FIGHTING COVID-19. The Leyte provincial capitol in Tacloban City. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said on Friday (Feb. 4, 2022) he is not keen on imposing a "no vaccination, no entry" or "no vaccination, no ride" policy in the province as an additional measure against the spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant.(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said he is not keen on imposing a "no vaccination, no entry" or "no vaccination, no ride" policy in the province as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Omicron variant. "The policy has no impact since transmission does not happen in establishments or in public transport, but in homes," Petilla said in an interview Friday. He added that there is no need for the province to amend the provincial ordinance on policies that control the spread of Covid-19 infection in the province. Earlier, the Regional Inter-agency
Kalinga Governor Ferdinand Tubban Jr. (Screengrab from PCOO Network Briefing News) BAGUIO CITY - The provincial government of Kalinga has sought an escalation to Alert Level 3 to control the sudden surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in just over a week. "We are asking from the Regional Inter-agency Task Force (RIATF) to include Kalinga in Alert Level 3 because we are not under critical, high risk. Because biglang lumobo (there was sudden increase) in Covid-19 cases," Governor Ferdinand Tubban Jr. said during the Network Briefing News on Tuesday. From zero cases logged from December 25 to January 1, Tubban said the surge started on January 2 with only two active cases. As of Monday, the province, which is currently under Alert Level 2, has 87 active Covid-19 cases. Tubban said that as early as January 2, he met with leaders of the province, including the municipal leaders to plan and come up with executive orders appropriate to their respective areas to be
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has employed more than 2,000 contact tracers and secured 50,000 pieces of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test kits as it plans to conduct aggressive test and tracing efforts to contain the spread of the deadly virus. “We’ve got three [contact tra
MOVEMENT REGULATION. The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Covid-19 in Central Luzon (RIATF3) on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2021) urged local government units in the region to regulate the mobility of unvaccinated individuals. The body issued a resolution encouraging the LGUS to enact ordinances on this amid the threat of the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron. (Photo courtesy of DILG-Central Luzon) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on Covid-19 in Central Luzon (RIATF3) on Wednesday urged local government units (LGUs) to regulate the mobility of unvaccinated individuals. During a meeting held at the Greene Manor Hotel here, the RIATF issued a resolution encouraging LGUS in the region to enact ordinances imposing this amid the threat of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant, Omicron. The RIATF3 cited the need to adopt pre-emptive measures in order to forestall and immediately address the perceived adverse impact of Covid-19, particularly the highly tra