Search Result for “enhanced community quarantine”
QC sets Aug. 31 deadline for unclaimed ‘ayuda’
August 30, 2021, 1:21 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government is calling on its eligible enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beneficiaries, who have not claimed the national government financial aid, to do so until Tuesday. The city government officially wrapped up its distribution on Aug. 28 but there are still 89,154… Read More
4K tourism workers get vax on Baguio’s 112th Charter Day
August 30, 2021, 1:16 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city government here has set aside 4,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines as part of its 112th Charter Day celebration. Public Information Office chief Aileen Refuerzo, in a phone interview on Monday, said the three-day vaccination activity at the Baguio… Read More
14-day ECQ imposed in Cagayan town
August 28, 2021, 4:56 pm
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Piat town in Cagayan Province will be placed under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting on August 29 until September 11 as the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) active cases soared, the mayor said on Saturday. Mayor Carmelo Villacete, in a phone interview… Read More
Wheelchair racer Mangliwan eyes redemption in 1500m finals
August 28, 2021, 4:09 pm
TOKYO – After being disqualified on Friday night, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan is keen on redeeming himself as he competes in the finals of the men’s 1,500-meter T52 race in the Tokyo Paralympic Games at the Japan National Stadium here on Sunday night. Mangliwan will be on lane 4 of the… Read More
Encourage eligible kin to sign-up, Comelec exec urges voters
August 28, 2021, 2:53 pm
MANILA – An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday called on the public to set aside time to register as voters, with only over a month left before the registration deadline on September 30. In a video posted on her Facebook page, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon also urged… Read More
Cops told to be alert vs. bogus 'ayuda' claimants
August 28, 2021, 11:25 am
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, on Saturday reminded police officers to be alert against bogus beneficiaries who are out to steal cash aid from legitimate recipients who were affected by the recent two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a… Read More
NCR stays under MECQ until Sept. 7
August 28, 2021, 10:35 am
MANILA – Metro Manila will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the second strictest quarantine classification level, until September 7, Malacañang announced on Saturday. “The Inter-Agency Task Force (for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases or IATF-EID)… Read More
IATF OKs use of 'OneHealthPass' starting Sept. 1
August 27, 2021, 5:59 pm
MANILA – International travelers who wish to enter the Philippines will be required to register through the OneHealthPass portal beginning September 1, Malacañang announced Friday. This, after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has given… Read More
2 Pangasinan towns under MECQ to curb rising cases
August 27, 2021, 3:13 pm
POZORRUBIO, Pangasinan – The towns of Pozorrubio and Sison in Pangasinan are under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until Sept. 9 to curb increasing Covid-19 cases, as approved by the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF). In a radio interview on Friday, Governor Amado Espino… Read More
LGUs to play vital role in shift to granular lockdowns: DILG
August 27, 2021, 2:59 pm
MANILA – Local government units (LGUs) will be at the forefront of determining the quarantine status in their areas as part of the country's possible shift to granular lockdowns, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday. "What will happen here in our shift of policy is that there will be… Read More
P9.7-B ECQ aid funds distributed in NCR: DILG
August 27, 2021, 1:19 pm
MANILA – A total of 86.87 percent or PHP9.77-billion out of the PHP11.2-billion funds for cash assistance to low-income beneficiaries affected by the recent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) have already been distributed by local government units in Metro Manila. “Sa National Capital Region… Read More
Manila completes ECQ aid distribution to over 380K families
August 27, 2021, 10:58 am
MANILA – A total of 380,820 families benefitted from the national government cash aid as the city government of Manila completed its 'ayuda' (aid) distribution on Thursday. “All these families received about PHP4,000 cash aid each in just 16 days, from August 11 to August 26,” Manila… Read More
Skeleton workforce in gov’t offices in NCR extended until Aug. 31
August 26, 2021, 7:52 pm
MANILA – Malacañang has instructed all government offices and instrumentalities in Metro Manila that are under executive branch to continue observing a skeleton workforce until Aug. 31. The order was contained in Memorandum Circular (MC) 88 inked by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on… Read More
Repatriated OFWs reminded of deadline to transfer voter records
August 26, 2021, 7:33 pm
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reminded the repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that they have until August 31 to transfer their registration to be able to participate in the May 2022 national and local elections. “Especially the OFW repatriates...we’ve… Read More
26M Pinoys complete nat’l ID sign-up
August 26, 2021, 6:58 pm
MANILA – The registration pace of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project continues to progress despite quarantine protocols in some areas. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the lead implementing agency of the PhilSys, reported a total of 26,322,999 Filipinos from the… Read More
More QC bike lanes due next year
August 26, 2021, 6:37 pm
MANILA – The Quezon City government will expand its network of bike lanes to further promote sustainable mobility and reduce air pollution in its area of jurisdiction. Mayor Joy Belmonte said such a network covers some 93 kilometers of interconnected and protected bike lanes along major roads in… Read More
Apayao, NTF hunt for Covid-19 ‘spreaders’
August 26, 2021, 5:54 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The provincial government of Apayao, together with the National Task Force (NTF)-Covid-19, continues to search for persons who are carriers of the coronavirus disease 2019. In a social media post, the provincial government said the five days aggressive community testing started… Read More
‘Pay now, work later’ program assists hard-up Ilocos residents
August 26, 2021, 5:36 pm
LAOAG CITY – Idle daily wage earners here are given the chance to earn a little for their families during the extended localized enhanced community quarantine until the end of August. Under a "pay now, work later” scheme, the Ilocos Norte government, through the Environment and Natural… Read More
SEC approves D&L Industries’ bond offering
August 26, 2021, 5:28 pm
MANILA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has considered favorably the public offering by D&L Industries Inc. of fixed-rate bonds worth up to PHP5 billion, proceeds of which will be used to finance the expansion of its plant in Batangas and the partial repayment of bridge loans. The… Read More
NEDA chief hopes easing of restrictions by September
August 26, 2021, 4:39 pm
MANILA – Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua hopes that community quarantine measures next month would be less restrictive to ease the impacts of lockdowns on the economy. During the Manufacturing Summit Thursday, Chua said 54 percent of the economy is currently under modified… Read More
