Published April 20, 2021, 8:48 PM
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The PBA received an offer from the provincial government of Ilocos Norte to host a bubble in the event it becomes the league’s last resort to start the 46th season this year.
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said he had initial talks with Ilocos Norte governor Matthew Manotoc regarding the possible staging of the bubble up north, but added that the offer could be entertained depending on the current COVID-19 situation.
Marcial also discussed the matter with Perry Martinez, who heads the Metro Ilocos Norte Council.
Both officials are no stranger to the PBA, with Manotoc being a player agent prior to his political career while Martinez once headed the league’s technical committee.
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Last April 13, Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires said that 17 OMB employees have been infected with COVID-19 and seven of those were from his office.
OMB employees have been working from home since March 29. Last April 5 to 8, all OMB offices in Quezon City were disinfected, sanitized and cleaned on orders of Martires.
“In view of the announcement of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 placing the National Capital Region under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine for the period 12 to 30 April 2021, and the need to further disinfect several offices of the Ombudsman in Quezon City in order to ensure the safety of the employees, the Office will be CLOSED from 19 April 2021 to 02 May 2021,” the OMB said in a public advisory issued last Saturday, April 17.
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Published April 18, 2021, 9:31 PM
The OCTA Research Group said the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region and in the nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal (NCR-plus) worked and saved lives.
Commuters board a jeepney after waiting for about half an hour in Philcoa, Quezon City as public transportation are only allowed 50 percent capacity during the enhanced community quarantine in NCR plus bubble. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE)
“I’m a big supporter of the ECQ kahit na alam natin na maraming nahirapan sa ating mga kababayan. Ang goal ngayon, ang priority number one is not to open the economy but to deal with the surge. Did the ECQ work? It worked (I’m a big supporter of the ECQ, even though we know that many of our countrymen have suffered. The goal now, priority number one, is not to open the economy but to deal with the surge. Did the ECQ work? It worked),” OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye said
Published April 16, 2021, 5:44 PM
Some state colleges and universities (SCUs) are implementing various measures to keep students and their employees safe amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country.
Isabela State University (ISU), for instance, extended its campus lockdown due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in the province as directed by its President Dr. Ricmar Aquino.
In a Facebook post on April 14, it was announced that the Office of the University President issued a memorandum extending the university-wide lockdown until April 30, 2021.
OFFICIAL | Earlier this afternoon, the Office of the University President issued Memorandum no. 98 s. 2021, extending…Posted by Isabela State University on Wednesday, April 14, 2021