The Executive Department is continuing the disaster relief efforts to aid those greatly affected by super typhoon Rolly.

The Palace is closely monitoring the movement of typhoon Rolly which is forecast to pass the Bicol Region tomorrow morning, as of the Severe Weather Bulletin #7 of PAGASA.

Task Group COVID-19 Immunization Management to be convened; UP-PGH face-to-face clinical internship now allowed

This is to clarify my earlier remarks in today’s press briefing where I said that the airport of Davao was closed to all incoming flights.

The 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games showcased not only our local athletes at their best but also demonstrated our successful hosting of a world-class sporting event. Let us, therefore, not dishonor the men and women who gave honor and glory to the country by engaging in political innuendos and witch hunts.

The President has given his commitment that the government will pay its obligation to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).

We thank the House of Representatives for passing on third and final reading the 2021 General Appropriations Bill on time or within the special session called by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Thursday, October 15, 2020, approved the adjustment of age-based stay-at-home restrictions. Persons from 15 to 65 years of age are now allowed to go out. Local government units (LGUs) may impose a higher age limit for minors, depending on the COVID-19 situation in their respective jurisdictions.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) adjustment on age-based stay-at-home restrictions is based on science and hard data.

The Social Weather Stations (SWS) National Mobile Phone Survey, conducted from September 17-20, 2020, on the government’s cash subsidy programs showing seven out of ten Filipino families received financial assistance from the government since the start of COVID-19 proves that government help has reached and has been felt by a great number of our people.