Tag: Measures

Pres. Duterte tasks Roque to explain in detail areas, sectors with eased restrictions

Rate of infection to be monitored for lockdown return (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to make sure that the common man who will be affected by the quarantine measures that will be announced later by his spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, will understand protocols that should be followed to prevent a second or third wave of infections with the easing of restrictions. He said he had approved most of the recommendations by […]

Senate, House approve grant of “necessary, proper” powers to President Duterte to address COVID-19 situation

(Eagle News)–The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved   granting President Rodrigo Duterte the “necessary” and “proper” powers to address the coronavirus disease emergency. Voting 12-0, senators passed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act early Tuesday, also declaring a national emergency over COVID-19 in the country. The approved Senate measure, Senate Bill 1418, was the amended version of Senate Bill no. 1413 authored by Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Senator Pia […]

DOTr gives assurance measures remain in place amid novel coronavirus threat

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation remains on heightened alert amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. In a statement, the DOTr said the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has reactivated its communicable disease preparedness procedures on all CAAP-operated airports. The Manila International Airport Authority, on the other hand, is “in full coordination with the Bureau of Quarantine  in support of their safety protocols,” the DOTr said. Prior to the confirmation of the country’s first […]

Palace welcomes report on slower inflation

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 5, welcomed the recent report inflation had eased to 6 percent, attributing the same to the measures put in place by the government. “These measures address issues on food supply, among others, as there is a marked decrease in food inflation from 9.4 percent in October to 8 percent in November. Prices of rice, corn, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables have gone down,” Panelo said, welcoming the report as […]

DOF releases list of measures to be implemented to arrest inflation

(Eagle News)– The Department of Finance on Friday, Sept. 7, released a list of measures it said would be implemented to arrest inflation. In a statement on its website, the DOF said these measures were arrived at after a meeting among members of the Economic Development Cluster of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The meeting took place on the same day the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that  inflation had accelerated to 6.4 percent […]