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(Eagle News) — Metro Manila, Laguna and Cebu City shall be placed under a so-called “Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine starting May 16 where strict lockdown measures will be implemented but there would be some essential industries to be allowed with 50 percent workforce, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Tuesday, May 12. These areas are considered under a Red Zone where barangays with high COVID-19 cases will also be classified as either a “critical […]
Rate of infection to be monitored for lockdown return (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to make sure that the common man who will be affected by the quarantine measures that will be announced later by his spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, will understand protocols that should be followed to prevent a second or third wave of infections with the easing of restrictions. He said he had approved most of the recommendations by […]
Palace also announces “Hatid Estudyante Program” to help stranded students (Eagle Newa) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Executive Order No. 114 or the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program” that will help Filipinos in various parts of the country to be able to go back to their home provinces during the quarantine period Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, Jr., said that the Philippine government will now implement this by the giving of financial as […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines hopes to conduct 30,000 COVID-19 tests a day by the end of May as government officials pushed for a “test,test,test (T3) approach to beat the virus. Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) president Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the National Action Policy (NAP) against COVID-19, said that they also hope to set up a total of 78 laboratories by May 30. Presently, there are 20 laboratories which had […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is discouraging health care workers from going abroad at this time to work in countries with high incidence of coronavirus cases. The President said that more than the fact that this adds to the depletion of much needed health care workers in the country, the migration of health care workers abroad would also endanger their lives. “Please do not misunderstand me. I am making it clear now. I […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed local government units to allow the entry of returning overseas Filipino workers who had already tested negative for COVID-19, including those who had completed the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Duterte, in his late night virtual presser on Monday, May 4, said that the national government would be forced to step in if LGUs would continue to deny entry to OFWs whose residences are in their areas of […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has approved the inclusion of the province of Albay and Zamboanga City in the areas under enhanced community quarantine as had been earlier recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque earlier said that the IATF had already forwarded this recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte. The local officials of Albay and Zamboanga City have earlier asked for an ECQ in their areas because […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang on Friday, May 1, released the executive order signed by President Rodrigo Duterte that imposed the Enhanced Community Quarantine in ‘high risk geographic areas” of the country, and a General Community Quarantine” for the rest of the country which is effective May 1 to May 15. E.O. no. 112 dated April 30, 2020 listed the areas covered by the ECQ that had already been previously announced, namely National Capital Region; […]
Roque appeals for public’s understanding as decision put on hold until further study (Eagle News Service) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) would still further study the earlier announced decision allowing the holding of religious gatherings provided that there is a two-meter physical distancing between attendees. Roque said that this revision of protocols for areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) is put on hold for […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang released on Thursday, April 30, the final list of areas under the Enhanced Community Quarantine from May 1 to May 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Bacolod City and Iloilo City are now included in the revised list of areas under ECQ. The complete list of ECQ areas are the following: National Capital Region Region 3 (Central Luzon) except Aurora Region 4-A Calabarzon Pangasinan Benguet Iloilo province Iloilo City […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has maintained its BBB+ credit rating despite the COVID-19 crisis. President Rodrigo Duterte himself announced the good news in his latest address to the nation, as he noted how the country maintained its good economic image amid the crisis and despite the recession of other economies. The 75-year old Philippine leader credited this to the early lockdown that the Philippine government had imposed. “I am happy to report […]
Mass gatherings, leisure, gambling activities banned nationwide under new IATF rules (Eagle News) — Malacanang detailed the kinds of businesses and activities that would be allowed and not allowed under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) or the so-called “new normal” where most of the country would be classified starting May 1. Starting Friday, in all parts of the country, leisure activities, mass gatherings will no longer be allowed in the country as per resolution […]
