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DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (File photo) MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said it has issued some 59,139 safety seals to government offices that are compliant with health standards amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a virtual forum, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the number is out of the close to 100,000 applications received by the agency and local government units (LGUs). Meanwhile, 8,107 applications were denied -- 7,653 of which were denied by the DILG while 454 were from LGUs. Malaya said the DILG, which certifies city halls,...

“Aliens, including the fully-vaccinated, who intend to file their annual report at the BI main office in Intramuros, Manila are still required to apply slots in the online appointment system,” he said in a statement. “The online appointment requirement also applies to all unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals, who have businesses to transact at the BI main building,” he added.

Downgrading the alert level in the country was too sudden because it increased mobility, which may have caused COVID-19 infections to rise, Dr. Maricar Limpin, head of the Philippine College of Physicians, said Sunday.

The daily positivity rate in the National Capital Region (NCR) has increased to more than 5% as of Monday, OCTA Research said, with the independent group warning the rise could be more than just "a holiday uptick."

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday said he is in favor of keeping the National Capital Region under Alert Level 2 amid the threat of the Omicron variant.