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Use of face shield still mandatory in areas under Alert Level 5, granular lockdown areas (Eagle News) – The use of face shields in areas under COvid-19 alert levels 3, 2 and 1 “shall be voluntary,” according to a Nov. 15, 2021 memorandum from the Office of the President. In a memo issued by the Office of the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on “protocols on the use of face shields,” it said that President Duterte […]
Reminds parents not to expose their children below 12 years old to COVID danger after death of 2 year old who got COVID after mall visit (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte instructed the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases to come out with rules that would not allow minors, especially those below 12 years old, to go to malls and other closed spaces so that they would not be exposed to […]
(Eagle News) — Starting Thursday, Nov. 4, public transport in Metro Manila and adjacent provinces will be slowly eased from 70 percent to full capacity, Malacanang said. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force approved the recommendation of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to gradually increase passenger capacity in public transportation for road-based and rail transportation plying Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces. “Inaprubahan ng inyong IATF ang rekomendasyon para sa pagtaas ng passenger […]
Palace also announces community quarantine restrictions for the rest of the country (Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be placed under Alert Level 3 from the current alert level 4 starting Saturday, Oct. 16, Malacanang announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13. Alert level 3 in the National Capital Region will be in effect until the end of the month, Oct. 31, the Palace said citing the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). -Community quarantine classifications […]
Palace also announces new quarantine protocols for the rest of the country (Eagle News) – The pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System in the National Capital Region (NCR) is extended until October 15, 2021, said Malacanang as it announced the quarantine protocols for the rest of the country for this month. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), in its meeting on September 30 meeting decided to extend the alert level in Metro […]
30 percent capacity for outdoor religious services also allowed under alert level 4 (Eagle News) – The pilot implementation of Alert Level 4 in Metro Manila will start on Thursday, Sept. 16, with an allowed capacity of 10 percent for indoor religious services but only for the fully vaccinated. This was clarified by Malacanang as the start of the alert level 4 implementation in the National Capital Region begins Thursday, Sept. 16, initially for […]
(Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the creation of a task force on oxygen supply. The approval was contained in Resolution 138 approved on Thursday, Sept. 9. It came amid reports of hoarding of oxygen tanks at home, prompting the Philippine National Police to issue a warning. In August, the Department of Trade and Industry said there was enough oxygen supply in the country for […]
Asks IATF to come up with guidelines and list of allowable industries for fully vaccinated persons in Metro Manila https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AMy7-o6DA (Eagle News) – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has agreed on a resolution requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow some activities for the fully vaccinated in Metro Manila. This was revealed by San Juan City mayor Francis Zamora in an interview with Balitalakayan on Thursday night, Sept. 9 “Nagkaroon po ng […]
IATF approves community quarantine classifications for various areas in the country for the rest of the month (Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting Sept. 8 to 30 but will start the pilot implementation of “hard” localized or granular lockdowns in certain areas, Malacanang said Monday, Sept. 6. This as the new community quarantine classifications were announced starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, until the end of the month. […]
Religious gatherings to remain virtual in NCR, Bataan, Laguna (Eagle News) — Starting Saturday, August 21 until the end of the month, Metro Manila and the province of Laguna will be placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Thursday night, Aug. 19, that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved to place the National Capital Region (NCR) and Laguna under MECQ from August 21 until August 31, 2021. “The […]
(Eagle News) – In view of the Delta variant transmission in the country, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has temporarily suspended the shortened quarantine protocol in the Philippines for fully vaccinated persons who are identified as close contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Because of this, fully vaccinated close contacts would also be placed under a 14-day quarantine period, the same as other close contacts. “The decision to temporarily suspend said protocol is part […]
IATF says children aged five and above will not be allowed to go outdoors due to Delta variant cases (Eagle News) — Starting today, Friday, July 23, Metro Manila is placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month, where all children aged five and above would remain indoors. Malacanang announced this after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place the […]
