The implementation of strict border control in Antique has been extended until Sept. 7 upon the request of mayors in the province. “Since the general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restriction classification of Antique has been extended until September 7, the implementation of the strict border control will also be extended for another seven days,” said Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao during Tuesday’s virtual meeting of the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force of Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). With the extension, a travel pass will only be required among non-Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs) traveling outside their municipalities and no longer
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a measure exempting the rewards, bonuses, and emoluments for national athletes and coaches who compete or win international sports competitions from all taxes, fees, and charges. With 205 affirmative votes, zero negative vote, and no abstention, the chamber passed House Bill 9990 or the Hidilyn Diaz Law, which seeks to amend Republic Act 10699 or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act. The base bill was filed by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and House Ways and Means Committee Chair Joey Salceda in light of the historic
Low-cost airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will resume passenger flight operations six times weekly (daily except Saturday) beginning September 1. In a statement on Tuesday, CEB Chief Commercial Officer Xander Lao said there is latent travel demand, and the airline remains cautiously optimistic as it boosts operations where it is most needed. Hong Kong authorities imposed a ban until September 11 on Philippine Airlines (PAL) passenger flights from Manila after three of its passengers tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) upon “arrival testing” in the Chinese territory last August 27. With this, PAL will only be mounting passenger flights from
The government has distributed PHP10.45 billion under the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) jobs programs for local and overseas workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his report to President Rodrigo Duterte during the prerecorded Talk to the People Monday night but was aired Tuesday morning, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said more than 2 million formal and informal sector workers and displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have benefited from the social amelioration programs. He said the programs include Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP), Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD), and Abot-Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP). “As part of
Government troops are tracking down the attackers who bombed and snatched the firearm of one of the two soldiers injured at a checkpoint in Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, 101st Infantry Brigade commander, has ordered all units under his command to intensify intelligence monitoring and checkpoint operations to arrest the suspects behind the attack. Gobway said Cpl. Cyrus Bunda and Private Arny Vember Basco of the 68th Infantry Battalion were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) blew up around 8:50 a.m. at a checkpoint in Barangay Campo Uno, Lamitan City, Basilan. He said three
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains at low risk category for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among the regions in Mindanao. In a televised public briefing Tuesday, BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said the region has a total of 10,410 Covid-19 infections with 666 active cases. Ebrahim noted the region’s number of recoveries reached 9,350 or 89.8 percent of overall case tally while the death toll is 394 or 3.8 percent. “So, now, there are 68 new cases, 39 new recoveries and one death. There are 68 number of positive tests with 383 number of individuals tested today
