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To ensure food availability and sustain food production amid the threat of COVID-19, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying its promotion of home gardening through the distribution of free vegetable seeds and planting materials nationwide. “We need to explore all strategies to ensure that food productivity, availability and sufficiency is attained, particularly in this […]
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 […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with the support of private firms EEI Construction and the Villar Group have started converting the Forum Halls of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) to accommodate mild to moderate cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Secretary Mark Villar announced that materials and manpower resources are […]
The government is set to launch a QR (Quick Response barcode)-based pass system that will better enforce social distancing protocols and speed up the passage of individuals and vehicles passing through checkpoints that enforce the enhanced community quarantine.This was announced by Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) spokesperson Cabinet Secretary […]
Residents in areas under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) are now required to wear face masks or other forms of protective equipment whenever they are outside of their homes.This was announced on Thursday by Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who said that the move […]
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said a gradual lifting of enhanced community quarantine will be recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to ensure that the new norm of social distancing will be observed. During the Laging Handa briefing, Lopez said lifting the community quarantine gradually will allow essential businesses and their […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said they are looking to open for operation within this week the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila which is one of several state-owned buildings to be converted into temporary health facilities for the treatment and monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. “By this […]
The government is exhausting all efforts to reduce the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has assured. In a virtual press conference aired on state-run PTV-4, Nograles said the government is doing its best to ensure the recovery of all patients who contracted the coronavirus disease. The Palace official also […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the country’s rice supply remains adequate amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine imposed to contain the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a Laging Handa press briefing, Agriculture Secretary William Dar said around 1.3 million metric tons (MT) of rice purchased by private importers have yet to be delivered to boost […]
A three-month moratorium on loan and amortization payments instituted to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is expected to bring relief to 5,521,611 PAG-IBIG member-borrowers and the beneficiaries of housing programs of various government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). This is according to Cabinet Secretary […]