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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Senior citizens on Facebook have launched a group dedicated to proving that not all of them are vulnerable to COVID-19, as the government’s lockdown regulations have barred the elderly from leaving their homes.

by Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 The head of the country’s biggest employers’ group on Wednesday (April 29) warned that senior citizens could lose their jobs permanently under terms being imposed by the government for the reopening of businesses.

by Daphne Galvez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 29 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — More than 1,500 healthcare professionals in the country have been confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which 232 were able to recover while 32 succumbed to the disease.

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By DOF, 28 Apr 2020 MAKATI CITY, April 28 — The government has thus far spent around P258 billion, or 73 percent of the P352 billion it has released for its coronavirus response programs, on emergency subsidies and other forms of assistance to poor and low-income households, displaced workers and other vulnerable groups reeling from…

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20 Apr 2020 – A few first-hand experience, observations, about ECQ: Everyone is rushing, struggling, as #coronavirus plagues us. The playlist on dealing with the new crisis is evolving, [Read more.]

NTUC PHL TO DOLE ON COVID 19 (3)

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Mahigit 2 milyong manggagawa nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/bcR374NhDE — RadyoInquirer990AM (@dzIQ990) April 27, 2020

24 doctors, 6 nurses  have already died during the Covid-19 crisis while in the line of duty

Wait. Bakit hindi nahagip ng red box ang "Lack of help/response from the gov't"? ECONOMIC "WORRY-POINT" DIN YUN UY. ?‍♂️ https://t.co/bAgpTBM5qt — JC Punongbayan (@jcpunongbayan) April 27, 2020

by Darryl John Esguerra, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 27 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte submitted to Congress on Monday his fifth weekly report on his use of additional powers granted to him to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

by Daxim L. Lucas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 Apr 2020 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ top monetary manager expects the local economy the enter a recession over the next six months before recovering in the fourth quarter, and entering an upward growth trajectory by next year.

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.@DBMgovph issued National Budget Circular No. 580, in which all departments, agencies, SUCs and GOCCs ordered to tighten belts amid COVID-19 pandemic—to defer vehicle purchases, building construction, local/foreign travels, celebrations, hiring consultants, etc. @InquirerBiz pic.twitter.com/KvRyGOqBEo — Ben O. de Vera (@bendeveraINQ) April 23, 2020

by Franz Lewin, Manila Times, 23 Apr 2020 A group of professors from the University of the Philippines (UP) proposed a “sectoral approach” on the lifting of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.

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By: Roy Stephen C. Canivel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 21 Apr 2020 A business group proposed that only buses and trains be allowed to operate in Metro Manila in the meantime, opening modes of public transportation that it thinks are enough to support the skeleton crew of essential businesses.