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Task force mulls allowing half-empty cinemas to reopen

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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

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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

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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

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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 »

Budget chief: Funding COVID-19 response a 'continuing saga'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:52 PM

Funding the Philippines coronavirus pandemic response is a "continuing saga," the country's budget chief said Thursday as he dismissed the possibility of requesting for a supplemental budget. Read more »

Duterte urged to keep prohibition on old jeepneys under modified GCQ

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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

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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

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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 »

Abaca producers see bigger demand for virus gear material

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Posted at May 28 09:54 AM

The Philippines stands to gain from a spike in demand for abaca, a banana fiber that can be used as raw material for safety gear against the novel coronavirus, an industry leader said Thursday. Read more »

COVID-19 dents San Miguel Food and Beverage revenues

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Posted at May 28 09:24 AM

San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc said Thursday consolidated revenues declined in the January to March period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

MMDA eyes EDSA left lanes for buses in new normal

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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 »

Jollibee posts net loss in Q1 due to coronavirus, sees 'slow' recovery

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Posted at May 28 08:58 AM

Jollibee said Thursday it suffered nearly P1.8 billion in losses in the first 3 months of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which are expected to widen in the second quarter as the full effect of global lockdowns is reflected. Read more »

15 driver tumira sa jeep dahil di makabayad ng renta

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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 »

Basilan logs first coronavirus case

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:54 PM

The island province of Basilan in the southern Philippines has logged its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Governor Jim Hataman Salliman said Wednesday.   Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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 »

Petron suffers P4.9 billion net loss as pandemic lockdowns sap demand

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Posted at May 27 09:29 AM

Petron Corp said it suffered a net loss of P4.9 billion in the first 3 months of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global lockdowns sapped demand and caused crude prices to plummet. Read more »

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

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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 »