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(Eagle News) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones has tested negative for the 2019 coronavirus disease. The Department of Education made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 17. The DepEd said Briones underwent testing to ensure “there will be no threat to her functions as Education chief, no disruption in the governance of the education sector, and (to protect) the President and other cabinet members from possible exposure, at this critical time.” Briones […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, March 17, announced 45 new coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country, bringing the total to 187. In a statement, the DOH also reported the recovery of another confirmed COVID-19 case. Patient 25, the DOH said, was a 31-year-old Filipino male from Negros Oriental, one of the two Filipino repatriates from the Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested positive for COVID-19. The DOH said the […]
(Eagle News) — The government on Tuesday, March 17, said it was addressing the plight of people exempted from the travel restrictions during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the military to bring out Army trucks that can be used to ferry those who are stranded, particularly the health workers. He said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has “started to send out their buses after […]
(Eagle News)–No looting incidents have been reported in Metro Manila amid the enhanced community quarantine imposed on Luzon to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. NCRPO chief Debold Sinas issued the statement following social media reports there were groups offering to sanitize and disinfect homes in Metro Manila, but would loot from them. “This, therefore, is one of the many fake news circulating [over] social media and all other forms of communication intended to […]
(Eagle News) — The mayor of Baliwag, Bulacan said on Tuesday, March 17, that he tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease. “Nais kong personal na ipabatid sa inyo na ang inyong punong bayan ay nag-positibo sa COVID-19 batay sa resulta ng pagsusuring inilabas ng Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ngayong araw,” Mayor Ferdie Estrella said on Facebook. Estrella said he sought medical consultation after feeling weakness in the body and having colds. He said […]
(Eagle News) — Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano has ordered a “lockdown” of Taguig City as a precaution against the 2019 coronavirus disease. In a post on its official Facebook page, Taguig said the “lockdown” was “for the safety of our citizens and stakeholders” and to help contain the spread of the disease. Effective midnight, Taguig said only the delivery of basic goods and supplies will be allowed. “The Local Government assures the people of Taguig […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has sustained community transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019, a Department of Health official said on Tuesday, March 17. “Yung ibang mga kaso wala na siyang relasyon sa ibang kaso,” Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a television interview. According to Vergeire, many of those with the virus were 29 years old to 59 years, the working age group. Almost 30 to 35 percent, she said, had mild symptoms, and […]
(Eagle News)–Pasig on Tuesday, March 17, allowed tricycles to ply the city to allow for the mobility of health workers. The city also passed an ordinance that bans the hoarding of items amid the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. In a Tweet, Mayor Vico Sotto said the decision to allow the tricycles was made after “our risk assessment shows that we can’t ban tricycles at this point.” “Health workers need to get to work. Some […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian tested negative for the 2019 coronavirus disease. “After submitting myself to a COVID-19 test last Friday, I’m happy to hear from the pronouncements made by Health Secretary Francisco Duque just this morning that I tested negative for the disease,” Gatchalian said. According to Gatchalian, this was based on tests done on him by the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine. Gatchalian underwent tests after one of the resource persons at a […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte visited early Tuesday, March 17, a checkpoint along MacArthur Highway, Presidential Security Group Jesus Durante III said. A picture from Durante showed the President talking to soldiers manning the checkpoint at 4 a.m. Earlier, President Duterte said “lalabas ako” after announcing an enhanced community quarantine on Luzon in a bid to contain the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease. He said members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte visited early Tuesday, March 17, a checkpoint along MacArthur Highway, Presidential Security Group Jesus Durante III said. A picture from Durante showed the President talking to soldiers manning the checkpoint at 4 a.m. Earlier, President Duterte said “lalabas ako” after announcing an enhanced community quarantine on Luzon in a bid to contain the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease. He said members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of […]
(Eagle News)–The government on Monday, March 16, said the number of people purchasing basic necessities outside the house during the enhanced community quarantine should also be limited. “May isang tao sa bawat household ang puwedeng bumili at umuwi para malimitahan lang natin ang labas-pasok,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said. According to Nograles, private cars may be used provided that the trip is only for essential purposes. Nograles said based on the guidelines on the enhanced […]
