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No more S-Pass in San Carlos port

BACOLOD CITY - The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has scrapped the Safe, Swift, and Smart Passage (S-PaSS) travel coordination permit for returning residents coming from Toledo City in the neighboring Cebu Province effective Tuesday. The directive is stated in the travel advisory dated March 15 issued by the northern city's coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and approved by Mayor Renato Gustilo. "S-PaSS is no longer required since the Province...

Metro Manila was placed on Alert Level 1 on March 1, 2022. Here’s what to expect under these new guidelines.

Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi lauded the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15. According to Fresnedi, NCR under Alert Level 1 will be good for the economy

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is optimistic that the downgrading of COVID Alert in Metro Manila and other areas in the country to Level 1 status will have a big positive impact on the county's tourism sector. “The Department welcomes this development as it not only indicates that we are well on

All public and private establishments as well as public utility vehicles (PUV) will now be allowed to operate at full capacity in areas under Alert Level 1. In a statement issued last Sunday, Acting Presidential spokesperson Karlo B. Nograles disclosed the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease…

With the retention of Negros Occidental under Alert Level 2, travelers are still required to register with the S-PaSS or Safe, Swift and Smart Passage system before visiting the province.

The arrival area of Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City, Negros Occidental. (PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental provincial government has approved additional flights at the Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City starting March 1. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on Monday each airline will already be allowed up to three Manila-Bacolod-Manila flights daily, from only two previously. "We're increasing the flights on a daily basis," Lacson told reporters in a t...

All public and private establishments as well as public utility vehicles (PUV) will now be allowed to operate at full capacity in areas under Alert  (AL) Level 1. In a news statement issued on Sunday, Acting Presidential Spokesman Karlo B. Nograles disclosed the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…

As the National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas are slated to deescalate to the COVID-19 Alert Level 1 on March 1 to 15, 2022, the government's pandemic task force has released the guidelines for the said risk classification which includes, among others, the wearing of well-fitted face masks