PhilHealth to shoulder full cost of treatment for COVID-19 patients
THE Philippine Health Insurance
Corporation (PhilHealth) has announced it will shoulder the full cost of
treatment for all COVID-19 cases until Apr. 14, 2020.
The reason for this...
‘Special risk allowance’ for health workers on the process
MANILA - The Department
of Budget and Management is currently drafting an executive issuance to cover
the “special risk allowance” for public health workers battling the...
Labor dep’t secures funding to start cash aid program
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
said Wednesday it secured P2 billion in funding to start its cash aid program
for workers affected by the...
Instead of importing, agri group calls support for local farming
THE Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura
(SINAG) on Tuesday called on government for additional funding for farmers,
citing a looming food crisis warned by the United Nations...
Garment exports giant Bangladesh faces $6-B hit due to pandemic
DHAKA - Bangladesh,
the second-largest apparel manufacturer after China, is seen to lose approximately
$6 billion in export revenue this financial year amid cancellations from some
of...
Labor chief urges firms to submit requirements for cash aid
“SUBMIT your reports.”
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on
Wednesday appealed to businesses to submit their staff’s payroll to the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as...
Campaign vs hoarders, profiteers to continue, says DTI
MANILA - The
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), along with the National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation
and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG),...
Don’t violate food pass rules, suppliers told
ILOILO City - Local suppliers, truckers and
logistic entities should use food pass appropriately.
This was emphasized by regional
executive director Remelyn Recoter of the Department of Agriculture...
Banks urged to keep interest rate ‘reasonable’
PHILIPPINE banks must keep lending rates
“reasonable” to help the country power through the coronavirus pandemic, the
head of an industry association said Monday.
Banks must “do...
March inflation rate seen between 2-2.8%
MANILA – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) forecasts a generally
slower inflation rate for March 2020 of between two to 2.8 percent, from
February’s 2.6...