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Historical sites and museums in NCR Plus will soon reopen their doors to visitors in a limited capacity, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said. The reopening, approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), limits these tourism sites to 20 percent venue capacity and is subject to health and safety […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the country must continue to reopen business activities to bring back jobs and revive the economy amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Commenting on the latest survey of the World Bank, the National Economic and Development Authority, and the Department of Finance, Lopez said the gradual and safe reopening of […]
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 […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to help the Department of Education (DepEd) in localizing the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP), a move that he says would respond to the specific needs and concerns of learners, parents, and teachers when classes reopen. Since connectivity and the availability of gadgets remain a challenge to […]
About 94 percent of economic activities will resume under a general community quarantine (GCQ), Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured. But Lopez said companies are still encouraged to implement work-from-home arrangements even when most of the economic activities has returned under GCQ. The trade chief said the remaining 6 percent of economic activities that are not […]
House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. has slammed plans to allow Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to operate in the country as it grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak, categorizing the move as “premature and unwise given our experience with this industry.”“The reopening of POGOs, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), is contingent […]
A newly-replaced San Juan Bridge also known as the Pinaglabanan Bridge in the city of San Juan is now open to motorists. Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar led the inauguration of the new San Juan Bridge after its year-long closure that also gave way to the ongoing construction of Skyway Stage 3 Project. “It […]
Senator Loren Legarda sees the continued strengthening of the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Germany with the reopening of the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Frankfurt. Legarda was recently the guest of honor at the inauguration of the reopened PCG in Frankfurt. The event coincided with the Consulate’s celebration of the 121st anniversary of […]