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House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to deport the 44 Chinese nationals who were arrested during a raid on an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) center in Parañaque City, as he again cautioned the government against lifting the ban on POGOs during the Enhanced Community Quarantine […]
The House of Representatives Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Subcommittee on Economic Stimulus Package has resumed its technical working group meeting recently with Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano affirming that the House is ready to fast-track discussions of the proposed Philippine Economic Recovery Act (PERA) in case it is certified urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte. PERA consolidates […]
Fifteen senators have filed a resolution seeking to allow the Senate to hold plenary sessions and committee hearings by teleconference while the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is still being enforced. In Senate Resolution No. 372, the senators pointed out that the imposition and extension of the ECQ in Metro Manila and specified provinces, as well […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has allowed the partial operation of hardware stores and pet stores in the province of Sorsogon. In his Executive Order No. 23-2020, Escudero said the permission being granted was based on Memorandum No. 20-16 of the Department of Trade and Industry issued last April 13. “The operation shall be limited only to […]
Some senators have expressed support for the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas in the country until May 15. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the ECQ extension in high-risk areas buys the government time to boost its testing capabilities to […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III lauded the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for its successful efforts and continued assistance to Filipinos abroad amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Pimentel, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, noted that the repatriation program for displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and the daily tracking of […]
To help the country’s health care system contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread, the family of Senator Win Gatchalian has donated medical supplies and complete sets of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth P30 million. The items were turned over to the National Task Force COVID-19 (NTF COVID-19) and were received by NTF COVID-19 head and […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has donated his convalescent plasma to the Philippine General Hospital, in aid of the medical community’s continuing search for COVID-19 treatment. After being the first public official to disclose his positive diagnosis for the disease, Zubiri has now recovered and returned to good health, making him eligible for the convalescent […]
Once certain sectors are allowed to operate as the government restarts the economy, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) must mandate employers to conduct regular, randomized tests on its workers to monitor and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. With the gargantuan task of striking a balance […]
More coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing machines, kits, and reagents were acquired by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the PRC said the the organization will be chartering a Philippine Airlines plane or a C-130 aircraft to bring the critical materials from Changsha City in China. “We […]