News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Task force mulls allowing half-empty cinemas to reopen

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:31 PM

An inter-agency task force (IATF) is studying a proposal to let movie cinemas reopen at half of their capacity in areas under modified general community quarantine, the least stringent among 4 lockdown levels, an official said Friday.    Read more »

300 buses to ply Metro Manila when general quarantine starts: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 12:14 PM

Some 300 point-to-point buses will be allowed to ferry passengers in Metro Manila on June 1, the first day of its looser general community quarantine or GCQ, a member of an inter-agency task force on the pandemic said Friday.    Read more »

PNR to keep fares unchanged despite projected revenue hit

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 11:24 AM

The Philippine National Railways will keep its current fares unchanged even if safety protocols against the novel coronavirus are expected to slash revenue, an official said Friday.    Read more »

Provide free mass coronavirus testing, proposed law asks gov't

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 09:13 PM

Lawmakers from the left-wing Makabayan bloc have filed a bill seeking to mandate mass testing for the novel coronavirus, as the Philippines prepared to relax its pandemic lockdowns to protect jobs and the economy. Read more »

Duterte urged to keep prohibition on old jeepneys under modified GCQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 01:44 PM

A member of an inter-agency task force on the coronavirus pandemic said Thursday it recommended that the loosest lockdown continue to prohibit traditional jeepneys, which may eventually be used for deliveries only.    Read more »

Duterte urged to place Metro Manila under looser general quarantine: IATF member

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 01:59 PM

A member of an inter-agency task force on the coronavirus pandemic said Thursday it urged President Rodrigo Duterte to downgrade the lockdown of 12 million people in Metro Manila to a general community quarantine or GCQ.    Read more »

Metro Manila’s modified lockdown should be longer, UP researchers urge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 11:04 AM

A group of researchers from the University of the Philippines on Thursday urged the government to extend the modified lockdown of 12 million people in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.    Read more »

Philippines task force backs easing one of world's toughest lockdowns

Karen Lema, Reuters
Updated as of May 28 11:34 AM

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of the toughest and longest lockdowns in the world for residents in the capital who have endured nearly 11 weeks of restrictions on activity. Read more »

MMDA eyes EDSA left lanes for buses in new normal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 10:52 AM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority proposed Thursday confining buses to the 2 left-most lanes of EDSA to control passenger lines and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read more »

15 driver tumira sa jeep dahil di makabayad ng renta

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 06:26 PM

Nanunuluyan sa kanilang mga jeep sa rotonda sa Barangay Paligsahan, Quezon City ang nasa 15 na driver na napilitang umalis sa mga inuupahang bahay dahil wala nang pambayad ng renta mula nang mag-lockdown ang Metro Manila dahil sa novel coronavirus. Read more »

Sotto files bill to save post-lockdown economy from 'total collapse'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 02:57 PM

Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday he filed a bill seeking to save the economy from "total collapse" as the Philippines started to ease a pandemic lockdown that caused GDP to shrink. Read more »

Robredo away from Naga on late husband's birthday for first time

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 12:28 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said the coronavirus lockdown forced her to commemorate Wednesday her late husband's birthday away from their hometown in Naga City for the first time since his death nearly 8 years ago.    Read more »

Only 153 per trip: MRT 'ready' to reopen with new coronavirus protocols

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 10:19 AM

The MRT-3 is ready to re-open with new coronavirus protocols if Metro Manila is placed under a looser general community quarantine next week, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

August 24 school opening a go, enrollment starts June 1: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 01:54 PM

TULOY ANG PAG-AARAL: Face-to-face classes will only be allowed in areas where community quarantines are lifted totally by the start of the school year. Areas which are still under quarantine by Aug. 24 will use "blended learning" which taps the internet, radio and television to teach students. Read more »

Philippines tests restaurant, salon protocols under general quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 10:44 AM

The Department of Trade and Industry said Tuesday it was testing coronavirus protocols for reopening salons, barbershops and restaurant dine-in services in areas under general community quarantine or GCQ. Read more »

Philippines may scale back quarantines to zones by June: official

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 12:10 PM

The Philippines may downsize community quarantines to specific zones with COVID-19 cases by June, the chief implementer of the country's pandemic response said Friday. Read more »

Police eye 'modified checkpoints' to ease traffic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 09:07 AM

Police will roll out "modified checkpoints" to ease traffic after the Philippines relaxed its 2-month coronavirus lockdown to reboot the shrinking economy. Read more »

Joy Belmonte asked: What did you learn from bashers during virus crisis?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 04:35 PM

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday that critics of her leadership during the coronavirus crisis made her "stronger" and "a better leader.    Read more »

Quezon City taps cops to screen mall-goers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:59 PM

The Quezon City government has asked policemen to ensure that all mall-goers have quarantine passes, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday following reports that some shopping centers disobeyed pandemic protocols over the weekend.    Read more »

Palace: COVID-19 cases may spike if mall-goers spurn rules

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 02:16 PM

Novel coronavirus cases might spike and overstretch Philippine resources if mall-goers continue to defy safety rules, Malacañang warned Monday.  Read more »