China and four other countries have been included on the Philippines’ list of countries/jurisdictions covered by a temporary travel restriction to prevent the spread of a new variant of coronavirus, Malacañang said on January 12, 2020. In a regular virtual Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Office of the Executive Secretary released…
Quiapo Church rector, Monsignor Hernando Coronel, has urged devotees of the Black Nazarene to pray that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) would soon end. “We rely on our faith during these times. We are suffering during this pandemic. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Nazarene (is with) us during our sufferings during this pandemic,” Coronel told…
The Philippines has added six more countries to the list of nations covered by temporary travel restrictions to prevent the spread of the new strain of coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom, Malacañang announced on January 6, 2020. “The Office of the President, upon the joint recommendation of the Department of Health and the Department…
The Philippines on December 29, 2020, banned “all foreign travelers” from the United Kingdom (UK) and 19 other countries and areas from entering the country following reports of a new strain of coronavirus found in the UK. In a memorandum issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the extension of the temporary…
An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines-Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People (CBCP-ECMIP) on December 28, 2020, reminded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to remain vigilant against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “Let us remember and accept that this Covid-19 is not stopping, and not slowing down. There is much danger of…
The new and expanded section of the 8.2-kilometer Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEX) will be opened temporarily from December 28, 2020, until January 15, 2021, to serve motorists coming in and out of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone during the holiday season. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority…
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday broached the idea of reimposing stricter lockdown nationwide in an effort to prevent the entry of a new strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from the United Kingdom (UK) to the Philippines. Duterte floated the idea in a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned the public against seeking passport assistance from strangers offering services on Facebook and other social media chat groups. The DFA Office of Consular Affairs said it received reports on Filipinos who booked their passport appointment with help from strangers online and ended up paying more. “The department…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Caraga (DSWD-13) said Saturday more than 10,000 family food packs are strategically warehoused in different areas in the region and are ready for distribution for areas affected by Tropical Depression Vicky. “So far, as of Saturday, no request for augmentation was received by our office, but the…
After six long years in Saudi Arabia with no inkling whether he would be able to return to the Philippines, Malik Darimbang, a native of Marawi City, is home at last. In February 2014, Malik figured in an accident after a Pakistani rammed the street sweeper vehicle he was driving, killing the foreigner on the…
