The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reiterated on Thursday (Oct. 21) that individuals below 18 years-old are allowed outdoors, but only for individual exercise and essential purposes.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday (Oct. 21) said an employer terminating an unvaccinated employee is considered as discrimination and is not allowed.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized COVID-19 booster doses of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, and approved "mix and match" booster dose for currently available approved COVID-19 vaccines.
The number of areas placed under granular lockdown in Metro Manila has climbed to 105, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported on Thursday.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar appealed to the public to be more responsible when visiting public and leisure areas amid the enforcement of Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila, after reports that health and safety protocols were supposedly not observed by those visiting Dolomite Beach in Manila Bay.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Department of Health (DOH) reiterated their support for the conduct of local clinical trials on ivermectin to provide data on the safety and efficacy of the drug in treating Filipino patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19).
