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A total of 155,672 employees from 4,290 tourism-related enterprises affected by the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis have received their cash assistance under the Small Business Wage Subsidy (SBSW) program of the Department of Finance (DOF), Social Security System (SSS), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) as of May 4. Since March, the […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), its bureaus, regional field offices, attached agencies, and corporations nationwide have resumed full operations on May 4 as part of the government’s efforts to gradually phase into the “new normal,” amid the implementation of enhanced or general community quarantine in the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar instructed all heads of […]
31 personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have completed their 14-day quarantine as part of the precautionary measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The 31 MMDA personnel went into quarantine on April 18 after being exposed to a person who showed symptoms of COVID-19. Placed under quarantine were personnel […]
The Department of Agriculture through the Philippine Coconut Authority (DA-PCA) is partnering with other agencies to study the properties of virgin coconut oil (VCO) that could cure patients infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “This is indeed good news for us, a silver lining in the scientific community. This inter-agency effort is reflective of […]
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to regional tourism cooperation with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the road to recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “More than ever, we are banking on the unity of the tourism industry to ensure that we will together endure […]
All 121 electric cooperatives operating nationwide have given their support to the Pantawid Liwanag program. According to Rodrigo Sacedor, Chairperson of the National Center of Electric Cooperatives Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO), over 3 million consumers will benefit from the program. “With the solidarity and resilience of those who believe in the rural electrification movement, the Pantawid Liwanag has been supported […]
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the partial resumption of the ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects. For areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Villar said construction workers accredited by the DPWH “will be allowed to work on quarantine and isolation facilities, health facilities, emergency and maintenance works, flood control and other […]
The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMs) hailed Filipino journalists and media professionals as “heroes” in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. In a press statement, the PTFoMS recognized the importance of media workers’ role amid the country’s fight against COVID-19. The PTFoMs also acknowledged the Philippine media’s […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has approved the discontinuance of P295-million worth of rural electrification programs this year to augment the funding for the government’s response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said these were the P250-million appropriated for the implementation of the Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) Act […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over the newly-completed ‘We Heal as One’ Center’ at the Philippine Arena Complex in Bocaue, Bulacan to the Inter-Agency Task Force for Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after a thorough checked on the 300-capacity mega community quarantine facility was […]