COVID-19

Cases

COVID-19 recoveries reach 1,084; Duque lauds healthcare workers
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday reported 284 new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the nationwide tally to 8,772.
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler, CNN Philippines, ABS-CBN News

DOH: 1,694 health workers infected with coronavirus
There are 1,694 health professionals who have been infected with the novel coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Female detainee in QCPD’s Kamuning station has coronavirus
A female detainee at the Kamuning Police Station has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which causes the respiratory ailment COVID-19, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

90% of new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours came from Cebu City and NCR
On a more positive note, the Department of Health provided full residence information of all new cases—a first in 45 days.
ABS-CBN News

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Number of Filipinos overseas with coronavirus climbs to 1,707
The Department of Foreign Affairs announced that 30 more Filipinos abroad tested positive for the coronavirus, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1,707 as of Friday, May 1.
Rappler

Department of Health

DOH targets 30K COVID-19 tests daily by end-May
The Department of Health (DOH) said the country will be able to conduct 30,000 tests per day by the end of the month amid the efforts to increase testing capacity for COVID-19.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Group to DOH: ‘Hire, train more medical workers before it’s too late’
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) urged the Department of Health (DOH) to employ and train more health workers as hospitals continue to record overworked health personnel during the coronavirus disease outbreak.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

IATF

DOCUMENT: Omnibus guidelines on enhanced, general community quarantine
The Philippine government made public the guidelines on coronavirus quarantine measures on the day the measures took effect in provinces and cities all over the country.
Rappler

POGOs are under BPO industry and may now operate, subject to PAGCOR regulations – Roque
Offshore gaming operations may resume limited operations subject to health precautions in community quarantine areas, a Palace official announced Friday.
Manila Bulletin

Gov’t backtracks: Mass gatherings prohibited under GCQ
It’s final. After receiving numerous complaints from local government units (LGUs), the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has backtracked and will now again ban mass gatherings in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ).
Manila Bulletin

Public parks open for people who want to exercise — Roque
People can go for a walk to exercise in public parks but must not congregate in large groups amid the ongoing quarantine restrictions in several areas, Malacañang said Friday.
Manila Bulletin

BCDA’s Dizon named as COVID-19 deputy chief executor
Bases and Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) President Vince Dizon has been named as deputy chief implementer of the government’s COVID-19 response.
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Rappler

Regions

COVID-19 infects 31 health workers in Quezon province
At least 31 health and medical workers in Quezon province have contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), authorities disclosed Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Some OFWs returning to the Visayas test positive for coronavirus
Five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who arrived in this province Monday, April 27, tested positive for coronavirus, Governor Gwen Garcia said during a press conference on Friday, May 1.
Rappler

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Several LGUs appeal to continue enhanced community quarantine in their areas
The local governments of Zamboanga City, La Union province, and towns in Albay province appealed to the national government on Friday to continue the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine in their areas due to the continuing threat of COVID-19.
CNN Philippines

Getting inside Davao market takes 3 hours as execs tighten COVID-19 controls
Residents queued for at least three hours as local authorities enforced restrictions to manage the crowd in one of the biggest markets in the city on Friday (May 1)
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Davao mayor ‘swap’ stranded residents with nearby LGUs
This city appears to have relaxed its closed-door policy on Davao City residents stranded elsewhere and has began exchanging stranded residents with other local governments in the region.
Business Mirror

Tagbilaran City locked down on Day 1 of general quarantine
The mood was supposed to be festive and bright. But Tagbilaran City was silent on Friday even as it celebrated its fiesta and transitioned to more relaxed measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Fight vs COVID-19 not yet over, warns Dumaguete councilor on Day 1 of relaxed quarantine
Dumaguete businessman Albert Tecson was surprised to see a restaurant along the boulevard that is frequented by expats doing business-as-usual on the first day of the general community quarantine.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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Angkas drivers in Taguig City receive P4,000-cash aid
Angkas drivers, who are Taguig City residents, have received P4,000 financial assistance from the local government to help them cope with the economic impacts of the imposed enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector 

