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ALLOW UNIMPEDED TRANSIT OF ALL FOOD, PRODUCTION ITEMS IN QUARANTINE CHECKPOINTS – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the movement of all food and production items must be unhampered amid the implementation of a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. Dar said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to allow the unimpeded transit of cargoes in all […]

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EXTEND PAYMENT DEADLINES TO ELECTRIC COOPS FOR 30 DAYS – NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Thursday enjoined electric cooperatives (ECs) to provide a 30-day payment extension for electricity bills in support of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Memorandum No. 2020-011, endorsing the Department of Energy’s advisory that urges distribution utilities, including […]

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POGOs CLOSED DURING COVID-19 QUARANTINE – NOGRALES

Operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) are temporarily suspended while the enhanced community quarantine to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is being enforced in Luzon, a Palace official said. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that aside from malls and hotels, the operation of POGOs are also suspended until COVID-19 situation in the country […]

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RECOVERY FLIGHTS, TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED FOR STRANDED TOURISTS – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Philippine government and tourism stakeholders have provided recovery flights and transportation for foreign tourists left stranded in the country after the enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) was enforced in Luzon. “The Department of Tourism (DOT) and tourism stakeholders, together with the DND (Department of National Defense), DILG (Department of the […]

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POSTPONE COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS AMID QUARANTINE — DTI TO UTILITY FIRMS

Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry is urging utility companies to postpone payments during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We are trying to work also on deferring some of the costs like payment of utility bills,” Lopez said. The trade chief added that […]

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COVID-19 A WAKE-UP CALL TO STOP ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE – CIMATU

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has echoed the view of some experts that the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) should serve as a wake-up call on the need to stop illegal wildlife trade. “The ongoing COVID-19 global outbreak should serve as a stark reminder of the dire consequence for humans […]

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ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE IN LUZON TO HELP CONTAIN COVID-19 — NOGRALES

The government has stressed that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) now in place in Luzon will help contain the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reminded Luzon residents to stay at home in order to prevent the coronavirus from further spreading in the country. Addressing the public in the government’s daily “Laging Handa” […]

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POSTPONE ELECTRIC COOP DISTRICT ELECTIONS — NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered the postponement of district elections of electric cooperatives (ECs) following the government’s declaration of a state of calamity in the country due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  NEA Memorandum No. 2020-010 postponing the conduct of district elections of all ECs nationwide until the declaration of a state […]

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DA, LGU ON TOP OF AVIAN FLU SITUATION – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has confirmed the detection of avian flu in a quail farm in a barangay in the town of Jaen in Nueva Ecija. The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) of Nueva Ecija received reports of increased mortalities of 1,500 out of 15,000 quails in one farm in Barangay. Ulanin-Pitak, Jaen, Nueva Ecija […]

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FLOW OF GOODS TO CONTINUE AMID LUZON ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured that movement of cargo and thesupply chain of basic goods shall continue even after President Rodrigo Duterte had placed Luzon under an enhanced community quarantine. Lopez said there is an ongoing meeting in the government discussing its next steps for the enhanced community quarantine […]