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 Education

DepEd chief hits fake photos of teachers’ woes
Philippine Star, October 11, 2020

​Ilang estudyante problemado dahil wala pa ring modules
ABS-CBN News, October 11, 2020

PNP to beef up police visibility in barangays as cities enforce daytime videoke ban
​ABS-CBN News, October 10, 2020 

​​SkyCable, DepEd ink deals for educational TV
BusinessWorld, October 9, 2020

​DepEd: Parents can get help with modules from learner support aides
GMA News, October 9, 2020

​VP Robredo decries unfair logistical, financial burden on teachers amid COVID-19 pandemic
GMA News, October 8, 2020
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Frontliner Issues
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Manila City gov't learned of Delta variant in capital 3 weeks after carrier's death: Isko
ABS-CBN, July 20, 2021

​DILG: Mga empleyado ng barangay, dapat bigyan ng hazard pay
ABS-CBN News, October 11, 2020

​Over 10,000 health workers now infected with COVID-19 —DOH
GMA News, October 11, 2020

​Daughter of nurse sues Cainta hospital chief over mother's COVID-19 death
GMA News, October 8, 2020

​POEA open to expanding period of exemption from healthcare deployment suspension
GMA News, October 7, 2020 

​​Duterte: Philippines hired almost 9,000 health workers for COVID-19 response
GMA News, October 6, 2020

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Prevention and Containment

Metro Manila under ECQ from August 6 to 20
Inquirer, July 30, 2021

Contact tracing of UK,  South African variants of COVID-19 done in Occidental Mindoro
Inquirer, July 27, 2021

P13.5-M isolation facility to rise in Iloilo town
Philippine News Agency, July 13, 2021

Quezon City forms Delta variant task force
​Philippine Star, July 16, 2021​

CBCP revives ‘Undas online’
Philippine Star, October 11, 2020

​Lockdown tests faith in virus-hit Philippines
Philippine Star, October 11, 2020

​Ilocos Norte records COVID-19 case after 9 days without new infections
GMA News, October 11, 2020

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Transportation and Mobility 
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Flights to and from Iloilo to continue as mayor decries national gov't order for a strict quarantine level
Business World, July 18, 2021

​DoTr may ilang paalala ukol sa mga nagastusang commuter cash cards
ABS-CBN News, October 10, 2020

​For safer bike rides
Sunstar, October 9, 2020​

​Angkas gets Cabinet backing for return
BusinessWorld, October 9, 2020

​Pagpapatupad ng health protocols sa mga sakayan sa Commonwealth, pahirapan
​ABS-CBN News, October 9, 2020 ​

​EDSA bus rerouting, umaayos na: MMDA exec
​ABS-CBN News, October 9, 2020 
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Inter-province travels could spread COVID-19, UP expert says
GMA News, October 8, 2020

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​Isolation, Quarantine and Testing

NCR still under stricter GCQ in August; Iloilo, 3 other areas under ECQ
​Rappler, July 29, 2021

Sarangani pushes uniform rules on Covid-19 testing, quarantine
Philippine News Agency, July 14, 2021

Central Luzon provinces now low-risk for COVID-19
Philippine Star, July 7, 2021

OWWA clarifies rule on free swab test, quarantine for returning OFWs
GMA News, October 9, 2020

​Bacolod offers free swab tests
Sunstar, October 8, 2020

​Market vendor leaders back swab testing
Sunstar, October 8, 2020

​Red Cross eyes faster, cheaper saliva test
Philippine Star, October 7, 2020

​​Private-run labs in Philippines have highest COVID-19 tests done
Philippine Star, October 6, 2020
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Accountability of Officials


COA flags 'lapses' in aid payment to over 38,000 Samar pandemic frontliners in 2020
Rappler, July 27, 2021

Northern Samar provincial gov't holding parallel probe on anomalous vaccine use
Business World, July 13, 2021

COA flags Cebu City for purchase of RT-PCR machine, test kits
Rappler, July 15, 2021

Palace reiterates to House: Stop political wrangling, pass budget
Sunstar, October 11, 2020

​Duque says COVID-19 response will suffer in a reenacted budget
Rappler, October 9, 2020

​Political bickering affecting local COVID responses, Galvez observes
GMA News, October 8, 2020

Pulse Asia: 8 in 10 Filipinos approve of Duterte gov't's coronavirus response
Rappler, October 8, 2020
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​Human Rights and Protection of the Vulnerable

Sidewalk vendors offer to police ranks so they can go back selling
Sunstar, October 11, 2020

LSIs lament poor conditions at Kalinga facility
GMA News, October 7, 2020​

Over 16,000 Quezon City seniors get free anti-pneumonia, flu shots
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020

​Special education during lockdown
Sunstar, October 4, 2020

​Netizens ask Quezon City LGU to prioritize needy in giving out helmets
Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2020

​IATF approves dietary program for children, nutrition-at-risk pregnant women — Roque
CNN Philippines, October 2, 2020
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Aid, Relief and Access to Basic Needs
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Without Delta lockdown, NCR hospitals may reach full capacity by mid-August: OCTA
ABS-CBN, July 28, 2021
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​'Diskwento' caravans serve Davao's far-flung communities
​Philippine News Agency, July 12, 2021
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More than 40,000 QC folk finally get cash aid
Inquirer, July 8, 2021​

DOH pushes action plan on mental health care
Philippine Star, October 11, 2020

​​‘Hindi porke mahirap’: DILG pinahuhuli ang mga namamalimos sa kalye
​ABS-CBN News, October 11, 2020 ​​

