The Philippine government will not impose a travel ban on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning from Hong Kong even as the special administrative region of China is battling its fifth coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) wave, Malacañang said Tuesday. “Sinumang Pilipino, saan man sa mundo ay maaaring umuwi sa Pilipinas, wala pong ban against Filipinos coming home to the Philippines. All Filipinos who want to come home to the Philippines welcome na welcome po (All Filipinos anywhere in the world could return to the Philippines. There is no ban against Filipinos coming home to the Philippines),” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, acting

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said there is no need for Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, to go on leave amid the investigation on the crash of a police helicopter in Real, Quezon. This came following reports that the ill-fated helicopter was supposed to pick him up from the exclusive resort island of Balesin on Monday morning. “He (Carlos) is still the chief PNP and it’s rightful for him to use the PNP chopper to be able to attend a forthcoming official duty when there are no other available