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Iloilo City now under MECQ
August 13, 2021, 7:12 pm
ILOILO CITY – This highly urbanized city will be under a more relaxed modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status from August 16-31 from its current most stringent ECQ classification. Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas on Friday signed Executive Order No. 75 providing guidelines during… Read More
Delta Covid-19 variant worries weaken stocks, peso
August 13, 2021, 6:56 pm
MANILA – Concerns about the continued rise in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections due to the Delta variant partly affected the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) and the peso on Friday. The main equities gauge ended the week at 6,320.19 points, down 3.61 percent or 236.38… Read More
Daily average vaccination reaches 550K in August
August 13, 2021, 6:33 pm
MANILA – National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) deputy chief implementer Vivencio Dizon said the government has beefed up its vaccination rollout against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) this month. During the Laging Handa public briefing Friday, Dizon said the daily average vaccine… Read More
Extended ECQ to aggravate health, economic crisis: PCCI
August 13, 2021, 4:23 pm
MANILA – With several projections on coronavirus cases made by the Department of Health (DOH), including a five-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) was quick to express its opposition to longer lockdowns. In a statement Friday, PCCI… Read More
40K nabbed for violations on 1st week of Metro ECQ
August 13, 2021, 3:55 pm
MANILA – Over 40,000 people were apprehended for violations of quarantine rules and minimum public health safety standards on the first week of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday. PNP chief, Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, citing… Read More
Ilocos Norte guv confirms Delta variant cases in 7 towns
August 13, 2021, 3:55 pm
LAOAG CITY – Residents in the entire province of Ilocos Norte are strongly urged to be extra careful as more Delta variant cases have been confirmed in the province. In a public statement on Thursday evening, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc relayed a report from the Department of Health (DOH)… Read More
More than 26.6M Filipinos already vaccinated
August 13, 2021, 3:52 pm
MANILA – The country's Covid-19 vaccination pace is picking up with the number of jabs administered nationwide reaching 26,677,269 doses, the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) reported on Friday. Based on NTF data as of Aug. 12, a total of 12,182,006, or 17.19 percent of eligible… Read More
4 Carmelite nuns in Iloilo City succumb to Covid-19
August 13, 2021, 3:19 pm
MANILA – Four nuns from the Carmelite Order Monastery in La Paz district, Iloilo City have died due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Rev. Fr. Angelo Colada, Archdiocese of Jaro Social Communications director, said the Carmelite sisters who passed away were among the 33 who tested positive… Read More
QC hospital to convert chapel into ICU ward
August 13, 2021, 3:07 pm
MANILA – To accommodate increasing severe coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, the Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center (QCGHMC) will convert its chapel into an intensive care unit (ICU) ward. In a statement on Friday, QCGHMC Director Dr. Josephine Sabando said the hospital’s… Read More
Cebu City enforces 'village territory control' vs. Covid-19
August 13, 2021, 2:36 pm
CEBU CITY – To bring down coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, the city government here has come up with the “barangay territorial management” system-- method of aligning inter-village coordination to minimize the movement of residents. Acting Mayor Michael Rama, in a press briefing on… Read More
Fitch Solutions eyes steady BSP rates until late 2022
August 13, 2021, 1:41 pm
MANILA – Fitch Solutions discounts any reduction in the key rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) until late 2022 to further support economic recovery, given that inflation remains elevated, but projects a cut in banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) as an easing measure. In a… Read More
PH extends travel ban on India, 9 other states until Aug. 31
August 13, 2021, 10:24 am
MANILA – Travelers from India and nine other countries are still barred from entering the Philippines until the end of August, Malacañang announced Friday. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte, upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious… Read More
Laguna, Iloilo City, CDO downgraded to MECQ
August 13, 2021, 10:08 am
MANILA – The quarantine classification in Laguna province and the cities of Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro have been downgraded from the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the more relaxed modified ECQ (MECQ), Malacañang announced Friday. This developed after President Rodrigo Duterte… Read More
JTF-NCR, partners give 12K hot meals to NCR residents
August 13, 2021, 9:23 am
MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) and its various stakeholders have so far distributed 12,000 hot meals to Metro Manila residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a statement Thursday night, JTF-NCR… Read More
Pasay officials keep eye on kids sneaking out
August 12, 2021, 7:13 pm
MANILA – The Pasay City government on Thursday deployed field monitoring teams to make sure no children are roaming in public places, particularly during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until Aug. 20. The local government also called on the parents to secure the health and safety of… Read More
Roque’s office adopts skeleton workforce
August 12, 2021, 6:30 pm
MANILA – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday said his office is adopting a skeleton workforce after four of his personnel have been tested positive for Covid-19. Of this number, he said only one employee needed hospitalization. He, however, made assurances that he did not come in… Read More
177 new cases of Delta variant detected in PH
August 12, 2021, 5:27 pm
MANILA – Health authorities have detected 177 additional cases of the more transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), which was first detected in India, for a total tally of 627, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday. In a statement, the DOH said aside… Read More
52% of Makati ECQ cash aid transferred digitally in 1 day
August 12, 2021, 5:04 pm
MANILA – The Makati City government on Thursday announced that it distributed about 52 percent of financial assistance to residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in just one day. Mayor Abigail Binay said 233,679 residents have already received the cash subsidy through… Read More
Coordination ‘required’ for relief goods distribution in QC
August 12, 2021, 4:35 pm
MANILA – Groups, organizations, and even individuals planning to conduct humanitarian activities, such as relief goods distribution, in Quezon City cannot do so without coordination with the city government. Planning should be made at least two days prior to the conduct of the activity,… Read More
Bulacan under MECQ Aug. 16-31
August 12, 2021, 4:29 pm
MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan – Governor Daniel Fernando on Thursday advised his constituents to prepare for tighter restrictions as the province will be under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with localized lockdowns from Aug. 16 to 31. Fernando said the measure is due to the continuous… Read More
