"Once we de-escalate to Alert Level 2, the no vaxx, no ride policy shall automatically be lifted," Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Libiran said in a Viber message to reporters. 

"We have not received any similar information regarding personal threats to other aspirants for [a] top national elective position," Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

This comes despite the positivity rates in those areas still being at least 20%, which means that one in every five tests for the coronavirus come out positive. 

"Note that positivity rates are still very high at over 20%. Batangas, Laguna, [and] Quezon still at high risk. We need to strictly comply with health protocols to bring this down to low risk," David said.

The tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio has expressed support to the Senate comeback bid of House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda.

If elected president, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso vowed to appoint a navy official as his defense secretary to better secure the country’s maritime borders, particularly against the entry of illegal drugs.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources bared its plan to hire security personnel or “blue guards” to prevent individuals from illegally occupying the country’s protected areas.

The Philippine National Police has designated “media security vanguards” who would handle threats against journalists during the election period, a Palace official said yesterday.

Partido Reporma standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he does not consider other presidential candidates his opponents, as they have common enemies like COVID-19, unemployment, poverty and illegal drugs.

Former senator Jinggoy Estrada has urged the government to do everything possible to stop the price hike of basic commodities like sardines, canned processed meat, bread, instant noodles and others.