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29 other areas under GCQ until July 31 (Eagle News) – Malacanang has released the new community quarantine protocols that would take effect starting tomorrow, Friday, July 16, wherein Metro Manila has been placed under a more relaxed General Community Quarantine (GCQ) along with 29 other areas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte had already approved the extension of GCQ in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila starting July 16, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAp2XxSpBdo (Eagle News) – The OCTA Research group supports the continuation of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with still some restrictions in Metro Manila. Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research fellow, explained in an interview with Eagle News Service’s “Balitalakayan” on Thursday, July 15, said that it is important to continue GCQ with some restrictions since the Philippine capital is still classified as a “moderate risk” area. I think we can still have GCQ with […]
Haiti, Malta, Philippines and South Sudan were placed Friday on a “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring to counter money laundering and terrorist financing. The Financial Action Task Force, an international organisation that coordinates global efforts to crack down on money laundering and terrorism financing, said nations on the list are working with it to correct deficiencies in their financial systems. The additions bring to 22 the number of countries currently under increased […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila plus areas could ease into a normal General Community Quarantine (GCQ) protocol by Wednesday, June 16, National Task Force against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa. “I think tonight mag-aannounce ang ating Presidente. Ang aking fearless forecast ay normal GCQ na lang,” Dr. Herbosa said in an interview with the Eagle News Service program Balitalakayan on Monday, June 14. Herbosa said that the slow easing of restrictions was followed […]
(Update: as of 5 p.m. PAGASA bulletin) Metro Manila under signal no. 1, along with 15 other provinces in Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News) – Tropical storm Dante (international name Choi-wan) made six landfalls in the country, the latest was over Pola, Oriental Mindoro at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2. The storm first made landfall over Sulat, Eastern Samar at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1; the second landfall was over Cataingan, Masbate at 1 […]
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 […]
DOH chief says NCR “not yet out of the woods” as 8.11 people infected per 100k of population (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Mindanao, while cases in Visayas are slightly increasing. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the DOH is focusing now on Mindanao as there are more cases reported in Mindanao than in Metro Manila where cases are now decreasing. “Bumibilis din naman […]
(Eagle News)–The NCR Plus area, including Metro Manila, will be under a general community quarantine but with restrictions starting June 1. The government earlier announced the GCQ with restrictions over the bubble, which also includes Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, would end on June 30. It later clarified, however, that this would only be until June 15. Apart from the NCR Plus area, the following will be under a GCQ, but this time until […]
Shift to a lower quarantine protocol, possibly GCQ, seen in Metro Manila for June (Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 cases continued to increase on Sunday, May 30, with the highest rise in cases occurring in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. New cases added on Sunday were 7,058, bringing the total active cases nationwide to 53,757. This represents 4.4 percent of the total cases of 1,223,627. This is the third straight day that […]
Guevarra says IATF approved the 30% maximum capacity after oversight on “GCQ with heightened restrictions” guidelines Updated: May 21, 2021 (Eagle News) — Religious gatherings in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal which are currently under General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions protocol can be held up to 30 percent of a venue’s seating capacity. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra announced this saying that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the earlier 30 […]
Metro Manila, other regions with high COVID cases to be prioritized (Eagle News) – The Philippines aims to vaccinate 500,000 people a day or three million people in a week, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. This is so the country would be able to achieve “herd immunity by November or even September.” Galvez reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that they are already doing simulations in preparation for this, starting with the […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen hotels in the National Capital Region are now open to the public for staycations. The Department of Tourism in a statement on Tuesday, May 18, said the following have been granted a Certificate of Authority to Operate for Staycation: Grand Hyatt Hotel in Taguig Okada Manila Hotel Shangri-la at the Fort in Taguig Nobu Hotel in Manila Joy Nostalg Hotel and Suites, Manila EDSA Shangri-la in Manila Solaire Resort in Paranaque […]
