The Muntinlupa City government has launched the Safety Seal Certification Program to encourage private establishments to comply with the minimum public health standards (MPHS) set by the national government amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi
Gov t boosts COVID-19 mitigation thru digital health innovations
Philippine Information Agency
02 Jun 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
LANAO DEL NORTE, June 2 (PIA) The national government is now gearing up for a more intensified battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 through innovative digital applications and methods. This is really pivotal in the fight against COVID-19 and what we are doing is ma-adopt nato ang tanan hinagiban para mas malig-on kita pagbatok sa COVID-19 [all weapons to strengthen our fight against COVID-19], said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Lanao del Norte Provincial Director Bruce Augusto Colao in a virtual conversation spearheaded by his office in partnership with the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Lanao Greenfields Tuesday, June 1.
Published May 7, 2021, 9:08 AM
More than a year into the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines has yet to establish a working nationwide contact tracing system. Local government units (LGUs), government agencies, and even private enterprises began developing their own contact tracing apps and systems as early as March 2020. Some of these contact tracing apps/systems are working, while some are just for show (in an attempt to convince the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in opening a particular industry while the places in the country are in a particular community quarantine).
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Last month, a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) was signed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Tourism (DOT), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for the Safety Seal Certification Program. The certification program aims
Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) classification has been extended for NCR!+: National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite starting May 1 until May 14, 2021.Santiago City in Quirino province and Abra province will also be under MECQ. Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Batangas, Quezon, Tacloban, Iligan City, Davao City, and Lanao del Sur will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) while the rest of the Philippines will be under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) from May 1-31, 2021.
What have changed, especially for NCR+ which is still under MECQ? New curfew hours are now from 10pm to 4am. Malls will be allowed to operate up to 50% capacity for essential establishments. Barbershops, beauty salons, nail spas and other personal care establishments will be allowed to operate up to 30 % capacity. Dine-in services on restaurants will also be allowed with up to 10 % cap