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(Eagle News) — Cebu Pacific is resuming its domestic flight operations as Metro Manila reverts to a general community quarantine starting today, Aug. 19. In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said the following flights will operate until Aug. 31: Luzon Manila –Cauayan-Manila Every Tue / Thu / Sat / Sun Manila –Legazpi-Manila* Every Tue / Thu / Sat / Sun Manila – Masbate – Manila* Every Mon / Wed / Fri Manila – San Jose-Manila Every Tue […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Aug. 18, vowed to continue to assist local government units in the enforcement of local health ordinances as Metro Manila and other areas revert to a general community quarantine on Wednesday, Aug. 19. In a statement, Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said the PNP would also continue to be “vigilant” in implementing health protocols. Banac said quarantine control points will remain to ensure that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways and the Light Rail Transit-2 will resume operations on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as Metro Manila reverts to a less strict general community quarantine. Both the PNR and the LRT-2 made the announcement in separate posts on social media on Tuesday, Aug. 18. According to both the PNR and LRT-2, they will implement the mandatory wearing of face shields and face masks in trains and stations, in line with […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila will revert to a less restrictive general community quarantine starting Aug. 19. In a speech aired on Monday night, President Duterte said apart from Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan will be under the GCQ until August 31. Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon and Iloilo City will also be under that community quarantine, where more industries are allowed to operate. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan, from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocol which ends Tuesday, Aug. 18. President Duterte made the announcement on Monday night, Aug. 17, a day before the end of the MECQ protocols in the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces. These areas join other provinces and cities previously placed under GCQ, namely Nueva […]
(Eagle News)–Cebu City and eight other areas will be under a general community quarantine starting Aug. 16. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said apart from Cebu City, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Iloilo City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Lapu Lapu and the municipalities of Minglanilla in Cebu and Consolacion will be under the community quarantine until Aug. 31. Under the GCQ, restrictions are eased further. Areas under a modified general community quarantine are deemed under the “new […]
(Eagle News)– The country’s COVID-19 cases could have reached 220,000 by the end of August if Metro Manila and surrounding areas remained under General Community Quarantine (GCQ), according to a University of the Philippines prediction. But with the return to the stricter Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocols, UP experts said that there would be about 170,000 total cases by end of the month, saving as many as 50,000 cases. “Iyong bagong forecast po natin […]
Palace says COVID vaccines could be acquired by December if approved in October (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, three cities in Visayas, and Zamboanga City in Mindanao would be under the General Community Quarantine as increased transmission of the COVID-19 is observed in the country. The cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue in Cebu province will be under GCG, while Zamboanga City will continue to […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila may revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine area. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was if, after two weeks, there is no slowdown in COVID-19 transmission. Roque made the announcement, noting that President Rodrigo Duterte had initially agreed to place the National Capital Region under the stricter form of community quarantine, the MECQ, as recommended by a group of University of the Philippines researchers. “Pero nag-apela ang chief implementer […]
(Eagle News) – Cebu City remains under Enhanced Community Quarantine after July 15, while Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Benguet, Leyte, Southern Leyte and other cities and areas which are currently still under General Community Quarantine will stay under GCQ. President Rodrigo Duterte and his officials, including Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, made the announcement on Wednesday, July 8, at past 1 a.m. in a televised press briefing. Duque said that the considerations for the […]
Dry run to be conducted on Sunday, says Roque (Eagle News) – Starting this July 10, religious gatherings will be allowed in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) but only up to 10 percent of the worship service venue’s seating capacity, Malacanang announced today, Friday, July 3. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement of what had been approved in the latest Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting the previous day, in […]
(Eagle News)–The interim operations of the Edsa Busway start today, July 1. The Department of Transportation said buses from Monumento to Quezon Avenue will be using the following bus stops located on the curbside for the meantime to pick up and/or unload passengers: Bagong Barrio LRT Balintawak Kaingin Road LRT Muñoz Station MRT North Avenue Station (Southbound-Loading only, Northbound-Unloading Only) MRT Quezon Avenue Station (Southbound-Loading only, Northbound-Unloading Only) According to the DOTr, buses will “shift […]
