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Palace: No ECQ in time for holidays
By Fernan Angeles MALACANANG warded off reports claiming the return of a hard lockdown starting December 22 until early next year. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque even called such report as fake news, adding that the social media posts claiming the return of enhanced community quarantine in time for the holiday has already…
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PBA games to resume November 3
By Fernan Angeles THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) games at the Clark bubble will be back on November 3, as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging and Infectious Disease (IATF) puts in place new protocols to ensure safe playing environment. As part of its health measures, the PBA management said the COVID-19 positive Blackwater player,…
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Pinoys may now travel abroad with conditions
By Fernan Angeles THE government has finally lifted travel restrictions abroad, but with conditions. In a Palace statement, the inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 pandemic response said that non-essential overseas travel of Filipinos will be allowed starting next week. The move, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said, will potentially increase customers for Philippine carriers…
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All cemeteries closed on Oct. 29 to Nov. 4
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG has issued a directive declaring all local government units to see to it that all cemeteries – public and private – are closed from October 29 to November 4. In a press briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that in keeping public cemeteries, memorial parks and columbarium nationwide closed, the government…
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Subic crew-change hub begins operations
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Subic started operations as a crew-change hub on Thursday, September 10, with the arrival here of five Filipino seafarers who finally disembarked after being stranded aboard their ship for several months due to port restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator…
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No entry for LSIs in Western Visayas, Iligan, and Lanao del Sur
By John Clifford Lintao FOR the time being, locally stranded individuals (LSIs) won’t be able to enter Western Visayas, Iligan City and Lanao del Sur amid sustained government efforts to contain COVID-19 in these areas, said Malacañang. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved the ban on Monday, following…
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Mayors defy latest IATF guidelines
By Fernan Angeles LOCAL chief executives from Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces would rather face administrative charges rather than put their place at risk of being contaminated from viruses which could come from elsewhere outside their locality. The mayors stood firm and opposed the latest guidelines of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) exempting…
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No ride for passengers without mask and shield
By John Clifford Lintao PASSENGERS who are not wearing both face masks and face shields won’t be able to get a ride to and from work, according to the Department of Transportation (DOTr). The DOTr has already issued a directive to public utility vehicles to refuse to transport senior citizens and passengers below 21 years…
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Health workers can’t leave PHL for now
By Fernan Angeles The Philippine government maintained its overseas deployment ban on health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), the temporary ban on deployment of medical workers and those in the allied services to other countries was further extended.…
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NCR mayors for stricter GCQ, experts want extension
By John Clifford Lintao IF they had their way, all 17 mayors in the National Capital Region would rather want to have a stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) guidelines. Experts however are calling for another two-week extension. In a virtual press briefing, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said: “We will recommend na yung GCQ po…