Credit to Author: Lisbet K. Esmael| Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:38:57 +0000
Public transport will be halted, business that had reopened will be shuttered again and government offices will be closed for the next two weeks beginning today, August 4, as Metro Manila returns to a stringent modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). The new restrictions were announced by President Rodrigo Duterte late Sunday to try and slow […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Reina C. Tolentino, TMT| Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:32:15 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte called on Congress to include in the proposed Bayanihan 2 bill benefits for health workers. “We are appealing to Congress to…isali na lang sana itong…’yung sa mga health workers…sa Bayanihan 2. Isali na ang free accommodation, free transportation, and free and frequent testing,” he said. The President made the appeal but not […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Red Mendoza| Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:26:05 +0000
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Jose Maria Concepcion said the private sector understands the plight of the medical frontliners and respects the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to place Metro Manila and nearby areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 18. “We respect the decision of the President,” he said, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Reina C. Tolentino, TMT| Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:22:41 +0000
MALACAÑANG released a calendar of regular holidays and special (non working) days for 2021. Under Proclamation 986, the regular holidays next year are: New Year’s Day (January 1), Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9), Maundy Thursday (April 1), Good Friday (April 2), Labor Day (May 1), Independence Day (June 12), National Heroes’ Day (August 30), Bonifacio […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:56:31 +0000
THE Makati City government is set to conduct a “large-scale” flu and pneumonia vaccination drive for its residents amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, Mayor Mar-Len Abigail Binay announced on Thursday. “We want to give our Makatizens added protection against the coronavirus. Giving everyone flu and pneumonia vaccines, especially the most vulnerable sectors, will improve their […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jan Arcilla| Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:01:07 +0000
THE Makati City government is eyeing to start on August 1 its planned pooled testing, where public utility drivers and public market vendors are the initial target sectors, according to Mayor Mar-Len Abigail Binay. Binay emphasized these individuals were the most exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), citing the need for them to undergo […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Darwin Pesco| Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 16:08:40 +0000
In the middle of the pandemic, a total of 1,488 municipal mayors have expressed backing for amending the 1987 Constitution, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) bared on Saturday. The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) submitted a paper to the DILG, calling for the amendments in the Constitution and expressing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Arlie O. Calalo| Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:09:36 +0000
QUEZON City Mayor Josefina Belmonte announced on Wednesday that she tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “My last Covid-19 test turned out positive and I am thankful that this was discovered this early,” she said. Belmonte shared that she felt okay and showed no symptoms of the disease. The mayor believed she contracted the virus during her […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Dempsey Reyes| Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2020 16:18:57 +0000
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año blamed the continuing climb of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases to citizens who blatantly defy health protocols. In an interview over CNN Philippines on Monday, Año said the government efforts to minimize the spread of the virus “will really boil down” to preventing people from flouting regulations such as the wearing […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Lisbet K. Esmael| Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2020 16:19:33 +0000
A group of jeepney drivers and operators is far from satisfied with the government’s decision to allow 6,002 jeepneys back on Metro Manila’s roads. The jeepneys started plying 49 routes in the metropolis Friday. Mar Valbuena, president of the Samahang Manibela Mananakay at Nagkaisang Terminal ng Transportasyon, told The Manila Times the 6,002 units were […]
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