Here's a Heads Up from reportr on news that you need to know today, Aug. 3:
ECQ NEWS
- The list of APOR or those who can step out of the house during ECQ now include people with vaccine appointments.
- Starting Aug.6, curfew hours in the capital region will start at 8 p.m., ending at 4 a.m. the next day.
- Leisure travel and staycations are banned during the ECQ and Heightened GCQ.
- Are quarantine passes required? Yes, according to the MMDA. It will be up to LGUs if new ones will be issued or if the old passes will do.
- How long will the ECQ last? While the Palace is mindful of the Aug. 20 schedule for it to end, it will also look at several factors.
- The truck ban in Metro Manila is suspended throughout the lockdown, the MMDA said.
- A community pantry on wheels will operate in Sampaloc, Manila throughout the ECQ, operated by labor group Defend Jobs Philippines.
- Vaccinated APORs can ride Metro Manila trains for free throughout the ECQ.
- The DFA will limit passport processing during the ECQ. Here’s what you need to know if you have an appointment during the Aug. 6 to 20 lockdown.
- Sessions at the Senate will be suspended during the imposition of ECQ in Metro Manila, said Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
TOKYO 2020
- Fan favorite Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo placed fourth in vault, one spot short of a medal finish in the Tokyo Olympics.
CULTURE EXPLAINED
- Here’s why Ghost Month is linked to bad luck. This year, it starts on Aug. 8, the second day of the Metro Mania ECQ.
VACCINE NEWS
- Here’s what you need to know about the Delta variant and how the vaccines available in the Philippines stack up -- straight from the head of the country’s vaccine expert panel.
- Manila is seeking volunteer health workers for its 24/7 COVID vaccination sites.
2022 ELECTIONS
- Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged Comelec to extend the voter registration deadline in areas that will be placed under lockdown or ECQ for most of August.
- Sen. Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Tito Sotto postponed their election tandem launch due to the threat of the Delta variant.
NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Monday marked the fourth straight day of new COVID-19 cases in the 8,000 region, as millions prepared to go on lockdown.
- The Philippine Postal Corp released commemorative stamps in honor of the late former President Noynoy Aquino, forty days since his death.
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