MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has assured the completion of the government’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for low-income families hardest hit by the pandemic.
Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears
Indonesia will ban all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the holiest period on the Islamic calendar.
‘Hindi time mamulitika:’ Opposition weaponizing COVID-19 crisis to oust Duterte – Cayetano
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano blasted detractors of President Rodrigo Duterte who are allegedly utilizing the coronavirus emergency in an attempt to unseat the current administration.
‘A matter of national survival:’ Salceda seeks P300B for gov’t response and recovery efforts vs coronavirus
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda has proposed to allocate a total of P300-billion for the national government’s response and recovery efforts over the coronavirus emergency.
Use bandanas, scarves if no masks available: US health authorities
US health authorities on Thursday advised medical personnel facing a shortage of protective masks to use bandanas or scarves in an emergency.
Walang karapatan! Guevarra: No arrest for Metro Manila curfew violators
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Saturday (March 14) assured no arrests will be made for violating health emergency measures during the month-long lockdown in Metro Manila.
US declares emergency as new virus epicentre Europe locks down
US President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency as
the World Health Organization named Europe the new epicenter of the
coronavirus Friday, with countries sealing borders, shutting schools
and canceling events in a frenzied attempt to slow the ballooning
pandemic.
Trump to consider emergency response to coronavirus economic fallout: reports
President Donald Trump will consider options later Monday for emergency economic assistance to Americans hit by the coronavirus fallout, US media reports said.
US announces $8B coronavirus funding, testing underway on cruise ship
US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus Thursday as health workers boarded a cruise ship held off the coast of San Francisco to test sick passengers and crew.
Chile president to lift state of emergency at midnight, protests continue
Embattled Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday announced a state of emergency that has lasted more than a week amid mass protests would be lifted at midnight, but demonstrations continued nonetheless.
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of the US district said on Friday.
Governor blames ‘colonialism’ for US’s poor Puerto Rico hurricane response
One year after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, the island’s governor blamed US “colonialism” for delays in receiving aid and the weak emergency response to the disaster that left nearly 3,000 people dead.
Duterte impressed by Israel’s disaster response team
President Rodrigo R. Duterte lauded the disaster response and rehabilitation presentation and viewing of equipment of Israel on Tuesday, saying he was inspired to replicate it in the Philippines.
Colombia calls for emergency plan to save Venezuela from ‘imminent collapse’
Colombia’s finance minister called on Wednesday for an emergency plan to help neigbouring Venezuela after what he said will be its imminent collapse.
