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COVID-19 News for LGUs

This is CLRG's special coverage on news stories concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. It provides a one-stop-page for LGUs who may want to read, review, or revisit news about how different LGUs in the country respond to the crisis. This also includes news of national scale but are affecting how LGUs respond to the issue. 

Disclaimer: CLRG is not responsible for the contents of the respective news. Stories on this page are not the property of CLRG, but are links to original sources.
Impacts to the Economy

BSP reviews proposed LGU loans worth P25B
BusinessWorld, October 9, 2020
Budget delay seen to hurt recovery
BusinessWorld, October 9, 2020
Disasters, failure of governance are top risks to business
BusinessWorld, October 9, 2020 
Companies’ pandemic pains persist
BusinessWorld, October 7, 2020
Cabinet to tackle reopening of economy
Philippine Star, October 7, 2020
2 buwang 'moratorium' para sa GSIS loans sisimulan sa Nobyembre
​ABS-CBN News, October 7, 2020 
Banks, mobile payment system waive transaction fees till yearend
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020
OFW deployment remains slow
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020
Unemployment rate down to 10% by yearend – DOLE
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020
DA to buy local palay amid decline in prices
​ABS-CBN News, October 2, 2020 
Franchising sector may shrink by 45% next year
BusinessWorld, October 2, 2020
PHL factory activity expands in Sept.
BusinessWorld, October 2, 2020
DoF cool to extending estate tax amnesty
BusinessWorld, September 24, 2020
SEC orders financing firms to extend debt relief to clients
BusinessWorld, September 24, 2020
PSE eyes changes to listing rules
BusinessWorld, September 24, 2020
COVID-19 causes massive drop in workers’ income
Philippine Star, September 24, 2020
Pagcor online gaming revenues cut in half
Philippine Star, September 24, 2020
​Tourism revenue down by 75% as COVID-19 restricts foreign visitors
Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2020 
Dole: Employers should shoulder costs of Covid-19 measures
Sunstar, September 22, 2020
Pag-IBIG Fund to miss 2020 housing loan target
BusinessWorld, September 22, 2020
PHL GDP contraction seen at 6.5% in 2020
BusinessWorld, September 22, 2020
ASEAN+3 recovery may look like Nike swoosh, says AMRO
BusinessWorld, September 22, 2020
BSP may remain accommodative for at least two years
BusinessWorld, September 22, 2020
Local gov’t units face fiscal stress
BusinessWorld, September 22, 2020
Pandemic pushes additional 150 million kids into poverty
Philippine Star, September 22, 2020
PAL pays 80% of $329 million refund requests
BusinessWorld, September 21, 2020
BIR backs time limits on bank AMC bill tax perks
BusinessWorld, September 21, 2020
Revenue index slumps to record low
BusinessWorld, September 18, 2020
PHL households likeliest in region to have experienced job loss during pandemic
BusinessWorld, September 18, 2020
Jeepney drivers resort to selling vegetables
​ABS-CBN News, September 18, 2020
‘Developing Asia’ to shrink for first time in nearly six decades — ADB
BusinessWorld, September 15, 2020 
BSP can lend more to gov’t under Bayanihan II
BusinessWorld, September 15, 2020 
Lockdown drives car sales lower in Aug.
BusinessWorld, September 15, 2020 
PHL, Bangladesh most vulnerable to remittance slump — Fitch
BusinessWorld, September 9, 2020
Manufacturers seek tighter trade laws
BusinessWorld, September 8, 2020
BSP sees loan growth to pick up by yearend
BusinessWorld, September 8, 2020
Pandemic forces retailers to innovate, adapt
BusinessWorld, September 2, 2020
Stocks decline further on extended quarantine
BusinessWorld, September 2, 2020
Factory activity drops to 3-month low
BusinessWorld, September 2, 2020
Employment rate in Davao Region drops to 82.1%
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020 
Binay urges government to lift ban on health workers’ deployment
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020
7-month deficit exceeds 2019 record
Business World, August 27, 2020
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Navotas launches cash for work program
Manila Bulletin, August 26, 2020 
Livelihood loan program for balikbayan OFWs eyed by OWWA
Manila Bulletin, August 25, 2020
Laptop demand surges but supply can’t keep up
Businessworld, August 25, 2020
NEDA revising goals under PHL dev’t plan
Businessworld, August 24, 2020
171,125 workers displaced so far this year
Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2020 
Unemployment insurance bill gains support from VP
Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2020
P50 billion in loans await affected businesses
Philippine Star, August 22, 2020
PCCI welcome to join IATF as resource person – Roque​
Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2020
Medical professionals allowed to go abroad
Philippine Star, August 21, 2020
We can’t afford extended MECQ – Palace
Philippine Star, August 12, 2020
Tourism industry loses ₱190-B in revenue from March to July 2020
CNN Philippines, August 12, 2020
73% drop in foreign tourist arrivals noted
Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020
Pandemic job losses reach PEZA firms enjoying tax perks
Philippine Star, August 11, 2020
15,000 more displaced workers reported
Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2020
Public transport suspension seen as reason for recession
Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2020
Philippines readies P180-B economic stimulus
GMA Network, August 9, 2020
Loan growth slows in June despite GCQ shift
Philippine Star, August 8, 2020
Deeper contraction seen in 2020
Philippine Star, August 8, 2020
​Malacañang eyes stimulus package without ‘too much borrowing,’ Roque says
​​​GMA News, June 17, 2020
3,500 freeport workers to lose jobs due to COVID
​​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, June 15, 2020
Philippines sees significant shift to e-commerce
​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, June 14, 2020
Keep opening the economy to save jobs, livelihood — Duterte adviser
