Amihan Reyes
PH has second highest virus cases in ASEAN
The government will allow local government units (LGUs) to impose localized lockdowns to enforce minimum health standards amid the daily rapid increase in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque downplayed the report of the Johns Hopkins Coro...
Employees of Angel’s Burger undergo rapid testing
Employees of Angel's Burger in Marikina City were subjected to enhanced targeted testing on July 7, as the local government seeks to ensure that workplaces in the city are free from the new coronavirus. At least 350 employees of Angel’s Burger underwent rapid testing conducted by the City...
Pasay opens tents for stranded passengers
Pasay City opened more rooms at the Villamor Airbase Elementary School (VABES) and set up tents at the school premises to accommodate locally stranded individuals (LSIs) whose number increased anew at the vicinity of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) due to cancelled provincial flig...
Six areas in NCR, Cebu register virus spikes
The Department of Health (DOH) is watching six areas in the country which recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire. Vergeire said these areas include Cebu City, Cebu province, cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu in Cebu, Quezon City and th...
Manila public schools post 100% enrollment rate
Public school officials in Manila said exceeded their target by hitting 100.46 percent enrollment for the upcoming school year. Based on the data provided by the Manila Division of City Schools, there were 270,219 public school enrollees as of July 3, more than the earlier projection of 268,972. I...
Senators welcome signing of anti-terror bill
Senators lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the anti-terrorism bill despite mounting opposition from various sectors over fears that it could be used to silence government critics and stifle dissent. Senator Panfilo Lacson, author of the anti-terrorism bill, credited President Du...
Heart to give tablet and free data
Heart Evangelista has launched her "Big Heart PH" project, which aims to help equip students with tools for the new normal. In an Instagram post, the Kapuso actress and fashion icon shared how people can get a tablet and free data through this initiative. &nbs...
Five areas in BF Homes Parañaque under lockdown
Parañaque City placed five areas in Barangay BF Homes under reasonable calibrated lockdown starting 6 a.m. on Friday (July 3) to 12 midnight on Sunday (July 5) because of the rising numbers of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases there. The five areas in the baranga...
'Green lane' for seafarers to be set up
The government will put up a green lane to facilitate the speedy and safe travel of seafarers, including their swift disembarkation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The joint circular for the "Philippine Green Lane" was signed Thursday by Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
SSS suspends ACOP
The Social Security System (SSS) amended the guidelines on the temporary suspension of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP) following the continuous implementation of the community quarantine (CQ) in the Philippines due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SSS Presid...
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