Duterte: Metro Manila, 6 other areas stay under GCQ in December

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended anew the implementation of general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila for the entire month of December. Apart from Metro Manila, areas also under GCQ until the end of…

When working together works

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 11/24/2020

Those of us in Metro Manila and Calabarzon were spared from Supertyphoon “Rolly’s” worst fury, through what many believe was yet another proof of prayer power. But make no mistake: Rolly badly debilitated the Bicol Region with…

Typhoon Ulysses death toll climbs to 14

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Over a dozen individuals have died as a result of the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. Citing data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council…

Typhoon Ulysses triggers worst floods in Metro Manila in years

Reuters 11/12/2020

MANILA —Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to rush aid to people affected by Typhoon Ulysses after the storm killed at least two people and brought the worst flooding in the capital Manila in…

Tropical Storm Ulysses intensifies, on track to hit Bicol, S. Luzon, Metro Manila

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 11/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — As Tropical Storm Ulysses intensified on Monday afternoon, its latest predicted track showed a high possibility that it would hit the Bicol Region and Southern Luzon before directly moving to Metro Manila. According to…

Typhoon ‘Rolly’ to be closest to Central Luzon, Metro Manila on Sunday night — Pagasa

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 10/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The latest forecast track of Typhoon “Rolly” shows that it would move over Central Luzon — close to Metro Manila — between Sunday night and Monday morning, state meteorologists said. According to the weather…

Metro Manila, 6 other areas to retain quarantine status until Nov. 30

Jerome Aning 10/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday approved the recommendation of the government’s coronavirus task force to keep Metro Manila and six other areas under general community quarantine until Nov. 30. The cities of Bacolod, Iloilo,…

PH economy seen slow to recover from pandemic’s impact

Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ 08/27/2020

The Philippines may have survived the worst impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but recovery seems slower than how its peers fare as infections remain high, UK-based think tanks said on Wednesday. “The economy is likely past the…

Cebu City requires mandatory quarantine of residents travelling from Metro Manila

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 08/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Cebu City residents who are coming home from Metro Manila will now be required to undergo quarantine for 14 days. Returning Local Stranded Individuals (LSIs) will be placed in isolation centers located in public…

Metro Manila, 4 provinces back to less restrictive GCQ starting Aug. 19

Darryl John Esguerra 08/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will revert to the less restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ) from Aug. 19 to 31 after a two-week reimposition of a strict coronavirus lockdown. In a speech aired Monday night, President Rodrigo…

4,226 new coronavirus cases push PH total to 126,885

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 08/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Philippines logged 4,226 additional cases of the new coronavirus disease, raising the total tally in the country to 126,885. In its updated data on Saturday, the Department of Health also documented 41 fatalities from…

COVID-19 cases in PH soar to 119,460 with 3,561 new infections

Katrina Hallare 08/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There are now 119,460 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines as the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday recorded an additional 3,561 infections. Of the total cases, 50,473 are considered as…

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