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Before you dive back in, swimmers are reminded to adhere to these strict guidelines. - KMDR

Guidelines released as swimmers get back in the pool Given the green light to return to the pool, Philippine swimming will carefully tread the water and ensure nobody will end up catching the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Swimming chief

Here's to hoping the world is back to some sense of normalcy by the time the Olympics happens next rear. - KMDR

Tokyo weighs scaled-back Olympics, says governor Tokyo 2020 officials are looking at ways to scale back next year's postponed Olympics, the city's governor said Thursday, amid reports the opening ceremony could be streamlined and

Just when you thought that COVID-19 couldn't get any worse, we learn some new evidence that says otherwise. - KMDR

In response to the call of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to send our OFWs back to their provinces, the Department of Transportation joins the National Task Force for COVID-19, and concerned government agencies, in establishing the ‘Hatid-Tulong' Program, to assist and transport our stranded OFWs in Metro Manila back to their respective provinces.

As of 03 June 2020, the ‘Hatid-Tulong’ Program has assisted and served a total of 21,424 OFWs, 5,829 of which were transported by land, 11,340 using air transport (data for land and air transport are from May 25 - June 03) and 4,255 via sea transport (sea travel from April 27 - June 03).

The Hatid-Tulong Program is a joint initiative of the Office of the President, National Task Force Covid-19, Department of Transportation (DOTr), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Tourism (DOT), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Office for Transportation Security (OTS), Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

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