World Bank commits US$100-M aid to DOH to fight COVID-19 pandemic

The World Bank has earmarked a US$100-million fast-track loan to the Philippines to enable the Department of Health (DOH) to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, along…

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Joint Statement of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Department of Finance on the Operations of Philippine Financial Markets

Based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), the Office of the President announced yesterday, March 16, enhanced community quarantine measures…

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Gov’t economic team rolls out P27.1 B package vs COVID-19 pandemic

President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team has announced a P27.1-billion package of priority actions to help frontliners fight the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and provide economic relief to people and…

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DOF secures US$3-million ADB grant vs COVID-19 pandemic

The Department of Finance (DOF) has secured a US$3-million grant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help strengthen the Philippines’ capability in containing the spread of the coronavirus disease…

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