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 […]
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Gov’t allows conduct of sale events to spur consumer spending, economic activity
(Eagle News)–The government is now allowing the conduct of sale events and marketing events in business establishments. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the activities subject to the guidelines imposed by the Department of Trade and Industry may be held to “spur consumer and economic activity.” Roque said based on Inter-Agency Task Force Resolution No. 79, the IATF also authorized the Department of Trade and Industry to “adjust the permissible on-site operational capacities […]
Gov’t to patrol malls to check compliance with social distancing guidelines
(Eagle News) – The Chief Implementer of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response said the government will patrol malls to check compliance with social distancing guidelines. “Ang gagawin po namin ng DTI ay iikot kami sa lahat ng mga malls para makita po namin kung talagang sumusunod sila (What we will do with DTI is to go around malls to check if they are really complying),” Secretary Carlito Galvez said. Galvez made the statement in his […]
Cavite gov’t sets one-hour time limit for mallgoers, requires quarantine passes for entry
(Eagle News) — The Cavite government is limiting the stay of people in malls in the province to one hour. According to the additional guidelines posted by Gov. Jonvic Remulla on Facebook, each mallgoer shall be given a time-card prior to entry. Remulla earlier ordered the temporary shutdown of malls in the province after he said social distancing rules were not followed. Based on the additional guidelines, safety marshals deployed inside the mall are tasked […]
Cavite gov’t temporarily closes down malls for alleged failure to ensure social distancing
(Eagle News) — The Cavite government has temporarily closed malls in the province for what it said was a failure to ensure social distancing. “Sa labas Ng mall Bago magbukas; sa luob Ng mall habang operations; Wala po nakitang pinasusunod na patakaran ukol sa social distancing,” Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla said in a Facebook post. In issuing the directive through an executive order, Remulla noted the jump in COVID-19 cases in the province, from 239 […]
Palace alarmed with violation of social distancing protocols as people flock to malls; warns possibility of 2nd wave
(Eagle News) — Malacanang reminded the public not to put to waste previous sacrifices made during lockdown after receiving numerous reports of people flocking to malls nationwide upon easing of lockdown protocols in Luzon over the weekend. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the people should not think that they are already “safe” from the virus, and reminded Filipinos of what happened in other countries that experienced a second wave of COVID-19 infections following easing […]
DILG says malls can be closed if physical distancing not implemented
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Sunday, May 17, warned malls would be closed if physical distancing measures were not implemented. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the Philippine National Police could also charge the mall owners with violation of the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act if the malls are unable to meet the minimum standards. “All Chiefs of Police and PCP Commanders should make rounds of all […]
Disinfectant booths at Manila malls as virus lockdown eased
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Manila’s malls set air conditioners to warm and switched off free wifi to stop people lingering as many of them cautiously reopened on Saturday, after a two-month lockdown that brought the sprawling hubs of community life to a halt. Just a trickle of customers showed up at the huge commercial centres in the Philippine capital, which usually attract millions of people each day and often contain churches, restaurants, gyms and […]
Gov’t releases guidelines for malls, shopping centers in GCQ areas
(Eagle News) — Malls and shopping centers under a general community quarantine are not allowed to hold marketing or sales events that attract large crowds. This is only of the many guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a bid to contain the COVID-19 virus, which has so far infected over 10,000 in the country. Apart from the ban, the following are the instructions to malls, which […]
Malls as voting centers – a voter’s point of view
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 22) – Rappler posted in their website that qualified voters may now register and have their biometrics captured in malls to vote in the May 2016 national elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has partnered with top mall operators in the country to set up satellite voters’ registration booths inside their respective malls. Comelec Chairman Andy Bautista said the poll body decided to bring this service to malls to help some voters […]





