#COVID19PH presser tonight...(thread) Govt has admitted missteps, mistakes... and credited those already helping the most in need. Struggle is important. 1) Regular, contractual and informal work sectors won important concessions from DOLE today
2) belated realization that health front liners need transport.
We see the private sector cooperating well -- if you had given hospitals early warning of a blanket transport ban, for example, they could have planned for housing earlier.
We see the private sector cooperating well -- if you had given hospitals early warning of a blanket transport ban, for example, they could have planned for housing earlier.
3) finally addressing holes in exemption ... for critical manufacturing sectors, logistics firms that make meds and health needs; aviation workers because need unhampered air and sea cargo. Tama naman that employers house these workers, for health's sake. Skeletal force
4)promise to allow vets and workers in farms exemption; health workers and BPO workers w company certificates can travel to finalize their accommodations near HQs. Permit needed, ha
Nograles: WHO model -- absent of drastic moves, at least 75,000 Filipinos would be infected.
How many testing kits right now?... a thousand plus. Waiting for donated and purchased kits
"Considerable amount but I need clearance of transport"
How many testing kits right now?... a thousand plus. Waiting for donated and purchased kits
"Considerable amount but I need clearance of transport"
Are we going to have more aggressive testing now?
Nograles: test results must be done in labs; mentions 5 sub-national labs operational "in the days to come" (hindi pa alam when, depends when kits arrive) with RITM doing confirmatory tests.
Nograles: test results must be done in labs; mentions 5 sub-national labs operational "in the days to come" (hindi pa alam when, depends when kits arrive) with RITM doing confirmatory tests.
Testing protocol -- Nograles: with incoming additional kits, there may be updates in the protocols.
The good news is ... with green light for cargo flights, samples for lab tests can once more be sent to RITM.
The good news is ... with green light for cargo flights, samples for lab tests can once more be sent to RITM.
OFWs headed for international flights can be brought by car -- but there must only be one driver. There can be no send off groups.
The OWWA will help those without cars in their transport needs (abangan nyo na lang ang guidelines)
The OWWA will help those without cars in their transport needs (abangan nyo na lang ang guidelines)
Lopez: PNP should cascade to all points the importance of UNHAMPERED MOVEMENT OF CARGO... agri and fisheries products, agri inputs, raw material and other essentials for manufacturing related to health needs.
Lopez: improvements monitored in check points. Two lanes in checkpoints -- commuter lane and cargo lane.
To hasten travel, random checking.
To hasten travel, random checking.
Nograles: we will coordinate for BSP to see what can be done to alleviate plight for TNVS.
*this should be clearance to announce. Aaargh
