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(Eagle News)–The Quezon City government has initiated a probe of some barangay officials and employees who allegedly abused their power or neglected their duties in the distribution of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program. In a statement, the local government said it would issue show cause orders in the coming days following complaints ranging from the illegal replication of SAP forms, the deprivation of SAP forms to qualified beneficiaries in favor of preferred but […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, May 10: Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled their flights until May 15 in view of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in some parts of the country. On Saturday, MIAA said starting May 11, inbound flights are already allowed in the country but only on assigned dates. The government had […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila mayors will recommend three scenarios on the fate of the community quarantine in the National Capital Region after May 15. Metropolitan Manila Development Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia said these were the following: An extension of the ECQ for two more weeks, from May 16-30. A lifting of ECQ and imposition of general community quarantine in the entire Metro Manila Imposition of modified GCQ, where LGUs can impose a lockdown on […]
Areas to remain under ECQ after May 15 to be selected with “surgical” precision (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that areas in Metro Manila which have high incidence of COVID-19 would most likely continue to be under the enhanced community quarantine after May 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stressed that although there has been no agreement yet by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on what areas would remain under […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will “strongly consider” the recommendation that the enhanced community quarantine be extended for another 15 days in Metro Manila. In a radio interview on Saturday, May 9, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya noted that the IATF takes into consideration the recommendations of local government units, which he said were considered the IATF’s partners in the implementation of the quarantine. He recalled the IATF gave […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 1518. The local government said of the figure, 1156 cases have been confirmed by the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Barangay Matandang Balara has the most cases so far, at 42; followed by Pasong Tamo at 40. Over 300–or 337–have recovered so far. The death toll stands at 134. There are 570 suspected COVID-19 cases of those who had contact […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, May 9: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific earlier cancelled their flights until May 15. This was in light of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in select areas.
(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) donated 3,000 sacks of rice and at least 1,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Manila City government as part of its continuing efforts to help people amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Manila City mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso personally received the INC donation for the Manila City residents at the INC Central Office in Quezon City on Friday, May 8, 2020. He […]
(Eagle News) — These pictures released by the Metro Rail Transit 3 show what will be the “new normal” inside its trains once the enhanced community quarantine is lifted. The pictures show markers that delineate the required one-meter distance between two seated train passengers and two standing ones. The one-meter distance was based on guidelines imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in a bid to contain the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News)–Fourteen more personnel of the National Capital Region Police Office have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 47. The NCRPO said those who tested positive are now isolated at the Hinirang Hall of the Quezon City Police District. NCRPO chief Police Major General Debol Sinas has ordered a contact tracing of those who had direct contact with the new cases. “This is the reason why we are pursuing the testing for all […]
Final decision still rests on IATF, MMC chair says (Eagle News) — Metro Manila mayors are eyeing another 15-day extension of the enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region. This is according to Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, who is also the chair of the Metro Manila Council, the policy-making body of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The MMC is composed of the mayors of the cities and municipalities within NCR. In a television interview […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, May 8: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific canceled their flights until May 15 in view of the extended enhanced community quarantine in select areas. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 10000 COVID19 cases.
