Tag: Physical distancing reduction

President Duterte rejects reduced physical distance rule; 1-meter minimum distance among commuters to be implemented

(Eagle News)–Commuters will have to retain at least a one-meter distance in  modes of public transportation. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte decided against the reduced physical distance  rule which the Department of Transportation started implementing on Monday, Sept. 14, with a reduction to 0.75 meters of the minimum distance among commuters. This was, however, later suspended following opposition by some  Cabinet members and other medical experts, who expressed fears of a spike in COVID-19 […]