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The beneficiaries of the Financial Subsidy to Rice Farmers (FSRF) program can claim their assistance through over-the-counter bank transactions, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. In a virtual interview during the latest Laging Handa briefing, Dar said they have accelerated the distribution of financial assistance to rice farmers amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine […]
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 […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Monday revealed the general guidelines for expanded COVID-19 testing, explaining in the IATF regular briefing that expanded testing “is defined as testing all individuals who are at-risk of contracting COVID-19 infection.” According to Nograles, “this includes the following […]
A 132-bed “We Heal as One” isolation and treatment center in Pasig City for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients was completed in three days by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said the DPWH expeditiously worked at the empty Philippine Sports Arena or popularly known as ULTRA and repurposed […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs breached the 16,000 mark of repatriated seafarers on Sunday, April 19, 2020, as two consecutive flights carrying a total of 571 Filipino crew of the Norwegian Breakaway cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line were brought home from Orlando, Florida to Manila.Implementing the stringent quarantine protocol, the repatriates underwent a health […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways has started clearing and disinfection works in the three mega tents at the Ciudad de Victoria estate in Bocaue, Bulacan prior to the construction of the “Heal as One” healthcare facilities. Public Works Secretary Mark A. Villar said workers from DPWH Region 3 were deployed at the mega […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) are authorized to realign the budget they have set aside for some of their institutional activities this year to fund the initial rollout of their respective “Pantawid Liwanag” programs, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said the power coops may consider this option as well as other fundraising activities to […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the start of work for the conversion of the Filinvest Tent in Muntinlupa City and the Philsports Arena formerly ULTRA in Pasig City, into two additional quarantine facilities in Metro Manila. Villar said the Filinvest Tent will be converted into a quarantine facility […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has clarified to tenants of both residential and commercial spaces that rental fees and charges are deferred but are not waived, during the enhanced community quarantine period. During the Laging Handa public briefing, Lopez said residential and commercial rents falling due within the quarantine period shall […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Thursday clarified that the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and other private distribution utilities are not part of the government’s “Pantawid Liwanag “ program which will subsidize the electricity consumption of around 3 million “lifeline” customers for the months of March and April as the country grapples with the coronavirus disease […]