Over 20,000 health protocol violators have been recorded by the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the first day of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR), as well as its neighboring places.
Metro Manila was placed on a stricter lockdown on Friday, to stop the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus from spreading further and overwhelming the healthcare system in the capital.
Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Intramuros, Manila opened their own community pantry named Mesa ni San Martin in honor of St. Martin de Porres, the Dominican saint known as the patron of charitable giving. Most of Mesa ni San Martin’s donors are Letranites: students, alumni, employees and their families.
