The ECQ "ayuda" (aid) is forthcoming. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has not forgotten the people hit hard by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and would ensure they will get support from the government, Malacañang said Wednesday The ECQ recipients...
President Duterte is prepared to tighten movement curbs in communities if warranted especially in the face of the threat of the more contagious coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the President won't hesitate to...
The Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo has again suspended the holding of public masses following the rise in coronavirus cases in the province. Archdiocese of Jaro (Wikipedia image) All the parishes under the jurisdiction of the archdiocese will not hold public masses until the Enhanced Community...
The government intends to extend assistance to families affected by the most restrictive lockdown in four places in the country this month. President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced Friday the national government's "augmentation support" for local...
A total of 620 families in Manila and Quezon City who were greatly affected by the imposed enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) received financial assistance from the Philippines Red Cross (PRC). Philippine Red Cross (PRC) conducts multipurpose cash distribution in Manila and Quezon City. (Photo...
The unemployment rate went up by a significant margin from March to April, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this was expected due to recent circumstances connected to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) "The labor department had...
The government has been "diligent" in providing financial aid to Filipinos hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte declared Wednesday after learning the "ayuda" distribution is almost complete. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 26, 2021.(Malacañang) According to...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is urging all Filipino filmmakers to participate in its filmmaking competition, which focuses on video content projects in the time of the pandemic. (Photo from Unsplash) "NCCA Eksena: Cinema Quarantine II" is a project of the commission's...
Physicians from Negros Oriental are urging the national government to place the province under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the high number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) "The past few weeks been overwhelming for those of us in the healthcare...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Thursday that the city has completed its distribution of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) cash assistance from the national government to help those who were adversely affected by the ECQ and Modified ECQ (MECQ) in Metro Manila. (Photo from...
The government has distributed "billions" of assistance to the poor to help them cope with the pandemic, President Duterte said in rejecting criticisms the government was doing nothing to provide aid during the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address...
The city government of Caloocan has completed the distribution of the cash aid from the national government to residents affected by the reimposition of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) last March. A total of 410, 053 families received the cash assistance from the P1,336,190 allotted budget...
