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'Transitory' economic downturn may last 2 quarters: Pernia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 10:48 AM

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Tuesday the Philippine economy could register zero or negative growth in the second and third quarters due to the COVID-19 pandemic before it bounces back late this year.  Read more »

Chinese doctors to help overwhelmed Filipino virus frontliners

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 05:42 PM

Talks for the arrival of the foreign medical team are underway said Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Sta. Romana on Monday. Read more »

Frontliners on 2 wheels keep Philippine economy moving during COVID-19 lockdown

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 31 11:02 AM

GrabExpress courier RD Madrid admits to fighting tears as he navigates the Philippine capital's near-empty streets, worried for his health and with no choice but to defy the coronavirus pandemic and keep working. Read more »

Power grid operator NGCP pledges P1 billion for COVID-19 fight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 04:51 PM

The National Grid Corp of the Philippines on Monday said it would donate P1 billion to support the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Wakes, burial guidelines during COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 02:49 PM

The Philippine government has limited wakes and burials in Luzon to families until April 12 as it barred the public from holding mass gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

Grab says banks to extend car loan payments during COVID-19 lockdown

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Posted at Mar 30 01:50 PM

Grab Philippines said Monday several banks would extend the deadline for its partner drivers' auto loan payments to help them cope with the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

Duterte to address nation as lockdown reaches halfway point

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 04:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will address the Filipino nation on Monday, Malacañang said as the lockdown of Luzon reaches its halfway point and as Congress awaits his report on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

SSS shifting to online filing of unemployment benefit claims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 03:39 PM

Upgrades for filing of unemployment benefit online could be done by April, said SSS president and CEO Aurora Ignacio. Read more »

Transport dept remits P10 billion in dividends to Treasury: DOF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 30 12:27 PM

The Department of Transportation remitted to state coffers P10 billion in dividends from government firms to boost Manila's COVID-19 war chest, the Department of Finance said Monday. Read more »

Italy's 'very long' lockdown to only end gradually

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 11:37 AM

Italy is effectively sacrificing almost all forms of business activity to fight the pandemic that first emerged in China last year. Read more »

P5,000 cash aid: Labor chief says proof of payroll needed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 11:40 AM

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello on Monday urged employers to avail of financial assistance for workers affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. Read more »

Singapore eases monetary policy as virus slams economy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 30 10:46 AM

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said it had flattened the slope of the band at which the local dollar is allowed to move against a basket of currencies of its major trading partners -- effectively weakening the local unit. Read more »

UK coronavirus deaths top 1,000 as country steps up testing

Estelle Shirbon, Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 12:21 AM

Britain is bracing for the epidemic to peak in the coming weeks, and is building field hospitals in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff to bolster the response from its state-run National Health Service (NHS). Read more »

How to survive a lockdown: Chilean miners, Ansurvivors share tips

Paulina Abramovich with Gabriela Vaz in Montevideo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 05:48 PM

Survivors from 2 dramatic rescues that captivated the world, the 2010 Chilean mine collapse and the 1972 Andes plane crash, gave their advice for how to survive a lockdown as the number of Latin American coronavirus cases soared past 10,000 Friday. Read more »

Locsin says DOH barred Chinese doctors from helping PH fight coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 07:14 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday accused the Department of Health (DOH) of blocking the arrival of Chinese doctors who were supposed to help the Philippines fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

US lab unveils portable 5-minute COVID-19 test

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 28 04:32 PM

A US-based lab has unveiled a portable test that can tell if someone has COVID-19 in as little as 5 minutes, it said in a statement Friday. Read more »

Makati gives cash aid to solo parents amid Luzon lockdown

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Posted at Mar 28 02:56 PM

The Makati City government said Saturday it would provide financial assistance to solo parents affected by the enhanced community quarantine imposed in Luzon due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

DA to help farmers sell surplus crops amid Luzon lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 02:04 PM

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Saturday it would not let perfectly good vegetables go to waste as it would help farmers sell their produce amid the ongoing enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Read more »

4 National Center for Mental Health workers positive for coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 01:58 PM

The National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) said Friday 4 of its employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).   Read more »

Task force OKs guidelines on COVID-19 social amelioration measures

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 12:44 PM

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved a joint memorandum circular on social amelioration measures amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic raging across the country, a government official said Saturday. Read more »