Travellers only need rapid antigen test to enter country

THE NATIONAL Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed rapid antigen tests as a requirement for all travellers entering the Philippines.

Pilot Covid-19 alert level system extends to Mindanao, Visayas

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has included selected provinces in Visayas and Mindanao as pilot areas for the implementation of the so-called Covid-19 Alert Levels System.

DOH: Presyo sa RT-PCR test sa nasod, ubsan

POSIBLENG UBSAN ang price cap sa RT-PCR test aron daghang katawhan ang mahimong maka-akses.

Children not allowed outdoors again

THE NATIONAL Government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has recalled its order to allow children 5 years old and up to go outdoors after medical experts warned about the dangers posed by the Delta variant of the Covid-19 in the country.

IATF-MEID releases LGUs quarantine classifications

COTABATO CITY – The national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) has placed the following areas in different quarantine classifications based on the number of active Covid-19 cases and the risks posed by the virulent Delta variant.

DOH rolls out A4 vaccination with only 5,000 doses

THE DEPARTMENT of Health has ordered the local government to begin the vaccination of those under the A4 category in the mass inoculation program of the Duterte administration.

Filipinos want Covid-19 vaccines, but supplies lacking

THE NATIONAL Government and Department of Health continue to encourage the public to get inoculated against the deadly respiratory disease, but the supplies of Covid-19 vaccines are lacking.

Is StaySafe.Ph really reliable?

THE COUNTRY’s official digital contact tracing system – the StaySafe.Ph – may not be as reliable as what the government claims it to be.

Cebu told to follow IATF arrival protocols

CEBU - President Rodrigo Duterte said Cebu province must abide by the arrival protocols set by the national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), the Palace spokesman said.

Region 9 under MECQ!

‘Zambo folks told to vaccinate’ 

THE NATIONAL government has placed the entire Zamboanga Peninsula region under a stricter community quarantine status following the continuing increase in Covid-19 cases in Western Mindanao.

‘Green Lane’ for fully vaccinated travellers proposed

DAVAO CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) has proposed the possibility of setting up a “Green Lane” that will facilitate the entry of foreign visitors who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as part of the government’s effort to reopen the economy.

Ateneo de Zamboanga, shopping malls offer facilities for Covid vaccination

MAYOR BENG Climaco, head of the local Covid-19 task force, praised the Ateneo de Zamboanga University and two of Zamboanga City’s largest shopping malls - the KCC Mall de Zamboanga and SM City Mindpro - for offering their facilities as vaccination sites and further boosting the local government’s mass inoculation program.

Zambo to get more Covid vaccines

 ‘Mayor Beng’s pandemic response commended’ 

THE NATIONAL Government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) said it will send more Covid-19 vaccines to Zamboanga City in an effort to further augment and support the local government’s response to the pandemic.

Zambo stricter quarantine measures effective!

THE SURGE in the local Covid-19 cases has drastically slowed down following the stricter implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine or MECQ.

Zambo placed under MECQ

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Beng Climaco has placed the whole city under a stricter community quarantine status due to the continuing increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in Zamboanga.

Mayor pushes for ‘work-at-home’ scheme

PAGADIAN CITY – The national government’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has responded to the request of Mayor Beng Climaco to allow Zamboangueño employees working at different government agencies in Pagadian City to “work-from-home” for a period of 14 days. 

Water resorts remain closed in Zambo

ALL INLAND water resorts, including beach resorts remain closed to the public until end of the month in an effort to discourage the gathering of people following a spike in Covid-19 cases in Zamboanga City.

Zambo Covid cases high

ZAMBOANGA CITY recorded a steady spike in coronavirus infections from just under three dozen last month to over 100 following the easing of travel restrictions by the national task force on Covid-19. 

RT-PCR test still needed for travellers

MAYOR BENG Climaco said the local government will continue to require RT-PCR test for people travelling to Zamboanga City as part of a strict health protocols against the spread of the deadly Covid-19 disease.

IATF approves uniform protocols on local travel

‘No more Covid tests unless LGU requires it’

THE NATIONAL task force on Covid-19 has eased travel restrictions, including documentary requirements for travellers across the country.