Becoming fully vaccinated against the coronavirus does not yet mean the person can start ignoring the health protocols. A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine to an airport employee at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
A total of 43,480 healthy safety-related rules for coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported since Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces were placed under stricter quarantine status, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday, May...
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has reiterated his call for the proper disposal of face masks amid the raging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Discarded face masks found at Baseco beach, Manila. (EcoWaste Coalition/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo does not agree with President Duterte’s order to arrest people who are not wearing their face masks. “I don’t understand why our default is to arrest people,” Robredo said in Filipino during her Sunday radio show. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Friday, May 7, that it will immediately enforce President Duterte's order to apprehend violators of health protocols imposed by the government to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “In order to sustain the...
Policemen can conduct warrantless arrests against persons violating the local ordinances on wearing of face masks in public as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, Malacañang said Thursday. A law enforcement officer reminds passengers to observe health protocols outside the Ninoy...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, May 6 that it will harmonize the ordinances of local government units (LGUs) in order to intensify the operations against those who defy the implementation of the quarantine rules, particularly on the wearing of the face...
As the pandemic continued to devastate lives across the world, President Duterte is opening up about the prospect of death from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation Wednesday night, the President talked about his concern about...
Any person not properly wearing a mask in public may face arrest and detention for nine hours at the police station, President Duterte warned Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President directed the police to apprehend and investigator violators...
Would you wear this Bluetooth speaker-face mask hybrid? Will.i.am wearing the Xupermask (Photo from Honeywell) Musician and entrepreneur Will.i.am brings a musical twist to the face mask with his Xupermask , a hybrid of the pandemic essential and a Bluetooth speaker. A collaboration with Honeywall,...
Dawn Zulueta Some people are not fine with Dawn Zulueta's recent post. It's not that they are stopping Dawn from modelling a handmade face mask, but they did advise the veteran actress to wear a proper mask for added protection. On Instagram, a netizen commented: "Please wear a surgical mask under...
Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Emergency rooms are full, and clusters of COVID-19 are sprouting in workplaces and homes with alarming frequency. It is a year later and the whole world is still seeing surges in COVID-19 cases. The more transmissible variants may contribute to the surges, but the...
