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Duterte says not enough gov't funds in battle vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 11:53 PM

President Duterte on Monday said the Philippines does not have enough funds to respond to the crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Taiwan to spend $35 billion fighting coronavirus, to donate 10 million masks

Reuters
Posted at Apr 01 02:28 PM

Taiwan dramatically upped its estimate for how much it would spend helping the economy deal with the impact of the coronavirus to $35 billion on Wednesday, and said it would donate 10 million face masks to the most needy countries. Read more »

Canada to spend $2 billion on medical equipment as virus toll rises

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 06:41 AM

Canada will spend $2 billion (USD 1.43 billion) on medical equipment as hospitals fear shortages in the face of the accelerating coronavirus epidemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday.   Read more »

P31-B supplemental budget para sa Agrikultura, aprubado na

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 12:13 AM

Binigyan na ng go signal ng Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases ang P31 bilyon karagdagang pondo ng Department of Agriculture. Read more »

Budget chief Avisado on 'second round' of quarantine after meetings with COVID-positive Yap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 11:25 AM

MANILA - Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado on Friday said he is under his "second round" of self-quarantine after attending several meetings with ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

New ‘czar,’ not emergency powers, needed to deal with COVID-19 crisis, Duterte told

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 06:49 PM

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in the Philippines soared to 462 on Monday as President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to grant him additional powers to deal with the public health crisis. Read more »

Dept of Agri, humingi ng P1-B dagdag sa budget dahil sa COVID-19

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 09:42 PM

Ayon sa DA may quick response fund sila pero proactive ang kanilang tugon sa sitwasyon upang masiguro ang production, processing, packaging at delivery ng basic food commodities. Read more »

Congress sets special session Monday to tackle COVID-19 response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 07:19 PM

Members of the legislative branch will hold a special session on Monday, March 23, to deliberate President Rodrigo Duterte's request for emergency funds for government's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response.   Read more »

Congress postpones special session for additional funds for COVID-19 response

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 11:52 AM

MANILA - Congress will not push through with its plan to hold a special session over the weekend supposedly to tackle Malacañang's expected request for a supplemental budget for government's coronavirus response, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said late Friday night. Read more »

Health workers blast gov’t stimulus package as bulk goes to tourism sector, not health services

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 05:00 PM

MANILA — A group of health workers on Friday criticized the government’s decision to allot a large portion of the recently approved P27.1-billion economic stimulus package to tourism. Read more »

After appeal for supplemental budget, gov’t says enough funds for COVID-19 response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 02:32 PM

The government assured Filipinos Friday of enough funds to control the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even as President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress to pass a P1.6 billion supplemental budget to support the country’s fight against the pandemic. Read more »

Duterte to call for special session of Congress for additional COVID-19 funds: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 12:19 AM

President Duterte will call for a special session of Congress to pass a supplemental budget to fund the government’s fight against the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Senate to convene in ‘physical’ special session for COVID-19 funds: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 12:17 AM

"Most [senators] will be physically present,” Senate President Tito Sotto told Senate reporters in a text message.  Read more »

Senate eyes special session to tackle food subsidies for poor families amid COVID-19 lockdown: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 04:46 PM

MANILA - The Senate is eyeing a special session to tackle a "food subsidy budget" for daily wage earners who need government support during the month-long lockdown in Luzon and local quarantine measures in other parts of the country, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday. Read more »

Manila OKs P60-M aid for gov't workers during COVID-19 'crisis'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 10:46 AM

The City Council of Manila has authorized the disbursement of P60 million to extend financial aid to the capital's 20,000 government workers who are expected to be affected during Luzon's month-long coronavirus lockdown. Read more »

Minority senators want special session for additional COVID-19 funds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 07:08 PM

The Senate minority bloc has urged their colleagues to hold a special session to grant additional funds for executive agencies battling the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

P27.1 billion spending plan readied vs COVID-19, says finance dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 12:38 PM

The government allotted P27.1 billion to fund measures against the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its economic impact, the Department of Finance said late Monday. Read more »

Informal settlers dumadaing sa COVID-19 scare

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 11 07:43 PM

'Walang pam-panic buying, kaya panic na lang.' Ito ang daing ng ilan sa gitna ng banta ng COVID-19 at kakulangan nila ng pera.  Read more »

Gatchalian says Senate ready to approve supplemental budget, stimulus packages for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 04:00 PM

 The Senate is ready to approve a supplemental budget if needed to help health authorities respond to the new coronavirus disease outbreak, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said Wednesday. Read more »

House panel OKs supplemental budget for COVID-19 despite DBM refusal

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 08:08 PM

The House Appropriations Committee approved on Tuesday a P1.6 billion supplemental budget for the Department of Health to cover the government's needs to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Read more »