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Funeral services still allowed in NCR, Laguna, Bataan
August 20, 2021, 1:21 pm
MANILA – Funeral services in Metro Manila, as well as the provinces of Laguna and Bataan, are still allowed during the imposition of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), Malacañang said Friday. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious… Read More
Quarantine status in NCR, Laguna, Bataan downgraded to MECQ
August 19, 2021, 11:02 pm
MANILA – The quarantine classification in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the provinces of Laguna and Bataan has been downgraded from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to modified ECQ (MECQ), Malacañang announced Thursday. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte, upon the recommendation… Read More
Task force vows justice for slain ex-editor
August 19, 2021, 9:25 pm
MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to leave no stone unturned in the investigation of the killing of former journalist Gwenn Salamida on Tuesday. PTFoMS Executive Director Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, in a statement on… Read More
Pasay distributes nearly 57% of ‘ayuda’ to beneficiaries
August 19, 2021, 9:08 pm
MANILA – The Pasay City government on Thursday said it has distributed 56.76 percent of cash subsidy or "ayuda" to the low-income families affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. The city government said the local Social Welfare and Development Division (SWDD) has… Read More
Risk-on sentiments boost stocks; peso weakens
August 19, 2021, 6:48 pm
MANILA – Risk-on sentiments again lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Thursday but the peso weakened against the US dollar. The main equities gauge rose by 0.57 percent, or 38.33 points, to 6,718.51 points. All Shares increased by 0.56 percent, or 23.22 points, to… Read More
92% of Marikina’s eligible population now vaccinated
August 19, 2021, 6:35 pm
MANILA – About 92 percent or 315,000 out of the 336,195 total eligible population for the Covid-9 vaccination program in Marikina City are now vaccinated, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro reported on Thursday. "We have a population of 488,000 more or less, and 70 percent of that population is 342,200.… Read More
Gov’t on track with target to bring down Covid-19 cases
August 19, 2021, 5:16 pm
MANILA – The national government is on track with the target of bringing down Covid-19 cases by the time the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila is lifted on Aug. 20, Malacañang said on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the two-week ECQ seemed to be working… Read More
Areas with ‘critical’ Covid situation to be put under ECQ
August 19, 2021, 4:05 pm
MANILA – The areas in the country that are on “critical” level due to the continuing spike in Covid-19 infections will be put under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Malacañang said on Thursday. In an online press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque floated the… Read More
Bulacan PNP implements stricter border control amid MECQ
August 19, 2021, 4:04 pm
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – At least 578 police personnel and force multipliers have been deployed to implement stricter border control while the province is under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 31, 2021. Colonel Lawrence Cajipe, provincial director of the Bulacan Police… Read More
Los Baños readies 'ayuda' distribution
August 19, 2021, 3:11 pm
LOS BAÑOS – This town is set to give out the allocated cash aid given by the Laguna provincial government for distribution to its low-income population. The municipal government here confirmed on Thursday that it has already received the PHP97.04 million total "ayuda" that will be distributed… Read More
PhilGuarantee covers P3.5-B agri loans in H1 2021
August 19, 2021, 1:36 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Guarantee Corp. (PhilGuarantee) has provided guarantees to loans in the agriculture sector amounting to PHP3.5 billion in the first half of 2021, which is already 95 percent of the state firm’s target of PHP3.7 billion for the entire year. PhilGuarantee president and… Read More
PH administers 29-M doses of Covid-19 vaccines
August 19, 2021, 1:11 pm
MANILA – A total of 29,127,240 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide as of Aug. 18, the Department of Health reported Thursday. At an online press briefing, Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the highest single-day record of 710,482 jabs was conducted on Aug. 5, a… Read More
SoCot pushes expansion of Covid-19 treatment facilities
August 18, 2021, 7:01 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Health authorities in South Cotabato are planning to expand the capacity of the province’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) treatment facilities as they anticipate another possible surge of infections in the coming weeks. Dr. Conrado Braña, the designated head of… Read More
PSEi up on expected gains from programs vs. pandemic; peso flat
August 18, 2021, 6:51 pm
MANILA – Hopes for gains from government programs against the pandemic lifted the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) on Wednesday while the peso closed sideways against the US dollar. The main equities index gained 1.81 percent, or 118.77 points, to 6,680.18 points. All Shares trailed with… Read More
Jeepney, trike drivers get cash aid in Ilocos Norte town
August 18, 2021, 6:25 pm
LAOAG CITY – Drivers of public utility jeepneys (PUJs) and tricycles in Vintar, Ilocos Norte who are hard hit by the current implementation of hard lockdown have received cash aid from the municipal government. As soon as he got hold of the PHP2,000 assistance on Wednesday, Cliff Lumabao, a… Read More
Economic managers trim 2021 growth assumption to 4% to 5%
August 18, 2021, 6:14 pm
MANILA – Economic managers have slashed the 2021 growth assumption to 4 percent to 5 percent given the brunt of strictest quarantine imposed to address risks from the more contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Delta variant. The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee… Read More
Fate of Metro Manila ECQ now up to IATF: Abalos
August 18, 2021, 5:25 pm
MANILA – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Wednesday said it is leaving to the national government the decision to extend or downgrade the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) being implemented in the region. In a virtual presser on Wednesday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and… Read More
Many Bataan hospitals either full or almost full
August 18, 2021, 4:43 pm
BALANGA CITY, Bataan – Outside of the hospitals in this province seemed normal but an online bed occupancy monitoring system on Wednesday showed that many of these facilities were already or almost filled with patients. The state-owned Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) main in… Read More
Laguna gets PHP2.7-B ECQ 'ayuda'
August 18, 2021, 3:09 pm
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – This town has been given a shade over PHP97 million worth of cash aid even as the entire province of Laguna gets a 10-digit paycheck for the "ayuda" (assistance) to be given to its residents. Governor Ramil Hernandez on Wednesday said the national government shelled out… Read More
PH auto sales up 4.7% in July
August 18, 2021, 2:20 pm
MANILA – Industry groups Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) reported Wednesday that sales of locally assembled vehicles increased by 4.7 percent in July this year compared to sales during the same period last… Read More
