Philippines

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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) is inclined to consider the 15-day extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) proposal of the...

Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said Saturday that about 93 percent of the city's qualified Social Amelioration Program (SAP) beneficiaries have already received their cash assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Dev...

LAGUNA - The Baybay Laguna Circuit, which is composed of the municipalities of Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Famy, Siniloan, Mabitac and Santa Maria, has released a Joint Declaration (JD) to conduct a total full lockdown starting May 13 until May 15....

BUTUAN CITY - The city government of Butuan has procured additional personal protective equipment (PPEs) and ventilators to bolster its capabilities in the fight against the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....

Schools in the country are set to make use of different learning delivery options as the country plans for the so-called "new normal" amid the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....

TACLOBAN City - The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Northern Samar has approved a new scholarship program for aspiring doctors in the province....

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated on Saturday that the May 10 deadline for the distribution of the cash grants under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to the most vulnerable sector will no longer be extended....

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is looking at an allocation of more or less P1 trillion to help the country recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic....

With the third extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) lapsing in six days, Malacaang said there was still no final decision whether to lift the lockdown in Metro Manila and other areas....

The Senate Committee on Public Services is set to conduct an inquiry on the gradual resumption of public transport under the general community quarantine (GCQ)....

BONGABON, Nueva Ecija At least 14 stranded students of the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) in Laguna were finally reunited with their families on Friday, May 8....

CEBU CITY A team from the Department of Health-Eastern Visayas (DOH-8) completed a three-day proficiency training at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center and the DOH-7 laboratory in preparation for the opening of a molecular coronavirus disease 2019 ...

CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City More than P2 million-worth of marijuana was seized in an eradication operation in La Paz town, Agusan del Sur province on Friday, May 8, by the Caraga region police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)....

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a set of guidelines to ensure the health and safety of farmers, fishers, and other frontliners of the country's food sector during the quarantine period....

Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go urged government on Saturday (May 9) to instill peace and order in the country to ensure the success of the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa" (Return to the Province, New Hope) program (BPBP)....

Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit said that in issuing a cease and desist order that caused the shutdown of ABS-CBN operations, the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) deprived the media company of due process of th...

The local government of Mandaluyong City is poised to place Barangay Mauway under a "total lockdown" next week due to the high number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the area, a local official said....

The private operator of Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) said Friday (May 8) that it is preparing for the possible resumption of operations....

A low pressure area (LPA) is moving closer to the country and may bring some rains over some parts of Mindanao as early as Sunday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)....

Barangay captain accused of allegedly forcing constituent to hand over half his SAP cash aid...

Over 14.8 million beneficiaries or 82.5 percent of the 18 million low-income families targeted to receive the emergency subsidy under the government's Social Amelioration Program (SAP) have received their cash assistance, the Department of Social Welf...

IMUS CITY, Cavite The Cavite provincial government and the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute (DLSM-HSI) has officially been granted the license to operate a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing laboratory, Governor Juanito Victor Re...

In an apparent response to criticisms over the resumption of operations of Philippine online gaming operators (POGOs), the Association of Service Providers of Pagcor (ASPAP) on Saturday reiterated its commitment to settle their appropriate tax liabilities...

South Korean-based Filipinos sent relief goods to fellow Filipinos affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Ifugao....

The Department of Health (DOH) said another eight people died of COVID-19, raising the number of deaths nationwide to 704 as of 4 p.m. on Saturday (May 9)....

COTABATO CITY - The Cotabato Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is now on the third of a five-stage process required for accreditation by the Department of Health (DOH) to become a laboratory testing facility for coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, according to an ...

The University of the Philippines (UP) paid tribute to their alumni who died serving as frontliners in the battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....

Sizzling temperatures continued to grapple parts of the country with heat index values reaching dangerous to extremely dangerous levels in seven Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitoring stations on ...

While the number of overseas Filipino patients who recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reached 640 Saturday, the number of confirmed cases continue to grow with 38 new recorded cases, bringing the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 2...

Despite a 50 percent reduction in allowable passengers for each trip, there will be no increase in public utility buses and jeepney fares....

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will present three scenarios to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for their decision on what to impose in Metro Manila after May 15, when the latest community quarantine ex...

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate energy committee today urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to further extend until June 30 the price freeze on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene products until the state of national emergency ca...

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) warned the public against paying "online fixers" offering services for application or renewal of driver's license amid lockdown....

Senator Richard J. Gordon said today (May 9) he would vote for the grant of an extended franchise to the ABS-CBN network after airing his sentiments against the high advertising rates it charged senators and congressmen during election campaigns....

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said parents will play a huge role in ensuring that the quality of their children's education will not be compromised as the country adapts to the COVID-19 situation....

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has sent almost 200 law enforcers to Mandaluyong City to implement the total lockdown in Barangay Addition Hills due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases there....

A 36-year old man who is on the top 10 list of alleged drug pushers in Caraga region allegedly invested the cash assistance he received from the national government in his illegal drugs activities, police said....

It's time for Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) employees in Metro Manila to seek transfer to any port management office in their respective provinces now that the government's "Balik-Probinsiya" program grants them to do so, the agency'...

The local government of Navotas City has launched an online consultation and telemedicine program for residents seeking medical help so they no longer have to go outside their houses....

Over one million low-income families in the National Capital Region (NCR) have received their Social Amelioration Program (SAP) emergency subsidies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday (May 9)....

Over one million low-income families in the National Capital Region (NCR) have received their Social Amelioration Program (SAP) emergency subsidies, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Saturday (May 9)....

Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Saturday (May 9) that he is mulling filing cyberlibel charges against those who have maligned him, his family, and employees online when he tested positive for COVID-19....

Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Operations Center has released Notice to Airman (NOTAM) that starting on Monday May 11, 2020 inbound international charter and commercial flights landing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) w...

A group promoting children's rights and welfare airs concern on the safety and protection of children during the implementation of the extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)....

Consumers in Metro Manila and other urban areas will have better access to quality and affordable fish and fishery products through the Department of Agriculture's "isDA On-the-Go" and "Seafood Kadiwa," which are complementary initiati...

More than 10,000 coronavirus disease tests have already been conducted by the local government of Manila on its residents under its mass testing program....

Malacaang's communication arms have distanced themselves from a government task force's Facebook posts claiming that ABS-CBN's franchise was disapproved due to legal issues....

Some 1,204 local government units (LGU) have completed that first tranche in the cash aid distribution under the social amelioration program (SAP) a day before the May 10 deadline, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday....

Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez lauded pensioners and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries who showed their honesty and sincerity by returning the cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program (SAP)....