DOTr Shares How To Make DIY Face Shield FACE SHIELD – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) shared an instructional video on how to make a DIY (do it yourself) face shield. The government and health officials urged the public to wear face masks and face shields to protect themselves against COVID-19. These protective devices should […]

Employees Required To Wear Face Shields Starting August 15 FACE SHIELDS – Department of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that employees in workplaces are required to wear face shields aside from face masks starting August 15 “Effective August 15, hindi lang face mask ang gamitin mo, kasama na ang face shield. So, ‘yun ang […]

Senator Imee Marcos expressed disapproval over new policy from Department of Transportation (DOTr). IMEE MARCOS – Philippine Senator Imee Marcos expressed her opinion as she slammed new Department of Transportation (DOTr) policy which is the mandatory wearing of face shield. The number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country has already skyrocketed to over 100,000 […]

DOTr Clarifies Face Shield Rule Implementation DOTR – The Department of Transportation made a clarification on the mandatory face shield rule starting August 15. In the past few days, the Department of Health (DOH) records at least 3,000 cases of COVID-19 daily. It called for the authorities to exert all ways possible to curb the […]

DOTr releases GCQ transportation guidelines in two phases. GCQ TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has finally released a set of guidelines as various areas will shift to GCQ. Various areas in the country will shift to general community quarantine months after being lock down due to pandemic coronavirus. The community quarantine is […]

Philippine Domestic Flights Between GCQ Areas Allowed PHILIPPINE DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ALLOWED – According to the Department of Transportation, domestic flights between areas under a GCQ are now allowed. On June 1, the government will lift the enhanced community quarantine and transition into a general community quarantine. With this, restrictions would ease, and travel between areas […]

Bus Operators Says Conductors Are Not Included on ‘New Normal’ Guidelines MANILA – Bus conductors are not included in the guidelines on the “new normal” under the COVID-19 crisis from the Department of Transportation (DOTr). In a report of ABS-CBN, government released guidelines on the public transportation under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas. This […]

DoTr: MRT, LRT To Allow 160 Passengers Per Train After ECQ Lift DOTR – The Department of Transportation said that the LRT and MRT systems will allow a capacity of 160 passengers per train once ECQ is lifted. According to GMA, DOTr Undersecretary  Artemio Tuazon Jr. confirmed this in an interview that they will set […]

Possible partial operations of trains and buses – DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is already looking into the possible partial operations of trains and buses amid the enhanced community quarantine. In line with the fight against the spread of novel coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19, ECQ was implemented and the national government extended this until […]

Foreigners are temporarily barred from entering the Philippines starting March 22 – DOTr The Department of Transportation (DOTr) recently declared that foreigners are temporarily not allowed to enter the Philippines starting March 22, 2020. This is following the statement from the Department of Foreign Affair (DFA) (DFA) regarding the suspension of visa issuances and visa-free […]