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Chicken supply in peril as lockdown chokes poultry farmers’ access to markets, supplies

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Updated as of Mar 29 11:56 PM

Poultry farmers are finding it difficult to supply chicken to Metro Manila and parts of Luzon because local government units are not implementing the policies laid down by the national government, the head of an industry group said on Sunday.  Read more »

'Calibrated easing' of COVID-19 lockdown pushed

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Posted at Mar 29 07:02 PM

Guillermo Luz said instead of extending the enhanced community quarantine, the government should look at "how to have a calibrated lifting or easing of the quarantine to make sure that we get some economic movement going." Read more »

The ANC Brief: Criminal cases

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Updated as of Mar 27 04:24 AM

Two lawmakers may face criminal cases for violating quarantine protocols. Will this be enough to keep everyone including the rich, the poor, those in power and the average citizens, to toe the line? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

How to ensure you're insured against COVID-19

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Posted at Mar 26 09:31 PM

Even if insurance associations say they will honor claims related to COVID-19, it is still recommended to have those in writing. Read more »

Task force on food supply needed as Luzon remains on COVID-19 lockdown: agri advocate

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Posted at Mar 26 05:55 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte should create a task force to ensure that farm produce and fish continue to be delivered to markets despite the lockdown of Luzon due to COVID-19, an agriculture advocacy group said on Thursday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Breach of protocol

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Posted at Mar 26 04:56 AM

Sen. Koko Pimentel stirred a hornet’s nest when he visited a hospital recently. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

The ANC Brief: World at war with virus

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Posted at Mar 25 04:25 AM

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines keeps rising. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Ormoc closes borders, won't take respiratory disease patients from outside city amid COVID-19 crisis

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Posted at Mar 24 06:33 PM

MANILA - Ormoc City has recently closed its borders and temporarily stopped receiving patients with respiratory diseases from neighboring areas to curb the possible entry of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) carrier, Mayor Richard Gomez said Tuesday. Read more »

Gov’t should give money to companies to retain, pay workers: business analyst

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Posted at Mar 24 06:15 PM

The government should ensure that companies do not lay off workers and keep paying them during the COVID-19 lockdown by channeling money through these firms, a business analyst said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Coronavirus impact in poverty may be 'transitory,' says economic planning chief

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Updated as of Mar 24 10:55 AM

The Philippines hopes that the coronavirus pandemic would have a "transitory" impact on poverty numbers, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine economy could contract if coronavirus crisis drags, stimulus 'good' for now: Pernia

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Posted at Mar 24 10:39 AM

The Philippines' billion-peso stimulus package against the coronavirus pandemic is "good enough" for now, the socioeconomic planning chief said Monday, adding that it was "possible" for the economy to contract should the crisis persist until June. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Takeover provision withdrawn

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Updated as of Mar 24 05:12 AM

A controversial provision disappears from a bill that seeks more powers for the President to deal with the spread of the coronavirus. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Philippine banks to ensure cash supply in ATMs, branches during lockdown: BPI

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Updated as of Mar 19 09:59 PM

The challenge for Philippine banks with enough cash is bringing them to branches and ATMs during the 1-month Luzon lockdown, Bank of the Philippine Islands said Thursday. Read more »

BPI gives 90-day grace period to medical, frontline workers on loan payments

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Updated as of Mar 19 09:57 PM

BPI is giving a 90-day deferral in loan payments to doctors, nurses and other medical workers as well as policemen and soldiers amid the enhanced quarantine imposed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the bank's chief said on Thirsday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: State of calamity

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Posted at Mar 18 05:15 AM

President Duterte has put the whole of the Philippines under a state of calamity for six months due to COVID-19. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Tour company appeals to BIR to move tax filing deadline amid COVID-19 Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 17 07:02 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Internal Revenue should defer the deadline for the filing of income tax returns to give businesses more time to prepare all necessary documents amid the COVID-19 lockdown imposed over the whole of Luzon, a tourism firm said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Pay workers' salary during 1-month quarantine, labor chief urges big business

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Posted at Mar 17 08:33 AM

The Department of Labor on Tuesday urged big companies to pay their employees during the 1-month-long quarantine in Luzon to stop the spread of COVID-19, which shuttered all but essential services for millions in the Philippines' most populous island. Read more »

Filipino-produced COVID-19 test kits may be available in 2-3 weeks: scientist

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Updated as of Mar 16 09:49 AM

Locally-produced COVID-19 test kits will be made available in 2 to 3 weeks, the Filipino scientist leading its development said Monday. Read more »

Cops warned vs 'abuse' of motorists at checkpoints

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Posted at Mar 15 05:05 AM

Police who will "abuse" motorists at checkpoints during Metro Manila's month-long community quarantine will be held accountable, an interior official warned on Saturday. Read more »

Reducing POGO exposure part of 'portfolio management': DM Wenceslao

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Updated as of Mar 13 09:16 PM

Diversifying portfolio to reduce exposure to offshore gaming is a business decision and is “nothing discriminatory,” the CEO of real estate firm DM Wenceslao said Friday. Read more »