Search Result for “enhanced community quarantine”
San Juan opens vax registration for non-residents
September 3, 2021, 3:54 pm
MANILA – The San Juan city government will soon roll out its vaccination drive for non-residents and non-workers, Mayor Francis Zamora announced on social media on Friday. As the city has already achieved population protection by inoculating 100 percent of its estimated 123,000 eligible… Read More
DavOr under 14-day ECQ starting Sept. 8
September 3, 2021, 3:51 pm
DAVAO CITY – The province of Davao Oriental will be placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from September 8 to 21 due to the continued surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. In a statement Friday, the provincial government said the measure came as Covid-19 cases… Read More
Cebu City requires protocol compliance certificate for biz owners
September 3, 2021, 2:03 pm
CEBU CITY – To further strengthen current measures to protect the customers from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, the Cebu City government is requiring establishments to secure a protocol compliance certificate (PCC). Acting Mayor Michael Rama said on Friday establishments… Read More
House panel adopts resolution extending voter registration
September 2, 2021, 4:53 pm
MANILA – A committee in the House of Representatives on Thursday adopted two resolutions urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31. During its online hearing, the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms adopted… Read More
Ilocos Norte warns cargo operators to follow travel protocols
September 2, 2021, 4:44 pm
LAOAG CITY – The Ilocos Norte government has warned cargo operators to strictly abide by the prescribed guidelines set in a memorandum of agreement they signed with the provincial government otherwise face being banned from entering the province. Atty. Althea Nicolette Pilar, project head of… Read More
Comelec urged to establish more registration centers
September 1, 2021, 5:40 pm
MANILA – With the voter registration period nearing the Sept. 30 deadline, the House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to establish additional satellite registration centers nationwide and overseas. House Resolution 2168 cited that… Read More
Free train rides for vaccinated APORs extended till Sept. 7: DOTr
September 1, 2021, 5:31 pm
MANILA – Free train rides for those vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will continue for the first week of September, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday. In a Viber message to reporters, the DOTr said vaccinated authorized persons outside of… Read More
NegOr extends GCQ with heightened restrictions
September 1, 2021, 5:15 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – Negros Oriental has extended its general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until Sept. 7 as the province recorded its first four cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Capitol spokesperson and public information officer Bimbo… Read More
6 NCR LGUs meet aid payout deadline: DILG
September 1, 2021, 3:50 pm
MANILA – Some six local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have already completed the deadline for the payout of cash assistance to low-income beneficiaries affected by the recent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) have been distributed by LGUs in the region, Department of the Interior and… Read More
Voter registration in MECQ zones resumes Sept. 6: Comelec
September 1, 2021, 3:00 pm
MANILA – Voter registration activities in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will resume next week, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced Wednesday. “Comelec en banc just now approves the conduct of registration, from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., in areas under MECQ,… Read More
PH, Asean manufacturing activities down in August
September 1, 2021, 1:28 pm
MANILA – The Philippines, along with other Southeast Asian nations, recorded a slowdown in manufacturing activities in August amid the surging cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and increasing Delta variant in the region. IHS Markit reported Wednesday that the Philippines’… Read More
Davao City inoculates 570K; DavOcc quarantines 9 Delta cases
August 31, 2021, 7:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – A total of 578,608 residents and workers have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine here as of August 29, the Davao City Vaccination Cluster reported on Tuesday. Data posted on the Davao City Facebook page also showed 342,741 have acquired full protection from among the… Read More
Iloilo City, province on MECQ until Sept. 7
August 31, 2021, 7:45 pm
ILOILO CITY – This city and province of Iloilo will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status from Sept. 1 to Sept 7, 2021. Executive Order (EO) number 85 signed and released by Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas on Tuesday, said the movement of people will still be… Read More
Stocks rise on bargain hunting; peso up at 49-level
August 31, 2021, 7:03 pm
MANILA – The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ended Tuesday up due in part to window dressing while the peso followed and even improved to the 49-level against the greenback. The main equities index rose by 1.01 percent, or 68.82 points, to 6,855.44 points. All Shares jumped by 0.51… Read More
119 retail stores, supermarkets join DTI-DA’s PRD program
August 31, 2021, 5:45 pm
MANILA – The “Presyong Risonable Dapat” (PRD) program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) has gained support from the business community as 119 retail stores and supermarkets participated in the program. In a statement Tuesday, the DTI said… Read More
DPWH opens Tabang Bridge in Bulacan
August 31, 2021, 4:29 pm
GUIGUINTO, Bulacan – The newly-reconstructed Tabang Bridge which directly connects the North Luzon Expressway to Manila North Road and the Cagayan Valley Road was formally opened to the public on Tuesday. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office… Read More
Namfrel backs calls for extension of voter registration
August 31, 2021, 3:35 pm
MANILA – An election watchdog official is supporting the call to extend the voter registration deadline for the 2022 polls in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ. Eric Alvia, secretary general of the National Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel), said in an online… Read More
PRRD eyes imposition of ‘localized lockdowns’ nationwide
August 31, 2021, 1:38 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has floated the possible policy shift by imposing “localized lockdowns” nationwide instead of implementing city-wide and province-wide community quarantine to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. This, after Duterte bared his plan to… Read More
Ilocos Norte lifts ban on returning residents starting Sept. 1
August 31, 2021, 1:06 pm
LAOAG CITY – Returning residents of Ilocos Norte stalled by quarantine restrictions can now pack their bags and head for home starting Sept 1. In a public advisory on Monday night, the provincial government announced the lifting of the one-month moratorium on accepting locally stranded… Read More
Covid-19 reproduction rate to slow down by mid-September
August 30, 2021, 6:20 pm
MANILA – The country will have to deal with as much as 20,000 daily cases of Covid-19 before reproduction rate eventually slows down by the middle of September. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said in the Laging Handa press briefing on Monday that the spike in cases is due to the highly… Read More
