Published April 29, 2021, 11:32 AM
An expert from the OCTA Research Group said quarantine restrictions may be eased in Metro Manila once the daily number of cases in the capital region goes below 2,000.
This photo taken on April 6, 2021, shows a relative wearing personal protective equipment attending to a family member with COVID-19 at a makeshift ward in a hospital in Manila.
(Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
In an interview with ANC on Thursday, Dr. David Guido said that while below 2,000 is still a “significant” number of cases for the National Capital Region (NCR), he believes it can be managed under the less restrictive General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
Published April 29, 2021, 3:40 PM
Photo from Sen. Bong Go
The start of the PBA’s 46th season will now be up to the Inter-Agency Task Force after the league’s top brass laid down its plans before two key government officials in Malacanang on Wednesday, April 28.
Commissioner Willie Marcial and San Miguel Corporation sports director and Barangay Ginebra team governor Alfrancis Chua met with Sen. Bong Go and executive secretary Salvador Medialdea to discuss the PBA’s plans to start the new season despite the current COVID-19 situation in the country.
Go said the ball is now on the IATF if it sees fit to allow the PBA to go ahead with its planned two-conference season as early as late-May or early-June.
PSE file photo
The main index inched up by 18.37 points or 0.28 percent to close at 6,487.51 with only the Holding Firms counter giving way to profit-taking.
However, volume dropped to 4.23 billion shares worth P4.73 billion as gainers again beat losers 107 to 92 with 45 unchanged.
“Philippine shares closed moderately following the Fed’s decision to leave rates near zero,” said Regina Capital Development Corporation Managing Director Luis Limlingan.
He added that, “investors are also continuing their rebalancing ahead of the month-end window-dressing and the release of more corporate earnings.”
Philstocks Financial Research Associate Claire Alviar said “Last-minute bargain hunting lifted the PSEi amid increased hopes that the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until May 14 would help contain the spread of the Covid-19 cases.”
By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News
Published April 29, 2021 9:21pm
Updated April 29, 2021 9:34pm The national government on Thursday allowed dine-in operations at restaurants at 10% capacity, while barbershops and parlors can operate at 30% capacity in modified enhanced community (MECQ) areas. In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said the government task force approved the recommendation to allow restaurants, eateries, commissaries, and other food preparation establishments to resume their indoor dine-in services in areas under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) at an initial 10% venue or seating capacity. However, Roque said food establishments may operate beyond 10% as long as they comply with the Safety Seal Certification Program, which will ensure that an establishment is strictly following health protocols as well as customer s safety.
Published April 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Health professionals are understandably relieved that President Duterte has decided to extend until May 14 the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the NCR Plus bubble that continues to bear the brunt of a raging pandemic.
While the pressure on hospitals’ critical care facilities has eased, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III points out that the NCR Plus bubble and the other provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon still account for nearly nine out every 10 new infections. During the Palace meeting last April 28 at which the President’s decision was announced, Duque said that 87 percent of all new cases reported on that day came from the three regions.