As the country strives to contain the coronavirus spread, it is essential that people just stay home as much as possible. Motorists line up for inspection at a Manila quarantine control point established by the police on the first day of the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro...
Not all people will be compelled to stay home during the hard lockdown in Metro Manila and three other areas this month aimed at containing the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT implemented by...
PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar On the eve of lockdown in Metro Manila on Aug. 5, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said that the police will implement "tiny bubbles" in Metro Manila during the Enhanced Community Quarantine. What the police chief meant was all cities in Metro...
The Philippine economy is expected to suffer a loss worth P225.37 billion from the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, which could rise to over P405 billion if the strictest lockdown would also be implemented over Region 4-A (Calabarzon), Albay representative...
The government is prepared to implement the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila in the next two weeks to thwart the active coronavirus cases from soaring to more than a half million by September. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass...
Metro Manila will enter into another two-week strict lowdown starting August 6 to quell the rapid surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the Delta variant but it does not automatically mean a complete shutdown of the economy. Transport authorities remind commuters to observe health protocols,...
A fishers' group on Wednesday, Aug. 4, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to issue "clear directives" exempting agri-fishery products from strict border control points during...
A throng of people hoping to get vaccinated before the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila crammed into several vaccination sites in Caloocan City Wednesday. A national government guideline stating that the issuance of quarantine passes must be "preferably to a...
Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced the imposition of granular lockdown in several areas in Pateros due to the sharp increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the municipality. “You know, our COVID-19 positive cases are very high. To date, we have 197 positives and based on our...
The government is aiming to "maximize" the Metro Manila-wide strict lockdown and step up its pandemic response in a bid to slow down the coronavirus spread and avoid extending the movement curbs. Go Negosyo hosts a virtual town hall on NCR lockdown on August 4, 2021 (Go Negosyo/ Facebook...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the distribution of cash aid or “ayuda” to residents of areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) may be done manually due to limited time. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The DSWD noted that such mechanism “worked” during the...
The government is crossing its fingers that the upcoming two-week strict lockdown in Metro Manila will be its last as more people get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious...
