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(Eagle News) – Philippine officials noted a sharp drop in crimes since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in mid-March compared to period before lockdown. Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said that the crime incidents this lockdown period went down by 47 percent compared to the pre-COVID-19 lockdown time. Año said that there were only 16,879 crime incidents in the country since March 17 this year. “Ang ibig pong sabihin ay 47 […]
Ni Pearl Lozada Eagle News Service CAVITE, Philppines (Eagle News) – Umalma ang maraming Caviteño sa kasalukuyang pagsasaayos ng Bacoor Coliseum na nasa loob ng isang residential area upang maging isang 90-bed space isolation facility para sa mild at asymptomatic cases ng COVID-19. At dahil ang Camella Springville Subdivision ay napaliligiran hindi lamang ng mga bahay kundi ng business establishment, nangangamba ang marami na gawin itong quarantine facility. Ayon sa ilang residente, hindi umano sila […]
https://youtu.be/IGbx9YzlCVo (Eagle News) – Health professionals with existing contracts abroad as of March 8 this year will now be allowed to leave the country to return to their work, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has allowed health workers with existing contracts as of March can leave the country to fulfill their contract. He said that these health professional professionals with overseas employment certificates […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it would study suggestions to make the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) effective for one month in Metro Manila and other areas with high COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this is up to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to decide. He noted how the effects of the MECQ in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal would be […]
Drive-in cinemas, specific grooming services allowed in those areas starting Aug. 1, too (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the opening of gyms, review centers and Internet cafes in general community quarantine areas but subject to certain conditions starting Aug. 1, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. In a radio interview, Lopez said drive-in cinemas and grooming services such as foot spa, facials, waxing and spot […]
Palace says 10 million PCR testing kits to be utilized (Eagle News) – The Philippine government has approved plans to expand targeted mass testing for COVID-19 to include even asymptomatic individuals, health care workers and other frontliners such as members of the mass media with no symptoms. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this in Laging Handa press briefing on Friday where he announced the latest developments from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious […]
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 Department of the Interior and Local Government has filed charges against Olongapo Mayor Rolen Paulino Jr. for allegedly “repeatedly” violating Inter-Agency Task Force rules issued to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and other national policies. In a statement, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the charges for gross neglect of duty; grave misconduct; for violations of Republic Act No. 11469 or the Bayanihan law, Republic Act. No. 11332; and for open disobedience under […]
Roque names cities, provinces which filed appeal with IATF for different quarantine protocols (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce his decision tonight on what the country will transition into by tomorrow, June 16, whether the current General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas and Modified GCQ areas would graduate to the next level of less relaxed protocols. So far, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that none of the cities in Metro Manila […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang announced on Thursday, June 4, that mass gatherings for religious services or purposes would now be allowed only in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), but limited to the 50 percent seating capacity of religious venues. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this was arrived at during the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) yesterday, Wednesday, June 3. This was contained in IATF Resolution no. 43. He […]
(Eagle News)–The Civil Aeronautics Board has ordered airlines to cancel their domestic flights scheduled for June 1. In an advisory, CAB executive director Carmelo Arcilla also ordered the airlines to stop their sale of tickets for flights on that date. He said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has yet to, after all, approve the routes for domestic air services proposed by airlines for the first week of June. “Trusting […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is set to return to Malacanang today, Monday, May 18, after returning home to Davao City on Saturday, May 16, with the easing of quarantine restrictions in Luzon. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that the President will return in time for the Inter-Agency Task Force meeting later. But he said that Duterte still worked even while in Davao City and, in fact, still haven’t seen his grandchildren. Duterte […]
