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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is now conducting mass testing at its two new testing laboratories that are capable of detecting faster the new coronavirus.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) have intensified measures to prevent unnecessary travel following the presence of significant number of vehicles on major highways during the lockdown period.

For the first time since the enhanced community quarantine was imposed, the number of people who recovered exceeded those who died from COVID-19.

Electricity consumers belonging to electric cooperatives and using less than 50 kilowatts per hour a month will not be charged for the March-to-April period, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who is spokesman of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to find solid basis to suspend operations of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), according to Malacañang. 

By Jinky Jorgio A labor group warned that there will be much more similar cases of Alchie Paray if reforms are not legislated and implemented regarding employer-employee relations. Paray, a former security guard, took several Virra Mall employees as hostage after he was allegedly dismissed from his job without due process. He denied the offered money to him by his …

The House of Representatives ratified a bicameral conference committee report returning the subject good manners and right conduct (GMRC) and values education in schools. 

By Jinky Jorgio Labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) and its affiliate unions and allied progressive groups will physically express their solidarity with the employees and talents of the entertainment and media conglomerate as its franchise is set to expire on May this year.

By Riza Lozada  The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) has expressed optimism that the domestic economy will remain firm in the medium term, this despite the spread of the COVID 19 across the region, with the resilient domestic demand and public construction spending fuelling growth. 

The Department of Finance (DOF) is ready to work with the Congress to speed up the approval of measures amending the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) and the Bank Secrecy Law, in line with the Duterte administration’s goal to arm the government with “formidable tools” to effectively fight tax evasion and other financial crimes.