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(File photo) MANILA - The restrictions of movement for unvaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be lifted once alert level classification is lowered to Alert Level 2, acting Presidential spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said Wednesday. "You have to go back to the ordinances. I believe the ordinances really state that this no vax, no ride or the limitations or the restrictions based on the ordinances only for Alert Level 3 or higher. So, meaning to say, when you deescalate, then obviously the ordinance can longer be implemented," Nograles said in a television interview. Nograles noted the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is implementing the "no vax, no ride" policy based on the ordinance passed by the Metro Manila cities. "So, the legal basis of this, are the ordinances themselves," he added. Nograles said the policy is "primarily hinge on protecting the unvaccinated persons." The Inter-Agency Task Force ....
MANILA - The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed optimism that the Philippines will soon be out of the Global Impunity Index (GII) released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based media watchdog. This as the country remained on its "biggest mover" status of seventh place gained in 2020. In a statement on Friday, PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said that "for the first time, the CPJ made no country-specific report on the Philippines unlike in the past when critics feasted on mostly critical observations by CPJ. "This can be attributed to our engagement with international bodies such as the CPJ, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and UNESCO, to name a few. It is a sign that we are slowly getting out of the list." he pointed out. Egco explained that the seventh rank was expected because the report covered a 10-year period. "You have to understand the methodology used by CPJ to best appreciate ....
MANILA - The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) has expressed optimism that the Philippines will soon be out of the Global Impunity Index (GII) released by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a US-based media watchdog. This as the country remained on its "biggest mover" status of seventh place gained in 2020. In a statement on Friday, PTFoMS executive director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco said that "for the first time, the CPJ made no country-specific report on the Philippines unlike in the past when critics feasted on mostly critical observations by CPJ. "This can be attributed to our engagement with international bodies such as the CPJ, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and UNESCO, to name a few. It is a sign that we are slowly getting out of the list." he pointed out. Egco explained that the seventh rank was expected because the report covered a 10-year period. "You have to understand the methodology used by CPJ to best appreciate ....