Revised Detailed List of Category I to IV Business Establishments Allowed During GCQ, MGCQ, ECQ, MGCQ

The revised list of businesses or activities under Category I to IV is contained in Memorandum Circular No. 20-33 issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on 8 June 2020. As used in the list below: NO means not allowed to operate; SKT means skeleton workforce; 50% means partial operating capacity; 100% means full operating capacity. The complete list, as provided […]

Quezon City Guidelines for General Community Quarantine (GCQ)

[The full text of Memorandum dated 29 May 2020 issued by Quezon City Mayor Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte is reproduced below.] QUEZON CITY OFFICE OF THE MAYOR MEMORANDUM FOR :  All Quezon City BarangaysAll Departments, Offices, and Task Forces of the Quezon City GovernmentQuezon City Police DistrictAll Concerned SectorsThe General Public  FROM : MA. JOSEFINA G. BELMONTE, City […]

Second Tranche of SAP Benefits, Mechanism for Public Online Verification

[The Executive Secretary, acting on behalf of the President, issued a Memorandum dated 22 May 2020, authorizing the release of the second tranche of SAP for more beneficiaries, and directing the creation of an online portal wherein the public can view the list of beneficiaries and assist in determining the propriety of the financial assistance. […]

Technical Malversation, Good Intentions and Quick Reaction in Government

There is an understandable expression of frustration, on the part of the public, over the DOH delay in the purchase and release of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies/equipment needed to combat the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). The agencies of the government, as well as the Local Government Units (LGUs), have calamity/emergency funds […]

Implementing the Bayanihan to Heal As One Act (Republic Act No. 11469): Full Text of the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary

[The “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act” (Republic Act No. 11469), already effective after having been published in the Manila Bulletin on 25 March 2020, granted temporary emergency powers to the President to help address the national emergency brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The emergency powers provided in R.A. 11469 are not […]

Bayanihan to Heal As One Act (Republic Act No. 11469): Full Text

[On 24 March 2020, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11469, also known as the “Bayanihan to Heal As One Act,” to address the national emergency brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Added: Published in the Manila Bulletin on 25 March 2020; see also Implementation Directives. Here is the full text […]

Go Negosyo Act (Republic Act No. 10644) – Full Text

[Republic Act No. 10644, also known as the “Go Negosyo Act”, was signed by the President on 15 July 2014. It mandates the creation of the “Negosyo Center” in all barangays, cities and municipalities, amending the Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (R.A. 6977) and the Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of […]

Primer on the Price Act (Republic Act No. 7581, as amended by R.A. 10623)

The Price Act (Republic Act No. 7581, as amended by R.A. 10623) fleshes out the policy of the Philippines to ensure the availability of basic necessities and prime commodities at reasonable prices at all times without denying legitimate business a fair return on investment, as well as the policy to provide effective and sufficient protection […]

State of the Nation Address (SoNA) of President Benigno S. Aquino, 28 July 2014

[Full text of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, to the Congress of the Philippines. This is the 5th SONA of President Aquino’s 6-year term. The speech, delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives on 28 July 2014, was in Filipino. This is […]

Republic Act No. 10623, Amending the Price Act (full text)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623 AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581, ENTITLED “AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS BY STABILIZING THE PRICES OF BASIC NECESSITIES AND PRIME COMMODITIES AND BY PRESCRIBING MEASURES AGAINST UNDUE PRICE INCREASES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND LIKE OCCASIONS” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES