Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr, in his press briefing today, April 22, 2021, underscored the national government’s strategy to focus resources and concentrate on increasing intensive care unit (ICU) capacity to address the current surge in COVID-19 cases and to allow the possible lowering of community quarantine classifications and the reopening of the economy.

Local government units (LGUs) are given more time to distribute the government’s financial assistance for low-income individuals that were severely affected by the most recent implementation of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), according to Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr.

The number of COVID-19 cases in some Metro Manila cities have started to go down in the recent days, partly because of the intensified implementation of the Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate (PDITR) strategy, said Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on Thursday, April 15, 2021, the Priority Group A4 of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan.

A new Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility (TTMF) with 330-bed capacity opened yesterday, April 14, 2021 at the Manila Times College of Subic in Zambales, as the national government continue to increase healthcare capacity to address the current surge in the number of COVID-19 cases.

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr said on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, had directed those who are working in the government to act and move faster in performing their duties especially at this time of pandemic.

The Philippines has reached the one million mark in terms of total COVID-19 vaccines administered, according to Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr in his press briefing today, April 12, 2021.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Saturday, April 10, 2021, approved the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority to use automatic contact tracing through Smart Messaging System to further strengthen and improve the use of StaySafe.PH System.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Saturday, April 10, 2021, placed the National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) beginning April 12 until April 30, 2021.