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“Whole Nation, Pray as One, Heal as One” from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m, to be followed by “President’s Hour” where Duterte will address nation (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to all Filipinos, whatever their religion or faith may be, to pray at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 30, to beseech God for help to end the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Presidential Adviser for Religious Affairs, Dr. Butch Belgica, President Duterte is urging the […]
Roque, Dizon stress those trying to sell vaccine slots, and COVID jabs would be penalized (Eagle News) — Malacanang directed local government units to pass an ordinance that would penalize persons who will sell their vaccine slots, as it warned others trying to sell vaccines online. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said passing such ordinances is part of the government’s effort to address illegal selling of the COVID-19 vaccines that are being given for free to […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is investigating reports that COVID-19 vaccines that are supposed to be given for free are being sold in the market. In a statement released by Malacanang, it said that “the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 is deeply concerned with reports it has received regarding the illicit selling of anti-COVID vaccines.” “We are investigating this matter,” Malacanang said in a release. “We would like to remind everyone that anti-COVID […]
(Eagle News) — NCR (National Capital Region) Plus areas composed of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Riza will shift into “General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions” starting Saturday, May 15 until the end of the month. What does this mean? What are the activities which are allowed and not allowed under the so-called “GCQ with heightened restrictions” protocol? Malacanang has listed the following activities 1. On the heightened restrictions […]
President Duterte to hold accountable LGU officials for any violation of quarantine protocols in their area as new community quarantine classifications are announced (Eagle News) – The so-called NCR plus areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will shift to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting May 15 until May 31, Malacanang said Thursday night, May 13. The announcement was made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk […]
Says his decision not to make public appearances for a few days meant to goad nitpickers (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte mocked his critics for nitpicking him on photos of him jogging and walking inside Malacanang amid the COVID-19 lockdown. He also chided his critics, including Senator Leila De Lima, who had commented about the photos released by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go that showed him taking time out to get some exercise inside […]
Palace says LGUs may increase this up to 30 percent seating capacity (Eagle News) – Religious gatherings will be allowed with a minimum 10 percent seating capacity in Metro Manila and other areas under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that under MECQ, religious gatherings can even be allowed up to 30 percent of the venue’s seating capacity if allowed by the local government unit which has jurisdiction over the […]
Over 965k health care workers already given COVID-19 jabs (Eagle News) – The Philippines has already vaccinated more than 1 million individuals, with 132,288 already given second doses, Malacanang announced on Monday, April 12. This makes the Philippines the third country with the highest number of people vaccinated among ASEAN member-nations followed by Indonesia and Singapore, said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque said that 1,139,644 were already given vaccines against COVID-19 in the country. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Christopher “Bong” Go showed photos of President Rodrigo Duterte jogging, walking and riding a big bike on Friday night, April 9, inside the Malacanang compound amid the extended lockdown or Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and surrounding areas. In his Facebook post, Sen. Go, President Duterte’s long-time aide, posted photos of the 76-year old Philippine leader while he took time to exercise by doing short jogs and walks […]
Pres. Duterte “safe, in good health”; 45 PSG men who tested positive mostly assigned in Palace gates, says PSG chief (Eagle News) – Malacanang cancelled the scheduled “Talk to the Nation” of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, April 7, amid reports that at least 45 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) had tested positive for COVID-19. “The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not have a Talk to the People […]
Concerns arise as Lorenzana was in IATF meeting with Pres. Duterte just last week (Eagle News) – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he had tested positive for COVID-19. Lorenzana, 72, in a statement, said that he received his test results on Tuesday, April 6, that showed he was positive for the virus, and would thus be “undergoing isolation” to avoid infecting other people. “The result of my RT-PCR test today, 06 April 2021, came […]
(Eagle News) – The private sector should still enter into a tripartite agreement with the Philippine government to purchase vaccines against COVID-19, according to Malacanang on Tuesday, March 30, clarifying President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive on the issue. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that vaccines are still covered by emergency use authorization (EUA) and has no approval for commercial use. “Lilinawin ko lang po ‘no: Ang pag-aangkat po ay sa pamamagitan pa rin ng tripartite […]
