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Senator Grace Poe exhorted the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging and Infectious Diseases and concerned government agencies to act promptly on the call for help of the country’s health workers (HCW) who are falling ill and risking lives as they carry out frontline duties in battling COVID-19. “The strain of the pandemic […]
With at least P20 billion in funds, the government should roll out a more aggressive testing and contact tracing program for the coronavirus to locate as many carriers of the infection and curb its spread, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan made the call as public and private hospitals in Metro Manila and nearby provinces are […]
As the Senate discussed the measure extending the Bayanihan Law, Senator Kiko Pangilinan asked if the government has slowed down the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after spending P353 billion for this purpose. “We’d like to know: We’ve spent 353 billion [pesos]. We will allocate another 130-140 billion [pesos]…With all the money spent in the last […]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should not dissuade grass roots fund-raising activities by individuals seeking to help indigent members of their communities, saying these efforts help expand the coverage of the government-funded relief, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Instead of threatening to run after people organizing fund-raising activities on social media, Villanueva suggested […]