Palace clarified that wearing of face shields was no longer required outdoors. Malacañang clarified that the wearing of face shields was no longer required outdoors and said that the national government’s pandemic task force only appealed that wearing of face shields be required indoors. In his regular press briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque … Read more
Malacañang confirmed that President Duterte said that face shields should only be used in hospitals. Malacañang recently confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte had agreed that face shields should only be used in hospitals. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed Sotto’s remark during his regular press briefing on Thursday, saying “What the President has decided, then that’s … Read more
Malacañang has answered fisherman Carlo Montehermozo who’s dismayed by the jet ski joke of President Rodrigo Duterte. The latter also regret voting for the country’s highest leader in the previous elections. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque asked the fisherman if he was able to catch fish at the Scarborough Shoal during the Aquino administration. Roque stressed … Read more
Malacañang said that there’s no need to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory yet. Malacañang on Monday said that there’s no need to make the COVID-19 vaccination mandatory yet since the vaccine supply in the Philippines remained scant. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in his regular press briefing that there’s no need to make vaccination mandatory … Read more
2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were set to arrive in the Philippines in April or May 2021. Malacañang on Thursday said that 2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses were set to arrive in the Philippines in April or May this year. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Philippines was expecting the delivery of two million … Read more
President Duterte will no longer physically welcome the arrival of other COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines. Malacañang on Monday bared that President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer physically welcome the arrival of other COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines. During the Presidential press briefing, Malacañang said that President Duterte will no longer physically grace any welcoming … Read more
Malacañang Rejects Distributing Financial Aid In Case of Another ECQ Malacañang Palace rejected another possibility of distributing ECQ financial assistance and claimed “Pwede pong maghanapbuhay ang lahat”. On Monday (March 22, 2021), Palace spokesman Harry Roque rejected another cash assistance similar to the government’s help last year when the entire Philippines has been placed under … Read more
Palace lauded BIR for its speedy action on taxpayers’ queries and complaints. Malacañang had commended the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for its speedy action on queries and complaints from taxpayers. This, as Director Bernadette Casinabe of the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center noted in a letter to BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay that the Bureau of … Read more
IATF would discuss the proposed ban on Christmas street caroling, Malacañang said. Malacañang said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) would soon discuss the proposal to prohibit Christmas street caroling in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a virtual press briefing that was aired … Read more
Forming a task force for the rehabilitation of typhoon-hit areas was “unnecessary”, Malacañang said. Malacañang on Wednesday said that forming a task force for the rehabilitation of typhoon-hit areas may be “unnecessary” since President Rodrigo Duterte was on top of the situation. This, as Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte earlier proposed the creation of … Read more