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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.
Systems, Innovation and Technology

Iloilo utilizes apps for contact tracing & agri-fishery marketing
Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2020 
Ospital ng Tondo launches telemedicine service
Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2020 
Iloilo Province launches contact tracing app
Sunstar, September 29, 2020
Valenzuela City to implement ‘no QR code, no entry’ rule
GMA News, September 15, 2020​ 
Census 2020 now full blast in Pangasinan
Sunstar, September 14, 2020
Pasay LGU launches contact tracing app for employees
Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2020 
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Pasay creates QR code for COVID-19 contact tracing
Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2020
Caloocan’s patients to get ‘Q Bands’
Philippine Star, September 6, 2020
Philippines leaps to 50th place in global innovation index
BusinessWorld, September 3, 2020
UP group developing bike-share phone app
BusinessWorld, September 3, 2020
Contact tracing app na StaySafe.ph inilunsad
ABS CBN News, September 3, 2020
CHED and Globe forge partnership to deliver educational materials online
Manila Bulletin, September 2, 2020​​
National ID system to start in November
Sunstar, August 28, 2020
​QC begins COVID Telemed System
ABS-CBN News, August 27, 2020 
QC launches telemedicine system for COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, August 27, 2020
VP’s ‘Bayanihan E-skwela’ now on YouTube, Facebook
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020
DOST launches pandemic manual
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020
E-commerce site offering PH flavors launched​
Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020
USAID partners with PH for online fish ‘tiangge’ program
​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
foodpanda and Manila City Government provide jobs to displaced tricycle drivers with pandaTODA
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
Pasig City scholars to get allowances for March and April through e-payment app​
​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
Welcome to the New Normal — Quezon City launches e-market for fresh produce
​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
Makati LGU to distribute P5K aid to residents starting May 15
​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
VP partners with QC LGU to help market vendors sell their products online​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2020
Bohol starts ‘cash-for-work’ program for displaced workers, farmers​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 11, 2020
Navotas LGU launches online consultation and telemedicine program, delivers medicines to residents
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 9, 2020
Bulacan gov’t adopts staysafe.ph vs COVID-19
​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2020
Bacolod launches first COVID-19 Swab Mobile in PH
​​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2020
Community gardens can help feed people post-pandemic
Philstar.com, May 8, 2020​​​​​​
Taguig LGU rolls out drive-through testing and Hatid Sundo testing
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020
Bohol launches 60-day milk feeding program to fight COVID-19
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020
Iloilo, Negros Occidental LGUs lauded for COVID-19 responses
​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2020
Village-based employment program launched in Ilocos Norte
​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2020
Mobile stores keep Ligao City residents at home
​​​​​​​​Inquirer.Net, May 6, 2020
Social distancing projects in Baguio City are unique, colorful
​​​​​​​​​GMA News, May 5, 2020
Taguig LGU offers free online courses to help residents and workers ‘improve’ themselves
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2020
Nearly 12, 000 Makati City public school graduates to get city cash incentive via e-money transfer
​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2020
Taguig City launches ‘TORCH’ for easy transitioning post-ECQ
​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2020
Davao City creates database for stranded persons
​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2020
CHR launches online reporting portal for gender-based violence during lockdown
​​​​​​​​​​Rappler, April 27, 2020
DOST starts mass producing telephone-booth style swabbing kiosk for coronavirus
​​​​​​​​​​Rappler, April 27, 2020
Valenzuela kumontrata ng tagalaba ng damit ng COVID-19 patients, PPEs ng frontliners
​​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 27, 2020
Displaced PUV drivers hired to ferry frontliners, patients in Ilocos Norte
​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 27, 2020
​Smart boosts Laguna provincial gov’t COVID-19 response
​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 27, 2020
​​911 telemedicine in Davao City
​​​​​​Sun Star Davao, April 26, 2020
Floating market serves far-flung Apalit brgy
​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020
CHR Launches E-Lawyering Program
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020
TESDA-trained volunteers develop portable handwashing facilities
​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020
Iloilo cops’ food kiosks for the poor gains momentum
​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2020
DOST to test if virgin coconut oil can speed up recovery of COVID-19 patients​
​​​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 24, 2020
​Telemedicine devices to ease monitoring of patients during COVID-19 crisis: DOST​
​​​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 24, 2020
Negros Oriental launches mobile market
​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020
Researchers in Roxas City develop quick-acting disinfection tent
​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020
DOST-ITDI 3D-prints respirators, ventilator parts for COVID-19 cases​
​​​​​​​GMA News, April 24, 2020
DPWH to convert shipping containers into mobile health facilities
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2020
Manila disburses P13M in financial aid to senior citizens via PayMaya
​​​​​​​GMA News, April 23, 2020
'Puso Kitchen' initiative helps remote communities in Antipolo amid COVID-19 crisis
​​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 23, 2020
CCTV cameras installed in QC markets to monitor social distancing
​​​​​​GMA News, April 23, 2020
Unified quarantine pass ipapamahagi na sa Taguig
​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 23, 2020
RapidPass project for quarantine checkpoints turned over to agencies
​​​​​​​​​Philstar.com, April 22, 2020
CCTVs help QC gov’t monitor social distancing in public markets
​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2020
Makati City to put up 2 negative pressure tents at OsMak
​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2020
Parañaque city gov’t implements market coding, sees a decrease in numbers
​​​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2020
Technology capable of releasing COVID-19 test results in 45 minutes arriving in Philippines —DOH
​​​​​GMA News, April 20, 2020
New IT tool to help in contact tracing, mass testing
​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2020
PNP uses technology to implement quarantine rules
​​​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2020
TanodCOVID: Contact tracing platform na maaaring gamitin ng LGUs inilunsad
​​​​​​​​ABS-CBN News, April 18, 2020
Davao City Council approves mobile palengke, frontliners’ hazard pay
​​​​​​​Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2020
Social distancing app Maze helps users plan errands
​ABS-CBN News, April 17, 2020
Viber to launch COVID-19 chatbot for Philippines users
​​​​GMA News, April 9, 2020
DOST unveils 6 technologies being developed against COVID-19
​​​​GMA News, April 8, 2020
QC doctors test out COVID-19 swab booth
​​​​GMA News, April 7, 2020 ​
Markets go mobile, mini
Business World, March 30,2020
Valenzuela automates COVID-19 contact tracing procedures
​​​​​​​​​​GMA News, March 29, 2020​​​​​​​
Valenzuela copies Pasig, will launch Market on Wheels to service quarantined residents
​​​​​​GMA News, March 28, 2020​
Outside the box COVID-19 food packs: Fresh fish, vegetables
​Inquirer.Net, March 22, 2020
Using Technology to Fight COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, March 21, 2020
Pasig deploys drones in war vs. COVID-19
​​​​​GMA News, March 19, 2020