The House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a measure providing a 25-percent discount to the personal income...
Reversing his earlier decision, Duterte said that it would be too risky to hold face-to-face classes amidst the discovery of the new strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The new strain has caused some countries in Europe to instill stricter lockdowns and issue travel bans to prevent its spread.
Of the active cases, sixteen (16) are in Puerto Princesa, eight (8) are in Bataraza, three (3) are in Busuanga, two (2) are in Cuyo, two (2) are in Roxas, and one (1) is in Taytay.
In the televised Laging Handa briefing on Saturday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said experts have found that a diagnosed person on the 10th day of illness no longer infect others.
Palawan has so far managed to keep the pandemic at bay. Since the entire Luzon went into lockdown in mid-March, it has had only four confirmed positive cases and one death - a rather small number in the context of the nationwide situation.
In a statement issued Monday, the Palawan Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF ELCAC) said the NPA attacks disregarded the welfare of the people especially the frontliners against the coronavirus disease.
He then outlined a plan to re-direct key investment projects the city government had previously mapped out and to bring its resources to funding agriculture initiatives.
