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Nearly 200K small businesses qualify for wage subsidy

MANILA – Nearly 200,000 small business employers have pre-qualified for the government’s wage subsidy program for workers affected by the implementation …

IATF panel submits final report on Covid-19 recovery plan

MANILA – A technical working group of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has submitted …

Cayetano seeks dialogue with DBM on Covid-19 response funds

MANILA – House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is seeking a dialogue with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and congressional …

Cayetano to consult leaders on way to convene session on May 4

DA assures sufficient food supply until June

MANILA – Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar on Thursday assured the public that the country has adequate supplies of …

Solon proposes launching of PCSO mobile lottery games

MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday said the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) can continue to do business by launching …

Solon cautions vs. resumption of POGOs operations

MANILA – A leader of the House of Representatives on Wednesday cautioned the government against the plan to resume Philippine Offshore …

Food pass for mobility of agri cargoes, not relief ops: BFAR

MANILA – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday night reiterated that the issuance of food passes is …

Gov’t urged to extend service of 700K contractual personnel

MANILA – A lawmaker is proposing to extend the service of around 700,000 contractual employees in the government until the end …

House to fast-track stimulus bill to mitigate virus impact

MANILA – Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday vowed to fast-track the approval of a stimulus bill seeking to mitigate the …