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(Eagle News) – The Deparment of Interior and Local Government is set to issue a memorandum that would give additional instructions to all local government units (LGUs) nationwide amid the entry of the highly aggressive Delta variant in the country. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said all barangays, municipalities, cities would be instructed to intensify efforts in preventing mass gatherings as these are potential super-spreader events that could lead to a spike in COVID-19 cases. […]
(Eagle News) — Apayao and Ifugao are now under less stringent quarantine classifications after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases approved their appeal for the reclassification. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Apayao’s is now under a general community quarantine from the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine. Meanwhile, Ifugao is now under a modified general community quarantine. It had been classified as a GCQ area prior to the IATF’s […]
Fully-vaccinated travelers who stayed in these COVID-19 “low-risk” countries can qualify for shorter quarantine starting July 1, says Palace (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) issued a list of the so-called “green” or “low-risk” countries and jurisdictions as the Philippine government starts allowing shorter quarantine period for international fully vaccinated travelers. Today, July 1, is the effectivity of the shorter quarantine for fully vaccinated inbound travelers provided that they came from any […]
At least 20 areas recommended for MECQ; NCR, Bulacan, Rizal to be placed under GCQ with with some restrictions until July 15 (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the community quarantine classifications for July, where Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will still continue to be under General; Community Quarantine (GCQ) with “some restrictions” until July 15. Health Secretary just flashed a slide containing the […]
Body recommends some areas be under an MECQ due to increase in COVID-19 cases there (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has recommended that Metro Manila be placed under a general community quarantine with some restrictions until July 15. The IATF has also recommended that Rizal and Bulacan be placed under the same community quarantine for the same period. Meanwhile, the body recommended that the following areas […]
Tells Filipinos COVID-19 first wave already depleted gov’t resources (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said the country could not afford a second wave of the COVID-19 virus, as he directed the reimplementation of the mandatory wearing of face shields and directed Filipinos to get vaccinated. Duterte, in his “Talk to the People” on June 21, said that the highly infectious and more aggressive Delta variant is what changed his mind regarding the wearing […]
In hospitals, schools, work areas, places of worship, face shield with face masks still needed (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that face shields are not required to be worn outside, but are still required to be worn inside malls, public transportation, in places of worship, public markets or places where many people can be found pending the appeal of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte had already […]
Baliatakayan interviews Filipino Nurses United Secretary General Jocelyn Andamo on Monday, June 21, 2021, about the Philippine government’s move to increase the deployment cap on nurses and other health care workers who want to work abroad. Andamo said that the increase of the cap by 1,500 is not enough, and appealed for this to be further raised to accommodate the number of newly hired heath care workers abroad who could not leave the […]
(Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Inter-Agency Task Force against COVID-19 spokesperson Ret. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Monday, June 21, 2021, on the activities being done by the government to control and prevent the entry of persons with the highly infectious Delta variant from entering the country. Padilla also talks about the other pressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the wearing of face shields together with face masks. He said that President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News) – Senior citizens who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now go out of their homes in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCG (MGCQ), Malacanang said. Inter-zonal travel for senior citizens, however, is still prohibited, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) decided on this on Thursday, June 10. Roque said that senior citizens who would go out of their […]
Tourism dep’t welcomes move that will revive local tourism industry (Eagle News) – Residents of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal – areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions can now travel to areas under Modified GCQ (MGCQ) for leisure purposes but subject to restrictions. This was contained in the Resolution No. 118A of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In the resolution, the Task Force […]
But Herbosa says COVID-19 infections in Visayas, MIndanao sharply rising (Eagle News) — National Task Force special adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa said he is recommending the shift to a less restrictive quarantine classification for Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal or the so-called NCR (National Capital Region) plus areas. Herbosa explained that cases in the NCR plus areas are already declining. Most of the new cases are happening outside of the NCR plus areas, […]
