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"Now is not the time to relax and deliberately put others in danger. The entire nation worked so hard to keep our cases down," the health department said. 

MANILA - Skipping quarantine protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) upon arrival in the country is punishable by law, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. The agency's statement came in response to reports of some travelers from abroad allegedly skipping quarantine protocols which is part of the government's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) guidelines and policies. Below are the current testing and quarantine pro...

THE Department of Tourism (DOT) is cracking down on hotels in Metro Manila now allowing what industry insiders call “absentee quarantine” for returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) or balikbayans (homecoming Filipinos). Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat told the BusinessMirror she personally warned the owner of a prominent hotel in Parañaque, which…

THE Department of Health (DOH) is now investigating reports of individuals from abroad allegedly violating quarantine protocols, by going straight to their residences instead of their designated quarantine hotels. "Investigation is ongoing. All agencies involved are currently meeting and we will release information once complete. Rest assured contact tracing has…

DOH slams quarantine skippers, vows liability

Follow this thread for updates from the Cordillera Administrative Region, which comprises the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province. As of the 2015 census, the region has around 1.7 million residents.

Organizing your company’s Christmas party in Taguig? You may need to apply for a permit to hold it. The Taguig City government through its Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 60 on “Updated Guidelines for Certain Activities and Businesses during the Holiday Season under the General Com

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it has tracked down one of the eight travelers from South Africa. "The located ROF (returning overseas Filipino) is currently in home quarantine, with negative RT-PCR test, and no symptoms, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters in a Viber message. Earlier, the DOH said the unlocated travelers are among the 253 individuals who arrived in the country betwee...

Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, asked the eight passengers who arrived in the country from South Africa to “please come (forward) immediately.” PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN South Africa is the country from where the reportedly highly transmissible Omicron variant w

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said it has tracked down one of the eight travelers from South Africa. "The located ROF (returning overseas Filipino) is currently in home quarantine, with negative RT-PCR test, and no symptoms, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters in a Viber message. Earlier, the DOH said the unlocated travelers are among the 253 individuals who arrived in the country betwee...