Sinas names Vera Cruz as new JTF COVID Shield commander
Published April 21, 2021 9:23am Philippine National Police chief Police General Debold Sinas on Wednesday named Police Lieutenant General Joselito Vera Cruz as the new commander of Joint Task Force COVID Shield. Vera Cruz will replace Police Lieutenant General Cesar Hawthorne Binag, who is set to retire on April 24 and whose designation has been terminated April 20, Tuesday. Effective Tuesday, Vera Cruz was designated as the Deputy Chief for Operations and Task Force Commander of the enforcement arm of the national government in the implementation of quarantine rules and health protocols, the PNP said.
Untrue that Metro Manila shifting to MECQ –Lorenzana By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News
Published December 19, 2020 10:51pm
Updated December 20, 2020 7:35am Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied rumors that Metro Manila would be placed under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on Saturday night. “As the President had earlier announced, Metro Manila shall remain under General Community Quarantine until the end of the year. Neither the IATF nor the mayors of Metro Manila recommended any shift in the quarantine status in this period,” Lorenzana said in a statement. A fake document supposedly from the Philippine National Police proclaiming the supposed shift circulated on social media.