Search Result for “enhanced community quarantine”
NCR mayors restrict mobility of unvaxxed persons
January 3, 2022, 3:29 pm
MANILA – There will soon be enhanced restrictions regulating the movement of individuals still unvaccinated against Covid-19 in the National Capital Region (NCR) as agreed upon by the Metro Manila Council (MMC). In a virtual presser on Monday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)… Read More
Bringing back businesses, jobs in the ‘new normal’
December 31, 2021, 3:18 pm
MANILA – With nearly two years of facing the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, both public and private sectors have put forward various initiatives to restart businesses and recover jobs. Since the Covid-19 outbreak in early 2020, the pandemic still has lingering impacts on… Read More
Manila field hospital to quarantine Covid-positive OFs, OFWs
December 31, 2021, 3:03 pm
MANILA – Returning overseas Filipinos (OFs) and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will test positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will now be isolated and quarantined at the Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital. A total of 104 OFs and OFWs who yielded positive results in their… Read More
YEAR ENDER: Checking in on Duterte’s last full year in office
December 30, 2021, 3:23 pm
MANILA – During his last full year at Malacañan Palace, President Rodrigo R. Duterte may have prioritized the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic response, but did not let up in his administration’s fight against corruption and illegal drugs as well as effort to defend… Read More
Rules for granting of cash aid for typhoon-hit families set
December 29, 2021, 5:29 pm
MANILA – The granting of PHP5,000 in cash aid to families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette will begin soon as concerned agencies have set the guidelines for its distribution, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday. In a Palace briefing, DILG… Read More
Pangasinan police to rotate checkpoint personnel
December 11, 2021, 10:38 am
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Pangasinan Police has decided to rotate police personnel assigned to regional border checkpoints in the province to prevent a repeat of the alleged extortion incident involving a cop in Barangay Pantol in Bayambang town. The rotation of personnel will discourage… Read More
32% of German biz in PH in ‘good situation’
December 1, 2021, 4:42 pm
MANILA – There is an increase in the number of German companies operating in the Philippines saying their businesses are in a“good situation”, the German-Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GPCCI) World Business Outlooks (WBO) Fall 2021 Survey said. With a total of 74… Read More
Negros Oriental active Covid-19 cases down to 820
November 26, 2021, 9:40 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in Negros Oriental continue to dip as daily infections are down to three digits. A report from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) on Friday, posted on the provincial government’s Facebook account, showed there are 820 active cases, 68… Read More
Baguio relaxes penalty for delinquent taxpayers
November 23, 2021, 1:06 pm
BAGUIO CITY – The city's legislative branch has approved the amnesty for taxpayers who failed to pay in 2021, relaxing the rules to help those who are still financially hard-up due to the effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Jordan Habbiling, information officer of the… Read More
Zambo City requires RT-PCR test for traveling children
November 19, 2021, 4:44 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Children aged three to 11 who are traveling together with their fully vaccinated parents or guardians are required to present reverse transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test results before being allowed entry into this city. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar… Read More
Pangasinan removes S-PaSS as travel entry requirement
November 18, 2021, 6:58 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has removed the Safe, Swift, Smart Passage (S-PaSS) permit as a travel requirement for entry in the province under the Alert Level 2 community quarantine status. In Executive Order (EO) No. 0178 issued on Thursday, Governor Amado… Read More
IATF-EID places Zambo City under Alert Level 3
November 17, 2021, 3:54 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The national Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Wednesday placed this city under Alert Level 3 until the end of this month. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said the directive was pursuant to IATF-EID Resolution 148-F approved on November… Read More
PRRD poised to approve limited use of face shields: Go
November 14, 2021, 2:58 pm
MANILA – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said President Rodrigo Duterte agreed with the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the limited use of face shields. “Sa pag-uusap namin ng Pangulo, aaprubahan na niya ang proposal ng… Read More
Zambo City requests for quarantine downgrade
November 12, 2021, 6:28 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging and Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has requested the national IATF-EID through a resolution to downgrade the quarantine status of this city to the less strict general community quarantine (GCQ) effective November 16, the mayor here… Read More
New Edsa-Buendia footbridge to ease ‘pedestrian traffic’
November 11, 2021, 6:36 pm
MANILA – The newly unveiled southbound footbridge at the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) and Gil Puyat Ave. (Buendia) intersection in Makati City is seen to help ease “pedestrian traffic” and make the area safe and “seamless” for commuters. During its inauguration on Thursday,… Read More
Fitch Solutions forecasts higher 2021 growth for PH
November 10, 2021, 7:35 pm
MANILA – Fitch Solutions has revised upwards its 2021 growth forecast for the Philippines following the higher-than-expected domestic output in the third quarter of this year but slashed its next year’s projection because of remaining risks. In a report, the unit of Fitch Group now projects… Read More
Pangasinan eases travel restrictions for fully vaxxed
November 10, 2021, 4:27 pm
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has removed the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) negative test result as one of the requirements for fully vaccinated travelers to Pangasinan. In a phone interview on Wednesday, Pangasinan Police… Read More
SMC’s Pasig, Tullahan River clean-up initiatives exceed targets
November 10, 2021, 1:42 pm
MANILA – Food and beverage giant San Miguel Corporation has reported that its river cleanup initiatives at the Pasig River and Tullahan River, both major tributaries crucial to the rehabilitation of the Manila Bay, have exceeded initial targets even as it prepares to ramp up efforts in the… Read More
Q3 economic growth, feat for PH: FINEX
November 9, 2021, 8:18 pm
MANILA – The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) has dubbed as “a feat” the economy’s third-quarter performance.“It was truly a feat considering the reimposition of ECQ (enhanced community quarantine) and the typhoons in several parts of the country,” FINEX… Read More
Technological adoption helps boost PH economic recovery: report
November 9, 2021, 8:14 pm
MANILA – Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) forecasts sustained growth of the domestic economy in the last quarter of 2021 on strong adoption of technology both in production and other economic activities. In a report on Tuesday, the bank said the domestic economy expanded by 7.1… Read More
