MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Self-proclaimed investigative journalist Raissa Robles said she didn’t get the memo from the Philippine Bureau of Immigration regarding entry protocols for travelers arriving in the country.
In a post on her social media account, Robles questioned why the courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte by Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz was done “virtually.”
Current travel policy in the country requires all incoming travelers to quarantine for 7 to 10 days, depending on vaccination status, as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19, especially the new, more transmissible Delta variant.
Netizens quickly criticized Robles for not doing her “investigation” before sending her post critical of Malacañang.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Philippine Senator and boxer Manny Pacquiao may not be able to return to his country after his title fight next month with Errol Spence, Jr. in Las Vegas.
The reason? President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a report by CNN Philippines’ Triciah Terada, is mulling closing his country’s borders if the spread of Covid-19 continues to accelerate.
This puts in jeopardy Pacquiao’s planned candidacy for President in the 2022 elections and the chance to prove his allegations of widespread government corruption under the current Administration.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – GMA News is reporting that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for Emerging Infectious Diseases has reinstated the ban on children 5 years old and above from leaving their homes.
The decision is a reversal of an earlier announcement to the contrary. So typical of IATF.
But the good news is that children 4 years old and below may now roam free since the IATF regulation did not mention them.
At the same time, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that in addition to children 5 years and above, adults who think and act like kids will also be covered by the home quarantine order.
That should ease road traffic, especially in the National Capital Region!
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