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DOTR adds routes, free rides for health workers

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Posted at Mar 20 10:41 AM

The Department of Transportation said Friday it added more routes and vehicles to ferry health workers in Metro Manila who are battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while the entire Luzon is under lockdown. Read more »

Reds’ refusal to declare truce shows lack of concern on PH health crisis, says gov’t

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 03:50 PM

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Zambales province Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Read more »

Vico Sotto says Pasig to follow gov't ban on tricycles

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Updated as of Mar 19 04:41 PM

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday said his city would comply with the national government's directive to ban public transport, including tricycles.   Read more »

Universities urged to be extra lenient on online classes due to COVID-19

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 01:05 PM

Universities should provide “extra leniency” to students who are still required to do online school work despite the month-long class suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission on Higher Education said Thursday as it cited technological difficulties that may be encountered by some. Read more »

Universities free to adjust academic calendars due to COVID-19 disruption

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 12:56 PM

Private universities can freely adjust their respective academic calendars to meet the educational requirements of students, the Commission on Higher Education said Thursday in light of the suspension of classes in several parts of the Philippines due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

'Stricter' quarantine in virus-hit villages up to local officials: health dept

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Updated as of Mar 19 12:18 PM

It is up to local governments if they want to implement "stricter" quarantine measures in villages with confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, the health departmeent said Thursday.  Read more »

Barangay execs who neglect COVID-19 duties to face raps: DILG

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Updated as of Mar 19 12:54 PM

MANILA - The Department of the Interior and Local Government said Thursday it would lodge cases against barangay officials if they neglect their duties during Luzon's monthlong lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.  Read more »

How to cope with fear, anxiety in time of COVID-19

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 11:27 AM

MANILA - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to stoke fear and worry all over the world as the health crisis persists.   Read more »

Isabela's COVID-19 precaution: Vitamins, malunggay juice for seniors

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 10:47 AM

MANILA -- The Isabela provincial government is distributing vitamin C and malunggay juice to help senior citizens dodge the novel coronavirus, Governor Rodito Albano III said Thursday.  Read more »

Veterinarians should be exempt from COVID-19 lockdown says agriculture dept

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Posted at Mar 19 08:45 AM

The agriculture department said Thursday it was seeking the exemption of veterinarians from a home quarantine of all households in Luzon aimed at curbing the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Vico Sotto appeals for exemption of tricycles from public transport ban during Luzon lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 02:04 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto appealed to the national government Wednesday to exempt tricycles from the ongoing ban on public transportation vehicles, saying the three-wheeled vehicles can save lives during the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more »

Dentists issue guidelines to avoid COVID-19 spread

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 02:48 PM

Dentists are advised to exercise a “high level” of precaution in addressing the needs of their patients to avoid the spread of COVID-19, the PDA said.   Read more »

Gasoline stations, funeral parlors to remain open during Luzon lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 02:13 PM

Gasoline stations and businesses offering "critical services" should remain open during the lockdown period of Luzon since these are needed by the public, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday. Read more »

Bus firms offer free rides for health workers in COVID-19 frontlines

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Updated as of Mar 18 01:42 PM

Transport companies lent 12 buses to ferry medical workers who are battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic while the entire Luzon is under lockdown, the transportation department said Wednesday.   Read more »

Who are exempted from the COVID-19 lockdown in Luzon?

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 02:19 PM

MANILA (UPDATE as of April 15, 2020) - Residents in Luzon, home to about half of the Philippines' population, have been confined in their homes since last month as the government extended the “enhanced community quarantine” to arrest the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

BIR keeps April 15 tax filing deadline despite COVID-19 lockdown

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Updated as of Mar 18 11:45 AM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue rejected Wednesday calls to extend next month's deadline for filing income tax returns (ITRs), which could give the public more time to prepare documents during Luzon's lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

READ: Additional Guidelines on Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 18 10:18 AM

The government’s inter-agency task force released late Tuesday night additional guidelines and modifications on the rules governing the “enhanced community quarantine” in Luzon. Read more »

CNN Philippines temporarily goes off air after building employee catches COVID-19

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Posted at Mar 18 09:55 AM

CNN Philippines said Wednesday it would temporarily go off air after an employee in its office building tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Read more »

Military trucks at PITx to ferry health workers: official

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Updated as of Mar 18 09:29 AM

Military trucks are on standby at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITx) on Wednesday to ferry health workers to hospitals while modes of public transport are suspended under the lockdown of Luzon, an official overseeing the operation said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ruta ng libreng shuttle service ng tanggapan ni Robredo

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Posted at Mar 18 07:53 AM

MANILA — Umarangkada ngayong Miyerkoles ng umaga ang libreng shuttle service ng tanggapan ni Bise Presidente Leni Robredo sa Metro Manila, na kasama sa lockdown ng Luzon dahil sa novel coronavirus (COVID-19)   Read more »