​Biliran fisherfolk get P400,000 livelihood grants
Sunstar, October 9, 2020

​86% of adult Filipinos stressed by pandemic —SWS
GMA News, October 8, 2020​

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​Law Enforcement and Policy Implementation

Zamboanga, Tawi-tawi beef up backdoor security vs COVID-19 variants
​Rappler, July 22, 2021

Allow local govts to choose which national protocols vs COVID-19 to enforce: senator
ABS-CBN, July 20, 2021

​​​26 customer ng restobar sa QC, lumabag umano sa curfew
ABS-CBN News, October 11, 2020 

​Cocpo records 50 face mask, social distancing violators
Sunstar, October 5, 2020​

​Two Rizal provincial security personnel nabbed for selling fake COVID-19 test results
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020

​​Cops, local officials to regulate videoke sessions during online classes
Inquirer, October 4, 2020 




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​Impacts to the Economy


GOCC subsidies plunge in August as wage subsidy tapers off
BusinessWorld, October 4, 2020

​​DTI allows more businesses to operate at 100% capacity
Philippine Star, October 3, 2020

​GenSan businesses urge easing of city lockdown to a modified GCQ
GMA News, October 3, 2020 

​More than 200k Filipinos permanently jobless due to pandemic—DOLE
Inquirer, October 3, 2020 

​Valenzuela city helps SMMEs engaged in online selling
Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2020

​LGUs asked to consider increased dine-in operations
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020​

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Communication and Information 

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Delivery services to help in Cebu City’s campaign against COVID-19
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020 

​Robredo laments ‘lack of communication’ on Edsa Busway beep cards
Inquirer, October 4, 2020 

​DepEd NCR releases hotlines for school opening day concerns
Inquirer, October 4, 2020

​DOH allays fears over COVID-19 swab testing after US incident
Inquirer, October 3, 2020

​Loss of smell could be a highly reliable indicator of COVID-19 infection, research says
CNN Philippines, October 2, 2020

​​Google Maps now shows info on COVID cases
BusinessWorld, October 1, 2020
 

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Systems, Innovation and Technology

All QC business establishments required to use KyusiPass
​Manila Bulletin, July 20, 2021

Davao village puts stickers on homes of vaccinated residents
ABS-CBN, July 12, 2021

Quezon City uses security seals on vaccination cards
Philippine Star, July 10, 2021

DOLE wants all employers to implement cashless payroll systems
GMA News, October 4, 2020​
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​​​Taguig launches ‘Tele-Aral Program’ ahead of class opening
Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2020  
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​​Makati City’s digital initiatives amid pandemic wins international award
Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2020 ​​
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Post-Lockdown Recovery
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More 1,200 prospective tourists register with Baguio VISITA online portal
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020

​Government gradually opens destinations to local tourists
Inquirer, October 4, 2020

​Batanes mulls reopening doors for tourists
CNN Philippines, October 3, 2020​

​Baguio now open to tourists but few arrivals, so far
Rappler, October 3, 2020

​DOT anticipates more local tourists in Baguio City as city adopts antigen testing
Philippine Star, October 3, 2020

​SMMEs engaged in online selling
Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2020 ​
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Anti-Discrimination
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Red Cross warns coronavirus is driving discrimination in Asia
GMA News, September 17, 2020

​Nurse na may COVID-19 di agad nadala sa ospital dahil sa diskriminasyon
ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2020 
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Babae kinasuhan matapos sabuyan ng bleach umano ang nurse
ABS-CBN News, September 15, 2020

​​Stigma? 'Quarantine band' ng Caloocan tinututulan ng ilang residente
ABS-CBN News, September 10, 2020

​Frontliners in Marawi get death threats
GMA News, September 10, 2020

​Don’t discriminate against pregnant woman with COVID-19 — CHR
Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2020
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Hope and Humanity

Tarlac’s active COVID-19 cases drops to 822 from over 1000
Inquirer, July 10, 2021

Zambales teachers cross rivers to deliver learning modules
Inquirer, October 4, 2020

​48 COVID-19 patients recover in Pasig
Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2020​

​​Fraternity donations benefit 500 students in Angeles City
Sunstar, October 4, 2020

​McDonald’s offers party spaces as distance learning ‘classrooms’ for teachers
Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2020

​‘Bayanihan’ spirit highlighted as schools help each other in Davao City
Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2020

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​New Normal 


DOLE wants all employers to implement cashless payroll systems
GMA News, October 4, 2020

​Villar: Proper Waste Management Should Be the Norm in the New Normal
Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2020

​Wear anti-virus mask in Boracay, but remove when swimming: Tourism chief
​ABS-CBN News, October 2, 2020

​​Mayors eye cancellation of Christmas parties
Philippine Star, October 2, 2020

​Filipinos turn to centuries-old barter amid lockdowns
Sunstar, September 26, 2020

​SC allows virtual hearings nationwide
Philippine Star, September 26, 2020​
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Vaccines and Other Interventions 

13K essential workers in Ilocos get Covid-19 vaccine
Philippine News Agency, July 26, 2021

Las Piñas vaccination up by 205%
Philippine Star, July 20, 2021
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LGUs urged to encourage more elderlies to get Covid-19 vax
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Vigan City gets nod to inoculate A4 priority group
Inquirer, July 14, 2021

Over 280,000 receive COVID-19 vaccines in Bulacan
Inquirer, July 3, 2021

DOT hails Davao’s ‘Bakuna by the Sea’ for tourist workers
Philippines News Agency, June 29, 2021


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