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Government, Health & Medicine

Curfew And Liquor Ban Lifted Under GCQ In Quezon City?

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau) – Last August 19, the National Capital Region, including Quezon City, was placed under a less restrictive General Community Quarantine (GCQ). The move by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases was seen as a balancing act between ensuring the health safety of the population in the Covid-19 pandemic and the health of the economy.

Nevertheless, even under GCQ, cities within NCR will continue to observe curfew hours, and some still impose a liquor ban or some variation of it.

In Quezon City however, residents got confused over an infographic that renamed “curfew” to “public safety” hours.

Many interpreted the hours to mean “happy” hours which for them signaled the total lifting of both curfew and the liquor ban.

The public is advised not to drink to that. Yet.

Here’s the full infographic from the QC government:

Government, Health & Medicine, Science and Environment, Technology

Revealed: Philippines More Advanced Than Russia In Covid Vaccine Trials

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MANILA. Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – There is so much talk and speculation about Russia’s recent announcement that it has approved the world’s first vaccine against Covid-19.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has even promised that he will be the first to volunteer when the vaccine becomes available in the Philippines.

The Russian vaccine, called Sputnik-V could start Phase 3 of its clinical trials involving volunteers in Russia and other countries, including the Philippines.

But Vice President Leni Robredo criticized the proposed clinical trials in the Philippines, saying that the country is already far more advanced than Russia when it comes to developing a coronavirus vaccine.

To prove her point, Robredo released a map of one of the ongoing clinical trials in one of the new subdivisions being developed by Vista Land, owned by the family of Senator Cynthia Villar.

Compared to the Russian vaccine which is now just entering its Phase 3 of clinical trials, this development is already in its advanced Phase 4-B.

The trials are being conducted in an undisclosed facility located on Lot 7, Block 3, Phase 4-B.

Government, Health & Medicine, International

Malacañang Says Health Secretary Misled Duterte On Russian Vaccine

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In his press briefing this morning, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Health Secretary Francisco Duque misled President Rodrigo Duterte about the newly-announced Russian vaccine for Covid-19.

After being informed that the Russian government has approved the world’s first vaccine for the cornonavirus, Duterte announced to the Filipino people that he would be the first one to volunteer to be given a shot.

But alas, Roque said Duque was vague when he advised the President about the Russian vaccine.

It appears Duterte thought he’d be given a shot of Russian vodka.

Well, cheers nonetheless!