The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported on Monday night, April 18, that it did not monitor any area under granular lockdown in any part of the country. “Mr. President, mula po April 10 hanggang April 16, sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay wala nang naitalang granular...
SHANGHAI, China - With quarantine looming after a positive Covid-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah Wang said her first worry was who would look after her cat. China's pursuit of "zero-Covid" means anyone who catches the virus is sent to central facilities, sometimes for weeks, leaving their pets at...
SHANGHAI, China -- China blasted the United States for making "groundless accusations" about its Covid-19 policy, after surging cases in Shanghai prompted the American consulate to let some staff leave the locked-down megacity. Beijing's zero-Covid strategy has come under strain since March as over...
SHANGHAI, China -- Shanghai on Saturday recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases, but a member of the city's pandemic task force said officials were determined to avoid a full lockdown over the damage it would do to the economy. Millions of Chinese in affected areas have been subjected to city-wide...
BEIJING, China – Millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of the country's 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in two years. A nationwide surge in cases has seen authorities...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city's zero-COVID strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals. Two years of strict zero-COVID policies kept the coronavirus largely bay but a...
President Vladimir Putin (AFP/File) MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin said Thursday there will be ''no lockdown'' in Russia to curb the spread of COVID, despite the country facing a steep surge in infections driven by the highly contagious Omicron variant. ''No lockdown is planned,'' Putin...
A total of 807 areas nationwide were placed under granular lockdown due to the recent spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from DILG) In a briefing with President Duterte on Monday night, Jan. 24, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)...
A total of 549 areas were placed under granular lockdown as the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country. In a briefing with the President Monday night, Jan. 17, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said that 268 barangays,...
The House of Representatives will resume its session on Monday, Jan. 17, with less than a month left to pass on final reading two priority bills before adjourning for the upcoming elections. House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said lawmakers will only have three remaining weeks, which are equivalent...
Regular sessions will resume on Monday, Jan. 17 in the House of Representatives after the leadership decided to no longer extend the two-week lockdown it imposed as part of precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 infection. House of Representatives empty plenary Secretary General Mark...
DOTR The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is enforcing a “no vaccination, no ride” policy to prevent another complete shutdown of both public transport and businesses like what happened in 2021, the agency insisted. "We are doing everything we can to maintain and keep our public transport...
