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(Eagle News)–Focus crimes such as murder and rape have hit an “all-time low” amid the COVID-19 community quarantine, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, a comparative analysis from the Joint Task Force COVID Shield during 84 days of the period showed crime incidents dropping 57%, to 5652 cases from March 17 to June 8. The figure was 7,352 cases less than the 13,004 cases recorded from December 24, 2019 to Mar 16, […]
(Eagle News) –Malacanang added more areas for General Community Quarantine (GCQ) as eased restrictions start on Monday, June 1. Central Visayas (Region 7) and Zamboanga City were included in the GCQ areas starting tomorrow, June 1, according to Presidential Communications Secretary Harry Roque. Cebu City and Mandaue City which were earlier under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) will thus be placed under GCQ starting June 1, since they are under Region 7. These areas will be […]
(Eagle News)–Twenty more students were transported back to their provinces under the Hatid Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsya Program of the government. According to the Department of Transportation, the students who were stranded in Metro Manila following the imposition of a community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic were returned to Isabela on Friday, May 22. Before they left for the province, the agency said the students underwent rapid testing for COVID-19. They were given a […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, May 12, announced the areas that would no longer be under a community quarantine, will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine and will be under a general community quarantine starting May 16. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the following low-risk areas will no longer be under a community quarantine: LUZON Region I Ilocos Norte* Ilocos Sur La Union* Pangasinan* Dagupan City* Region IV-B Marinduque Occidental Mindoro […]
(Eagle News) — The employees of non-essential establishments should not be forced to go to work while the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is in place, the Palace said on Wednesday, March 18. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said “employers should not terminate their employees by reason only of not reporting for work because of the COVID-19 situation.” “Unless the company is engaged in basic necessities or services, employers should not require their employees to report for […]
(Eagle News)–The government on Monday, March 16, said the number of people purchasing basic necessities outside the house during the enhanced community quarantine should also be limited. “May isang tao sa bawat household ang puwedeng bumili at umuwi para malimitahan lang natin ang labas-pasok,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. According to Nograles, private cars may be used provided that the trip is only for essential purposes. Nograles said based on the guidelines on the enhanced […]
(Eagle News) – There is adequate food supply for everybody so there is no need to panic, the Department of Agriculture said as it mobilized all regional offices to ensure food supplies are regularly moved to Metro Manila. Agriculture Secretary William Dar gave this assurance to the consuming public as the month-long community quarantine started in the nation’s capital. The DA said that the rice supply in the country is good for nine, and […]
(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific on Sunday, March 15, announced the cancellation of selected flights to Cebu. In an advisory, CebuPac said the cancellation of the CebuPac and Cebgo flights from Clark, Legazpi, Dumaguete and Cagayan de Oro was in line with directives from the Provincial Government of Cebu prohibiting the entry of passengers from those areas. The following are cancelled from March 15 to April 13, 2020: 5J 607 Clark-Cebu 5J 157 Clark-Cebu 5J 609 Clark-Cebu […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 14, reiterated that “non-essential entry into and exit from” Metro Manila are “restricted and prevented respectively” during the community quarantine starting March 15. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said “entry into or exit from the National Capital Region by workers, including legitimate media practitioners, are permitted only if their travel is essential, and not simply for leisure or otherwise, such as that the purpose thereof is […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Saturday, March 14, said the imposition of a curfew in Metro Manila would depend on the issuance of ordinances to the effect in each local government unit. “The legal basis for the curfew are the ordinances and the mayors agreed to issue these on Monday. So Monday ito,” Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said. Earlier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Metro Manila mayors have agreed […]
(Eagle News)–People who work in Metro Manila but who live outside will be allowed to travel in and out of the National Capital Region when the community quarantine starts. “All workers, whether employed or self-employed, will be provisionally allowed to travel to and from NCR (National Capital Region), subject to review by the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) if public health considerations so warrant,” the community quarantine guidelines issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in […]
(Eagle News)–There will be a “community quarantine” on Oriental Mindoro starting today, Saturday, March 14. In a Facebook post, Governor Bonz Dolor said the total ban on the movement of people and vehicles and vessels going in and out of the province starts past noon, at 12:01. “Simula 12:01 ng tanghali, Marso 14, 2020, ipapatupad ang total ban sa pagpasok ng mga tao sa ating lalawigan sa pamamagitan ng barko mula Batangas papuntang Puerto Galera […]
