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(Eagle News)–The government is considering “reprioritizing” the social amelioration cash subsidy towards enhanced community quarantine areas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a press conference on Friday, April 24. “Ibig sabihin ‘yung SAP po na para sa areas na hindi na po under ECQ siyempre po ‘yung cash subsidy kinakailangan pag-aralan na ibuhos doon sa mga areas under ECQ pa rin,” Roque said. President Rodrigo Duterte said included in the ECQ were Metro […]
(Eagle News)–The North Luzon Expressway has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Friday, April 24: NLEx Corp. said frontliners continue to provide 24/7 services. The ECQ in Luzon was supposed to end on April 30 but President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the same in select areas to May 15. These areas include the National Capital Region, […]
Imposes ECQ in Cebu province, Cebu City, Davao City (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to extend the enhanced community quarantine until May 15 in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other high risk areas in Luzon, and imposed the ECQ in other high-risk areas in Visayas and Mindanao with high incidence of COVID-19. Duterte, upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, extended the ECQ in the following […]
Spokesperson says it’s a balance of public’s right to health and right to earn a living (Eagle News) – This morning, Friday, April 24, President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce his decision on whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine after April 30, or just impose a modified version of the ECQ where the lockdown protocols stay in areas with high incidence of COVID-19 or for those vulnerable sectors at high-risk of contracting […]
(Eagle News)–The Northern Luzon Expressway Corporation has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Wednesday, April 22: All frontliners continue to provide 24/7 operations, NLEx Corp. said. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to make a decision on the ECQ on Thursday. The ECQ was imposed in Luzon in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will make his decision on the fate of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine on April 23. This is according to Senator Bong Go, who gave a radio interview on Tuesday, April 21. Before he became senator, Go was a close aide of President Duterte. “Ngayon po ay pinag-aaralang mabuti at ngayon Huwebes magdedesisyon ang ating Pangulo,” Go said. Earlier, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to study further its recommendations and provide more options on a post-April 30 scenario. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the IATF submitted its recommendations to President Duterte on Monday, April 20, but he advised them that more options should be put in place and he would need more time to study such options. In a virtual presser […]
(Eagle News) – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has extended until the end of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) the validity of identification cards issued to professionals. “[T]he Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) informs the public that the validity of the Professional Identification Card (PICs) of all professionals expiring during the period of community quarantine is extended until the lifting of the community quarantine period”, the PRC said in advisory. After the lapse of the extension […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is consulting with former health secretaries of the Department of Health to help him decide whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon or to impose a modified community quarantine where only vulnerable sectors or those areas with high COVID-19 cases would remain on lockdown. Some of the health experts invited to give a briefing that started this afternoon, April 20, for the president are former […]
Proposes modified quarantine in some provinces (Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go is in favor of extending the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. According to Go, a modified community quarantine, on the other hand, could be implemented in some provinces. “Sang-ayon po ako na i-extend ang enhanced community quarantine sa NCR dahil dito po ang tumataas na cases, marami po at kailangang ma-contain ito. Baka hindi po kakayanain ng ating health care system kung […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla on Monday, April 20, said he wants the military to enforce the enhanced community quarantine in the province. Remulla made the announcement following reports some people continued to violate the quarantine and loitered on the streets. “Hinde po ako pwede magkunwari, na nararamdaman ko ang dinadaanan ninyo. Ako ay pinanganak sa ibang kalagayan. Ngunit araw araw, ang inyong dinadanas ay ang unang nasa isip ko pag gising pa lamang. Napakahirap […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has set up a meeting with health experts on Monday, April 20, to help him decide on whether or not to extend or modify the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. In a radio interview, Senator Bong Go said also invited to the meeting were the secretaries of health of previous administrations. “Makapagbigay sila ng payo o mag-contribute man lang sila dahil binabalanse ng Pangulo ang lahat,” he said. The ECQ in […]
