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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 […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to institutionalize the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and establish an ALS Community Learning Center (CLC) in every city and municipality in the country. According to Senator Win Gatchalian, principal author of the Alternative Learning System Act, putting up ALS CLCs in every […]
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 […]
Senator Sonny Angara is asking that senior citizens in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) be granted some exceptions once the lockdown is lifted and a general community quarantine (GCQ) is enforced. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has released the guidelines covering the GCQ, which includes allowing certain businesses to resume […]
The House Committee on Tourism chaired by Rep. Sol Aragones (3rd District, Laguna) convened in a special meeting recently to discuss the role of tourism in the proposed economic stimulus package being prepared by the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus Response Cluster. Aragones noted that the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus […]
To help schools prepare for a safe reopening this coming school year, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking more flexibility on the use of the Special Education Fund (SEF) allotted to local school boards. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on basic education, arts and culture, said giving local school boards more leeway on the use […]
Senator Manny Pacquiao is proposing the immediate establishment of a national single facility for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the country. “There is an urgent need to establish a single facility for all COVID-19 patients,” Pacquiao said in filing Senate Bill No. 1445. “This measure seeks to preempt the spread of […]
The whole world of sports has come to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team (UP MBT) stay fighting. Every member of the team is optimistic that Filipinos and the Philippines will get through the difficult challenges they are facing and are staying positive […]
House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. has slammed plans to allow Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) to operate in the country as it grapples with the Covid-19 outbreak, categorizing the move as “premature and unwise given our experience with this industry.”“The reopening of POGOs, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), is contingent […]