IATF Now Requires Filipinos To Carry Measuring Tape At All Times

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In the interest of easing quarantine restrictions and slowly but surely moving the country towards the normal, the Inter-Agency Task Force On Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has announced that the physical (social) distancing requirements between people  will be reduced from one meter to 0.75m to 0.5m and eventually to 0.3m.

But for every easing down of restrictions, there is a corresponding new rule to  make sure the objective is fully achieved.

Effective Monday, all Filipinos using public transportation must carry with them a measuring tape at all times to make sure that they are strictly following the required distance from the person next to them.

This is in addition of course to the required face mask and face shield, plus the helmet and barriers for motorcycle riders.

As the local saying goes, “advanced mag-isip” ang IATF. (The IATF thinks in advance.)

DENR Replaces Baguio’s Burnham Lake With Water From Pacific Ocean!

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Baguio Bureau) – The controversial makeover of Manila Bay by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is nothing compared to what the agency did in Baguio City.

DENR has imported white sand/dolomite from Cebu and dumped it on part of the beach at Manila Bay.  The move has elicited not just a few criticism from environmentalists as well as politicians and netizens.

In Baguio, DENR has replaced the murky water at the city’s Burnham Lake with water imported from the Pacific Ocean, and the result was amazing. The lake now sparkles with blue water, providing a scenic backdrop for the for-hire paddle boats that Burnham Park is famous for.

So far, there have been no complaints from Baguio residents.

The lake’s new look awaits tourists as the city begins to open up outside tourism later this month.

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