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(Eagle News)–Talking on board Light Rail Transit-2 trains is no longer allowed. The LRT-2 management announced the new policy on Friday, July 17, days after the Metro Rail Transit-3 implemented the no-talking policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This was after a surge of infections among MRT-3 personnel, prompting a one-week suspension of MRT-3 operations to allow for testing and a disinfection of facilities. Prior to that, the Light Rail Manila Corp., private operator […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners with long-term visas will be allowed entry into the country starting Aug. 1. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, July 17, said, however, that this was subject to certain conditions. They should have valid and existing visas at the time of the entry, not new visas, and should have pre-booked an accredited quarantine facility and a COVID-19 testing provider. “They are likewise subject to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers at […]
(Eagle News)–The Caloocan City Medical Center (South) will be temporarily closed starting today, July 17, after several of its medical frontliners tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Oscar Malapitan did not say how many were infected but said they were nurses and medical technologists who have already been quarantined. He said the temporary closure of the hospital, which includes the emergency room, will last until July 23, and will give way to a decontamination of the […]
(Eagle News) — The government has repatriated over 400 Filipinos from Lebanon, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, July 16. According to the DFA, the 410 repatriated Filipinos on July 12 represents the largest single mass repatriation in the country’s history. It said the Filipinos arrived via Qatar Airways QR 7474/QR 3150. According to the DFA, many of the repatriates’ have stayed in Lebanon for years. Their travel expenses, such as tickets and […]
(Eagle News) –It is still unclear if President Rodrigo Duterte will “physically” deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa, the Palace said on Thursday, July 16. According to Roque, based on what he knows, “hindi pa po 100% sure kung physically maga-attend ang Presidente or magbo-broadcast po from Malago (Clubhouse in Malacañang) to Congress.” He said the details would be revealed as soon as they were made available. Roque issued […]
(Eagle News)-Branch 10 of the Manila Metropolitan Trial Court is on lockdown until July 29. A memorandum signed by Executive Judge Carissa Anne Manook-Frondozo said the lockdown, which started on July 15, is after a court employee tested positive for COVID-19 based on a RT-PCR swab test. Another court employee also tested positive for COVID-19 based on a rapid test, the memo said. That employee is waiting for the results of his confirmatory RT-PCR swab […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila may revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine area. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was if, after two weeks, there is no slowdown in COVID-19 transmission. Roque made the announcement, noting that President Rodrigo Duterte had initially agreed to place the National Capital Region under the stricter form of community quarantine, the MECQ, as recommended by a group of University of the Philippines researchers. “Pero nag-apela ang chief implementer […]
(Eagle News) — There should be no playgrounds or buffets in schools to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Secretary Carlito Galvez, chief implementer of the national action plan against COVID-19, made the suggestion on Wednesday night, during President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and other resource persons to discuss the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal. The […]
Metro Manila still under GCQ, Cebu City under MECQ (Eagle News)– The Palace on Wednesday night announced the quarantine classifications for different parts of the country starting tomorrow, July 16, to July 31. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, only Cebu City shall remain under a modified enhanced community quarantine. He said this means residents can only go out to purchase necessities and for work if that industry is allowed to operate. Public gatherings are […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has tested negative for COVID-19. Lorenzana made the announcement on Wednesday, July 15, a day after he said he would self-quarantine after one of his staff members tested positive for COVID-19. He said his staff member, who was tested on Friday, July 10, had gone with him to Subic on that same day and to Jolo on Monday, July 13. He said the staff member found out he […]
No house-to-house provision, Palace says (Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, July 15, said COVID-19 cases that have been reported to the government and are not qualified for home quarantine will be transferred to quarantine facilities so they can complete the 14-day period. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification in a television interview after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said health officials would lead a “house-to-house search” for the patients–whether asymptomatic or with mild […]
(Eagle News)–The number of international travelers who entered and exited the country dropped by at least 95 percent compared to last year’s figures since community quarantines were imposed. Bureau of Immigration Deputy Spokesperson and National Operations Center (BINOC) Acting Chief Melvin Mabulac said that only 189,000 passengers arrived from March 16 to June 30, a far cry from the more than 5.16 million passengers who arrived in the same period in 2019, or a decline […]
