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MARAWI CITY ASSISTS 2,900 TRIKE, PEDICAB DRIVERS

Some 2,900 registered pedicab and tricycle drivers in Marawi City are set to receive 25 kilos of rice and P500 cash as assistance from the city government unit to ease the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis on poor residents. Mayor Majul Gandamra said the city government gave priority to the drivers being the most […]

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SENATE RATIFIES ALS BILL – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian lauded the Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed measure institutionalizing the Alternative Learning System (ALS). Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, hailed the ratification of the reconciled versions of the Senate and the Lower House as a step closer for millions of […]

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PH RED CROSS HITS 1M COVID-19 TEST MARK – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon honors the volunteers and staff of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as the country’s foremost humanitarian organization reached a one-million mark in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests performed in the country. In his privilege speech, Gordon, chair and CEO of PRC, said hitting 1,003,754 results is a momentous occasion for […]

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FAST-TRACK PROPOSED BULACAN INT’L AIRPORT – GORDON

With the end of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic expected to further stimulate the mad rush to grab investments going out of China, Senator Dick Gordon stressed the need to expedite the construction of the international airport proposed to be located in Bulacan to make the country more attractive to investors. Gordon made the statement […]

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24.7M STUDENTS START VIRTUAL SCHOOLING — BRIONES

Six months since the World Health Organization declared the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, learners and teachers returned to schools virtually as the country’s academic year 2020 to 2021 officially opened. “More than 61,000 schools offering K to 12 Basic Education Program reopened to serve about 24,753,906 learners – 22,525,282 enrollees in […]

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DUTERTE APPROVAL RATING SHOW PEOPLE ARE INFORMED

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said the 91 percent approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey reflects the people’s trust and confidence in his ability to chart the right course for the country as Filipinos come to terms with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic […]

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DPWH TURNS OVER LIPA CITY QUARANTINE FACILITY

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced the completion of a 128-bed capacity quarantine/isolation healthcare facility in Barangay Dagatan, Lipa City, Batangas. “Our DPWH Batangas 4th District Engineering Office has finished the conversion of Lipa Academy of Sports, Culture, and Arts (LASCA) into a temporary medical facility for individuals who will be identified as […]

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ANGARA: HALT ONLINE TRANSACTION FEES AMID COVID-19

Senator Sonny Angara issued an appeal to the banks and mobile payment systems to suspend the collection of fees for digital transactions while the country is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Several banks and mobile money services will resume their collection of fees in spite of an appeal by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas […]

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DPWH BUILDS ‘POP-UP’ HOSPITAL AT LUNG CENTER

A “pop-up” hospital is now being built at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City to boost the hospital’s health care capacity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The 16-bed capacity modular hospital is being put up by the DPWH Task Force to Facilitate Augmentation of Local and National Health Facilities that will support […]

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DILG: EMERGENCY HOTLINE 911 BACK IN OPERATION

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has announced that the Philippine Emergency Hotline 911 is back in full operation following a brief hiatus after several of its emergency telecommunicators (ETCs) contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año thanked the public for their kind understanding of the problems faced by the […]