Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM)...
The Muntinlupa City COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac)’s first dose vaccination has reached 71 percent of the target population. As of Aug. 18, MunCoVac reported that 275,046 individuals have received the first dose (71.3 percent) of the target population of 385,725. The total includes 7,160...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set for the strict implementation of granular lockdowns after the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on Saturday, Aug. 21. Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National Police (File photo...
As Metro Manila deescalates to a less restrictive lockdown starting August 21, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is confident that giving the fully vaccinated greater mobility than the unvaccinated would help spur economic growth in the country. (File photo/Mark...
After enduring a two-week hard lockdown, Metro Manila and two other provinces will downgrade to the second-highest quarantine level but with additional movement restrictions until the end of the month. (File photo/Manila Bulletin) The government's pandemic task force has focused on "targeted...
ANGONO, Rizal -- At least three streets in three different villages here are on “road lockdown” following a spike in the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The streets on lockdown are: E. Rodriguez in Barangay Sto. Niño, Doña Aurora Street in Barangay San Roque, and Tiamson Street in...
The Muntinlupa City government has placed five more areas under lockdown due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi imposed a 14-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ) in the five areas in Katarungan Village, a housing project of the...
The government will put premium on "total health" before deciding on whether to lift or extend the hard lockdown enforced in Metro Manila this month, according to a Palace official. Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after...