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AFP completes quarantine facilities in Taguig
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and WTA Architecture Design Studio turned over two units of Emergency Quarantine Facilities (EQF) to Taguig-Pateros District hospital on June 30. The turn-over and blessing ceremonies were attended by Architect William Ti Jr. of the WTA Architecture Designs Studi...
UP criticizes Roque for Covid-19 remarks
The trend of COVID-19 cases in the country gives no reason for Filipinos to raise their fists in the air in exuberance, according to the University of the Philippines research team. UP researcher Prof. Ranjit Singh Rye said what their team does “has never been a game” where there are wi...
Comelec to close building every Friday
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will close its main office in Intramuros, Manila every Friday, starting July 3. In a statement Tuesday, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said dealings at the poll body will be suspended during the said days to give way for weekly disinfection and decontaminat...
POGOs asked to settle taxes
Malacañang Palace said Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) should settle their tax liabilities before they can either restart or close down their operations in the country amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel, Presidential ...
12 EDSA bus stops to open soon
Officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) presented bthe features of the new EDSA Busway, which will utilize existing structures of the railway systems and footbridges in the metropolis. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago and Transportat...
PUJs redeployed in some provinces
Traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) have resumed operations in some provinces and regions where public utility buses (PUBs) and other public utility vehicles (PUVs) are not enough to service commuters. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said traditional jeepneys are already operating in s...
Gov't stops entry of stranded people in 5 areas
The government suspended the entry of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) in at least five areas because of the limited number of quarantine facilities that can accommodate them. In a virtual presser, Roque said Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) a...
Villar pushes waste management, recycling
Sen. Cynthia Villar pushed for waste management and recycling during the pandemic to prevent the spread of diseases. “We all know that a clean environment is a healthy environment. Improperly disposed wastes can cause infection and contamination. So we should take proper waste disposal and ma...
NCR quarantine classification to be released before June 29
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce the new quarantine classifications on or before June 29. “May rekomendasyon na po pero this is subject to review by the President. Anyway, the President will announce on or before the 29th, I believe,” Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque sa...
Travel authority needed in tracking LSIs
Allowing locally stranded individuals (LSIs) to travel freely without securing a travel authority would defeat the purpose of quarantine measures aimed at containing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the Joint Task Force Covid Shield. Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, JTF Covid Shield...
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