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The provincial government of Sorsogon has launched a partnership project with over 200 bakery owners in the province to give free bread to the poor affected by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis. Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said he had met with bakery owners to propose […]
The government on Monday stressed that discrimination that targets health workers, frontliners, and individuals with COVID-19 is now prohibited in all 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila as it thanked local government units (LGUs), health workers, and frontliners for working tirelessly to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.“I am happy to report that according to the […]
A 132-bed “We Heal as One” isolation and treatment center in Pasig City for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients was completed in three days by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the DPWH expeditiously worked at the empty Philippine Sports Arena or popularly known as ULTRA and repurposed […]
A legal aid organization recently donated 25 sets of computers to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for distribution to the different jails in Metro Manila for the implementation of “e-dalaw” (electronic jail visit) in lieu of physical visits to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“The lockdown should not […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the start of work for the conversion of the Filinvest Tent in Muntinlupa City and the Philsports Arena formerly ULTRA in Pasig City, into two additional quarantine facilities in Metro Manila. Villar said the Filinvest Tent will be converted into a quarantine facility […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Thursday clarified that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and other private distribution utilities are not part of the government’s “Pantawid Liwanag “ program which will subsidize the electricity consumption of around 3 million “lifeline” customers for the months of March and April as the country grapples with the coronavirus disease […]
As the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Antique to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has also been extended, the provincial government has also provided health care workers and other essential frontliners with protection against discrimination. Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao signed Executive Order No. 40 recently extending the ECQ until […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the government will tighten the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, cautioning the public on Wednesday to avoid becoming complacent in order to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading.The Palace official said that according […]
The local government of Kananga, Leyte will penalize any person who will attack or harass frontliners as the country battles the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Kananga Mayor Manuel Vicente Torres signed an ordinance prohibiting any person from committing any act that causes stigma, disgrace, shame, humiliation, harassment, or any form of discrimination against health workers, volunteers, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working on the modification of three (3) mega tents at the Philippine Arena to be used as quarantine facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Secretary Mark Villar sent on Monday, April 13, 2020, the DPWH Task Force on Augmentation of Healthcare Facilities headed by Undersecretary Emil […]