Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr assured the public on Thursday, December 10, that the Palace will continue to monitor the performance of the country’s telecommunication companies (telcos) even beyond the December deadline given by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to improve their services.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. conducted a special press briefing on Tuesday, December 8, a special non-working holiday in commemoration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law as Republic Act No. 10966, to provide an update on the state of the telecommunications industry in the country.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr reiterated the geographical and sectoral priorities for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Palace expressed optimism that there would be an early distribution of COVID-19 vaccine here in the Philippines after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 121 granting an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for drugs and vaccines for COVID-19.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr reiterated that Christmas parties involving large number of people, as well as caroling are not allowed during this Christmas season in view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, November 30, placed Davao del Norte under General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
The Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Thursday, November 26, 2020, allowed the entry to the Philippines of Filipino citizens’ foreign spouses and children, regardless of age, who are traveling with them, starting December 7, 2020.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr visited the province of Quezon on Thursday, November 26, where he brought the good news of immediate financial assistance from the national government through augmentation funds in support of the depleted calamity funds of affected local government units (LGUs) of the province.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr, who is the concurrent Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) spokesperson, on Tuesday, November 24, said that the Department of Health (DOH) is already preparing a contingency plan for a post-holiday surge in COVID-19 cases in view of the Christmas season.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the lifting of the temporary suspension in the overseas deployment of nurses, nursing aides, and nursing assistants following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
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