Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian warned that since the community quarantine in the country gave children more time to spend online, traffickers would take advantage to target more victims.
The first week of the tournament gathered P460,000 from participating players, e-sports partners, and viewers at MineskiTV’s Facebook channel, nearing halfway of the end goal, which is P1,000,000.
The donations will go directly to LazadaForGood's advocacy partners in the form of 13,578 personal protective equipment, 16,453 meals, and food packs, as well as 1,821 hygiene supplies.
With most Filipinos staying at home because of the enhanced community quarantine, many are turning to online donations as a way of helping those severely affected by the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Better Broadband Alliance (BBA) called on the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), through the DICT, to create a national strategy and plan of action to address various issues related to communications and data services.