SMC donates 85,000 liters more of fuel to shuttle front-liners
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) marked Labor Day on Friday with a fresh donation of 85,000 liters of free fuel for government’s Libreng Sakay programs, which provide free transportation to thousands of medical front liners and workers reporting to hospitals throughout Metro Manila.
Manila Bulletin

Red Cross eyes COVID-19 tests for 20,000 OFWs
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said that it is eyeing to test around 20, 000 returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) for COVID-19. PRC said it is expecting to test 2, 000 OFWs every month.
Manila Bulletin

NGCP charters flight for medical supply donation
Transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has chartered a Philippine Airlines flight to bring its donation of medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to Manila.
Manila Bulletin

Incidents and Violations

39 arrested for attacks, discrimination on healthcare workers
Authorities arrested at least 39 persons for allegedly attacking and discriminating healthcare workers who are taking the lead in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an inter-agency task force commander bared on Friday.
Manila Bulletin

Kitchenworkers volunteers in QC arrested for ‘protesting’ on Labor Day
Several leftist groups have claimed that volunteers of a relief operation for workers in Barangay Central, Quezon City were arrested for allegedly participating in Labor Day protests amid the lockdown.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

KMU claims over 50 activists nabbed on Labor Day, says gov’t using ECQ as excuse
Over 50 activists were arrested on Friday, Labor Day with government forces supposedly using the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to COVID-19 as an excuse, a labor group claimed.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Arrested activists violated stay at home policy, risked lives of other people -DILG
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that activists were arrested on Labor Day not because they expressed their political beliefs, but due to violations of the community quarantine regulations.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Marikina gov’t orders release of 10 relief volunteers, says cops ‘overreacting’
The Marikina government ordered the city police department to release 10 relief volunteers who were detained on Friday for allegedly violating the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) rules.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

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104 discriminatory acts against health workers recorded
Over a hundred cases of attacks and discrimination against healthcare workers have been recorded by the police since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country.
Philippine Star

Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features

Philippines still stuck with drug war blueprint
Noli* used to consider himself lucky for still finding a way to earn a living under the enhanced community quarantine. He earned a few hundreds selling fish after a contact tapped him as a reseller in his community. It was lower than what Noli used to get in the construction site, yes, but it beats going to bed hungry at night.
Rappler

A leading COVID-19 vaccine scientist answers our questions
Work to fast-track the development of a coronavirus vaccine received a boost last week as the UK government announced £42.5 million in funding for the country’s two leading efforts at Oxford University and Imperial College London. 
World Economic Forum

World

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 1 May 2020
Three months ago, I convened the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations, and after receiving their advice, I declared a global health emergency – WHO’s highest level of alarm.
World Health Organization

Where did Covid-19 come from? What we know about its origins
How Covid-19 began has become increasingly contentious, with the US and other allies suggesting China has not been transparent about the origins of the outbreak.
The Guardian

What Is ‘Covid Toe’? Maybe a Strange Sign of Coronavirus Infection
Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dr. Lindy Fox, a dermatologist in San Francisco, used to see four or five patients a year with chilblains — painful red or purple lesions that typically emerge on fingers or toes in the winter.
The New York Times

COVID-19 and America's Counter-Terrorism Response
Ever since the Sept. 11 attacks, U.S. foreign policy and national security have been swallowed whole by counter-terrorism considerations, even as a number of counter-terrorism experts have cautioned against overemphasizing the terrorist threat.
War on the Rocks

Australia's coronavirus lockdown – the first 50 days
A diary of the Covid-19 outbreak – from 12 March, when the WHO officially called it a pandemic, to 1 May, when Australia’s ‘flattened curve’ allowed for the first easing of restrictions.
The Guardian

FDA grants emergency authorization to drug that showed promise in treating covid-19, Trump says
The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Gilead Sciences’s antiviral drug remdesivir for patients hospitalized with a severe case of covid-19.
The Washington Post

