"Restrictions will be applied on passengers. There will be stricter enforcement to ensure that only APORs are permitted to use public transport, as mandated by the IATF," said Tugade.

WHO country representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe said mobilizing additional oxygen supplies is needed because some countries battling surges driven by the Delta variant have struggled with shortages of oxygen tanks.

Voter registration in Metro Manila will be suspended during the two-week enhanced community quarantine period this month, Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said Tuesday.

"OFWs in the Middle East are suffering from the travel ban because of the Duterte government's incompetence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic."

Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje, who chairs the national vaccination operations centers, said walk-in vaccinations will not be allowed except for senior citizens, who are second in line in the government’s vaccination program.

Bureau of Immigration officeS in Metro Manila will operate with skeleton force and shortened hours during the enhanced community quarantine period, but Commissioner Jaime Morente said transactions will continue through slots secured online.

"[The] PNP has taken the initiative to seek the help of the Supreme Court for clear guidelines on the use of body-worn cameras so there is no reason for us not to follow it," he said in Filipino. 

The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party, led by Sen. Nancy Binay, said Tuesday that it is pushing back talks on the 2022 national elections amid the pandemic and rising COVID-19 infections in the country.

The chief executive made the statement ahead of the delivery of three million Moderna vaccine doses—a donation from Washington—on Tuesday.

As Metro Manila prepares for the most restrictive enhanced community quarantine starting Aug. 6, presidential adviser for entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos wil...