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Leave no learner behind. This is Senator Win Gatchalian’s call to the Department of Education (DepEd) as it mulls online-based education for the next school year in the event of a prolonged crisis due to COVID-19. DepEd has recently launched the online platform “DepEd Commons,” which allows public school teachers to support distant learning, give […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is calling on the government to also provide assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which he said are also suffering from the effectis of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Villanueva expressed concern on the ability of the sector to keep their workers employee during the pandemic. “Just as we […]
Senator Sonny Angara announced that he has been finally discharged from the hospital after fully recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “After several days in the ER and the COVID wing, my doctors finally sent me home today — negative for the virus and pneumonia free,” Angara said in an Instagram post. “Big, big thanks to […]
As the world is severely hit by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many Filipinos abroad, and their families in the Philippines are also suffering from the adverse socio-economic impact brought by the coronavirus disease. According to ACTS-OFW Partylist Chairman John Bertiz, the government should reconsider the inclusion of families of OFWs in its list of […]
Mass testing will paint a clearer picture of the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country and help track down those who are infected so they can at once be isolated or ordered quarantined. This is according to Senator Win Gatchalian who also stressed that mass testing should have a targeted approach […]
Stop the discrimination against our frontliners, COVID-19 positive, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under investigation (PUI) and their families. Senator Sonny Angara made this call after receiving reports that acts of discrimination and even cruelty are still being committed against frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 continue despite repeated appeals for understanding and compassion […]
The government needs to fast track the implementation of the national ID system for a quicker health and calamity response in the future to prevent a repeat of the mistakes committed in tracing suspected COVID-19 patients, Senator Win Gatchalian said. The law, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in August 2018, aims to create […]
A local executive has lauded the national government’s decision to extend a P5,000 to P8,000 cash aid to almost 80 percent of people affected by the enhanced community quarantine, saying this lessens logistics issues in distributing the support. Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo Cua, who is also the current president of the Union of Local Authorities […]
When it comes to extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, science has found an ally in one of the spiritual leaders of the House of Representatives. House Minority Leader Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Sunday said that he supports the position of House Ways and Means Chair Jose Maria “Joey” Salceda, who recently […]
Quezon City Rep. Precious Castelo is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to hire as permanent employees hundreds of doctors and nurses who have volunteered to help the government fight COVID-19. “Instead of just giving them a daily allowance of P500, we should consider recruiting them to fill numerous vacancies in the DOH. Their willingness […]