'I'm cheering for you': Robot welcome at Tokyo COVID-19 quarantine
Coronavirus quarantine can be lonely, but at one Tokyo hotel converted to accept patients with mild symptoms, a humanoid robot will be there to offer support and encouragement - as well as admonishments and warnings.
Channel News Asia

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Duterte reaffirms commitment to uphold workers’ rights
President Duterte assured workers that the government remains committed to upholding their rights even as the country faces the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

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Malacanang: 4M households more added to 18M SAP beneficiaries
Four million poor households will be added to the list of the beneficiaries of the government’s emergency subsidy program upon the order of President Duterte, Malacañang announced Friday.
Manila Bulletin

Roque: POGOs should settle taxes before operating
Malacañang said Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) will only be allowed to operate under both the enhanced and general community quarantines (ECQ and GCQ) if they pay their taxes correctly.
Manila Bulletin

POGO easing to boost gov’t coffers, generate more jobs – Pagcor
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said the government stands to generate revenues from the partial resumption of offshore gaming operations as well as jobs for Filipinos amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

Curb internet streaming, Palace urges
As more people rely on the internet for work and online classes due to the coronavirus lockdown, avid Netflix users are being asked to curb their streaming activity if they can. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, reducing data consumption on Netflix and other streaming services can help facilitate stable internet access for all.
Manila Bulletin

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Robredo thanks COVID-19 fund drive benefactors
The online donation drive of the Office of the Vice President to gather funds for the front liners in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has ended.
Manila Bulletin

ELECTION RELATED

DISASTER

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

JUDICIARY

LEGISLATIVE

Senate of the Philippines

Senators pay homage to Filipino workers in this time of pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic proved to be a difficult time for the country’s workers who are either displaced or forced to risk their lives for their families and countrymen, senators said on Friday, May 1.
Manila Bulletin

Sotto says ECQ can’t stop May 4 session, cites constitutional mandate
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday insisted that senators should still be physically present when the chamber convenes for the resumption of its regular session on May 4.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Drilon says convening May 4 session to violate lockdown rules
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon is pushing for a virtual session on Monday, May 4, saying that senators may violate quarantine rules should they convene physically.
Rappler

Villanueva protests IATF decision to allow POGO operations
Senator Joel Villanueva protested on Friday the government’s decision to allow the resumption of the operations of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) amid the still-unresolved COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Manila Bulletin

Lacson reiterates criticism on DOH handling of government response to COVID-19
Filipinos don’t deserve to be the last race dying. This was the grim scenario painted by Senator Panfilo M. Lacson, chairman of the Senate national defense and security committee, for the country because of the alleged inefficient and mishandling by the Department of Health (DoH) of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
Manila Bulletin

Pangilinan urges gov’t to rush aid to workers
As the country observes Labor Day today, opposition Senator Francis N. Pangilinan said the government needs to speed up urgent as well as long-term help for the 2.2 million Filipinos rendered jobless by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and the subsequent halt in most economic activities.
Manila Bulletin

Sen. Marcos says seniors should be spared from restrictive quarantine
Senator Imee R. Marcos said on Friday quarantine restrictions should have been imposed on younger age groups and not on senior citizens based on the case count of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections.
Manila Bulletin

Special privileges for seniors under ‘new normal’ pushed
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Friday asked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) to grant certain exceptions to senior citizens, who have been stuck in their homes during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and could remain holed up for an extended period once the lockdown is lifted and the “new normal” kicks in.
Manila Bulletin

‘Strong working class needed for growing economy’ — Sen. Gatchalian
The Philippines will not have a strong and growing economy without a strong, growing working class, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said.
Manila Bulletin

House of Representatives

Defensor sad that Philhealth will not fully shoulder hospitalization expenses of COVID-19 patients
Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor on Friday noted with sadness that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) will not fully shoulder the full cost of the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Manila Bulletin

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)

DILG orders LGUs to establish OFW desks
With some overseas Filipino workers (OFW) being barred from entering communities where their designated quarantine facilities are located, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday ordered its regional offices to establish OFW desks in their respective areas.
Manila Bulletin

