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Unnecessary travel between Metro Manila, provinces still banned: police

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Posted at Sep 01 07:46 AM

Unnecessary travel to and from Metro Manila and provinces is still banned while the region is under general community quarantine this month, a police official said Tuesday. Read more »

Q-pass, face shields: Metro Manila lays down rules for 'strict' GCQ

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Posted at Aug 19 09:09 AM

A council of mayors is requiring "strict compliance" with health protocols from Metro Manila’s 12 million people as the region loosened Wednesday its coronavirus lockdown.  Read more »

WATCH: Public transport resumes in GCQ areas

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Posted at Aug 19 08:36 AM

Public transport resumes in Metro Manila and other areas that loosened Wednesday their pandemic lockdown to restart the economy, said the transportation department.    Read more »

COVID-19 cases projected to hit 250,000 by end-Aug as lockdown eases: expert

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 12:25 PM

The country’s coronavirus tally could swell to 250,000 cases by the end of August as Metro Manila and other urban centers eased their pandemic lockdown, a former government adviser said Tuesday.  Read more »

Wear anti-virus masks, keep distance even at home: doctor

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Updated as of Aug 18 08:28 AM

A pulmonologist on Tuesday urged the public to wear face masks and practice physical distancing, even inside their homes. Read more »

PNP eyes strict enforcement of pandemic protocols despite return to GCQ

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Updated as of Aug 18 08:06 AM

Authorities will be “stricter” in enforcing the eased pandemic lockdown of Metro Manila compared to when it was first implemented, police said Tuesday. Read more »

10,000 violate rules on motorcycle backride: DILG

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Posted at Jul 28 08:44 AM

Some 10,000 people violated protocols on pillion-riding on motorcycles, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Tuesday.  Read more »

Deadline to install motorcycle barrier for pillion-riding extended again

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Posted at Jul 24 03:34 PM

An inter-agency task force has again extended the deadline for installing protective dividers for pillion riding on motorcycles, the interior department said Friday.  Read more »

Philippines reimposes ban on non-essential overseas travel

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 01:02 PM

An inter-agency task force on the coronavirus pandemic has again banned non-essential travel abroad, Malacañang said Thursday.  Read more »

Only foreigners with long-term visas may enter Philippines from August: BI

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Posted at Jul 21 11:46 AM

Only foreigners with permanent or existing immigrant visas can enter the country starting Aug. 1, the Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday.  Read more »

Deadline for motorcycle barrier extended to July 26: police

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Posted at Jul 21 07:58 AM

An inter-agency task force has extended the deadline for installing protective dividers for pillion riding on motorcycles to July 26, from July 20, police said Tuesday. Read more »

Mayor denies Quezon City out to 'indiscriminately arrest' quarantine violators

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Updated as of Jul 20 10:59 AM

MANILA — Law enforcers in Quezon City are "not out to indiscriminately arrest people" using a memorandum that summarizes laws and protocols on containing the coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday.  Read more »

15,000 apprehended in QC for not wearing masks

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Posted at Jul 20 07:53 AM

Authorities in Quezon City have apprehended some 15,000 people for failing to wear anti-coronavirus masks, in violation of a local ordinance, an official said Monday.    Read more »

Coronavirus disease cases may top 100,000 by August, warns UP expert

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Updated as of Jul 07 12:30 PM

Cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines may surpass the 100,000-mark by the end of August, an expert from the University of the Philippines said Tuesday, as he urged the government to tweak pandemic protocols. Read more »

Cebu City 'quite good' with half of COVID-19 patients recovered: mayor

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Posted at Jul 02 02:47 PM

Cebu City has done "quite good" in efforts to contain its cases of the coronavirus disease, the highest in the country, with half of its patients having recovered, its mayor said Thursday.  Read more »

Cebu City deploys nearly 500 coronavirus contact tracers

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Updated as of Jul 02 03:03 PM

Cebu City is deploying 480 contact tracers who will locate residents exposed to coronavirus patients, Mayor Edgardo Labella said Thursday, as the trading hub sought to contain a spike in cases of the respiratory disease.    Read more »

Cebu City daily tax collection down to P100,000 from P12 million before lockdown: mayor

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Posted at Jul 02 11:38 AM

The coronavirus lockdown of Cebu City brought down its daily collection of real property and business taxes to P100,000, Mayor Edgardo Labella said Thursday.  Read more »

Mayor denies Cebu City hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases

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Posted at Jul 02 10:19 AM

The mayor of Cebu City denied Thursday an observation by President Rodrigo Duterte's representative that hospitals there are overwhelmed by cases of the coronavirus disease.  Read more »

Cebuanos hardheaded? 'Other factors' led to COVID-19 spike in Cebu City: mayor

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 09:21 AM

Several factors fueled the increase of coronavirus cases in Cebu City, its mayor said Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte called residents there hardheaded and complacent. Read more »

Health chief Duque may not be 'right guy' to fight COVID-19: senator

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Posted at Jul 01 12:17 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III might not be the "right guy" to lead the country's coronavirus fight despite President Rodrigo Duterte's repeated defense of his track record, Sen. Nancy Binay said Wednesday.  Read more »