“Kung dito po gagawin sa probinsya po ng Pampanga (ang bubble), asahan niyo po ang pagtutulungan ng province at ng Clark, ni BCDA, president Vince (Dizon) at ibang governors..."
Garcia has issued a cease and desist order against two mining companies in the southern town of Alcoy, stopping the extraction of dolomites used in the Manila Bay nourishment project.
The efficiency of the government’s contract tracing has improved with almost 70 percent of the contacts of COVID-19 cases being traced, according to DOH.
“The intention of (placing Bacolod) under MECQ is for our own good. We expect inconvenience and adjustments but that is the trade-off so we can achieve our goal to contain or minimize the transmission of COVID-19.”
"This period when we are battling a pandemic is not the most appropriate time to conduct the census. We are still getting daily positive cases in the thousands, though the Department of Health is reporting that the numbers are going down."
Baguio City requires employers of courier and logistics services, remittance centers, loading stations, and money handling services to conduct swab tests among their employees.
"The Taguig leadership has ensured adherence to the test-trace-treat approach, beefing up our capabilities on all fronts. We have acted with urgency and innovated to cope with the challenges.”