Gov’t OKs 50% capacity for religious gatherings in GCQ areas starting Feb 15

Krissy Aguilar 02/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — From 30 percent, the government has increased to 50 percent the allowed capacity for religious gatherings in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting on Monday, February 15. “Inapruban po ng IATF [Inter–Agency Task Force…

Gov’t lifts ban on deployment of health workers abroad

Dona Z. Pazzibugan 12/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government officially lifted the temporary ban on the deployment of nurses, nursing aides and nursing assistants abroad, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). “The moratorium or temporary suspension of deployment of…

Palace: Gov’t may tap private media companies to air educational content

Krissy Aguilar 05/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Private media companies, including ABS-CBN, may be tapped to broadcast educational content by the Department of Education (DepEd), Malacañang said Thursday. Should ABS-CBN secure a legislative franchise, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he is…

Gov’t surpasses goal of conducting 30,000 COVID-19 tests daily – Palace

Krissy Aguilar 05/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has met its goal of conducting 30,000 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests per day, Malacañang said Monday. During a televised briefing, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the country can now conduct 32,100…

Gov’t sets another 30-day grace period on loans, rent

Julie M. Aurelio 05/08/2020

Borrowers, tenants and lessees have another 30 days after the lifting of the community quarantine to pay their loans and rent, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases said in its Resolution No. 33 approved…

Gov’t needs P31.7B for cash aid of ‘left-out’ poor families — DILG exec

Consuelo Marquez 04/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government will need P31.7 billion to fund the cash subsidy of poor families excluded from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) list of beneficiaries under the social amelioration program, an official of…

Gov’t urged to conduct ‘effective, more inclusive’ COVID-19 mass tests

Christia Marie Ramos 04/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The National People’s Coalition (NPC) strongly urged the country’s COVID-19 inter-agency task force and the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the immediate conduct of an “effective” and a “more inclusive” COVID-19 mass testing.…

Gov’t to probe discrepancies, red tape in distribution of cash aid

Krissy Aguilar 04/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government vowed Monday to investigate any discrepancy in the distribution of cash aid under its social amelioration program for those affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for…

PH gov’t to launch contact tracing app for COVID-19 cases

Miguel R. Camus 04/06/2020

MANILA — The Philippine government is beginning the testing of a new contact tracing smartphone app to aid its fight against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). National Privacy Commission (NPC) chair Raymund Liboro told the Inquirer Sunday…

Duterte specifies powers of gov’t agencies grappling with COVID-19

Darryl John Esguerra 03/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order identifying the responsibilities of government agencies grappling with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In a televised public address on Monday night, Duterte said he had issued…

DICT pushes for telecommuting in gov’t offices

Miguel R. Camus 03/20/2020

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) wants alternative work arrangements for government employees amid moves to contain the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The DICT is proposing that the Civil Service Commission (CSC)…

BREAKING: For now, Filipino tourists can’t go to South Korea – gov’t

Krissy Aguilar 02/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos planning to explore South Korea might have to unpack their luggage for now as the government enforced Wednesday a temporary ban on Filipino tourists going there. Malacañang said the interim travel restriction was…

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