Tag: ambulances

Duterte asks PNP-HPG, MMDA to escort ambulances during emergencies

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has tasked the Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to escort ambulances during emergencies to make sure they arrive on time in the hospital. Duterte made the remark following an Agence France Presse report that said several patients have died on their way to medical institutions because of clogged roads. “Pag emergency…pag may sirena, hilahin na lang (ng police, MMDA escort),” he said. The President […]

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Comelec reiterates ban on names, images of candidates on LGU ambulances

(Eagle News) — Local government unit ambulances should not carry the names or images of candidates in the upcoming elections, the Commission on Elections said on Wednesday, March 27. Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon issued the reminder days before the official start of the campaign period for local candidates. “All candidates need not be given notices. They are violating election [rules] starting March 29,” Guanzon said in a tweet. Guanzon urged Comelec personnel to take pictures […]

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Rebels, civilians to evacuate Syria’s Daraya under deal

DARAYA, Syria (AFP) — Ambulances and Red Crescent vehicles entered Syria’s besieged town of Daraya as thousands of rebels and civilians prepared to evacuate on Friday ahead of its takeover by government forces. It was unclear exactly when residents and fighters would start leaving the devastated town near the capital Damascus that has been under rebel control since 2012. An estimated 8,000 people remain in the town, despite a government siege lasting four years and […]

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