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TRAINING OF COLLEGIATE ATHLETES ALLOWED IN GCQ, MGCQ AREAS – DE VERA

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has completed its fact-finding report on the alleged violations on the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and CHED advisories by the National University (NU) and University of Santo Tomas (UST) and has submitted the same to the IATF, particularly to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of the […]

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PANGLAO ISLAND EYES REOPENING IN 4TH QUARTER OF 2020 – ROMULO-PUYAT

Bohol’s Panglao Island is planning to welcome tourists in the fourth quarter of 2020, once its local government unit (LGU) finalizes preparations for health and safety protocols, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said. “As of now, the target is the last quarter of the year as long as (the tourists are) from MGCQ (modified general community […]

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SENIORS, MINORS FROM WESTERN VISAYAS MAY NOW VISIT BORACAY– ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that tourists from the Western Visayas who are aged below 21 and above 60, have been allowed to visit Boracay after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has lifted the age-specific ban on the island. Since the reopening of Boracay to tourists from […]

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MICE ALLOWED AT 50% CAPACITY UNDER MGCQ – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) said meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) can be held in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) but only at 50-percent capacity. According to the guidelines for MICE operations dated July 14, physical events in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), modified ECQ, and general community quarantine (GCQ) remain […]

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NOGRALES SAYS MGCQ POSSIBLE FOR METRO MANILA ON JULY 16

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Metro Manila could possibly be placed under the less restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) on July 16 as long as localized lockdowns are imposed immediately. Nograles emphasized that a shift to MGCQ will be one of the two options that will be proposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for […]

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BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS MUST STRICTLY IMPLEMENT HEALTH PROTOCOLS – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reiterated his call for business establishments to strictly implement the minimum health protocols as more sectors are now allowed to open as quarantine measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease are eased. In a Palace briefing recently, Lopez said even if there is no significant […]

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DOT WELCOMES RESUMPTION OF TOURISM ACTIVITIES IN MGCQ AREAS – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the resumption of travel and other tourism-related activities in areas now placed under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), as it also hopes that this will help the tourism sector recover from the effects of the quarantine enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “It’s […]

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DOT PREPARES FOR DOMESTIC TOURISM REOPENING IN MGCQ AREAS – ROMULO-PUYAT

The Department of Tourism (DOT) is preparing for the revival and reopening of tourism in the country once areas are classified under the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). During the hearing of the Senate Committee of the Whole on the Impact of COVID-19, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat presented a situation on the country’s tourism industry […]