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Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to continue sourcing funds for the government’s emergency employment programs that support workers while the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is being enforced in Luzon. Villanueva explained that the emergency employment programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has so far […]
As the Department of Education (DepEd) plans for the continuity of learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian has proposed an increased use of traditional broadcast media platforms such as television and radio to reach more of the country’s 27.2 million learners. According to Gatchalian, using television and radio would complement on-going efforts of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is urging the public to properly observe the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) protocols of the national government to help stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. “We appeal to our people to heed the government’s call on strict social distancing so that we don’t have to resort to […]
A legal aid organization recently donated 25 sets of computers to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) for distribution to the different jails in Metro Manila for the implementation of “e-dalaw” (electronic jail visit) in lieu of physical visits to Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.“The lockdown should not […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are authorized to realign the budget they have set aside for some of their institutional activities this year to fund the initial rollout of their respective “Pantawid Liwanag” programs, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the power coops may consider this option as well as other fundraising activities to […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has clarified to tenants of both residential and commercial spaces that rental fees and charges are deferred but are not waived, during the enhanced community quarantine period. During the Laging Handa public briefing, Lopez said residential and commercial rents falling due within the quarantine period shall […]
National government agencies and local government units (LGUs) can now directly buy produce for their relief operations from farmers and farmers’ organizations during the enhanced community quarantine, Senator Francis Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, who is a small-scale vegetable farmer himself, said this is made possible by the approval of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) circular detailing […]
As the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Antique to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has also been extended, the provincial government has also provided health care workers and other essential frontliners with protection against discrimination. Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao signed Executive Order No. 40 recently extending the ECQ until […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government needs to come up with a solution to ease the burden of Filipino households, whose electricity bills are expected to pile up after a month of reprieve especially that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) has been extended to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Gatchalian expressed concern […]
Farmers, workers, and drivers are among the latest beneficiaries to receive financial assistance from the government as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “Tinututukan pa rin po ng pamahalaan ang pagbigay ng tulong pinansyal sa mga manggagawa, magsasaka, at mga pamilyang nangangailangan,” said Inter-Agency Task Force […]