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GORDON TO LGUs: HAVE CONSTITUENTS TESTED FOR COVID-19

As the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) ramps up its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing capability by putting up more molecular laboratories across the country, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon urged local government units (LGU) to have their constituents tested for the virus. As Gordon pointed out, it is critical to know who […]

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LGUs BUYING FOOD FROM FARMERS SHOULD BE PART OF NEW NORMAL – PANGILINAN

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic crisis is an opportunity for our farmers to increase their incomes and for the country to become food secure, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, was reacting to Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s report to the Senate that local government units (LGUs) bought […]

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LGUs BUY MORE THAN P1.58-B WORTH OF PRODUCE FOR FOOD PACKS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA) reports that to date local government units (LGUs) nationwide have bought tons of farm and fishery products worth more than P1.58 billion direct from farmers and fishers since the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was imposed on March 15, 2020. “We are indeed happy to report that since the start of […]

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MORE LGUS SHOULD GET THEIR CONSTITUENTS TESTED FOR COVID-19 – GORDON

Amid the need for at least 13 percent of Metro Manila’s population to be tested for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 in order to contain the spread of the disease more effectively, Senator Dick Gordon commended local government units (LGUs) that are already testing their constituents. Several LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR) […]

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USE CBMS LAW FOR FASTER DELIVERY OF SAP – GATCHALIAN

In a renewed call to expedite the delivery of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government to use the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Law to ensure a faster and easier identification of SAP beneficiaries. The CBMS Law, which Gatchalian had co-authored, is a monitoring system that gathers information on […]

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SUGAR NOW INCLUDED IN LGU QUARANTINE RELIEF PACKS – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar has welcomed the approval of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) for the inclusion of refined sugar in the relief packs being distributed by local government units (LGUs) to their respective constituents in Metro Manila and other urban centers nationwide during the enhanced community quarantine […]

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METRO MANILA NOW A COVID-19 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ZONE – NOGRALES

The government on Monday stressed that discrimination that targets health workers, frontliners, and individuals with COVID-19 is now prohibited in all 17 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila as it thanked local government units (LGUs), health workers, and frontliners for working tirelessly to contain the COVID-19 outbreak.“I am happy to report that according to the […]

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CAPACITATE LGUs TO BEAT COVID-19 – GATCHALIAN

With coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases growing by the day, Senator Win Gatchalian said local government units (LGUs) should the lead in the fight against the disease, stressing that Test, Quarantine and Treatment (TQT) are the steps that LGUs should take to stem the tide. Gatchalian said LGUs should have more autonomy in procuring testing kits […]

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DISCRIMINATION OF COVID-19 PATIENTS, FRONTLINERS TO BE PENALIZED — NOGRALES

Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles issued a stern warning on those who discriminate against healthcare workers,  overseas Filipino workers, and suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, saying in a press briefing over the weekend that these acts of discrimination will be dealt with under the […]

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LGUs SHOULD SET UP TEMPORARY HOSPITALS FOR COVID-19 – GATCHALIAN

As the country sees more Filipinos being infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senator Win Gatchalian has called on all local government units (LGUs) to set up temporary  hospitals and isolation tents where patients with mild symptoms can be isolated and lessen the risk of spreading the virus. Gatchalian proposed that these temporary facilities […]