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Marcos will take the reins of government at noon on June 30 in ceremonies at the National Museum of F ine Arts building, formerly the Legislative Building which housed the old Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives and where his late father, President F erdinand Marcos r., held office as Ilocos orte congressman, Senator and Senate President. Some Philippine presidents have also taken their oath of office in the old Legislative building. Duterte-Carpio, on the other hand, will take her oath of office in Davao City on June 19 to be attended by President Duterte, former President and incoming Pampanga Representative G loria Macapagal Arroyo and other leaders. It was not known if President-elect Marcos will attend the ceremonies but his sister, Sen. Imelda Imee Marcos, has confirmed his attendance in the event. The Vice President-elect earlier said she decided to hold her oath taking in Davao City on June 19 so she can attend the inauguration of President Marcos on June 30 in Manila. As part of the tightened security, the Philippine National Police will implement a gun ban during the inauguration of Marcos and Duterte where top leaders and prominent personalities and diplomats will be participating as guests.
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In Davao City, the gun ban will take effect on une 1 to 21 for Duterte’s inauguration at the San Pedro Sq uare on June 19. The gun ban will be enforce in Metro Manila on June 27 to July 2 for the oathtaking of Marcos at the National Museum near the Manila City Hall in Manila on June 30. This developed as former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile warned of an alleged conspiracy to pillory President-elect Marcos Jr. in an attempt to taint his reputation. In a report by the government media Philippine News Agency (PNA) and carried by Manila Times, among others, Enrile, citing information from “credible” source, cautioned that certain groups from the United States (US) and the Philippines are purportedly conniving to put Marcos to trouble. “I just picked up what I consider to be a credible information that there are groups in America and in the Philippines planning and preparing to cause serious embarrassment and trouble for our newly-elected President,” said Enrile in a F acebook post. Enrile, however, did not elaborate on the supposed collusion to tarnish the image of Marcos but said he would give further details to the “proper official of the incoming Marcos administration “in due time.” “Caution is the name of the game.
You are just starting you[ r] travel in troubled waters. Your adversaries have not stopped. To borrow a phrase from someone, right now ‘ they are hiding their brightness and biding their time,’” Enrile said. Enrile also advised the incoming security officials of the Marcos administration to intensify their intelligence gathering. e said taking “soft and pacific stance to appease critics is not a good idea. “I have a humble unsolicited advice for the national security officials of the new regime. Instead of making soft and pacific statements seemingly intended to q uiet and to gain the cooperation, trust, and confidence of the habitual trouble makers in this country, I suggest that they should sharpen their intelligence information,” Enrile said. The PNP is mobiliz ing at least 3,7 00 police officers to secure Duterte’s swearing-in ceremony, while at least 6,000 police officers and men will be deployed for Marcos’ inauguration, said PNP Director for Operations Valeriano de Leon. De Leon said the number of detailed police officers and men e cludes those who would be stationed for border control and other uniformed personnel. He said Civil Disturbance Management units will also be deployed near the oathtaking sites, adding no group has
been granted permit to conduct rallies yet. “The world will be watching us and we will not allow unruly and unauthoriz ed rallies,” said De Leon. De Leon said that protests will not be allowed near the inauguration venues but maybe allowed in F reedom Parks like the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila. Those who will be staging protest rallies without permits will be stopped, he added. It can be recalled that in January, the National Bureau of Investigation was directed to validate reports of an alleged assassination plot against then presidential aspirant F erdinand Marcos Jr. The Philippine National Police then also conducted its own investigation on the alleged plot. Justice Secretary Menardo G uevarra said that the department’s Office of Cybercrime “req uested the preservation of the suspect account” after receiving an “online tip” about the supposed threat. “ ending verification, we are keeping other details confidential for security reasons,” he said, adding that the department “acted immediately in view of the serious nature of the information received.” The PNP and NBI probes was prompted by a post on TikTok that read “W E ARE meeting everyday to plan for BBM’s assassination. G et ready.”
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the increase in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila and other parts of the country “is not directly related” to the entry of the new subvariants. “Upang hindi na po tumuloy ang pagtaas at upang manatili tayo sa low risk, patuloy tayong sumunod sa minimum public health standards at magpabakuna (To prevent the cases from further increasing, we should continue to follow the minimum public health standards and get vaccinated),” she said. Vergerie said Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila have increased but it is still under low risk case classification and will remain at Alert Level 1. Vergeire said an area will be escalated to Alert Level 2 once its infection risk reaches “moderate” level with an average daily attack rate (ADAR) of six cases per day per 100,000 population or its total bed utiliz ation rate have reached moderate risk. Cases in Metro Manila has been increasing since mid-May and have climbed to more than 100 cases per day in June 2022. W hile cases showed a slight increase in the past week, the trend was not sustained in other areas except Metro Manila. The rest of Luz on and Visayas, except Mindanao, also showed an uptick in cases but remains low at less than 60 cases per day, she said. The latest Covid-19 situation in the National Capital Region (NCR) is “more concerning” compared to the
uptick in cases during the previous week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. G uido David said as the country recorded 188 new active Covid-19 cases. David said there is a possibility that new cases may increase by up to 200 to 300 per day. Nationwide, at least 1,889 new cases from June 7 to June 13 were recorded, with the current positivity rate at 1.9 percent. Malacañ ang said the Inter-Agency Task F orce for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF EID) approved the new alert level classifications in the country. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the municipality of Pateros and the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenz uela, Pasig, Marikina, Q uez on, Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, San Juan, Muntinlupa, Parañ aq ue, Las Piñ as, and Pasay in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be under Alert Level 1 from June 16 to 30. The IATF -EID’s latest decision came, after Undersecretary Vergeire earlier raised the possibility of upgrading the alert level status in Metro Manila because of the apparent uptick in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the country’s metropolis. Apart from Metro Manila cities and Pateros, 248 other areas nationwide will also be placed under Alert Level 1 for the second half of June.
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