The Palace is fully supportive of the economic recovery package by the Economic Team as vaccine rollout is expected to begin this month of February.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Friday, January 29, 2021 retained the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) classification of the National Capital Region (NCR) and Davao City.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on January 28, 2021 adopted conditions for foreign nationals who are allowed to enter under previous relevant IATF resolutions, effective February 1, 2021.

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr emphasized in his press briefing on January 28 the importance of educating the public about the importance of vaccination in order to boost public confidence on vaccination as the Philippines gets ready to vaccinate its priority populations as early as February this year.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr cited today, January 26, 2021, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s decision to maintain the current age restriction in view of the new coronavirus variant, saying that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is a policy-making body that serves as an extension of the President.

Foreign nationals coming from or have travel history to countries with the new COVID-19 variants within the last 14 days prior to arrival in the Philippines are still prohibited from entering the country,

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr., during a press briefing on January 21, 2021, cited the improvements in the services and facilities of telecommunication companies based on the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) 2020 report.

The Palace assured that there is enough funds for the procurement of 148 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Filipinos, and that the procurement of these vaccines will undergo rigorous audit mechanisms.

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr, in his January 18 press briefing, encouraged Filipinos to listen to true vaccine experts instead of those claiming to be experts with regard to vaccines.