Fully vaccinated individuals from Metro Manila, regardless of age, are now allowed to travel in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Kids swim at the famous beachfront of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach...
The government's pandemic task force has updated its testing and quarantine protocols for individuals coming from countries, territories, and jurisdictions placed under the green and yellow lists. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the new...
The recurring gas restriction dilemma of the Malampaya field significantly accounted for the higher electric bills paid for by the customers of Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) this year. Meralco said that of the aggregate P1.04 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate hikes implemented in series this year, about...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) unveiled further details of a roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions as the state has seen a stabilization of its local transmissions. A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021....
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has announced new risk-level classifications for Abra, Baguio City, Bohol, and Ilocos Norte, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement on Thursday night, Sept. 23. The Baguio City Hall (Zaldy Comanda/ MANILA BULLETIN) Specifically, the government's...
Malacañang announced that Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, and Slovenia have been added to the so-called red list countries, prohibiting travelers from the said nations to enter the Philippines starting Sept. 19, 2021. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales said on Monday that greater freedoms promised at 80 percent rates of vaccination would not necessarily be granted to the unvaccinated. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged citizens to remain vigilant, continue to get...
Granular lockdowns and alert level restrictions should not be confused with each other as they are totally different systems aimed at slowing down the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Epimaco Densing III said on...
President Duterte has approved the imposition of travel restrictions on passengers coming from nine countries placed under the "Red List" in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Presidential Spokesman...
If the government will ease quarantine restrictions for vaccinated people, it should also permit individuals who have recovered from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to do more non-essential activities since they have "natural immunity." Dr. Ted Herbosa, special adviser of National Task Force...
Despite the growing number of daily cases, the Philippines is set to lift the travel restrictions on travelers coming from 10 countries starting Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, Malacañang announced. This, after the countries were placed for months on the travel ban list due to the threat posed by the...
The travel restrictions being imposed on passengers coming from 10 countries that began as a precautionary measure against the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been extended up to Sept. 5, 2021. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) In a...
