The Department of Health (DOH) is currently coordinating with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the immediate release of the funds allocated for healthcare workers’ benefits.
A 44-year old policeman from Ilocos Region died on Sunday (Aug. 22) due to medical complications from COVID-19, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said.
Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Sunday (Aug. 22) issued Executive Order No. 99, series of 2021 that expands age-based home restrictions to all persons aged 17 and below.
During my consultation with Metro Manila Council President and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, he said LGUs [local government units] in NCR [National Capital Region] are given the discretion on whether or not they would implement the quarantine pass system for their respective constituents.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today clarified that the distribution of ayuda [quarantine financial assistance] in the National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Bataan will continue despite the shift to the more relaxed modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
