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Duterte orders isolation of plane passengers from 4 countries
By Fernan Angeles PASSENGERS onboard flights from the United Kingdom and three other nations, where a mutated strain of the deadly coronavirus have been reported, are required to undergo a 14-day quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque hinted at the mandatory procedure as among those which the…
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Metro Manila mayors want GCQ until year-end
By Fernan Angeles METRO Manila mayors are inclined on keeping the general community quarantine classification, at least until the end of the year. According to Metro Manila Council chairperson and incumbent Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, all the local chief executives in the region unanimously agreed on the idea of having their respective localities under…
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VP Leni goes on quarantine
By Fernan Angeles Vice President Leni Robredo is on quarantine after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive last week. In her regular radio program, VP Leni said that her office and ground staff members have also gone under isolation following the close contact. “Na-expose ako noong Huwebes. Na-expose ako sa isang nag-positive so sumunod kami…
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Gov’t may enforce ban on home quarantine
By John Clifford Lintao TOP government officials who would be infected with COVID-19 would soon be joining hundreds or thousands of ordinary citizens in government-designated quarantine facilities as the Department of Health underscored the need to immediately effect the proposal of COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force to prohibit home quarantine for COVID-19 patients and their close…
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PNP: Crime rate drops by 55% nationwide during lockdown period
By Fernan Angeles CRIME incidents covering the period that most of the country is under lockdown significantly went down, said the Philippine National Police which sees lockdown measures proved effective crime deterrent. According to PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac, the nationwide crime rate dropped by 55 percent since the implementation of community quarantine in March compared…
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Quarantine violators breach 300,000 mark
By Fernan Angeles IF the numbers are to be the gauge of the government’s priority, the contamination may as well be just the second on the government’s list. In a news dispatch, the Joint Task Force Covid reported the apprehension of more than 300,000 quarantine violators since President Rodrigo Duterte imposed strict lockdown protocol on…