The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned that they will close down business establishments whose staff and employees are not yet inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine.
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Spokesperson Restituto Padilla on Sunday (Sept. 19) said a two-week extension of the implementation of COVID-19 Alert Level 4 in the National Capital Region (NCR) may be possible depending on the result of the policy’s pilot implementation.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday (Sept. 17) urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to devise alternative voting systems for COVID-19 patients to participate in the 2022 national and local elections.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar warned on Sunday (Sept. 19) individuals and groups who put at risk the safety of the public against COVID-19 by holding protest actions purposely to defy the quarantine protocols.
A total of 190,000 doses of the Sputnik V Component II COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Philippines last night (Sept. 18) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.