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Senator Sonny Angara welcomed the grant of hazard pay and a special risk allowance to public health workers who continuously serve the nation at this critical time, but emphasized that volunteers should also be included. Administrative Order No. 26, which was issued recently, authorizes the grant of hazard pay to government personnel and enumerates its […]
The proposal of Senator Dick Gordon to give additional compensation to families of Filipino health care workers who died fighting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was adopted by the Senate recently during a special session to deliberate on Senate Bill No. 1418 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.” As the Senators amended the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government has failed to mention how it intends to help drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) who are also reeling from the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine enforced to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). PUV drivers are left with no choice but to stop operating while all […]
To ensure the continuous supply of agricultural goods and fish in the market, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved recommendations from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to exempt workers in the agricultural and fisheries sectors from the Enhanced Community Quarantine now being enforced in Luzon.Cabinet Secretary Karlo […]
As part of efforts to step up the implementation of measures crafted to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, the government on Wednesday presented the broad strokes of the National Action Plan (NAP) to eliminate Covid-19, with Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles stressing the need for the public to work with and support authorities in order to win […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday revealed that the government is mobilizing funds to extend financial assistance to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing in a press briefing several proposals endorsed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).Nograles, quoting portions from IATF Resolution No. 15, announced that “the […]
A pandemic worse as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. This was how Senator Win Gatchalian described the persistent spread of online disinformation in the country amid a public health emergency. According to Gatchalian, both the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) should expedite their investigation to track down, sue, and lock […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has sought to clarify a portion of the guidelines covering the salary continuance for contractual workers in government which was contained in a recent circular issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Villanueva said he wrote Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado recently to request for either […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill declaring a national emergency and granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The chamber approved House Bill 6616, otherwise known as “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, with 284 affirmative votes, 9 negative votes, and no […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has urged the public to keep their surroundings clean to help contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that “while we take care of ourselves against the COVID-19 pandemic, we also need to consider that dirty surroundings also contribute to the […]