Philippines

With the planet pausing right into April, it is a total certainty that we will be stepping into an uncertain future until the smoke is eventually burning out. In this “shut-in economy,” what would the companies be like, will they even survive? What about entire businesses, such as transport and entertainment? What does this mean about our work and the …

It’s been the second week of enhanced community quarantine in the Philippines and every filipino are strictly advised to stay at home. This lockdown has caused people to spend their time watching the daily news about the status of coronavirus. No wonder that this pandemic COVID-19 scares people. Some also succumbed to claiming misunderstandings which supposedly would help them avoid …

Filipino are undeniably pet lovers and in times like this, people are surely taking up safety measures for their pets. There are millions of families remaining indoors in the wake of the outbreak of the lethal novel coronavirus disease. President Rodrigo Duterte put Luzon under intensified neighborhood quarantine, banning the travel of families outside their homes. Several towns, counties, and …

It’s been a week since the enhanced community quarantine. Many families have turned to their relatives for food and other forms of assistance to get by. Some are based on remittances sent by families abroad and provincially. The fear that if the quarantine ends, which deprives them of their food, they may die from malnutrition, not from the disease. An …

Everyone’s going crazy and impressed about the swift and decisive actions of Pasig Mayor, Vico Sotto in dealing with the pandemic COVID-19 to make sure that the people in the city are safely monitored. He leaps into numerous initiatives, including assuring Pasig government employees that they will continue to be paid, buying drones to disinfect the town, building disinfectant tents …

Facing the pandemic COVID-19 has been challenging to all filipinos. In the middle of this dilemma, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is taking actions to help the people take the edge off this problem.   One of it was the resolution of suspension for the market vendors and stall owners’ rental fees to be temporarily halted this month. The City Council …

Starting Friday in the midst of the Luzon-wide extended community quarantine due to the COVID-19 threat, a 24-hour curfew was imposed on Muntinlupa City. Residents would not be permitted outside their homes under Ordinance 2020-074 except with some exemptions. Those found violating the curfew for the first offense will have the violation recorded in a blotter and their benefits such …

On Saturday the Department of Health announced there were 32 new positive cases of COVID-19, taking the number to 262. One COVID-19-positive patient died while another five were recovered. The country’s death toll owing to COVID-19 is 19 as of Saturday. Thirteen patients have recovered from the disease so far. Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, former dean of the University of …

Healthcare staff are becoming more vulnerable to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Metro Manila hospitals, with stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) running out as the number of suspected and confirmed cases continues to increase. Dr. Rontgene Solante, Chief Executive Officer of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), expressed concern on Saturday that the current supply of protective equipment for …

PBA stars pulled out their singing talents to cheer up Filipinos in the country’s fear of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The players sang Michael Jackson’s “Heal the World,” taking the cue from the Hollywood cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” shared by Gal Gadot. Tenorio sang Paul Lee, Marc Pingris, Scottie Thompson, Jimmy Alapag, Gabe Norwood, Jayson Castro, Japeth Aguilar, …