Newsletter: Through GCash, Overseas Filipinos can extend a helping hand to typhoon victims back home

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Kababayans abroad may donate to the victim of Typhoon Carina through GCash

In the spirit of financial inclusion and Bayanihan, leading finance app GCash has expanded its relief program 'Tulong Mo I-GCash Mo' to mobilize the support of Overseas Filipinos (OFs) amidst the disaster brought about by Typhoon Carina. The relief program allows Filipinos worldwide to send financial help to relatives and loved ones, and donations to non-government organizations (NGOs) through the GCash app. 

For its part, GCash is temporarily waiving selected transaction fees for disaster recovery. 

Newsletter: UP STS scientists assess the effectiveness of the Philippines’ COVID-19 government policies

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The COVID-19 pandemic spurred governments worldwide to respond with containment policies, with the Philippines having one of the longest and most stringent COVID-19 policies in the world. How effective were these policies in containing the pandemic and providing social and economic support to citizens? This is the question UP Diliman College of Science’s Science, Technology and Society (UPD-CS STS) researchers ventured to answer.