NEWLY RENOVATED. Communications Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar leads the opening of the newly renovated press briefing room and working area at the New Executive Building (NEB) in Malacanan Palace on Tuesday (June 21, 2022). He expressed hope that the PCOO's stronger relationship with media organizations would continue in the next administration. (Photo by Azer N. Parrocha) MANILA - The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) on Tuesday officially welcomed reporters and other media workers back into the newly renovated press briefing room and working area at the New Executive Building (NEB) at Malacanan Palace. The press briefing room and press working area were both closed during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 to help prevent the spread of infections. Instead, virtual Palace press briefings were regularly held to make announcements and take questions from reporters. The PCOO only started renovating the press briefing ro
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MANILA - The vaccination rate in an area is among the factors being looked into vis vis the plan to elevate to Alert Level 1 all parts of the Philippines, a ranking National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) official said. During the virtual briefing for the Malacanang Press Corps on Wednesday, NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said raising to Alert Level 1 all parts of the country will greatly boost the economy's recovery from the pandemic. "But we do understand na kailangan mayroon tayong metrics na sinusunod kasi ayaw naman natin na mag-a-Alert Level 1 ka nga tapos hindi pa pala handa iyong lugar. Ang isang tinitingnan naming malaking bagay dito talaga ay iyong vaccination rate, especially doon sa mga elderly kasi sila talaga ang pinaka-vulnerable dito (But we do understand that we need to follow metrics because we don't' want to shift to Alert Level 1 but then, some areas are not yet prepared. One factor that we consider as a major factor is the vaccina
MANILA - The vaccination rate in an area is among the factors being looked into vis vis the plan to elevate to Alert Level 1 all parts of the Philippines, a ranking National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. During the virtual briefing for the Malacanang Press Corps on Wednesday, NEDA Undersecretary Rosemarie Edillon said raising to Alert Level 1 all parts of the country will greatly boost the economy's recovery from the pandemic. "But we do understand na kailangan mayroon tayong metrics na sinusunod kasi ayaw naman natin na mag-a-Alert Level 1 ka nga tapos hindi pa pala handa iyong lugar. Ang isang tinitingnan naming malaking bagay dito talaga ay iyong vaccination rate, especially doon sa mga elderly kasi sila talaga ang pinaka-vulnerable dito (But we do understand that we need to follow metrics because we don't' want to shift to Alert Level 1 but then, some areas are not yet prepared. One factor that we consider as a major factor is the vaccination rate
Communications Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar (File photo) MANILA - Acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar on Monday said there is a recommendation to resume limited face-to-face press briefings with Palace beat reporters at the New Executive Building (NEB) in Malacanan Palace. This, after Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the government's pandemic managers would be discussing guidelines for a possible "alert level zero" amid a continuing decline in Covid-19 infections in the country. "Mayroong ipinasa sa akin na recommendation pero limited pa rin. limited pa rin iyong puwedeng pumasok (I received a recommendation but only a limited number of reporters may be allowed inside)," Andanar said in an interview over DZRH. He emphasized the need to be extra careful to prevent exposure and infection to Covid-19. "Kailangang maging maingat pa rin tayo. Mainam na iyong okay, safe tayo kaysa tayo naman ay magkasakit pa (