May 12, 2021 MEMBERS of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and local chief executives of Cebu and Mandaue cities on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, expressed support for the so-called One-Island policy to swab returning Filipinos upon arrival.
However, Department of Health Central Visayas (DOH 7) spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said this policy should exclude transit passengers and those who are not from Cebu.
She said returning overseas Filipinos (ROF) transiting through Cebu should comply with the national rule of facility-based quarantine for 10 days, swab test on the seventh day, and additional four days of home quarantine, in case of negative result.
Published May 10, 2021, 5:25 PM
CEBU CITY – A proposed ordinance that runs counter to the travel restrictions set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF-MEID) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease has been approved by the Cebu Provincial Board or Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP).
The Provincial Board passed Monday an ordinance titled Easing the Restrictions for Persons Entering the Province of Cebu in Observance of the IATF-MEID Guidelines as of January 21, 2022, and the IATF-MEID Resolution No. 98-A, Series of 2021 and Defining the Protocols to be Observed by Repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and Returning Non-OFWs Traveling to the Province of Cebu.
The passing of the ordinance came a few days after the IATF-MEID approved the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to move the COVID-19 testing for inbound travelers to the seventh day of quarantine.
March 10, 2021 ABOUT 18 city and town mayors allied with the ruling PDP-Laban are supporting moves to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to run for the vice presidential seat during the 2022 national and local elections.
This was agreed on following the resolution passed by the mayors in Metro Manila allied with the ruling party asking Duterte to run for vice president.
Those who signed include local chief executives Ronda Mayor Terrence Mariano Blanco, Moalboal Mayor Paz Rozgoni, Cordova Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho, Asturias Mayor Jose Antonio Pintor, Consolacion Mayor Joannes Alegado, Consolacion Vice Mayor Teresita Alegado, City of Naga Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong, Carcar City Mayor Mercedita Apura, Medellin Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr, Tabogon Mayor Zigfred Duterte, Ginatilan Mayor Dean Michael Singco, Sibonga Mayor Leonel Bacaltos, Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña, San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya, Lapu-Lapu City Vice Mayor Celedonio Sitoy, Malabuyoc Mayor Lito Narc
March 10, 2021 ABOUT 18 city and town mayors allied with the ruling PDP-Laban are supporting moves to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to run for the vice presidential seat during the 2022 national and local elections.
This was agreed on following the resolution passed by the mayors in Metro Manila allied with the ruling party asking Duterte to run for vice president.
Those who signed include local chief executives Ronda Mayor Terrence Mariano Blanco, Moalboal Mayor Paz Rozgoni, Cordova Mayor Mary Therese Sitoy-Cho, Asturias Mayor Jose Antonio Pintor, Consolacion Mayor Joannes Alegado, Consolacion Vice Mayor Teresita Alegado, City of Naga Mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong, Carcar City Mayor Mercedita Apura, Medellin Mayor Joven Mondigo Jr, Tabogon Mayor Zigfred Duterte, Ginatilan Mayor Dean Michael Singco, Sibonga Mayor Leonel Bacaltos, Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña, San Fernando Mayor Lakambini Reluya, Lapu-Lapu City Vice Mayor Celedonio Sitoy, Malabuyoc Mayor Lito Narc
As of May 2019, 99.56 percent of business establishments in the country were MSMEs. From around 900,000 in 2017, it further grew to 1.42 million, 90 percent are essentially microenterprises with total assets of below P3 million and with less than 10 employees. Data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) showed that about seven out of every 10 employed Filipinos work in an MSME-owned business.
The DTI estimated that in 2018, MSMEs were responsible for contributing 40 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while providing 5.7 million jobs or 63.2 percent to the country’s workforce.
Recognizing the MSME sector’s invaluable contributions to the economy and employment, the DTI launched the “Go Lokal” program, a free-market access platform for MSMEs supported by select retail partners.