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‘ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME’ GLOBAL MUSIC BROADCAST RAISES US$127.9-M FOR COVID-19 FIGHT

People all around the world joined forces and took a big step forward in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. ONE Championship has teamed up with longtime partner Global Citizen to broadcast “One World: Together At Home,” a global music special featuring exclusive performances, words of encouragement from A-list celebrities. The global music […]

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Government

SOLAR PROJECT FOR OFF-GRID AREAS FACES DELAY AMID COVID-19 – NEA

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its off-grid solar project for 5,000 households is facing a slower pace of completion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.  The NEA Total Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Department (TEREDD) said beneficiaries of the solar photovoltaic (PV) mainstreaming project will have to wait a little longer due to […]

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SC ORDER TO RELEASE INMATES UNDER 2014 GUIDELINES SPEAKS OF COMPASSION – REP. NOGRALES

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles welcomed the Supreme Court’s order to judges to release persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) who fall under a 2014 guidelines on decongesting jails amid the COVID-19 outbreak. “While this is not yet the decision on the petition to release low-risk and vulnerable inmates, we welcome the SC’s move, which […]

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Government

REPURPOSING OF MEGA TENTS KICK-OFF AT PHILIPPINE ARENA COMPLEX — DPWH

The conversion of three mega tents at the Philippine Arena complex in Bocaue, Bulacan into additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine health facilities has formally started Monday, April 20, 2020.  The mega tents were offered to the government by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in response to the health crisis. The  Department of Public Works and Highways […]

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Government

REPATRIATED OFWS REQUIRED TO UNDERGO MANDATORY 14-DAY QUARANTINE––NOGRALES

Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday announced that Overseas Filipino Workers returning to the country would be required to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine in a quarantine facility before being allowed to proceed to their homes.The Palace official said that according to  IATF Resolution […]

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Politics

ZUBIRI DONATES COVID-19 TEST KITS TO MINDANAO

In aid of the country’s continuing battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has set his sights beyond Metro Manila, donating 6,000 COVID-19 antibody diagnostic kits to hospitals in his home region of Mindanao. Of the donated kits, 2,000 went to the Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center in Malaybalay, Bukidnon; 2,000 kits to […]

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IMMUNIZATION SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE DISRUPTED BY COVID-19 – GATCHALIAN

In the lead up to this year’s World Immunization Week, which takes place from April 24 to 30, Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on Local Government Units (LGUs), especially the barangays, to ensure that immunization services are not disrupted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatchalian said that in planning COVID-19 measures and responses, the government should […]

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SENATE TO PROBE HOSPITALS THAT WILL REFUSE PATIENTS – GO

Senator Bong Go has assured that he will start an investigation of hospitals that allegedly have refused to administer emergency care to critically-ill patients amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis in the country. “Papaimbestigahan ko ito bilang chairperson ng Committee on Health sa Senado. Ipatatawag natin ang mga ospital na ito sa tamang panahon (I will investigate this as chairperson […]

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Government

ECQ-AFFECTED FARMERS CAN CLAIM CASH ASSISTANCE OVER-THE COUNTER – DAR

The beneficiaries of the Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) program can claim their assistance through over-the-counter bank transactions, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. In a virtual interview during the latest Laging Handa briefing, Dar said they have accelerated the distribution of financial assistance to rice farmers amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine […]

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Politics

PROTECT FRONTLINERS, PATIENTS FROM DISCRIMINATION – HONTIVEROS

A bill seeking to protect from discrimination, harassment and violence health workers, frontliners, and patients who contracted the coronavirus disease or COVID-19, has been recently filed by Senator Risa Hontiveros. Senate Bill No. 1436, otherwise known as the “Mandatory Protection of Health Workers, Frontliners and Patients Act,” seeks to address threats and acts of violence […]