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Robredo winds down donation drive for COVID-19 relief

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Updated as of Apr 28 02:33 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday said her donation drive for the COVID-19 pandemic was down to its last 3 days after raising some P57.2 million so far.  Read more »

Robredo tells lockdown enforcers: COVID-19 is the enemy, not Filipinos

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Updated as of Apr 28 02:09 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday urged authorities to stay calm and humane during the lockdown of millions of Filipinos to snuff the COVID-19 pandemic, after some law enforcers figured in altercations with those they are tasked to watch over. Read more »

Subdivisions cannot make their own COVID-19 lockdown rules: DILG

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Posted at Apr 28 10:11 AM

Subdivisions should follow guidelines of the inter-agency task force leading the fight against COVID-19, the interior department said Tuesday, following incidents of police altercation with some residents of these areas. Read more »

Oxygen tank para sa naghihingalong pasyente, hinarang sa checkpoint: supplier

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 08:47 PM

Inireklamo ng mag-asawang supplier ngayong Martes ang umano'y pagharang ng isang purok leader sa 2 oxygen tank na para sana sa isang naghihingalong pasyente sa Quezon City. Read more »

As classes shift online, some students may be left behind: PTA

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Updated as of Apr 28 10:38 AM

Poor students and those in provinces and far-flung areas could be left behind as classes move online while schools are shuttered to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the Parents-Teachers Association Federation said Tuesday. Read more »

Coronavirus crisis may spell permanent closure for some private schools

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Posted at Apr 28 07:29 AM

Some private schools could close permanently due to income losses during the months-long shutdown of vast swaths of the country to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, a sector leader said Tuesday. Read more »

Graduation rites postponed until lockdown ends, not cancelled: DepEd

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Posted at Apr 13 04:57 PM

Graduation rites will push through after the lockdown of half of the country's population to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education said Monday. Read more »

Cash aid first tranche out in 2 weeks as Luzon lockdown nears 1-month mark

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Posted at Apr 13 10:21 AM

Authorities next week will complete the distribution of the first tranche of cash aid for 18 million families, the social welfare department said Monday, nearly a month into the lockdown of half of the country's population to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

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

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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 »

Lawmaker wants longer Luzon lockdown to beat coronavirus disease

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Updated as of Apr 01 01:46 PM

A lawmaker on Wednesday urged the government to extend the month-long lockdown of Metro Manila and Luzon, home to about half of the country's 100 million people, to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »