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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reiterated on April 28, Tuesday, that subdivision regulations should be synchronized with the guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) during this emergency crisis.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar says that infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program will continue but they will have to adjust the timetable.

Senators said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should focus on assisting displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) instead of cracking down on their anti-government social media posts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A complaint on April 28, Tuesday, was filed by a policeman against a Spanish man whom he had a heated altercation with at Dasmariñas Village in Makati.

A group of Japanese retro video game enthusiasts is hoping that lockdown-induced boredom will convert today's children into fans of yesteryear's games, offering 100 classic Nintendo consoles.

Some children in the United Kingdom with no underlying health conditions have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome which researchers believe to be linked to COVID-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Tuesday.

A coalition of student and campus organizations is set to open up an online complaint desk where students can report cases of abuse and repression of their school administration amid the enhanced community quarantine period.

Groups composed of education and teachers’ rights advocates on Tuesday sought the help of both school owners and the government to provide assistance to educators in private schools who are affected by measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), and the MVP Group of Companies has completed on schedule Wednesday the conversion of the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan into a 300-bed COVID-19 mega-treatment facility.

Navigation app Waze has seen an 88 percent decrease in traffic in the Philippines since the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine.

Conflict and disaster forced more than 33 million people to flee within their own countries last year, putting them at greater risk amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, monitors said Tuesday.

Mayor Sara Duterte said local health authorities feared that allowing the return of Dabawenyos, who have been stranded in various parts of the country since the lockdown last March 15, could result in another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Davao City.

The peace and order cluster of the House Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee called yesterday for a clarification of the rules of engagement to be adhered to by law enforcement agencies in dealing with citizens suspected of violating stringent rules of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

While some are taking advantage of the national government’s cash aid program for COVID-19, 35 residents of Bakun town in Benguet province voluntarily waived their slots to give way other families who were more in need of financial assistance.

The province of Cavite has been the worst hit among the provinces in the Calabarzon (Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon) region in terms of economic productivity, and effects on its citizenry due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered all courts in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) to open on May 4 with skeleton force to act on urgent matters.

The Department of Education (DepEd) assured its partner schools that it continues to monitor and process the payments for the Senior High School Voucher Program (SHSVP) amid the disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The government is readying the partial reopening of some industries and services next month amid moves to ease quarantine measures in some areas.

Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has recommended the reopening of several sectors in quarantine areas during a meeting with President Duterte last Monday.