Ten legislators voted against granting emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arguing that the chief executive has enough powers to handle this.
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) declared a nationwide ceasefire order Tuesday for its armed wing, the New People's Army (NPA) and its militias amid the country's efforts to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Chief Political Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) Jose Maria Sison advised the National Council to issue a unilateral ceasefire declaration from 00:00H of 26 March 2020 to 23:59H of 15 April 2020 to help the fight versus the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak, from community quarantine to its budget prioritizing less on test kits, has drawn response from the labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno.
A coalition of doctors and health workers urges the Department of Health to reassess its policy on mass testing as the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is increasing in the country.