Philippines

As a result of recent exposure to individuals who have tested positive for the new coronavirus, an growing number of people are now undergoing voluntary or compulsory quarantine. It is slowly becoming a solitary planet. While we can certainly do without the current pandemic causing so much death and misery worldwide, I’m starting to understand that it’s one of the …

There are creative ways that we can teach during this enhanced community quarantine. Besides saving, children often learn about the value of personal hygiene and physical distance, as they obey a set of rules to purchase from Mama’s home quarantine store. Mother Hycinth Clor de Arta, hoping to be successful while in quarantine, set up a mini sari-sari store at …

PPE or Personal Protective Equipment is one of the most important shield to beat the coronavirus among health wokers. Due to increase cases of COVID19, healthcare workers began to plead the government to provide them enough stocks. They beg for this call because they don’t have enough security gear to sacrifice their life every day to save the life of …

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 …