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President Rodrigo Duterte gave Department of Health (DOH) until June 9 to compensate health workers who died or severely ill due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an online press …
Duterte ‘angry, frustrated’ at DOH for not giving compensation to health workers with COVID-19 Read More
Malacañang on Monday said concerned agencies may now start distributing the second tranche of cash assistance under the national government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). “Na-issue na po nung Biyernes yung …
Palace gives go-signal for distribution of 2nd tranche of SAP Read More
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), except health care workers covered by the deployment ban, are now allowed to work abroad, Malacañang announced on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was …
OFWs, except health workers, allowed to work abroad Read More Instead of giving the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid to only 13 million poor families under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) areas, President Rodrigo Duterte wanted that all of …
Duterte wants 2nd tranche of SAP to 23 million families Read More
Iloilo City and Province will no longer under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting May 16, 2020. This was announced by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque …
OUT OF ECQ, GCQ: Iloilo no longer under Community Quarantine starting May 16 Read More
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) will allow the resumption of classes in private schools in June so long as there would be no …
IATF: Private schools allowed to open classes in June Read More Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) no longer have to worry about paying higher PhilHealth premium contributions at this time of health crisis brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is …
Gov’t suspends PhilHealth premium payments for OFWs Read More Poor families in cities and provinces where enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has been lifted will no longer receive the second batch of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash assistance. SAP is …
Roque: No more SAP grant to poor families in areas with lifted ECQ Read More