Because health workers are at the most risk of catching the infamous virus, they need to be given privilege as to how they travel; the food they eat; as well as the vitamins they take. That being said, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) deploys buses for health workers who would be going […]
You Can Avail a Pag-IBIG Calamity Loan P20K Up Depending on Your Contribution
Ever since the news broke out about the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) being a state of calamity, thousands, if not millions of people from all over the nation panicked. What follows that is a series of quarantine sessions, an enhanced quarantine imposition in the island of Luzon. That being said, thousands of people lost their […]
BPI is Giving a 90-day Grace Period on Loan Payments to Frontline COVID-19 Workers
Frontline medical and security personnel are given the privilege of an extended term of repaying their loans. The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is giving a 90-day grace period on loan payments to nurses, doctors, and other medical frontliners who are working hand-in-hand to help contain the fast-spreading Coronavirus. In addition to the workers […]
Education Department Working to Release Employees' Salaries Early
The Department of Education (DepEd) is working to release employees' salaries early in the battle to beat the infamous 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). With their employees nearing a million, they are yearning to receive their salaries early - specifically for the months of March and April 2020. Annalyn Sevila, DepEd Spokesperson and Undersecretary, said that […]
This is How DOLE Will Help Informal Workers, Tricycle Drivers, Sidewalk Vendors
Due to the enhanced community quarantine, many informal and irregular workers became weary that they would not be able to have food for their families. Irregular and informal workers such as sidewalk vendors, tricycle and jeepney drivers, and other workers are growing worried every day whenever they hear that the quarantine will go on for […]
Here's a List of People Who Can Go Out During the Luzon Quarantine
Just yesterday, the 17th of March 2020, Tuesday, our dearest President Rodrigo Duterte declared a proclamation that hoisted the entire Philippines to be under a State of Calamity. This means that the Philippine government is already incapable of solving the epidemic on their own; that they'd need help from smaller groups, smaller communities, etc. So, […]
DOLE Will Answer All Employee Payments Without Leave Credits
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that they will answer all employee payments who would be asked to leave to follow or to abide by the enhanced community quarantine. Because of the outbreak of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), thousands of people and over hundreds of companies came to a frenzy; they were […]