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bucor renovates Bilibid quarantine facility
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) unveiled a renovated building in the quarantine area of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases among inmates and employees rose to 53.
Manila Bulletin

CBCP urges release of vulnerable inmates
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines – Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (CBCP-ECPPC) has joined calls for the immediate release of vulnerable inmates in view of the growing number of persons deprived of liberty (PDL) testing positive of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

U.S. State Department approves possible sale of attack helicopters to PH
The U.S. Department of State approved the possible sale of either of two kinds of attack helicopters to the Philippine government, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on its website on Thursday, April 30 (U.S. East Coast time).
Rappler

There’s Still Life in the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement
On Feb. 11, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that Manila would be terminating the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)—an agreement authorizing, among other things, the U.S. military to have freedom of movement into and within the Philippines. 
Foreign Policy

Armed Forces of the Philippines

Stringent measures observed as PH Navy ship fetches PPEs in China
The Philippine Navy (PN) implemented strict safety protocols as BRP Bacolod City (LC550), a logistics support vessel, started hauling personal protective equipment (PPE) sets that the government had bought from China for its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, a Navy official said on Thursday night.
Manila Bulletin

Philippine National Police

BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION

BOC implement electronic tracking system
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced on Friday, May 1, that it will be implementing its Electronic Tracking of Containerized Cargo System (E-TRACC System) beginning next month.
Manila Bulletin

BIR approves wage subsidy applications of more than 1 million workers
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has approved the wage subsidy applications of more than one million workers who lost their jobs when their companies were temporarily closed due to Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
Manila Bulletin

ECONOMY AND INVESTMENTS

Over half of MSMEs stopped operations due to coronavirus lockdown
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said over half of the 998,342 micro, small, medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country had to temporarily close due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rappler

BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS

OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION

FOREIGN RELATIONS  

DFA: Some consular services to resume May 4
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday that some of its consular offices will resume operations starting May 4 while enforcing strict safety and health measures.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

West Philippine Sea

LABOR

DOLE, DTI issue workplace quarantine guidelines
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have issued the guidelines to “assist private institutions that are allowed to operate during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ) in developing the minimum health protocols and standards in light of the COVID-I9 pandemic.”
Manila Bulletin

Over 520K workers receive cash aid amid COVID-19 crisis — DOLE
More than 520,000 workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic have received P5,000 cash aid from the national government, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DOLE approves 35,000 applications for OFW cash aid
Nearly 35,000 applications for the Department of Labor and Employment’s Abot Kamay ang Pagtulong (AKAP) program for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) have been approved, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) said.
Manila Bulletin

4,179 seafarers finally cleared to disembark from cruise ships docked at Manila Bay
Over 4,000 Filipino seafarers finally disembarked on Friday from the cruise ships that have been docked at the Manila Bay for days.
Manila Bulletin

Lightning rallies, social media events mark workers’ observance of Labor Day
Despite the prohibition against mass gatherings under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), members of militant groups defiantly marched in the streets in some areas in Metro Manila and the provinces to celebrate Labor Day and air their grievances.
Manila Bulletin

Labor Day protests: Some went online, a few took to the streets and got arrested
The Philippine National Police (PNP) thanked progressive groups for taking their protest for commemoration of Labor Day through online conference, instead of staging rallies in the streets which would violate lockdown protocols.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Labor groups urge gov’t to protect, aid workers
On Labor Day, labor groups called on the government to back up its their praise of workers with “concrete action.”
Manila Bulletin

‘Ayuda, hindi bala:’ Filipinos online demand improved gov’t support on Labor Day 2020
A first for Philippine history, several groups across the country held online protests for the Labor Day celebration on Friday, May 1 to call the government to support its citizens during the coronavirus pandemic.
Rappler

‘Filipino workers will overcome COVID-19 crisis’ — Cayetano
Filipino workers’ resilience and industry will enable them to overcome the prospects of a serious unemployment situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis.
Manila Bulletin

