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Drivers and crew of cargo and delivery trucks are not required to take the mandatory 14-day home quarantine if they do not show any symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) said. IATF-EID spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said this will allow […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and power generating companies (GenCos) to relax the provisions in the Power Supply Agreements (PSAs) so that consumers will not have to pay for unused electricity since there has been a decrease in electricity demand during this time of enhanced community quarantine. Gatchalian expressed fears that […]
Senator Win Gatchalian reminded private lending institutions accredited under the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Automatic Payroll Deduction System (APDS) not to impose penalties on late loan payments by teachers during the lockdown being enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In a March 20 letter addressed to private lending institutions […]
With Metro Manila under enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), air quality in the metropolis has significantly improved in recent days. This was reported by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) based on air pollution levels registered at their various air quality monitoring stations in Metro […]
Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the IATF has directed a technical working group (TWG) headed by the Department of Health (DOH) to finalize the parameters that will guide recommendations on the lifting or extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in […]
President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the government is launching the largest and broadest social protection program in Philippine history as part of efforts to help underprivileged families cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the Luzon-wide Enhanced Community Quarantine. In a presidential address Monday night, the President stressed that the government “is now […]
The Philippines has enough rice for the next four months, with additional supply from dry season harvest expected to sustain stock inventory level until June, Agriculture Secretary William Dar has assured. Citing the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Dar said that rice stock is expected to reach 2.661 million metric tons, or […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the implementation of a minimum 30-day grace period for loan payments within the enforcement period of the enhanced community quarantine over Luzon. Gatchalian is proposing that the grace period for loan payments cover all banks, including quasi-banks, financing companies, lending companies, and other financial institutions, both public and private, […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez told manufacturers, retailers, and distributors of improved policies and coordination with law enforcers at checkpoints after recognizing the challenges of cargo trucks carrying essential food and non-food materials reportedly being barred at checkpoints due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “We can expect order […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured that food will be available from production to consumption during the enhanced community quarantine through its Food Resiliency and Recovery Action Plan, as adopted by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-IED). “The threat of hunger is as real as the threat of COVID-19,” Agriculture Secretary […]