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The city government of Bacolod is set to release P41.5 million in hazard pay and special risk allowance for employees who rendered frontline and other essential services during the 47-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). During its regular session recently, the City Council presided by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran unanimously approved the appropriation for the […]
Angeles City in Pampanga launched recently its StaySafe.ph application as part of its efforts to strengthen the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). StaySafe.ph is a digital contact tracing application that will help in health condition reporting and COVID-19 contact tracing. “One of the important ways not to further spread the COVID-19 is having […]
The provincial government of Cebu has recently reopened the tourism industry in the town of Oslob which marks the start of the gradual recovery of one of the hardest-hit industries by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Oslob is known as known as one of the areas in the country where tourists can engage in […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte is batting for the speedy approval of a congressional measure establishing a contactless, electronic-based system of services in all government offices and state-run corporations to put flesh into President Duterte’s pitch in his latest State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) to do away with paper-based official transactions and physical queueing in government offices in […]
A new off-site dormitory that will serve as temporary shelter for medical personnel of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in San Fernando City, Pampanga was recently completed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). “DPWH assures the continuous assistance to the Department of Health in the provision of the much-needed […]
The local government of Sogod in Southern Leyte has ordered all establishments and offices operating in the town to implement an automated contact tracing system (ACTS) to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Imelda Tan said representatives of each establishment must personally register at the town hall, the local police station, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways in Caraga Region (DPWH-13) said the ongoing construction of the San Roque, Bislig, Surigao del Sur–Bunawan, Agusan del Sur Road is already 64 percent complete, as the construction works continue despite the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.DPWH-13 Director Pol delos Santos said the construction works, which began last […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said that a total of 150 facilities that were built and repurposed are now being used as facilities for quarantine, isolation and as off-site dormitories of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and frontline workers. Citing the latest “We Heal as One” Report, Villar said that of the 150 facilities, […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nogales lauded the efforts of the country’s jail managers to decongest overcrowded jails in a bid to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with close to 22,000 inmates released so far. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced earlier that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) […]
The local government of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte inaugurated recently its newly-refurbished “i-hub” or internet center to accommodate learners under the “new normal” education system. San Nicolas Mayor Alfredo Valdez said the center, which is located beside the municipal hall building, is currently equipped with 12 computers with high-speed internet access. Students who have no personal computers […]