Ricky Lee on being named National Artist for film and broadcast arts: I am happy with the message that it sends that scriptwriters are last filmmakers... This is a way of reminding people na nandito kami. Kami yung pinagmulan ng pelikulang ginawa.
Ricky Lee: Noong nalaman ko na papangaralan ako as National Artist, ang gusto kong gawin agad puntahan lahat ng scritpwriters na kakilala ko at sabihing, atin ito. Para sa atin.
Dr. Rolando Cruz, chief of the Quezon City Epidemiological Surveillance Unit, on rising COVID-19 cases in Quezon City: We are concerned (with the rising number of cases) that’s why we pushed our early warning system to a yellow status because we saw an increasing number of cases
Cruz: Our daily average case climbed to 28 last Friday. And today it’s now 35 daily average case
Dr. Jose Rene de Grano, president of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, says hospitals are also observing a 'slight' increase in COVID-19 case admissions: We're still monitoring the situation.
PHAPI on hospital admissions: 'Yung dumadaming admissions, ay those people na 'yung may comorbidities before.
THREAD: President Rodrigo Duterte leads inspection of the National Academy of Sports-Main Campus at the New Clark City Sports Complex in Capas, Tarlac | LIVE bit.ly/3MPo8Rh
National Academy of Sport (NAS) Exec. Dir. Josephine Joy Reyes: NAS is able to fully realize its promise to deliver world-class sports facilities which are at par to international standards
NAS Exec. Dir. Reyes says it has been able to formulate a strategic framework based on academics, sports training, and support services with the help of DepEd
DOTr Usec. Steve Pastor clarifies the government's free rides program currently covers 588 road-based transport routes nationwide: Bukod pa ito sa libreng sakay sa MRT at ang ilulunsad ng Grab PH na libreng sakay sa NAIA.
JUST IN: Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says the SUV owner who ran over a security guard was placed under the immigration lookout bulletin at noon today. | @anjocalimario
Guevarra adds they’ll also secure a Precautionary Hold Departure Order later, if necessary, depending on developments in the preliminary investigation. | @anjocalimario
ILBO doesn’t prevent a person from leaving the country but only alerts authorities. A PHDO is issued by the court at the preliminary investigation stage. | @anjocalimario