The public and private hospitals in Calabarzon such as Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon are running at basic or close to limit, as the area takes on overflow COVID-19 cases from Metro Manila while handling its very own flood. There were invaded emergency clinics in Metro Manila are weeping for fortifications, with Dr. Jaime Almora, leader of the Philippine Hospital …

METRO MANILA – Malacañang announced on Tuesday that if the cases continues to increase, a stricter quarantine status may be imposed in the metropolis. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the cases are currently doubling the rate and has increased two-fold in Metro Manila in under 9 dayus. The guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management 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 …

In a rapid escalation of measures to prevent the spread of the latest coronavirus, President Rodrigo Duterte placed Luzon as a whole under “enhanced neighborhood quarantine” on Monday, just one day after the quarantine of the general community in Me-tro Manila took effect. The Luzonwide quarantine order came as coronavirus cases dwindled to just two on Monday, but thousands crowded …

The government has recommended employers release the 13th month salary of employees who would be affected by Metro Manila’s one-month community quarantine. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, likewise, said it will compensate for the one month they won’t be able to return to work paying out workers ‘ 13th month salary. In addition to granting workers their 13th month salary, Año …