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Published July 23, 2021, 9:08 AM
The city government of Antipolo City has warned drivers of Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) such as jeepneys, buses, and UV Express vehicles, against operating at full capacity even as the city and the entire Province of Rizal are still under more relaxed quarantine restrictions.
(Jun-Andeng Ynares’ Facebook page)
The office of Mayor Andrea Bautista Ynares, in a post on Facebook, said joint operations of the city’s Office of Public Safety and Security, Philippine National Police, and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board from June 24-28 and July 6-13 resulted in the apprehension of 78 PUVs that were found to be full of passengers, a violation of the existing health protocols.
Published July 23, 2021, 11:41 AM
In a bid to promote public health and safe economic activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government is pushing for greater public access to outdoor spaces for dining, recreation, among others.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on July 19, 2021. (Malacañang)
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has appealed to establishments to free up space for outdoor activities and create urban green areas.
Davao del Norte
NCR was previously under normal GCQ while both Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur were previously under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte were previously under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
Meanwhile, Roque said Davao del Sur, which was also under MECQ, was placed under the normal GCQ.
All new quarantine classifications will be effective until July 31, 2021.
For areas placed under GCQ with heightened restrictions, Roque said children five years old and above will no longer be allowed to go to select outdoor areas.
On Thursday, independent research group OCTA reported that the COVID-19 reproduction rate in Metro Manila climbed to 1.15.
A volunteer medical worker prepares to administer the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to workers during a vaccination drive for economic frontliners in Manila on July 20, 2021. - AFP
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research group on Thursday (July 21) called for “urgent and appropriate” response from the national and local governments, saying the uptick in Covid-19 cases in the nation’s capital could be driven by the more transmissible Delta variant after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 12 more cases.
“The OCTA Research group believes that a surge in its early stages has started in the NCR (National Capital Region),” it said in a report.