​​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, June 14, 2020
​'Better Normal' bill to help businesses, schools post-COVID-19 through improved ICT —Defensor
​​GMA News, June 14, 2020
DOF allays fears of online micro entrepreneurs​
​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, June 14, 2020
​​Tourism industry to bounce back slowly but surely
​Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2020​​
​Around 200,000 to lose jobs in Davao Region – DOLE-11
​Manila Bulletin, June 9, 2020​​
Diokno: Record-high unemployment rate in April 'grossly exaggerated'
​GMA News, June 7, 2020
Koko Pimentel bats for 50% reduction on rental rates of MSMEs to spur economic activity
​GMA News, May 22, 2020
Investment pledges down 71% in January to April due to COVID-19
GMA News, May 21, 2020
DOLE sees 5 million jobs losses due to pandemic
​Rappler, May 20, 2020
DICT backs NEDA's promotion of digital economy
​​​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, May 20, 2020
DOF, BIR studying proposals to tax online activities
​​​​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, May 20, 2020
Up to 10 million Filipinos could lose jobs in Philippines due to COVID-19—DOLE
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, May 20, 2020
DOLE: 2.5 million workers displaced by COVID pandemic
​​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, May 13, 2020
With tourism down, Palawan looks at other industries as it reopens on May 16
Inquirer.Net, May 13, 2020
Local gov’t preparing stimulus package for micro and small businesses in Mati City
​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2020
Baguio City approves tax relief for business establishments
​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 4, 2020
Economic liberalization laws to aid in recovery
​​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, May 4, 2020
DOF, ADB launch survey to assess impact of COVID on businesses
​Philstar.com, May 4, 2020
Western Visayas to craft COVID-19 recovery plan
​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2020
Small, micro businesses may opt to close for good due to COVID-19 protocol demands —ECOP
​​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 29, 2020
Nearly 2M Filipino tourist workers affected by COVID-pandemic — ILO report
​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 28, 2020
Amendments to tax code eyed to help small businesses affected by quarantine
​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 28, 2020
Over 2 million workers displaced locally by COVID-19 pandemic, says DOLE
​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 27, 2020
Mass layoffs in tourism, hospitality sector should be prevented amid COVID-19 —Gatchalian
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 27, 2020
OFW remittances to contract by 0.2 to 0.8 percentage point in 2020 —BSP
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
BSP sees slow economic rebound after ECQ is lifted​
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
Philippines, ADB sign loan deal on $1.5-B budget support for gov’t’s COVID-19 response​
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
Gov’t issues guidelines on economic activity in GCQ areas
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
Non-extension of ECQ to free up 1.5M workers in several areas –solon
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
DOF extends application period for small biz wage subsidy until May 8​
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020​
PH Shipping lines seek gov’t support to sustain operations
​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020
ECOP bats for more government support to micro and small enterprises amid COVID-19 pandemic
​​​​​​​​​​CNN Philippines, April 24, 2020
Loan payment grace period applies to areas not under ECQ —DOF chief​
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020
Luzon braces for massive economic meltdown due to lockdown
​​​​​​​​​CNN Philippines, April 24, 2020
Shopee unveils P200-M seller support package for online sellers
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 23, 2020
Government eyes lending to private schools, tourism establishments
​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 23, 2020
400,000 OFWs seen to lose jobs to COVID-19
​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 23, 2020
Cayetano urges banks to give loans to MSMEs, farmers amid COVID-19 crisis
​​​​​​​​Inquirer.Net, April 22, 2020
120,000 small businesses qualify for wage subsidy
​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 22, 2020
PSEi continues downtrend amid COVID-19 worries
​​​​​​​GMA News, April 22, 2020
COVID-19 economic impact to be known by end-April, NEDA says
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 22, 2020
COVID-19 recovery plan, nat'l ID, infra projects top list of new NEDA chief
​​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 21, 2020
Philippines to revisit economic targets to account for rebasing, COVID-19
​​​​​​​​GMA News, April 21, 2020
Bounce Back PH breathes hope to MSMEs hit by ongoing health crisis
​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 20, 2020
Philippines at risk of losing P228 billion in OFW remittances
​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 20, 2020
MSMEs urged to set up online businesses
​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 19, 2020
Group airs suggestions on how to safely restart the economy after ECQ
​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2020
Philippines hotel owners send SOS
​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 17, 2020
New protocols out for BPO workers
​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 13, 2020
Migrant workers to banks: Waive cash remittance fees
​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 13, 2020
Gov’t finalizing Covid-related support for MSME workers
​​​​​​PNA, April 13, 2020
​WB warns COVID-19 to slow PH economy significantly
​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2020
Gov’t determined to rescue economy
​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, March 25, 2020
COVID-19 lockdown of Metro Manila will cripple economy —Tolentino
​​​​​​GMA News, March 10, 2020