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The government's pandemic task force is being extra cautious about placing areas in the country under the least strict coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level due to the many uncertainties about the new Omicron variant. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cabinet
BJMP spokesperson, Chief Insp. Xavier Solda (File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) on Wednesday said it would soon allow non-contact in-person visits for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). "Kasalukuyang naghahanda na ang BJMP para po sa granular opening ng non-contact visitation sa mga district, city at municipal jails sa bansa pero klaruhin ko lang, physical presence po ng mga pamilya sa mga facilities natin ang sinisiguro po namin pero wala na ho yung kagaya dati na nagkakaroon pa ng yakapan. Ngayon po talagang magkikita lang sila at mag uusap kasi non-...
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(File photo) MANILA - Wearing face shields on top of face masks is voluntary but may be required by commercial establishments and employers, Malacanang said on Wednesday. Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, made the remark after President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he recognized face shields would provide an additional layer of protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and new variants, such as the Omicron. However, Duterte said he would leave it to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to ...
Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) announced that workforce of courts in areas placed under Alert Levels 1 and 2 will increase beginning December 1. Circular No. 146-2021, signed by Deputy Court Administrator and Officer-in-Charge Raul Bautista-Villanueva, stated that "areas under Alert Levels 1 & 2 (will) maintain a skeleton workforce of at least 75 percent to at most 100 percent from Monday to Friday" and for Saturday duty, a skeleton workforce of at least 50 percent to at most 75 percent. Judges may opt to continue to conduct video conference hearings. ...