CBCP Labor Day messsage appeals to government, business owners to show compassion for displaced workers
The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) paid tribute to the country’s workers on Friday, May 1, Labor Day.
Manila Bulletin

NCCP offers prayers for nation’s working class
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) on Friday offered prayers for the country’s workers.
Manila Bulletin

TRANSPORTATION

MMDA orders traffic enforcers to always wear face mask during ECQ
Following the complaint of a netizen on social media, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on May 1, Friday, told its traffic enforcers to always wear their face masks when on duty during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Manila Bulletin

‘Angkas’ services still not allowed due to distancing rule
Motorcycle taxis are not yet allowed to resume operations in general community quarantine (GCQ) places as a precaution against the coronavirus spread, a Palace official clarified Friday.
Manila Bulletin

Jeepney drivers ask gov’t to allow operations
Irate jeepney drivers and operators on Friday pleaded with the government to allow them to resume operations as their families are going hungry. Jesse Pineda, who used to drive the Monumento/Malolos route in Bulacan before the lockdown, said the insufficient and slow delivery of food and non-food aid has caused serious difficulties to his family.
Manila Bulletin

PUVs must follow GCQ regulations
All public utility vehicles (PUV) allowed by the law to operate in the areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) are required to coordinate with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional offices.
Manila Bulletin

HEALTH

Parents told to have kids vaccinated
THE coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) may be far from over but the Department of Health (DoH) is urging parents to have their children immunized.
The Manila Times

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

‘Balik Probinsya’ seen as agriculture’s stimulus
The proposed “Balik Probinsya” (Back to the Province) program might further revitalize the country’s anemic agricultural sector as many city dwellers are reintegrated in the countryside where idle, fertile lands could be developed.
Manila Bulletin

Tesda focuses more on food production programs
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda-12) in the Soccsksargen region has geared its programs to stronger partnership with the technical/vocation school of TechVoc and the local government units to ensure for food security.
NDBC News

Department of Agriculture implementing new tech to aid in food security
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is making use of new technologies that will make the farm-to-table chain run faster.
Rappler

EDUCATION

CHED: 45 students stranded in Boracay, back in Manila
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) were able to bring 45 Hotel and Restaurant Management students, stranded in Boracay during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), back to Manila.
GMA News

ENERGY

POVERTY

SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Only P53.8 M out of P196-B SAP funds has been distributed by DSWD – Cayetano
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano lamented Friday the failure of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to fully distribute the P196-billion cash assistance to the poor and families who have joined the needy as a result of the measures adopted by government to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin

DILG says gov’t must help up to 4M more families
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Friday that it is imperative for the government to provide cash assistance to the qualified recipients who were left out in the initial list of beneficiaries.
Manila Bulletin

DILG: no more extension of cash aid distritibution
Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya on Friday, May 1, explicitly stressed that there will be no more extension of the cash aid distribution for the qualified beneficiaries under the national government’s social amelioration program (SAP).
Manila Bulletin

Samar town mayor seeks more time to distribute cash aid
The mayor of Tarangan town, Samar province is seeking an extension in the distribution of the cash aid under the government’s special amelioration program (SAP) due to the COVID-19 mass testing conducted in the municipality.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

HOUSING

DHSUD tightens belt to support government raise fund vs COVID-19
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is adopting belt-tightening measures to raise funds for the national government in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Manila Bulletin

TOURISM

Filipinos urged to boost local tourism after ECQ
The Department of Tourism (DOT) urged Filipinos to prioritize visiting the different destinations in the country once the quarantine restrictions brought about by the coronavirus disease pandemic are lifted.
Manila Bulletin

DOT: Travel agents may sell tour packages, but take note of other nations’ restrictions
Travel agencies may sell tour packages while taking note of the travel restrictions currently in place for inbound and outbound travelers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

DOT: Tourism revenue from foreign arrivals down 35% due to COVID-19
The country’s tourism revenue from foreign arrivals dipped 35 percent in the first three months of 2020 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY