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House Tourism Committee Chair Rep. Sol Aragones urged the government to expedite the roll-out of the National ID system, saying on Tuesday that its implementation would allow government to rapidly and efficiently distribute financial aid to its most vulnerable citizens. Aragones, one of the principal authors of the Republic Act No. 11055, or the Philippine […]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should not dissuade grass roots fund-raising activities by individuals seeking to help indigent members of their communities, saying these efforts help expand the coverage of the government-funded relief, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Instead of threatening to run after people organizing fund-raising activities on social media, Villanueva suggested […]
The country now has a total of 15 facilities that can conduct COVID-19 tests, and with more institutions now undergoing the Department of Health’s accreditation process, government will soon be able to conduct as many as 3,000 tests a day. This was revealed by Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. on Monday joined calls for government measures to aid the middle class, particular micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Abante pointed out that the government would have to find ways to extend financial assistance not just to underprivileged families, but […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, together with a group of friends called Art Rockers headed by Dr. Steven Lim and Dr. Enrique Posas, donated more than 13,000 COVID-19 PCR test kits to public and private hospitals for the use of their medical frontliners and symptomatic patients. Zubiri led the donations to the Philippine General Hospital, […]
Local government units (LGUs) all over the country have been directed to allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that have completed their 14-day quarantines, or may be required to undergo mandatory home quarantine, to pass through their respective areas so they can go home. This is according to Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of […]
Leave no learner behind. This is Senator Win Gatchalian’s call to the Department of Education (DepEd) as it mulls online-based education for the next school year in the event of a prolonged crisis due to COVID-19. DepEd has recently launched the online platform “DepEd Commons,” which allows public school teachers to support distant learning, give […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is calling on the government to also provide assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which he said are also suffering from the effectis of the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, Villanueva expressed concern on the ability of the sector to keep their workers employee during the pandemic. “Just as we […]
As the world is severely hit by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many Filipinos abroad, and their families in the Philippines are also suffering from the adverse socio-economic impact brought by the coronavirus disease. According to ACTS-OFW Partylist Chairman John Bertiz, the government should reconsider the inclusion of families of OFWs in its list of […]
Stop the discrimination against our frontliners, COVID-19 positive, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under investigation (PUI) and their families. Senator Sonny Angara made this call after receiving reports that acts of discrimination and even cruelty are still being committed against frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 continue despite repeated appeals for understanding and compassion […]