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In the midst of the hunger crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) partnered with International Care Ministries (ICM) to quickly deliver life-saving food relief to more than 30,000 children during the COVID-19 community quarantine.Since July, the DOH dispatched thousands of boxes of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) to ultra-poor communities in Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.

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The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have signed a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) to set the price range for RTPCR COVID-19 test.

The PBA announced on Friday that it will postpone the staging of the Philippine Cup eliminations until concerned government agencies can craft new protocols inside the Clark bubble.

Government agencies are rushing the completion of the revised joint administrative order (JAO) to constitute the Price Negotiation Board (PNB) that will centrally negotiate price of supplies of pharmaceuticals and medical devices for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in the most transparent and best price offer, “no cartel or divide the pie” strategy, and make available to the public affordable but quality medicines and supplies.

The Department of Agriculture and Department of Health have extended by six months the effectivity of a joint administrative order (JAO) allowing the Bureau of Animal Industry to register veterinary medicine and products instead of the Food and Drug Administration.

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PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is taking the next big step to restarting the stalled Philippine Cup two weeks after the pro league got the green light from the Inter-Agency Task Force to resume limited team practice under strict health and safety protocols.

Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group and Commission on Higher Education have agreed to submit a report to the Inter-Agency Task Force on possible sanctions of the University of Santo Tomas when its men’s basketball team reportedly conducted a training bubble in Sorsogon during quarantine.

Officials of the Joint Administrative Order Group are studying if University of Santo Tomas violated JAO guidelines when it reportedly conducted a training bubble in Sorsogon during quarantine.

Officials of the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) Group have agreed to craft a a set of protocols for the possible return to training of collegiate teams.

For local professional boxing to get the events going, promoters may have to join hands to produce fights and help Filipino boxers affected by the economy due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The Commission on Higher Education echoed the reminder of the Philippine Sports Commission, Games and Amusement Board and Department of Health which issued the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) on the conduct of physical activities and sports in a virtual meeting held Wednesday regarding the alleged practice of some universities, reminding universities and colleges to follow applicable guidelines.

The government agencies that formed the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) yesterday issued a clarification that only professional leagues can return to action when it is allowed later this month.

Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Baham Mitra said that if all professional athletes will cooperate, actual sports competition may soon be allowed by the government.

The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and Department of Health (DOH), admits it will take more than just the submission of safety protocols for contact sports to get the go signal to resume training.

More businesses located in areas under general community quarantine will be allowed to partially reopen starting Aug. 1