National News implement the adopted evaluation (It’s important to determine the families tool. who are receiving financial assistance from the government),” he said. “LGUs, including the BARMM, are enjoined to implement such tool to In a virtual press briefing held in assess communities in their irrespective Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, WHO jurisdictions,” Nograles said. director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Covid-19 is “10 times Nograles said the guidelines on deadlier” than swine flu, which also the implementation of the evaluation caused a global pandemic in 2009. tool would be jointly issued by DOH, Commission on Population and Luzon Island and parts of Visayas Development, Department of the and Mindanao have been placed under Interior and Local Government, and enhanced community quarantine to National Economic and Development stop the further transmission of Covid-19 Authority. in the country. “Mahalaga po ito para sa pagtukoy The Philippines has so far recorded ng mga pamilyang makakatanggap 4,932 Covid-19 confirmed cases, with ng tulong pinansyal mula sa gobyerno 315 fatalities and 242 recoveries. (PNA)
DSWD resolving issues in distribution of subsidies By Azer Parrocha
MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is resolving issues concerning the distribution of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) for the most vulnerable sectors to ease the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Cabinet Secretary and InterAgency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATFEID) Spokesperson Karlo Nograles made this assurance following reports that some low-income households have yet
to receive emergency cash subsidies from the government. “The government recognizes that there have been concerns regarding the prompt distribution of these APRIL 11-17, 2020 |
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