Covid-19

Meet OASIS, DOLE’s new tracking system for returning overseas workers

To better facilitate and monitor returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

69,000 jobs lost over quarantine, says DOLE. Will it end there?

The implementation of quarantine to curb the spread of COVID-19 required a number of companies…

Up next on MGCQ reopenings: leisure industries resume operations at limited capacity

With quarantine measures gradually easing, more businesses have been given the go signal to partially…

Truckloads of Ifugao farmers’ produce are going to waste due to quarantine travel restrictions
Tons of tomatoes from Ifugao farmers are wasted each day. Here’s how to help

Last month, a Facebook post by Ifugao Highland Farmers’ Forum revealed that farmers in the…

With relaxed quarantine measures, Coron revives tourism business for Calamianes residents

As Palawan eases into more relaxed quarantine measures, the province is reopening Coron in an…

Finally free: Last of Piston 6 members, including 72-year old jeep driver, released after posting bail

After spending a week in detention, 72-year-old Piston member jeepney driver Elmer Cordero is finally…

An overlooked COVID-19 stat: 3,000+ cases of violence against women and children since lockdown

With quarantine measures and work-from-home setup in effect, a hidden ill becomes apparent and even…

Repurposing the king of the road: Palace eyes jeepneys for delivery services amid GCQ

According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is planning on repurposing…

Lost your job due to COVID? SSS members can get up to P20k cash benefit. Here’s how

From 44 million last year, the labor force has shrunk to 41 million Filipinos this…

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Not all ‘Piston 6’ drivers are released yet

Losing their source of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced jeepney drivers and…