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Christmas parties prohibited in Metro Manila, Philippines' GCQ areas

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Updated as of Oct 20 09:58 AM

Christmas parties are prohibited in areas under general community quarantine, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 19, 2020

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Updated as of Oct 20 12:30 AM

Here are the day's big stories  in photos. Read more »

Maliban sa Navotas, curfew hours sa Metro Manila iiklian

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Updated as of Oct 19 07:08 PM

Napagkasunduan ng mga alkalde ng Metro Manila na iklian ang oras ng curfew sa mga lungsod, maliban sa Navotas City.    Read more »

MRT-3 increases passenger capacity

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 01:41 PM

The transportation department increased the passenger capacity of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 from 13 percent (51 pax per train car, 153 passengers per train set,) to 30 percent (124 pax per train car, 372 passengers per train set) to accommodate more commuters as public transportation remain limited under general community quarantine.  Read more »

Metro Manila shortens curfew hours, residents aged 18-65 allowed outside homes

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Updated as of Oct 19 04:00 PM

Metro Manila residents aged 18 to 65 will be allowed outside their homes between 4 a.m. to 12 midnight beginning this week as mayors shortened curfew hours, an official said Monday. Read more »

DILG, LGUs to finalize guidelines on travel across quarantine levels: task force spox

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 09:58 AM

MANILA - The National Task Force against COVID-19 said the guidelines for the ease in travel between areas with the same or different quarantine classifications will be tackled Saturday. Read more »

DTI allows travel agencies, related activities to operate 100 pct in MGCQ, 50 pct in GCQ areas

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Posted at Oct 16 01:20 PM

Restrictions for travel agencies, tour operators, reservations and other related activities were allowed to open at higher capacities in areas under general community quarantine and modified GCQ areas, the Trade Department said Friday. Read more »

Restobars dapat humingi ng clearance kung pwedeng mag 24 oras - DTI

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Posted at Oct 14 10:08 AM

MAYNILA - Hinikayat ng Department of Trade and Industry ang mga restobar na makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang lokal na pamahalaan kung sakop ba ang kanilang negosyo na mag-operate ng 24-oras.   Read more »

DOT says staycations to help boost domestic tourism amid pandemic; hotel industry 'optimistic'

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Posted at Oct 13 10:47 PM

The Department of Tourism is optimistic that staycations would help the local economy. Read more »

Ex-health chief backs allowing more residents to go outside their homes

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Updated as of Oct 13 10:06 AM

A former health chief on Tuesday expressed support for Metro Manila mayors' proposal to allow more residents outside their homes. Read more »

Metro Manila mayors eye allowing more residents to go outside homes

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Posted at Oct 13 01:32 AM

Metro Manila mayors are considering to allow more residents to leave their homes. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 7, 2020

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Posted at Oct 07 11:20 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 6, 2020

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Posted at Oct 06 11:43 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Learning the basics

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 04:39 PM

Filipino students and siblings Shaina and Yuki Ugal do school work for an online class in their shanty, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

DTI says 'confident' in allowing businesses to operate at full capacity

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Updated as of Oct 05 08:43 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry said Monday it was "confident" in allowing several businesses to operate at full capacity as the economy continued to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Halos 100 katao, kabilang ilang Chinese, timbog sa mga club sa Pasay

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 05:52 AM

Halos 100 katao sa dalawang club sa Pasay ang hinuli ng mga pulis dahil umano sa paglabag sa mga health protocol sa gitna ng pandemya.    Read more »

LOOK: Bevy of veteran beauty contestants join first Miss GCQ

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 06:20 PM

Some 50 regional beauties, some of them familiar faces in national beauty pageants were presented Thursday as the official candidates of the first Miss Gandang Contesera Quest (GCQ) 2020. Read more »

DTI allows several businesses to operate at full capacity, salons at 75 pct in GCQ areas

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 04:14 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry on Friday said several businesses under general community quarantine are now allowed to operate with 100 percent capacity while barbershops and salons can operate up to 75 percent. Read more »

House parties emerge as trend for drug use, trade: PDEA chief

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Posted at Oct 01 09:35 PM

House parties are becoming the new breeding grounds for illegal drug users and pushers, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Thursday. Read more »

Palace: Metro Manila MGCQ in Nov 'not an impossibility'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 02:43 PM

Downgrading the coronavirus lockdown of Metro Manila to the least stringent of 4 levels by next month "is not an impossibility", Malacañang said Thursday, as authorities sought to revive the economy that the pandemic dragged into recession.  Read more »