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THREAD: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. holds a media briefing

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Roque explains minimum health standards: People must stand one meter apart

Roque: Kung pwede po, let's make work-from-home the norm and onsite work as the exception

Roque: 'Yong mga magpapa-trabaho onsite, kinakailangan magbigay ng shuttle services

Roque says outdoor running, jogging, biking while wearing face masks are allowed in areas under modified ECQ. Limited contact sports like golf, tennis allowed under GCQ

Roque: Under modified ECQ, gatherings are allowed to a maximum of 5 people. Under GCQ, the limit is 10 people together

Roque: No public transport is allowed under modified ECQ, but biking is allowed

Roque: Alternative work arrangements encouraged, four-day work week eyed under GCQ

Roque shows phased transition from ECQ to GCQ

Roque: Under MECQ, public shuttles provided by companies are the only public transportation allowed

Roque: Bikes, motorcycles, e-scooters are allowed under modified ECQ but limited to 1 passenger only

Roque: More construction projects will be allowed under modified ECQ, but will only allow workers aged 21-59. All employees must be tested for COVID-19 and must be given a place to stay onsite

Roque: Manufacturing of non-essential products like beverages, furniture, electrical equipment will be allowed to operate under modified ECQ and GCQ areas

Roque: Mining and quarrying, e-commerce, export-oriented areas are allowed in all areas

LOOK: Industries allowed under ECQ, modified ECQ, and GCQ

Roque: Private and public construction projects that are essential are now allowed in ECQ areas

Roque: Wala pa ring operation ang funeral parlors dahil pa hindi pa rin allowed ang lamay sa ECQ and MECQ areas

Roque: Veterinary clinics are allowed to operate at 50% capacity in ECQ and modified ECQ areas, full operations under GCQ

Roque: Banks, BPOs, and capital markets may operate in ECQ, MECQ, and GCQ areas

Roque: Management, legal, accounting services allowed to reopen 50% of onsite work

Roque: Film, music, and TV production allowed to partially start operations in MECQ areas

Roque: Industries under Category III like advertising, computer programming, publishing and printing activities are partially allowed in MECQ

Roque: Advertising, market research, publishing, printing, design, photography and other activities allowed to reopen 50% of onsite work, the rest work from home

Roque: Barbershops and salons are still not allowed to operate in MECQ areas

Roque: Malls and commercial centers partially allowed to reopen under modified ECQ

Roque: Restaurants are still not allowed to provide dine-in services. Those under GCQ are under review

Roque: Toy stores, flower shops, bookstores, hardware stores allowed to reopen at 50% capacity under modified ECQ

Roque: Playgrounds and amusement areas should remain closed

Roque: Gyms, fitness studios, cinemas, karaoke bars, libraries still not allowed in ECQ and GCQ areas

Roque: Mall-based government services like NBI clearance processing now allowed at 50% of onsite work

Roque: Beaches, resorts, tour operators, massage parlors, facial care, waxing stores also closed under ECQ and GCQ

Roque: Kapag dumami ang kaso, babalik tayo sa ECQ

Roque touts that the Philippines has been given a favorable 'Baa2' credit rating by Moody's Investors Services. However, that has been the country's credit rating for the past few years

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DILG Secretary Eduardo Año announces a clarification: The IATF resolution states that 37 provinces and 11 cities have been identified as low-risk areas. May mga nagsasabing hindi pa sila handa kaya magkakaroon tayo ng amendment

DILG: Wala na po tayong area sa Pilipinas na hindi naka-community quarantine

DILG: Mayroon din po tayong (modified general community quarantine) guidelines na i-issue para susundin ng mga local governments

DOH Secretary Francisco Duque: Nakakatakot ang COVID-19 pero may magagawa tayo para pabagalin ang pagkalat nito

DOH Secretary Duque presents the government's national targets, which includes 30,000 tests per day, 5 million PPE sets per month

DOH Secretary Duque bares regional targets of the government which includes biosafety laboratories, referral hospitals, and additional private hospital beds to accommodate COVID-19 patients

DOH Secretary Duque shows the government's provincial targets in terms of human resource and infrastructure

DOH Secretary Duque: Mabilisang mass tracing na may sapat na contact tracers ang kailangan para hindi makalusot ang COVID-19 at agarang ma-isolate

How will workers get around with limited public transport?

DILG: Under modified ECQ, konti lang ang diperensya sa ECQ. Ang workers ay dapat i-shuttle ng mga kumpanya

DOH Secretary Duque on 'alarming' errors in COVID-19 database: DOH appreciates the concerns raised by the UP team in its policy note. We are taking steps to correct these data errors found in the April 24 to April 25 data

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DOH: We have since caught and corrected these issues as early as April 26. We thank them for raising these concerns. We assure the public that the data in question is less than 1% of all data

DOH: The DOH remains committed to transparency

COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr.: I believe 'yung sa data, ang tawag diyan ay validation

COVID-19 chief implementer: Ang COVID-19 ay matagalang labanan. Gumagawa tayo ngayon ng gradual opening. If we don't open the economy, we are going to bleed

