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BUILD FIELD HOSPITALS TO AUGMENT CAPACITY OF COVID-19 HOSPITALS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the government to seriously consider the construction of field hospitals to augment and increase the capacity of hospitals accommodating patients who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Most hospitals now have reached full capacity of their COVID-19 dedicated beds. We cannot just sit back and remain idle while COVID-19 cases […]

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SOGOD, SOUTHERN LEYTE IMPLEMENTS AUTOMATED CONTACT TRACING SYSTEM – TAN

The local government of Sogod in Southern Leyte has ordered all establishments and offices operating in the town to implement an automated contact tracing system (ACTS) to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Mayor Imelda Tan said representatives of each establishment must personally register at the town hall, the local police station, […]

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‘RISE UP LGUS’ LOAN FACILITY TO BOOST LGU COVID-19 RESPONSE – CUA

Local government units (LGUs) now have access to an economic stimulus loan program that aims to provide LGUs with the financial resources necessary to fund LGU-led local economic development programs that intend to provide economic opportunities for Filipinos in the provinces amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This is according to the Union of Local […]

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HOUSE PANEL APPROVES BILL ON FINANCIAL AID TO COVID-DISTRESSED ENTERPRISES – ROMUALDEZ

The House of Representatives’ Defeat COVID-19 Committee has approved a measure seeking to provide financial assistance to distressed enterprises critical to economic recovery in the aftermath of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. The panel approved House Bill 6795 or the proposed Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery (GUIDE) Act. The […]

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ABANDONED MAGUINDANAO CAPITOL BUILDING CONVERTED INTO COVID-19 FACILITY – GOV. MANGUDADATU

To make Maguindanao ready for the influx of returning locally stranded individuals (LSIs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), the provincial government of Maguindanao has converted its abandoned capitol building in Shariff Aguak into a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation center. “This is in anticipation of the coming home of about 7,000 of our ‘kababayans’ (provincemates) who have […]

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SENATE APPROVES BAYANIHAN 2 – ANGARA

The Senate has approved on third and final reading Senate Bill 1564 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) to allow the government to continue its COVID-19 response and help the affected sectors in recovering from the impacts of the pandemic. Senator Sonny Angara, the bill’s author and sponsor, said the Bayanihan […]

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“NO VACCINE, NO FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES” POLICY TO HELP PREVENT SPREAD OF COVID-19 – CUA

A day after President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for reiterating the government’s “no vaccine, no face-to-face classes” policy, saying on Tuesday that it was a decision that he and many local chief executives […]

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ECONOMIC AGENDA SET BY DUTERTE IN SONA IS COMPREHENSIVE – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian welcomed the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte on various measures to push forward the economic agenda cited in the fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA), amid the country’s battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). For Gatchalian, the economic agenda set by the President is quite comprehensive. It is embodied in the […]

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VILLAFUERTE PUSHES MEASURES TO HELP DUTERTE FIGHT COVID-19

Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte is pushing for the immediate congressional passage of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 to arm President Rodrigo Duterte with continued special powers to deal with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic with the same decisiveness and available resources that had allowed the government to save 1.3 million […]

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P1.3B SAP ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO 113,000 BACOLOD CITY BENEFICIARIES – LEONARDIA

Beneficiaries of government cash assistance for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in Bacolod City will expect to receive a total of P1.3 billion in Social Amelioration Program (SAP) grants. Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia said he is optimistic that the infusion of public funds will pump-prime the city’s economy. “This is a tremendous help […]