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Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is urging all hotels and lodging establishments allowed to operate during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to lower their rates for health workers and other frontliners. “Everyone’s cooperation is needed at this time to help flatten the curve. Let us help those who cannot stay at home, those who work at […]
The government is assuring the public that it is continuously monitoring and addressing issues involving the transport of raw materials needed by meat processors in Luzon which is now under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday stressed that measures had already […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has lauded the lifting of the travel ban on outbound passengers, except Filipino tourists, amid the enforcement of the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. “The Department of Tourism welcomed the decision of the (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases) (IATF-EID) to lift the 72-hour window for individuals […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez is asking for a faster and separate lane through checkpoints for vehicles carrying basic necessities such as agricultural products, food, medical products, and hygiene products to ensure that an adequate supply reaches markets during the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Lopez said he had a discussion with the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]