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Gov’t to tap medical graduates for “limited” medicine practice amid COVID-19 pandemic

Grant of special authorizations, however, as “last resort” (Eagle News) — The government will tap medical graduates to help fight the coronavirus disease 2019. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the limited practice of the graduates  was decided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant of special authorizations, however, would be as a “last resort.” “Provided further that any authorization shall only be effective for […]

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President Duterte says nat’l ID would have solved problems on cash distribution during COVID-19 crisis

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that a national ID system would have helped the Philippine government in identifying the poor families and other individuals in need of immediate cash assistance. The President again went on national television on Monday night, April 13, 2020, to address concerns on the current COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte said that the if the national ID had just been placed earlier, the process of giving cash amerioration to the poor […]

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President Duterte has approved wage subsidy program for middle-class workers: IATF

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has given the go-signal for a wage subsidy program for middle class workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement a day after Finance Undersecretary Karl Chua unveiled details of the program aimed at helping around  1.6 million small businesses and their 3.4 million employees. Chua had said the small businesses would be identified through the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Priority would be given […]

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IATF: Health workers with overseas employment contracts as of March 8 can leave PHL

(Eagle News)–Doctors, nurses and other medical workers who have signed overseas employment contracts as of March 8 can leave the country. This is according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who announced on Tuesday, April 14, the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases which met the day before. The issue on whether the country’s medical workers would be allowed to leave amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was discussed […]

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Año to LGUs: Pass ordinances that will impose fines on ECQ violators

(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday, April 14, called on local government units to pass ordinances that would impose fines on violators of the enhanced community quarantine. Año made the appeal in a phone interview during a Laging Handa virtual press briefing. “Kung di mo ‘yan maikulong, magmulta siya ng P1,000 o P2,000, eh talagang magtatanda at susunod na ‘yan,” he said. Año issued the statement amid reports of people who continue to violate […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, April 14: Flight schedules may be subject to changes anytime. All flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the coronavirus disease 2019, MIAA said earlier. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 4000 COVID-19 cases.

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PHL top in SE Asia with most number of COVID-19 cases, while Indonesia has most coronavirus deaths

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines becomes the country with the most number of coronavirus cases in the Southeast Asia as of Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020. Based on the data from Johns Hopkins University tracker of global cases of COVID-19, the Philippines total of 4,932 surpassed the 4,817 number of cases of Malaysia — the country which previously had the most number of cases in the region. Malaysia has 77 virus-related deaths, while the […]

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Gov’t unveils P51-billion cash aid for middle class amid COVID-19 crisis

Proposal is for aid to be coursed through small business employers of the middle-class members, govt says (Eagle News)–The Philippine government on Monday, April 13, unveiled a P51-billion cash aid program for the country’s middle class workers employed by small businesses affected by the enhanced community quarantine. Finance Undersecretary Karl Chua said in a televised address with President Rodrigo Duterte that the proposal was to provide the small businesses with the subsidy. The businesses, Chua […]

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DOH: Don’t be alarmed as cases spike with start of expanded COVID-19 testing on April 14

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public not to be alarmed or worried with the expected spike in COVID-19 cases as it starts its expanded mass testing for COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 14. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that about 300 medical technologists, molecular biologists, lab technicians, and researchers from the University of the Philippines’ National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology will be strategical deployed to supplement the […]

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Año now negative for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has now tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Año made the revelation himself in a message to reporters on Monday, April 13. He said the result was based on a test he took on April 8, days after he quarantined himself after testing positive for COVID-19. Earlier in the day, Education Secretary Leonor Briones announced she tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive for the virus on April 9. The […]

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President Duterte to address nation today

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to address the nation again today, April 13. It was, however, unclear what time the public address would start. President Duterte’s previous public addresses on the coronavirus disease 2019, however, have started at night. The COVID-19 public addresses have been going on since the President imposed a community quarantine in Luzon in March in a bid to contain the disease. Under the Bayanihan We Heal As One […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL rise to 4932

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippines has climbed to 4932. This was after the Department of Health announced on Monday, April 13, 284 new cases as of 4 p.m. Eighteen new deaths have been recorded, bringing the total to 315. Forty-five new recoveries have been reported as well. This brings the total of recovered COVID-19 patients to 242. Earlier, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said it was possible […]

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