Metro Manila will be given 2.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccines during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) instead of the four million sought by its mayors from the national government, Malacañang said on Monday, August 2. In his virtual media briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry...
Malacañang stressed the importance of finding the true origin of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that has put the people behind face masks and the world in turmoil since 2020 but said the issue should not be politicized. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Presidential Spokesman...
Malacanang on Monday said the government is now taking steps to expand the country’s genome sequencing capacity in response to reports that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is seeking at least P100 million to conduct wider sequencing operations in the Visayas and Mindanao. “While I will agree...
Malacañang said that even though Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado was on medical leave, he was able to submit to the Palace the Executive Department's final proposed budget for 2022. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado (Manila Bulletin, Malacañang file...
Malacañang said that the plan of the local government of Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu to impose a "no vaccine, no entry" policy in supermarkets was not timely as there were still many people who have yet to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque...
There is a “good possibility” that the United States’ donation of the coronavirus vaccines was one of the reasons why President Duterte recalled his order to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Monday, August 2. President Rodrigo Duterte...
Malacañang said it was up to American President Joe Biden if he will condemn President Duterte over a supposed "continuing pattern of human rights violations" under his administration. President Duterte and US President Joe Biden (Malacañang, AFP file photos) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
Filipinos living in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest community quarantine classification in the country, will surely receive P1,000 per person or up to P4,000 per family, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Monday, August 2. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
Malacañang has urged Filipino families to not rely on the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and to impose their own household lockdown to save their loved ones from the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
More areas have shifted community quarantine classifications for the first half of the month following the recent surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. File photo (Maria Tan/AFP) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced that Cebu Province was now placed under general community...
Malacañang was elated as Filipino boxer Eumir Marcia bagged the country's third medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, August 1. Eumir Marcial (AIBA Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after Marcial booked a spot in the semifinal round after knocking out Armenia's...
The government's pandemic task force has intensified its detection and isolation efforts amid the threat of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in Port Area, Manila on April 26,...
