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Duterte continues grant of special risk allowance to public, private health workers enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 1) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order extending the monthly grant of special risk allowance to private and public health workers working directly with COVID-19 patients. Administrative Order No. 42 extends the grant of special risk allowance of up to ₱5,000 until June 30, 2021. The national government first implemented the gra...

The government is not in a rush to seek the passage of a third stimulus package for the coronavirus response and recovery efforts since it was still spending the existing budget. Las Piñas City residents wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site inside a mall on May 30, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Man

Palace signals intent to slow-walk Bayanihan III May 31, 2021 | 8:57 pm PHILSTAR THE PALACE on Monday called the proposed third Bayanihan law as not an urgent matter, and maintained that the government needs to allow the 2021 national budget and previous economic packages to run their course before passing another stimulus measure. “We welcome Bayanihan III as a fallback, pero mukhang ‘di po urgent ang passage nito, dahil ginagastos pa po natin iyong existing budget natin (it’s not lo...

House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin G. Romualdez on Sunday, May 30, is confident the Lower House will be able to approve before the sine adjournment this week all its priority legislative measures, particularly the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act or the Bayanihan 3 that proposes a P40

“While the country is in an economic crisis, public funds must be used primarily for basic social services, including education.”

The proposal to extend funding for the COVID-19 response by six months cleared the House appropriations committee.

Published May 28, 2021, 5:29 PM Department of Justice The guidelines on the arrest of persons who are not wearing or improperly wearing face masks in public places and the apprehension of barangay officials who fail to enforce restrictions on mass gatherings will be made public early next week, Justice Undersecretary Adrian Ferdinand S. Sugay said Friday afternoon, May 28. Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra had signed the joint memorandum circular (JMC) that contains the guidelines. “The J...

State audit examiners have questioned the Baguio City government in connection with its handling of over P100 million in funds to finance emergency programs aimed at addressing the adverse effects of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The Commission on Audit (COA) revealed its observ

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 28) – An attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry is offering interest-free and no-collateral loans to help micro, small, and medium enterprises, and repatriated overseas Filipino workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.) was mandated under Republic Act 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act to provide these loans through the Bayanihan COVID-19 Assistance to Restart Enterprises (CARES...

L'UMP, "c'est son client", insiste Guy Alvès, qui ne veut pourtant pas se défausser. "J'ai accepté. J'étais conscient que c'était illégal. Je l'ai fait et je l'assume", clame-t-il de son débit rapide qui monte parfois dans les aigus. "On n'avait pas le choix. Si je dis "non", ma boîte est morte et