Jeepney drivers will be provided with the third tranche of cash assistance this month to help them and their families cope with the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease 2019, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said.

Two barangays in Leyte and five in Pangasinan have been placed on lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

After 11 weeks, domestic commercial flights will finally resume today as quarantine restrictions are eased across the country.

Share prices rallied yesterday with the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index surging by 271.84 points, or 4.35 percent, to finish at 6,517.49 as foreign buyers returned to the market.

It has become quite apparent from our own experiences and that of other countries during the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic that governments are becoming increasingly reliant on digital technologies to fight the pandemic and mitigate its impact on society and the economy.