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Key leaders of the House of Representatives have drafted a bill proposing to establish policies and comprehensive regulations as a “new normal” for the workplace and public spaces is ushered in by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions presumably next month.

Any Filipino who can design and develop a durable respirator to help coronavirus patients will receive a P20 million incentive from President Duterte, Malacañang announced Tuesday.

The Kilusang Mayo Uno and the NAGKAISA Labor Coalition will hold different kinds of movements on May 1, Labor Day, both online and offline.

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.

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.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing health as well as security concerns.

The Czech Republic has reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases in more than six weeks as it eases out of a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of infection.

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged the police and military not to resort to violence when enforcing the enhanced community quarantine rules.

The City Government of Mati rolled out on Tuesday several financial assistance measures that will benefit the frontliners in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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.

Fuel company Seaoil Philippines has extended its fuel subsidy assistance until May 15. This is for the buses participating in the government's free ride service program for frontline health workers, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Tuesday, April 28.

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.

Claims that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan have no basis in fact, the head of the lab told Reuters, adding that there were still no conclusive answers as to where the disease started.

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.

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.

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.

One of the people behind the famous 'Malaysia Truly Asia' ad campaign is eager to help Philippine tourism get back on its feet, Bukidnon 3rd district Rep. Manuel Zubiri said.

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.