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Ilang mga driver, nahuling namamasada pa rin sa Metro Manila

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Posted at Mar 26 08:40 AM

MAYNILA —- Ilang mga driver pa rin ang nahuling namamasada sa Metro Manila sa kabila ng Luzon-wide community quarantine nitong Huwebes. Read more »

'Cut red tape': Duterte wants fast delivery of medical supplies in fight vs COVID-19

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Updated as of Mar 25 12:14 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered concerned government agencies to "ensure the speedy delivery" of essential medical supplies and equipment to health facilities as the country battles the fast-spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

Solon taps UV Express vans to transport health care frontliners

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 05:51 PM

Anticipating a prolonged enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and its nearby provinces, Congressman Ronnie Ong of Ang Probinsyano Party-list has decided to tap several UV Express vans to provide free transportation for health care workers frontlining at three government health facilities in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 virus. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 20, 2020

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Posted at Mar 21 03:30 AM

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

Mga tricycle driver sa Laoag, pinayagan pa ring mamasada

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Updated as of Mar 21 03:38 AM

Pinayagan pa ring mamasada ang mga tricycle driver sa Laoag nitong Biyernes sa kabila ng Luzon-wide community quarantine. Read more »

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 »

LOOK: Bus company lends fleet to health workers, gov’t frontliners

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 11:54 PM

Vallacar Transit, the company behind Ceres Bus, is providing 42 buses to help bring health workers, mall employees, and policemen to work. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ruta ng libreng sakay ng DOTr para sa mga health worker

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Updated as of Mar 20 03:30 PM

Nagsimula na ngayong Huwebes, Marso 19 ang libreng sakay ng Department of Transportation para sa mga health worker, ngayong hirap ang mga itinuturing na frontliner sa pagpunta sa mga ospital dahil sa pagsuspinde ng pampublikong saskyan.  Read more »

SC repurposes 3 buses to transport NCR health workers amid lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 02:39 PM

The judiciary has been operating with minimal workforce following the implementation of the month-long Luzon lockdown.  Read more »

Pasig City taps bikes for transportation of health workers

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Updated as of Mar 19 11:26 AM

Pasig City is accepting donations of old or new bikes to be used as transportation for health workers, its transportation department said Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 18, 2020

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Posted at Mar 19 02:44 AM

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

Taguig City to tap jeepneys for frontline health workers

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 01:53 AM

Health care and emergency personnel working in Taguig City will be able to avail of the city's free point-to-point service beginning Thursday morning amid the enhanced community quarantine covering Luzon.  Read more »

DOTr retracts PPA circular requiring cargo ships to secure special permit during Luzon lockdown

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 06:34 PM

The Department of Transportation on Wednesday issued a circular to clarify that cargo owners are "virtually allowed" to "withdraw or deposit cargoes normally as if there is no enhanced community quarantine." Read more »

Military gives free rides to workers

Joeal Calupitan, AP
Posted at Mar 18 04:41 PM

Military personnel help commuters go down a military truck as they offer a free ride after public transportation have been halted due to the enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19 along an almost empty hi-way in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Luzon lockdown: Facebook group nagbibigay ng libreng sakay sa health workers

Kori Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 10:16 PM

Sa gitna ng krisis na dulot ng 2019 coronavirus disease, tuloy ang publiko sa pagbibigay ng tulong para sa mga nagsisilbing "frontline warriors" tulad ng mga doktor at nurse. 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 »

DOTr to extend deadline for renewal of driver's licenses, transport franchises amid Luzon lockdown

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 03:26 PM

MANILA - The Department of Transportation (DOTR) will extend until the end of April the renewal of driver's licenses and public transport franchises expiring within Luzon's lockdown period, a transport official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Some NLEX toll plazas closed amid Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 18 12:48 PM

The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) has temporarily closed some toll plazas due to the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Luzon to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Luzon lockdown: Gov't deploys buses to ferry health workers for free

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Posted at Mar 18 08:45 AM

Health workers can avail of free bus rides starting Wednesday as the Luzon-wide COVID-19 lockdown shuttered public transport, the Department of Transportation said. Read more »

Lawmaker says Luzon lockdown can be best time to fix MRT, LRT

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 05:17 AM

A lawmaker on Tuesday said the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be the best time for the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to fix the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT). Read more »