The Office of the Vice President (OVP) launched an “aggressive” prevention campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a bid to provide accurate information to different sectors and establishments, which will jumpstart the reopening of the economy. (OVP/Facebook) In a Facebook post,...
More provinces are putting up green lanes to re-open their economies to tourists and returning residents. Bacolod, Tacloban, Cotabato and Cauayan have now scrapped the RT-PCR tests for fully-vaccinated people and accept vaccination cards as a travel requirement. Cebu, Davao, and Iloilo are expected...
The decision on whether or not to accept vaccination cards as an alternative entry requirement for fully vaccinated travelers rests with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. A medical worker administers a Sinovac jab during the...
Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed to visit Baguio City even without a negative swab test result, provided that they present a valid vaccination card or certificate as proof that they have already completed their jabs against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). THEY’RE BACK – Tourists...
Vice President Leni Robredo can only wonder what she could have done if she had access to the P18.4-billion unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN The unused portion of the fund,...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab, a mobile antigen testing program, has arrived in her hometown of Naga City to help its local government unit to curb rising coronavirus cases. Vice President Leni Robredo’s Swab Cab project arrives in Naga City. (VP Leni Robredo/Facebook) On her personal...
The government will enforce a common set of health protocols for incoming international travelers in all ports of entry in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, President Duterte has made a "final decision" about the unified arrival protocols,...
Domestic tourists will continue to enjoy affordable reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests as the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) are set to roll out the second phase of its subsidized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing program for the...
GARCIA CEBU CITY – The tug-of-war between the provincial government of Cebu and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has finally come to an end. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has decided to “set aside” Executive Order (EO) No. 23 that warned government agencies and stakeholders of possible...
President Duterte is not pleased with Cebu's defiance of the national government's health protocols on international arrivals. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document while presiding over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at...
The government has pushed back to next week the implementation of the seven-day quarantine for returning travelers vaccinated in the country. Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers line up to receive Pfizer vaccines during the government's inoculation drive held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila on July...
With tourist destinations reopening its doors to the public left and right, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated on Wednesday, June 16 its reminder to domestic tourists to be responsible travelers. BORACAY VISITORS – Two visitors wearing face masks enjoy a quiet time in the famous...
