Vice President Leni Robredo said the release of the funds for the government's anti-communist insurgency task force should be suspended and instead be used to fund the cash assistance program for families who will be affected by the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila ....
Malacañang said humanitarian activities were allowed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) but said organizers must coordinate with the local government unit (LGU) of their target area to ensure adherence to minimum health standards. File photo of a community pantry in Diliman, Quezon...
As the National Capital Region (NCR) was scheduled to undergo a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, 2021 due to the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, here is a quick recap of activities that are allowed or not under the strict lockdown: Under ECQ, only...
Malacañang said local chief executives could be liable for dereliction of duty if they cannot ensure that minimum health standards such as physical distancing are observed in vaccination sites. People wait in line for first dose vaccination at SM Manila on Thursday, Aug. 5. (ALI VICOY)...
The Taguig City government has issued guidelines on the activities allowed and the use of quarantine passes for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that will be implemented in Metro Manila from Aug. 6 to 20. Food pack distributed to families in Taguig City. (Taguig City...
The Parañaque City government has started distributing home quarantine passes to household prior to the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6 to 20. Parañaque City PIO According to Mar Jimenez, Public Information chief, Mayor Edwin Olivarez ordered each barangay...
Unlike other local government units (LGUs), the city government of Pasig will not be issuing quarantine passes to its residents. Mayor Vico Sotto said that Pasig residents are allowed to leave their homes to purchase essential goods, for emergencies, and to go to work. ‘“Yung huling ECQ...
Caloocan City residents will be using the old color-coded quarantine passes during the reimplementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region, which will start on Friday, August 6. Residents who have lost their quarantine passes may coordinate with their...
A Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) official has asked for the understanding of quarantine hotels that have been waiting on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration’s (OWWA) payments in connection with the services they rendered to repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) amid the...
As the stricter Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) enforcement in Metro Manila starts August 6, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Wednesday, August, 4 that only authorized persons outside residence (APOR) will be allowed cross border travels. In...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government has sufficient funds to provide cash assistance, especially for poor families, during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, August 4, that the needed P12 billion for...
A fishers' group on Wednesday, Aug. 4, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to issue "clear directives" exempting agri-fishery products from strict border control points during...
