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SunStar File May 14, 2021 THE Philippine National Police (PNP) will continue to strictly control the people going in and out of the National Capital Region (NCR) plus bubble as the area shifts to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from May 15 to 31, 2021. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Friday, May 14, said the Joint Task Force Covid Shield will ensure that the guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infecti...

SunStar New PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar (Contributed via Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo) + May 07, 2021 LIEUTENANT General Guillermo Eleazar on Friday, May 7, 2021, formally assumed office as the 26th chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP Chief Debold Sinas relinquished his post during a change of command ceremony held Friday, a day before he would reach the mandatory retirement age of 56. With his assumption, Eleazar announced the re-launching of the intensified cleanline...

SunStar April 05, 2021 THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday, April 5, 2021, implemented a major revamp due to the upcoming retirement of several senior officials from the service. PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said Major General Emmanuel Luis Licup, Directorate for Comptrollership (DC) head, was placed on a non-duty status and was transferred to the Office of the Chief PNP (OCPNP) ahead of his retirement on Friday, April 9. Licup, a member of the Ph...

Published on: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 By: PNA Police officer checks on a motorcycle rider at a checkpoint. MANILA: A total of 1,449 violators were arrested on the first day of the re-implementation of curfew hours in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Cesar Hawthorne Binag, PNP deputy chief for operations and Joint Task Force Covid-19 Shield commander, said the start of the implementation of curfew in Metro Manila was deemed “generally successful,�...

SunStar Over 3,000 curfew violators apprehended in Metro Manila MANILA. In this photo taken on March 18, 2020, police stop motorists at a checkpoint in Metro Manila. (File) + March 16, 2021 A TOTAL of 3,584 persons were apprehended on the first night of the two-week uniform curfew in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Of the 3,584, 1,449 were detained, 547 were warned and 1588 were fined. The National Capi...

SunStar Negros Occidental governor issues EO for uniform travel protocols NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson opens Negros Occidental with EO No. 21-18, adopting Resolution No. 101 issued by the National Inter-Agency Task Force that prescribes uniform travel protocols in the country. (Capitol file photo) + March 14, 2021 NEGROS Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson on Saturday, March 13, 2021, signed an executive order (EO) adopting the res...

Negros Occidental may require negative RT-PCR tests to travelers

SunStar SunStar File March 06, 2021 INBOUND domestic travelers to Cebu City will still need to present negative swab test results, although they will no longer be required to undergo quarantine for 14 days. Only those authorized persons outside of residence (Apor) are exempted from the RT-PCR requirement. Other requirements, such as the medical certificate and travel authority from the Joint Task Force Covid Shield, have been dropped in compliance with the decision of the Inter-Age...

SunStar Airline exec notes increased travel interest with eased travel protocols TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS. Candice A. Iyog, Cebu Pacifics Vice President for marketing and customer experience, said during a virtual roundtable with the media on March 2, 2021 that the main consideration for travelers right now before they decide to travel are the requirements. (RJ Lumawag) + March 03, 2021 CEBU Pacific is optimistic that the standardization of travel protocols a...

SunStar File February 27, 2021 TRAVELERS will no longer be mandated to undergo a Covid-19 test except when required by the local government unit (LGU) of their destination, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said. No traveler will be required to undergo quarantine unless he or she manifests symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) upon arrival. These new rules are contained in Resolution No. 101, which the IATF approved on F...