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NOW: #LagingHandaPH Public Briefing

As of Sept. 15, there are 269,407 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 207,352 recoveries and 4,663 fatalities nationwide.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Mayroon po tayong pinalabas na dagdag na traditional PUJs noong Lunes at tuloy-tuloy rin po ang pagde-deploy natin ng mga additional units sa all modes of public transport

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Tuloy-tuloy naman din po ang monitoring natin at tuloy-tuloy rin ang paalala natin na susundin na natin ang public health protocols na itinalaga na

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Pati ang constant disinfection ng PUV, pinapaalala po natin ito sa ating mga driver, operators, bus operators before and after they deploy units.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra on putting plastic barriers between passengers: 'Yan po ay nangyari po noong may suspension of public transport way back in May.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: And it turned out that there was some benefits to it. In fact some LGUs endorsed it as well

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Ang plastic barrier policy na nilabas natin is actually the transparent barrier between the driver and the passenger

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: As I've said, hindi po officially endorsed iyan in so far as LTFRB and DOTr are concerned.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra on reduced physical distancing: Ito po ay para sa 2 rason: (1) We need to increase (capacity of public transpo), without having to compromise public health; (2) that would increase financial viability on the part of the operators to run their service

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Pabalik-balik na sinasabi na may kakulangan sa public transport and the way to do that is to calibrate the reduction in the social distancing requirement without compromising public health

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: The reduced capacity might compromise their viability to run the routes

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Mayroon po tayong tinatawag na P2.6B allocation for critically impacted industries in the transport sector

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: As far as the P2.6B is concerned ang plano po rito ay para sa mga tsuper at operator lalo na hindi po nakapagbiyahe during the time of the pandemic

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: For wage, they would be given either cash subsidy or fuel subsidy

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Mayroon din po tayong nailaan na pondo na 5.58 billion para sa tinatawag na service contracting program.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: For the P5.58B that will be implemented under what we call service contracting program which LTFRB will be the lead implementing agency

LTFRB Chairman Delgra on provincial buses from Metro Manila: Matagal na po natin itong pinag-uusapan internally with LTFRB and DOTr in the expectation na makakabyahe na nga o mao-open na ang mga ruta coming from Metro Manila to the provinces

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Pinaghandaan na rin po nila 'yan ang pububukas ng provincial bus routes

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: We need to coordinate with the LGUs concerned kasi sila din ang sasalo ng mga pasahero

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: During our last consultations po sa league of elected officials and board of governors marami po sa kanila ang ayaw magbukas ng border lalong-lalo na sa ruta na manggagaling sa Metro Manila

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Out of the 81 provinces na nakuhanan po namin ng response ay 4 lang po [ang willing to open their borders]

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: They are suggesting na parang point-to-point po ang pag-byahe.

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Iyong the usual travel requirement that is required for airline and maritime passengers may also be required sa land-based public transport

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: We are looking at the timeline na within the month, we'll be opening the provincial bus routes coming from Metro Manila or ending in Metro Manila

LTFRB Chairman Delgra: Nagbubukas na po tayo ng mga inter-provincial and interregional routes, except sa Metro Manila which we are ready to open. Inaayos lang natin, and hopefully we will be able to open it within the month

LTFRB Chairman Delgra states 3 out of 4 provinces are willing to open their borders: Antique, Quirino and Bataan.

OWWA Admin. Cacdac: Sa ngayon po, tumatayo sa 202,000 na po ang napauwi na OFWs po sa kanilang home regions

OWWA Admin. Cacdac: Wala tayong mahigpit na deadline dito sa EASE

OWWA Administrator Cacdac: Mayroon pa ho tayong education development scholarship, ito iyong may grade point requirement. Basta't makapasa sa DOST exam administered every year. Mayroon nang mga 400 approved scholarships.

OWWA Administrator Cacdac on ODSP: Ito'y para sa mga low-income OFWs, kadalasan iyong mga anak ng kasambahay na collegiate level, USD 600 pababa ang sweldo.

OWWA Admin. Cacdac: Mula noong Abril 260,000 na ang nakinabang na mga OFWs displaced due to the COVID crisis dito sa DOLE-AKAP program at ngayon ay ipagpapatuloy sa Bayanihan 2

OWWA Admin. Cacdac on Tulong Puso Group Livelihood Program: Ito 'yung P150,000 to P1,000,000 livelihood grant sa mga OFWs who will group themselves into a livelihood business or endeavor

OWWA Admin. Cacdac: Ang payo ko sa mga OFWs natin, pumunta sa website ng DTI, DA, lumapit din sa kani-kanilang LGUs kung ano ba ang ipinapayong mga negosyo sa panahon ng COVID sa kanilang mga lokalidad.

Pangasinan LGU continuously distributes P1,000 cash aid to the 835 hog raisers affected by ASF

Barangay isolation center in Sulu now accommodating the increasing number of returning overseas Filipinos

La Trinidad LGU expresses gratitude to those who help farmers affected by vegetable markdown

Local tourists welcome the reopening of Fort San Pedro in Cebu City after a six-month lockdown. Aside from health protocols, around 70 individuals are only allowed to enter.

Davao City Overland Transport Terminal prepares for the reopening of Davao-Manila land trip

Pres. Spox. Roque: Mabuting balita po para sa LSIs na galing sa Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Antique, at Iloilo City, na-lift na po ang moratorium sa pag-uuwi ng mga mamamayan na taga rito.

Pres. Spox. Roque: Huwag na po kayong magtangkang umuwi kung kayo ay may mga sintomas dahil ayaw naman nating iuwi rin pati iyong COVID sa ating mga probinsya.

Pres. Spox. Roque: Siguraduhin natin na malusog ang ating katawan at paghandaan po ang quarantine

Pres. Spox. Roque: Ang masasabi ko lang po ang rekomendasyon ng IATF ay nakabase po sa siyensya at nakabase po sa advice ng mga doktor

Pres. Spox. Roque on PRRD's public address tomorrow: Hindi ko po masisigurado pero most likely

Pres. Spox. Roque: Of course nothing will ever be enough for someone na hindi nakakita ng kahit anong mabuti sa pamahalaan pero sa ngayon po ay pinakamataas ang testing natin sa Southeast Asia.