Tag: facilities

Palace: 50% of public schools in NCR to be used as COVID-19 temporary quarantine facilities

Roque stresses resumption of face-to-face classes set in January 2021   (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that 50 percent of public schools in Metro Manila will be used as “temporary quarantine facilities” amid the rising COVID-19 cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement on Tuesday, August 12, as the Palace stressed that there would be no face-to-face classes within the year. “The Palace confirms that 50% of public school classrooms in the National Capital […]

DND chief Lorenza: U.S. to build humanitarian and disaster response facilities in PH this year

  MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inspite of earlier remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte wanting to end United States military presence in the country, the US will still construct temporary facilities in selected camps of the Philippine military this year. This was according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, but he clarified that these facilities would only be for humanitarian assistance and disaster response, and that there would be no military equipment that would be kept in the US facilities to be set […]