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Davao Region under “lockdown” for 14 days due to coronavirus

March 19, 2020

Davao Region, including President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown of Davao City, has started implementing on Thursday, a 14-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in the region. In the refined guidelines, Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, chairperson of

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DILG can’t allow Pasig to use tricycles transport health workers

March 19, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said they cannot allow the request of the mayor of Pasig City to exempt them on the use of public mass transportation, specifically tricycles, in their area. In a press

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Consult DOH, DILG tells provinces who want to impose enhanced community quaratine

March 19, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday advised the local government units outside Luzon to consult the Department of Health (DOH) in their areas first before implementing enhanced community quarantine. “If they are to impose a similar

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Monetary Board cuts policy rates by 50 basis points

March 19, 2020

The Monetary Board on Thursday reduced policy rates by 50 basis points to spur the economy as Luzon,the Philippines’ main island, is under enhanced  community quarantine. This came after a 25 basis point cut before the 2019 coronavirus disease(COVID-19) gripped

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Palace says one month extension for filing annual ITR to give taxpayers ample time to prepare requirements

March 19, 2020

The Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR) has extended for one month until May 15 the filing of the annual income tax returns amid the spread of the coronavirus disease. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said despite the extension from

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Palace hopes other companies to also aid employees amid COVID-19 pandemic

March 19, 2020

Malacanang expressed hope on Thursday that other companies would follow what others did by still providing benefits to their employees who could not report to work due to the enhanced community quarantine being implemented in Luzon, including Metro Manila, due

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FDA approves COVID-19 test kits from China, South Korea

March 19, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday it approvedf four coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test kits from China and South Korea. In a statement, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said they have  released an initial list of approved kits

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DFA will not issue visas”from all posts and here”

March 19, 2020

Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Thursday said the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) will not issue visas ”from all posts abroad and here” as the Philippines battles the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease  (COVID-19). In his Twitter account, Locsin said

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