Unvaccinated, minors barred from Consular Offices, passport off-site centers in Alert Level 3 areas
UNVACCINATED individuals and minors are barred from Consular Offices and off-site passport service centers within shopping malls in areas under Alert Level 3, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Wednesday.
Manila Bay water quality improves — DENR
WATER QUALITY in parts of Manila Bay has improved with lower fecal coliform levels, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Omicron is the beginning of the end, but people still need to be responsible...
Data suggests that most Omicron cases will be mild, thus eliminating the need for stringent lockdowns, a science expert said. However, the country will still need to brace for the next month as the Omicron wave passes, and individuals will still need to be responsible for their personal health.
Alert level up in 3 provinces around Metro Manila
THE PHILIPPINE government on Tuesday raised the coronavirus alert in three provinces adjacent to the capital region as the country confronts threats from the more transmissible Omicron variant.
PHL’s positivity rate hits 26.5% with 5,434 new COVID-19 cases
THE PHILIPPINES posted 5,434 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the total to 2.86 million.
Pro-admin lawyer suspended for expletives vs journalist
THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court has suspended a pro-administration lawyer who has used foul words against government critics and journalists on several occasions.
Poll watchdog to name ‘bogus’ party-list groups
ABOUT HALF of the more than 160 party-list groups accredited by the elections commission are “bogus,” a representative of an election watchdog said on Monday.
Chinese envoy still optimistic China-funded Samal-Davao bridge to ground break this year
A CHINESE diplomat in the Philippines remains optimistic that the long-planned bridge that will connect Samal to mainland Mindanao through Davao City will break ground this year with “progress” in the negotiations for the loan from China.
Bacolod gov’t allays fears after returning overseas worker reported as 1st Omicron case
BACOLOD officials assured residents that protocols are being implemented to avoid another coronavirus surge in the city after a returning overseas worker was reported on Monday as the first Omicron variant case in the Western Visayas region.
Metro to limit unvaccinated residents’ movement
MAYORS in Manila, the capital and nearby cities have agreed to bar unvaccinated people from going out to contain a fresh surge in infections probably spurred by the highly mutated Omicron variant.
Philippines posts more than 4,000 coronavirus cases
THE PHILIPPINES is now at high risk again from the coronavirus, health authorities said on Monday, as the country posted more than 4,000 infections presumably spurred by the highly mutated Omicron variant.
Face-to-face classes in metro suspended on rising infections
THE EDUCATION department has suspended pilot face-to-face classes in Metro Manila after President Rodrigo R. Duterte tightened the lockdown level in the capital region amid rising coronavirus infections.