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Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the issuance of a joint circular covering the salary continuance of government contractual workers during the duration of the enhanced community quarantine now being enforced in Luzon because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resource Development said over 660,000 contractual […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged local government units (LGUs) to introduce clear, definitive guidelines on the care of the homeless during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). An already vulnerable population where many of whom suffer from health problems, Gatchalian raised that homeless people live in environments where they have little […]
The “We Heal as One Act of 2020” is necessary given the unprecedented effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the country, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said on Monday as members of Congress met in a special session to tackle the proposal. “We have to be blunt about this. Kulang tayo sa […]
Workers displaced by the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic deserve to be compensated now, according to Senator Win Gatchalian. Gatchalian said these workers, both from the formal and informal sectors, need not to wait as many of them have to feed their families and provide […]
The government is assuring the public that it is continuously monitoring and addressing issues involving the transport of raw materials needed by meat processors in Luzon which is now under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday stressed that measures had already […]
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should also implement an employment assistance program for informal workers whose source of income has been cut off due to the enhanced community quarantine now being enforced in the entire Luzon, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment, and Human Resource Development, […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Thursday enjoined electric cooperatives (ECs) to provide a 30-day payment extension for electricity bills in support of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Memorandum No. 2020-011, endorsing the Department of Energy’s advisory that urges distribution utilities, including […]
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis now being faced by the country, it is a shared responsibility of both public and private sectors to ensure the survival of disadvantaged communities, including daily wage earners. This was the call of Senator Win Gatchalian to the private sector following the declaration of an enhanced community quarantine […]
The government has stressed that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) now in place in Luzon will help contain the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and reminded Luzon residents to stay at home in order to prevent the coronavirus from further spreading in the country. Addressing the public in the government’s daily “Laging Handa” […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. “This pandemic has become a major global crisis. It requires forceful action at national, regional, and global levels,” said ADB President Masatsugu […]