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Laguna Mega quarantine facility inspected, may open next month

Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Thursday inspected the 650-bed mega quarantine facility being established in Calamba, Laguna. Out of the total capacity,...

Palace cites CDT slow down ahead of next quarantine decision

Amid concerns on the next community quarantine classification in Metro Manila, Malacañang on Thursday explained that the COVID-19 case doubling time, which is one factor in imposing quarantine, has slowed down. Data...

Calamba’s mega quarantine facility now 80% complete, set to open in September

PR CALAMBA CITY, Laguna — The Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) team led the inspection of the Mega Quarantine Facility today in Calamba, together with the officials from the local government...

DILG to LGUs: Seniors may go out of their residences and enter commercial establishments to access essential goods and services

DILG PR The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today clarified that senior citizens, while strongly encouraged to stay home during the global pandemic, may go out of their residences...

BI reports 78 of its employees infected by COVID-19

MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that 78 of its rank and file employees were already infected by COVID-19. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente also disclosed that, of the 78...

Ph budget deficit balloons amid COVID-19 pandemic

The year-to-date budget deficit of the country has been recorded at Php 700.6 billion due to high spending and low revenue collection brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bureau of Treasury...

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