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ALCOHOL, FACE MASK SUPPLIES STABLE – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the supply and demand situation for alcohol and face masks has already stabilized. In an interview on ANC recently, Lopez said there are now available supplies of alcohol in drugstores and supermarkets while retailers can already increase the number of face masks that can be […]

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MORE LGUS SHOULD GET THEIR CONSTITUENTS TESTED FOR COVID-19 – GORDON

Amid the need for at least 13 percent of Metro Manila’s population to be tested for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 in order to contain the spread of the disease more effectively, Senator Dick Gordon commended local government units (LGUs) that are already testing their constituents. Several LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR) […]

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LOWER HOTEL RATES FOR HEALTH WORKERS, FRONTLINERS DURING LUZON QUARANTINE — ROMULO-PUYAT

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is urging all hotels and lodging establishments allowed to operate during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to lower their rates for health workers and other frontliners. “Everyone’s cooperation is needed at this time to help flatten the curve. Let us help those who cannot stay at home, those who work at […]

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DOT POSTPONES PH-WIDE SALE AMID COVID-19 THREAT – ROMULO-PUYAT

The highly-anticipated nationwide sale has been moved to a later date due to the “alarming rise” in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases worldwide, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced. The event, billed as the Philippines’ version of Singapore’s Great Sale and Hong Kong’s Summer Sale, was supposed to take place for the entire month of […]