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World faces food crisis in wake of coronavirus: UN, WTO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 08:24 PM

Panic buying by people going into confinement has already demonstrated the fragility of supply chains as supermarket shelves emptied in many countries. 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 »

PNP backs removal of redundant checkpoints during Luzon-wide lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 12:06 PM

Police on Wednesday said it was looking at ways on how to reduce checkpoints and provide ease of travel for those who need to move during the Luzon-wide lockdown.    Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 31, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 12:41 AM

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

Rice for quarantined communities

Rolex Dela Pena, EPA-EFE
Updated as of Mar 31 09:40 PM

City workers on Tuesday pack rice in bags for distribution to quarantined communities in Marikina City amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

SSS extends deadline for loan, contribution payments due to lockdown

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 03:36 PM

The Social Security System said Monday it is extending the deadline for payment of contributions and loans of its members since many are unable to pay due to the COVID-19 lockdown. 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 »

From electricity and water bills to bank loans, here's a list of deferred due dates due to COVID-19

Updated as of Mar 29 01:05 PM

Offering a reprieve for Filipinos, utilities, banks, and insurance companies offer extensions on payments. By MAAN D’ASIS PAMARAN Read more »

Security Bank suspends select over-the-counter transactions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 03:38 PM

Cash withdrawals of less than P50,000 for ATM cardholders and bills payments over-the-counter will be suspended starting March 30, Security Bank said in a statement.   Read more »

PSG to limit movement within Malacañang Complex

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 04:48 PM

The Presidential Security Group recommended a total lockdown of the Malacañang Complex, its chief said Friday as it sought to protect the government’s seat of power from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

COVID-positive congressman could face raps for breach of Palace protocol: PSG

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 01:27 PM

ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric Go Yap, who tested positive for COVID-19, can face charges for possible breach of Malacañang’s precautionary protocol on the disease, the head of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official security said Thursday. Read more »

US cyber security experts see recent spike in Chinese digital espionage

Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 12:51 AM

A US cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January, when coronavirus was starting to spread outside China. Read more »

SSS, GSIS maglulunsad ng calamity loan package

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 06:58 PM

Maglulunsad ng calamity loan package ang Social Security System at Government Service Insurance System sa susunod ng linggo bunsod ng pagkalat ng coronavirus disease sa buong bansa. 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 »

Authorities probe slay of elderly in Parañaque

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 02:09 PM

Authorities in Parañaque are investigating the death of a woman inside one of the subdivisions located in the city.   Read more »

Persons not tested for COVID-19 barred from close contact with Duterte

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 12:55 PM

Persons who have yet to be tested for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be barred from close contact with President Rodrigo Duterte, his official security detail announced Monday in light of the rising number of confirmed cases of the disease in the Philippines. Read more »

Task force created to deal border control during Metro Manila quarantine

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 07:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of joint task force that will deal with border management as Metro Manila is set to undergo a month-long community quarantine, a high-ranking police official said Saturday. Read more »

DOJ: Entering Metro Manila during community quarantine no ground for arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 04:25 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday no arrests could be made for simply trying to enter Metro Manila after the Philippine National Police (PNP) warned it would arrest community quarantine violators. Read more »

Duterte’s foreign trips suspended due to COVID-19 threat: PSG

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 06:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign trips have been suspended as precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Presidential Security Group announced Thursday. Read more »