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Antipolo, problemado sa hindi sapat na social amelioration card form ng DSWD

Fred Cipres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 04:43 AM

Problemado ang pamahalaan ng Antipolo sa hindi sapat na social amelioration card form mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nitong Biyernes. Read more »

DSWD starts distributing COVID-19 cash aid to poor families

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 11:32 AM

The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Friday will start distributing cash aid to poor Filipino families in the cities of Manila, and Parañaque to help them rebuild their lives from the coronavirus pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. Read more »

St. Luke's Medical Center opens 'free' grocery store for its health workers battling COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 10:26 AM

Health workers at the St. Lukes Medical Center (SLMC) can now get essential items for free after the hospital opened a special "make-shift store" for them on Friday, as frontliners continue to struggle with the influx of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Read more »

'Bawal epal': DILG bars local officials from putting names, photos on lockdown aid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 10:31 AM

The interior department said Friday it banned local officials from plastering their photos and names onto relief aid for indigent families during a Luzon-wide lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Go wants one-time cash aid for LGUs to cushion COVID-19 impact

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 11:37 AM

The national government should give local government units a "one-time financial assistance" to help cities and municipalities cover costs of relief distribution and other programs to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a senator said Thursday. Read more »

World Bank to roll out $160 bln emergency aid over 15 months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 03 06:36 AM

The World Bank on Thursday approved the first steps in a plan to roll out $160 billion in emergency aid over 15 months to help countries deal with the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 2, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 01:50 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Aid distribution continues in Mandaluyong

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 11:05 PM

People from the local barangay work with neighborhood associations to identify beneficiaries of the food aid from the local government in Brgy. Addition Hills, Mandaluyong on Thursday. Read more »

'Rich and poor': Malabon mayor to endorse all families to DSWD for aid

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:48 PM

Malabon Mayor Lenlen Oreta said he will be endorsing all families living in the city as beneficiaries of the DSWD's social amelioration package.   Read more »

Team of Chinese medical experts to arrive in PH for COVID-19 fight

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 08:40 PM

They are set to arrive at 1 p.m. in Manila, the Chinese embassy said in a statement Thursday. Read more »

DILG chief sees no Robredo violation of Bayanihan act after PACC official's probe call

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:52 PM

MANILA - Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Thursday he sees no violation committed by Vice President Leni Robredo in pursuing relief operations to support the needy amid the lockdown in Luzon to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Read more »

Some 20,000 violators of lockdown curfew arrested- PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 02:17 PM

Authorities have arrested some 20,389 curfew violators as Luzon and other areas hunkered down to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, government's implementor said Thursday. Read more »

Looking for free food

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 01:15 PM

Brothers Noel and Renzo use an improvised fruit picker as they spot ripe fruit from overhanging branches along a street in Mandaluyong City Thursday. Read more »

Distribution of relief packs in Sitio San Roque

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 03:12 PM

Officials from Barangay Pag-asa distribute food packs at Sitio San Roque on Thursday, a day after a scuffle ensued after police officers dispersed residents gathered along EDSA citing quarantine rules violation. Read more »

'Bigas hindi dahas'

Bernice Beltran, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 10:07 AM

A resident demands for government aid and maximum tolerance during an indignation protest at Sitio San Roque in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon. Read more »

NBI says probing Quezon City quarantine protest

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 09:36 AM

The National Bureau of Investigation is looking into the arrest and police dispersal of several Quezon City residents who demanded food and financial aid from the government, halfway into the monthlong lockdown of Luzon, an official said Thursday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 1, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 01:25 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

PNP: Troublemakers behind QC ruckus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 08:45 PM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday a group was behind the commotion in Quezon City that led to the arrest of several residents who were calling for support from the government amid the Luzon-wide lockdown. Read more »

Masquerade or needed aid? China virus help proves controversial

Valérie Leroux and Joelle Garrus, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 02 01:50 AM

China has stepped in to help the West tackle the coronavirus crisis after managing to quell its own outbreak. But critics view the aid, though indispensable, as part of a cynical ploy to project Chinese influence. Read more »

Bangko Sentral relaxes 'know your customer' rules to move cash during lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 05:24 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Wednesday it eased requirements for transactions of low-risk accounts to provide easier access to funds during the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »