ALL public utility vehicles (PUV) plying the areas in Cebu that were escalated to Alert Level 3 will still have 70 percent as their maximum passenger capacity, Land Transportation…
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Health dept. to determine alert level classifications in all areas
The Philippines’ coronavirus task force has tasked health authorities to determine the COVID-19 alert level classifications of all areas in the country, according to the presidential palace. The Department of Health (DoH) will coordinate with a group managing coronavirus data to determine the risk status of an area, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles said […]
Key economic sectors inch towards full reopening
The operations of key economic sectors like retail and fast food are starting to inch towards pre-pandemic levels as mobility restrictions are relaxed, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “In the past few weeks, we have surveyed some of the key sectors of our economy, and they are seeing significant progress and are beginning to […]
DOH eyes Alert Level 3 for Lapu; Chan: ‘Unfair,’ Covid cases low
LAPU-LAPU City in Cebu has been put under monitoring by the Department of Health (DOH) and might be placed under Alert Level 3 after November 30 due to the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in the area. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing Monday, November 22, that they saw a positive […]
19 universities, colleges in CV send application for F2F, says Ched 7
AT LEAST 19 higher education institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas, including 15 in Cebu, have applied for authority to hold limited face-to-face (F2F) classes. This was confirmed by Dr. Maximo Aljibe, director of the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) office in Central Visayas. Aljibe told SunStar Cebu that four applicants were from Negros Oriental and […]
Daily virus tally may fall to fewer than 1,000
Daily coronavirus infections in the Philippines could fall to fewer than 1,000 by the end of the month, according to researchers from the country’s premier university. The granular lockdowns in the capital region had helped reverse a surge of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, OCTA Research Group fellow Fredegusto P. David told CNN Philippines […]
PSEi gains 1.5% in Oct. on gradual reopening
THE stock market performed slightly better in October than in September with the decline of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reproduction rates and reopening of the economy. The 30-member Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) dropped by 103.03 points or 1.43% to close at 7,054.70 on Friday, while the broader all shares index lost 34.06 points or […]
Daily virus tally could fall to 500 by mid-November
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter DAILY coronavirus infections in Manila, the capital and nearby cities would probably fall to 500 by mid-November, according to researchers from the country’s premier university. “By Nov. 15, the National Capital Region could be at 500 cases per day, which is around the level last December,” Fredegusto P. David, […]
Metro Manila to remain under Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14
Public transport capacity increasing starting Nov. 4 Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 3 until Nov. 14, the Palace said on Friday, even as coronavirus infections in the country continue to drop. “This is to ensure that the opening of the economy is done gradually,” Palace spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. Said at a […]
Peso moves sideways before announcement of new Metro Manila restrictions
THE PESO inched sideways versus the greenback on Thursday, with investors still waiting for the government’s announcement on mobility restrictions for next month and as oil prices dropped. The local unit closed at P50.71 per dollar on Thursday, inching up from its P50.72 finish on Wednesday. The peso opened Thursday’s session weaker at P50.77 against […]
IATF alert system reso ‘legal basis’ for firing unvaccinated workers
COMPANIES may now use the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ resolution on the alert level system as a legal basis to fire or withhold the salaries of their employees who are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said on Thursday, October 21, 2021. […]
Whole Cebu under Alert Level 2 till October 31
THE whole Cebu has been placed under Alert Level 2, which brings a loosening of current quarantine restrictions, after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases expanded the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System to cover areas outside Metro Manila from Wednesday, October 20, until the end of the month. Presidential Spokesperson […]
Peso rebounds as oil prices drop
THE PESO climbed against the dollar on Tuesday as oil prices eased and on the expanded implementation of the alert level system. — BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO bounced back versus the greenback on Tuesday as oil prices eased and with the new alert level system first implemented in Metro Manila set to be expanded […]
New alert level system expanded to other areas
THE PHILIPPINES will expand a new coronavirus alert level system first tested in the capital region that’s meant to ease the lockdown burden on the economy into other parts of the country starting Oct. 20, the presidential palace said on Tuesday. “We expanded our pilot implementation after a decrease in cases and improvement of our […]
Peso to appreciate against the dollar on lower daily coronavirus cases
THE PESO will likely strengthen this week on the back of lower active coronavirus cases and ahead of the release of the latest budget balance data. The local unit closed at P50.711 per dollar on Friday, shedding 10.6 centavos from its P50.605 finish on Thursday, based on data published on the Bankers Association of the […]
Peso rises as gov’t eases Metro Manila restrictions
THE PESO climbed versus the greenback on Thursday as the government relaxed mobility restrictions in the capital and following the release of data showing the country had ample dollar buffers as of end-September. The local unit closed at P50.605 per dollar on Thursday, appreciating by five centavos its P50.655 finish on Wednesday, based on data […]
DTI sees most NCR displaced workers resuming employment
MOST of the workers in Metro Manila who were displaced by the pandemic are expected to return to the workforce with the reopening of industry and the lowering of the region’s alert level, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. It said the displaced workers number about 300,000. It gave no details on exactly […]
PSEi surges to 7,100 level on improved sentiment
THE main index surged to the 7,100 level on Monday on optimism about the economy’s prospects on the back of the improving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation in the country. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 217.15 points or 3.14% to close at 7,124.01 on Monday, while the broader all shares index climbed 85.38 […]
DoH reports 10,019 more infections, 109 additional deaths
THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 10,019 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 2.63 million. The death toll rose to 38,937 after 109 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 7,425 to 2.48 million, it said in a bulletin. There were 115,328 active cases, 77.1% of which were mild, 13.6% did not show […]
DTI backs opening nearly all firms regardless of alert level
TRADE SECRETARY Ramon M. Lopez said he supports allowing most businesses to open regardless of alert level, restricting only their capacity levels when infections surge. Speaking on ANC News Thursday, he said his proposed lockdown rule change would promote business continuity and avoid an “open-close-open” cycle of operations. “The idea is really just to reduce […]