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NegOr brgy officials take lead in managing COVID-19 in communities
Philippine Information Agency
03 Jun 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 3 (PIA) Barangay officials in Negros Oriental will have a bigger role to play in managing the COVID-19 situation in their communities.
This after Negros Oriental Gov. and Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force-Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) Chairperson Roel Degamo issued Executive Order No. 16 yesterday directing barangay officials through the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams (BHERTs) to take the I lead in implementing laws, ordinances, and issuances related to COVID-19 and ensuring that their constituents follow the said policies and prescribed health protocols.
One example of this is the adoption of Zoning Containment Strategies or granular lockdowns to prevent the spread of the virus.
ILOILO CITY – For 15 days starting June 1, Roxas City in Capiz province will be under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “This is not only to stop the spread of COVID-19, but to help out our health workers and frontline workers,” s
Anti-red tape agency to set up Matnog Port single processing shop
May 25, 2021 | 8:17 pm
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THE ANTI-RED Tape Authority (ARTA) is planning to open a one-stop processing shop at the Matnog Port in Sorsogon by June after receiving complaints from motorists of congestion and under-the-table transactions to get loading priority.
The Matnog Port in the southeastern tip of Luzon, ARTA said, is considered as a “funnel” to Mindanao. Most cargo being transported between Luzon and the Visayas and Mindanao pass through Matnog.
Cargo trucks are being asked to pay fees of up to P8,000 for a slot in a priority list to board roll-on, roll-off vessels faster, ARTA said in a press release on Tuesday.