Fully vaccinated travelers can skip facility quarantine in PH
MANILA — Inbound travelers from "green lanes" who have completed their COVID-19 vaccination are no longer required to undergo facility-based quarantine upon arriving in the Philippines from Oct. 14, government said on Wednesday.
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FDCP leads PH Delegation in Asian Contents & Film Market in Busan
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 14, 2021 — Spearheading the country’s representatives, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) along with seven Filipino companies, are taking part in the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in Busan from October 11 to 14.
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PH film industry loses P16B to pandemic, raises cry for tax holiday
MANILA, Philippines— The country’s film industry, which employs about 300,000 people, is calling for a tax holiday after incurring around P16 billion in losses since the pandemic hit the country last year.
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[EXTENDED] Kidlat Tahimik's Unsung Sariling Bayani: Short Film Competition - Deadline of Submission
Submit your short film entries for the "Kidlat Tahimik's Unsung Sariling Bayani: Short Film Competition."
Deadline of submission: October 29, 11:59 PM.
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NABIFILMEX RELOADED! with Free Screening
'NABIFILMEX Reloaded' with its loaded roster of films will be available for FREE SCREENING from October 11 to 15, 2021. Don't miss this chance to watch and support local films as we strive to share stories from all over the country.
NTF urges LGUs to scale up vaccination
MANILA – An official of the National Task Force Against Covid-19 (NTF) on Monday urged local government units to increase their Covid-19 vaccination numbers in order to achieve 80 percent population protection soon.
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Alert level downgrade may slow down case decrease
MANILA – A health official on Monday estimated active Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) may decrease to 10,000 by the end of October if it remains under Alert Level 4 accompanied by short time from detection to isolation.
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IATF revises Covid-19 protocols for ‘Green, Yellow’ states
MANILA – The Philippines has updated the testing and quarantine protocols for international travelers coming from the “green” and “yellow” lists of countries, territories, and jurisdictions.
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IATF to tackle arrival protocols, proposed cinema reopening
MANILA – Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will meet Thursday afternoon to discuss the possible revisions to the arrival protocols for international travelers and the proposed reopening of cinemas in Metro Manila.
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Dutch media eyes Palawan as next reality TV show location
MANILA – A Dutch reality TV show is looking at northern Palawan as its potential filming site this year, describing the country as "a one in a million location" for shooting all reality shows.