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To expedite the process of testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially on some 500,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) expected to arrive until December, Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, met with officials of concerned agencies to further fine-tune the testing process. “We have to make sure that we […]
Cabinet Secretary and Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-IED) Co-Chair Karlo Nograles said on Friday that job and employment prospects remain positive even during the COVID-19 pandemic “because some businesses are resilient, remain extremely relevant and are in fact booming despite the prevailing global health crisis.”“We all need to be persistent and creative. […]
The We Heal As One Center-Philippine Arena sent home on Friday 78 recovered patients, mostly overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), after testing negative from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a ceremony led by National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon, Maligaya Development Corporation Chief Operating Officer Atty. Glicerio “Ka GP” Santos IV, and […]
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure on financial inclusion that its lead author said is part of a reform package designed to let Government upgrade the delivery of its future social amelioration programs (SAPs)—and avoid a repeat of the hitches that had mired the initial release of cash subsidies to […]
The House of Representatives has passed on second reading a measure designed to be a three-year stimulus to set the stalled economy back on its high-growth path and an initial booster as well for President Duterte’s new initiative to decongest Metro Manila by creating a lot more infrastructure jobs in the countryside. The chamber passed House Bill […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started the construction of temporary dormitories for healthcare workers at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. Secretary Mark Villar said that the proposed “We Heal as One Offsite Dormitory” by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local/National Health Facility located at Quezon Memorial […]
Senator Dick Gordon sponsored Senate Resolution No. 436 recognizing the significant contributions of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the country’s fight against Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) under the leadership of Admiral Joel S. Garcia who retired from the service recently. In his sponsorship speech, Gordon expressed gratitude for the immeasurable role and heroic services of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that mandates the preparation of a Safe Schools Reopening Plan (SSRP) under the “New Normal” in education. Under Senate Bill No. 1565 or the Education in the New Normal Act, the SSRP guides the reopening of all public and private basic education institutions in the event and aftermath […]
As the Senate discussed the measure extending the Bayanihan Law, Senator Kiko Pangilinan asked if the government has slowed down the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after spending P353 billion for this purpose. “We’d like to know: We’ve spent 353 billion [pesos]. We will allocate another 130-140 billion [pesos]…With all the money spent in the last […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the decision to suspend temporarily the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is a welcome development, considering the economic and health issues now confronting all countries amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “The year already started out tempestuously – with intensified differences having sprung up in […]