Paulo Rodriguez
San Juan places Agora market under lockdown
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora placed Agora Market under lockdown after a male vendor tested positive for coronavirus disease. According to Zamora, the vendor is now confined and being treated in a hospital, while his close contacts have been isolated. The market will be closed while waiting fo...
NBI to hold another round of virus tests
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is set to conduct another round of rapid testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among its workers and detainees starting July 3. Speaking to newsmen Wednesday, NBI deputy director and spokesperson Ferdinand Lavin said there will be restriction...
SC dismisses petition against Bayanihan law
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of Republic Act No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act and presidential proclamations on the government's strategy in responding to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement Wednesday, the SC Publi...
PNP rules out misencounter in soldiers’ slay
The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed that the incident involving policemen and Army troopers in Jolo, Sulu on Monday that left four soldiers dead was not a “misencounter.” Clarifying his earlier pronouncement, PNP spokesman Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said what happened was a sho...
Gov't defends rapid tests for LSIs
The government defended the use of rapid anti-body test kits for locally stranded individuals (LSIs) before they are sent back to their respective hometowns. “Hindi po totoo ‘yan na palibhasa rapid test lang, hindi accurate (It’s not true that just because we use rapid tests,...
Stable business key to fighting Covid-19
Being stable allows any company to face the effects of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to a bank executive. During a virtual annual stockholders meeting, Asia United Bank (AUB) chairman and director Abraham Co said the physical distancing policy of the government is a chall...
Rules for production shoots questioned
Malacañang questioned the guidelines released by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in regulating film and other audiovisual (AV) production shoots amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health crisis. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark aft...
Taguig shuts down businesses violating health standards
Taguig City temporarily closed several establishments for allegedly disregarding minimum health standards put in place amid the threat of Covid-19. “The city has temporarily closed several establishments that do not adhere to minimum health standards of the Safe City Task Force,” the ci...
More NBA players contract Covid-19
The Denver Nuggets closed their training facility after two members of their party that was set to travel to Orlando for the season's restart tested positive for COVID-19, a source close to the matter confirmed. The team's 35-person party made up of players, coaches and staff was tested on ...
NTC to stop ABS-CBN's airing over Channel 43
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said it will issue an "alias" cease and desist order to halt the operations of Channel 43, which ABS-CBN uses to broadcast its ABS-CBN TV Plus programs, following the expiration of the network's franchise. During the continuation o...
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