MANILA, May 27 — Fed up by reports of mass gatherings amid government efforts to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte warned barangay captains anew saying they may face arrest if they fail to prevent public gatherings that could be considered “super.
The government has been "diligent" in providing financial aid to Filipinos hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte declared Wednesday after learning the "ayuda" distribution is almost complete.
President Duterte delivers a public address on May 26, 2021.(Malacañang) According to
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THE GOVERNMENT would probably ease the general lockdown in Manila, the capital and nearby cities and provinces next month as coronavirus infections continue to fall, according to the presidential palace.
“There’s a likelihood that the quarantine classifications might be relaxed on the basis of formula but subject to the recommendation of Metro Manila that any further reopening should be gradual,” presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr., told a televised news briefing on Thursday.
He said relaxing the quarantine in Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna, Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan would depend on the hospital use rate, two-week and daily attack rates.
CEBU CITY – Two Cabinet secretaries are reportedly mulling legal action against Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia for her supposed defiance of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocol involving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs). The Cebu governor on Tuesday disclo