It was an emerging tourism destination in the city before the virus hit the country and eventually the world, and agro-tourism was its banner program in its farm located at the city outskirts of Barangay Bacungan.
The Center for Health Development (CHD-MIMAROPA), in its bulletin issued Thursday, recorded five negative COVID-19 test results in Palawan. The province is down to eight pending results from Manila laboratories.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque vowed to raise the Catholic Church’s concerns over the limited participation of individuals in religious gatherings.
Housing Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario earlier signed Department Order 2020-005, which imposed mandatory construction guidelines and safety protocols to be observed by licensed developers and construction workers.
Governor Alvarez, in a statement released by the Provincial Information Office (PIO), confirmed that his plane indeed flew in from Manila on Thursday carrying four passengers including former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn but stressed that all of them had health clearances issued by the Department of Health (DOH) and had authority to travel.
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced following an introductory message by President Rodrigo Duterte that Palawan, along with the rest of the MIMAROPA region, have been classified as "low risk" provinces, allowing for the easing of some quarantine restrictions while maintaining basic health safety protocols.
City Administrator Atty. Arnel Pedrosa said that sing-alongs encourage gatherings and close contact among people through its remote controls, microphones, and songbooks, thereby contradicting the guidelines on social distancing.
