NCR declares granular lockdowns in 135 areas – PNP
The Philippine National Police on Wednesday said 135 areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been placed under granular lockdown.
San Juan Mayor Zamora advises DOH to count Covid-19 cases based on local residence
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora advised the Department of Health (DOH) to tally coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections based on the patients’ local residences and not on the hospitals they are currently in when analyzing the alert level of an area.
Calabarzon will not be under ECQ – NTF
The Calabarzon region will not be under an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) the strictest lockdown level to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19.
‘NCR plus’ to remain under GCQ, other areas placed under MECQ
Palace spokesman Harry Roque in a press release announced the new quarantine classifications for the month of June as approved by President Rodrigo Duterte following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases, May 31, 2021.
700,000 Filipino workers still displaced — DTI
About 700,000 Filipino workers have yet to return to their jobs even after movement restrictions were eased to the general community quarantine (GCQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan, also known as “NCR-Plus,” the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Monday.