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Palace says Bataan placed under ECQ on August 8 to 22

Palace says Bataan placed under ECQ on August 8 to 22

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MANILA—Malacañang on Saturday said Bataan province will be placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting on Sunday until August 22 to stem the growth of virus infections.

In a statement, Malacañang Spokesperson Harry Roque said it was President Rodrigo Duterte who approved the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) recommendation to place the province under a 2-week tougher lockdown.

Bataan was earlier under modified ECQ until August 15.

On Thursday, Duterte also approved placing Iloilo City, Laguna, and Cagayan De Oro under ECQ.

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Metro Manila, home to at least 13 million people, will also be under ECQ from August 6 to 20 to halt the rapid spread of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, which first emerged from India.

Experts have tagged the variant as behind the surge of infections in Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

The Philippines on Saturday, meanwhile, marked the second day of registering more than 10,000 fresh infections and the third day of having over 100 new fatalities. — With reports from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News

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WATCH: Thailand's foreign minister meets freed Thai hostages in Israel

WATCH: Thailand's foreign minister meets freed Thai hostages in Israel

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Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa on Saturday (February 1), in Beer Yakov, Israel, met with five Thai hostages who were released as part of an ongoing ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Sangiampongsa was joined by the Thai ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya during the visit.

The Israeli military, who confirmed on Thursday (January 30) they had been released by Hamas, identified them as Pongsak Thenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Watchara Sriaoun, Bannawat Seathao and Surasak Rumnao.

The hostages were taken on Oct.7 2023 when Hamas gunmen burst across the border into Israel and killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli authorities.

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During the operation the militants killed 39 Thais and abducted 30 Thai laborers.

The Hamas attack provoked an Israeli offensive in October 2023 to obliterate the militant group which laid waste to most of Gaza and killed more than 46,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.

A complex, phased truce was agreed two weeks ago which led to the release of hostages in return for Israel freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Up to 23 of the Thai hostages were released in an earlier agreement in November 2023.

Before the war, around 30,000 Thai laborers worked in the agriculture sector, making the group one of Israel's largest migrant worker groups.

There are more than 70 hostages still held in Gaza.

(Production: Aiden Nulty)

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