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If the government needs more funds for programs to help the country deal with the COVID-19 outbreak, selling government assets is preferable to new taxes. This according to House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr., who in a media interview said he would oppose any proposal for new taxes when Congress resumes its sessions “If we […]
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 […]
Senator Win Gatchalian commended the government for extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until April 30 to utilize the time to test and treat COVID-19 patients and slow the rate of infection. The veteran legislator reiterated that the April 14 mass testing will provide a clearer picture of the COVID-19 spread in the country by […]
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, […]
Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) head Dr. Esperanza Arias, said the city government is set to conduct an initial 1,300 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests next week using test kits coming from the Department of Health (DOH). Arias said the tests will be done in areas of Quezon City that have the highest number of […]
Acts of discrimination against persons suspected of having or being infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), health workers and emergency workers are now prohibited in Quezon City. Mayor Joy Belmonte signed Executive Order No. 26, Series of 2020 on Monday (April 6), which punishes those who will discriminate persons who are infected or are […]
President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to extend the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until the end of April is “reasonable” and justified, senators said. The government earlier announced that the month-long ECQ, which was originally to end on April 13, was extended to April 30 to curb the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “Better […]
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 […]
Senator Sonny Angara announced that he has been finally discharged from the hospital after fully recovering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “After several days in the ER and the COVID wing, my doctors finally sent me home today — negative for the virus and pneumonia free,” Angara said in an Instagram post. “Big, big thanks to […]