Roque says an IATF meeting is scheduled at 2pm

DILG Secretary Año on PNP's Sinas' gathering: Hindi po 'yun birthday party pero mañanita, tradisyon po ito sa PMA kung saan kapag birthday ng official, ang mga tao nya ay babatiin siya

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DILG: That is uncalled for. I call for an investigation ng PNP, pero mukhang wala namang deliberate partying

DILG: I've already directed all bureaus and offices under DILG and I hope pati sa ibang agencies, uncalled for 'yung ganyang pagsasalu-salo. Titingnan natin ano ang appropriate sanctions

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana: Ang contact sports, hindi pa pwede ngayon. Ang authorized lang ngayon ay mga biking, tennis, golf because they can distance themselves from each other

Defense Secretary Lorenzana: Tumitingin tayo sa ibang bansa na pwede nating pagbilhan ng attack helicopters. I agree with critics who say na sana ibigay na lang sa tao

Defense Secretary Lorenzana suddenly takes swipe at rebels, saying they are buying armaments because of continued armed struggle

COVID-19 chief implementer: Sa ngayon meron tayong controlled inbound flights. Para lang ito sa returning OFWs. 400-600 people a day lang ang pinapayagan

COVID-19 chief implementer: Inter-island travel between GCQ areas is allowed, but not in ECQ or modified ECQ areas

COVID-19 chief implementer: Sa opening ng business, pag-uusapan ng LGU at business sector 'yan. Nagbigay lang tayo ng general guidelines

DILG Secretary Año on mass hiring of contact tracers: Gagawin natin 'yan. For 2020 and 2021, we will continue to test, trace, isolate, treat. Sila talaga ang workforce natin

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Roque says acting NEDA Chief Karl Chua said these contact tracers will be hired on permanent or temporary basis

Defense Secretary Lorenzana on mass hiring of contact tracers: Ang pangunahing dahilan ng mungkahi ay para magkaroon ng pera ang mga nawalan ng trabaho, that is the first and foremost reason

Roque defends move to raise tariffs on imported oil: Kung tataas ulit ang presyo ng langis, babawiin po 'yan

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DOH Secretary Duque: Nagkaroon ng honest mistake sa nilabas na IATF resolution

DOH Secretary Duque on changing low-risk areas to modified GCQ: Ang representation kasi ay wala munang babanggiting lugar noong una

Defense Secretary Lorenzana: I think almost everybody doesn't want to go out yet

Roque: Dahil we're still under community quarantine, wala munang mass gatherings

DILG Secretary Año: Maraming mayors na tumatawag sa akin. Very abrupt if biglang tanggalin 'yung quarantine. Kailangan natin ma-control ang phasing ng opening pati sa borders. Dahan-dahan, hinay-hinay

Roque announces low-risk areas are now placed under modified GCQ. But when asked to explain what MGCQ means, Roque says he will explain its difference from GCQ tomorrow

COVID-19 chief implementer on senior citizens: May niluwagan tayo sa rules on jogging, biking outdoors: 'Yun muna ang papayagan basta may social distancing

PNP Chief Archie Gamboa on alleged human rights violations: Lahat ng complaints will be addressed by the PNP

DOH Secretary Duque on possible increase in dengue cases with rainy season approaching: The risk of dengue is a permanent one, our climate is vulnerable to outbreaks. Our data now showed a 30% decline in dengue cases

DOH Secretary Duque: The confluence of rainy season and possible dengue season will certainly add to the burden of our healthcare system dahil we're battling COVID

DILG Secretary Año: We will have meetings, consultations, workshops with LGUs for the identification of critical zones

DOH Secretary Duque: Ang binabantayan natin ngayon ay mga possible cases sa closed locations like jails, orphanages, homes for the aged

Why ban shared tricycles?

DOH Secretary Duque: Alam nating walang social distancing kapag magkaangkas

Roque on Balik Probinsya program: Lahat ng gustong mag-apply ay pwede naman. Ang priority natin ay mga informal settlers, PWDs

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Roque on apprehending netizens who post online that they're floating a bounty for Duterte's head: 'Yan ay ongoing police investigations, hahayaan na namin ang pulis kung magsasampa

Defense Secretary Lorenzana confirms receiving donation of PPEs from China's People's Liberation Army: We are very thankful, it will go a long way with our COVID-19 fight

How can the self-employed like household helpers who don't have IDs travel to GCQ areas?

Roque: Hindi naman po sila kasali sa essential travel. Others who don't have an ID should prepare one

DILG Secretary Año on preparations for possible typhoons: Every year, ginagawa natin ito. Nakahanda rin ang ating LGUs

Roque: Mababalewala ang ating quarantine kung lahat ng tao pwedeng lumipat (from ECQ to GCQ areas and vice versa)

Roque: Flexible po tayo, 'wag nating isipin na kung hindi na ECQ ay hindi na babalik doon. Ayaw nating magkaroon ng second wave

COVID-19 chief implementer: We have 20,569 OFWs swabbed. Results showed over 5,000 people, of the 171 tested positive

COVID-19 chief implementer: 4,593 OFWs have secured quarantine certificates so they can head home