As of Sept.7, there are 238,727 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 184,906 recoveries and 3,980 fatalities nationwide.
Sec. Galvez: Mayroon pong mga lumapit [na healthworkers] sa atin at sinabi natin na magkakaroon sila ng ugnayan sa ating National Incident Command Center.
Sec. Galvez: 'Yun po ay pinag-usapan na rin namin kahapon sa pamumuno po ni Sec. Dizon na magkaroon po ng tinatawag na task group on logistics na titingin po sa pangangailangan po na 'yun kasama po ang OCD
Sec. Galvez: Ito pong pondo na inilaan sa Bayanihan 2 ay gagamitin po natin para sa mga libreng pasakay at libreng accommodation ng healthcare workers.
Sec. Galvez on COVID-19 testing capacity: Kaya na po na more than 41,000 ang kaniyang capacity last Aug. 25
Sec. Galvez: Noong tiningnan ko po ang kaniyang capacity noong Sept. 1 until today, nakikita natin na pumapalo na talaga sa 30 to 31,000 ang capacity everyday
Sec. Galvez: Sa ngayon po ang challenge natin ay doon po sa 117 laboratories natin. Mayroon po tayong more or less 25 geneXpert laboratories
Sec. Galvez: Alam po natin na 'yung GeneXpert ang supply po noon ay napakahirap. We are getting only 5,500 a week and we are now negotiating with the US if pwedeng dagdagan po tayo ng supply ng GeneXpert
Sec. Galvez: 2.7 (million) na tests na po ang na-conduct natin at 2.6 (million) na pong mga tao ang ating na test.
Sec. Galvez on UP-OCTA Research's findings that PH is flattening the curve: Ito po ay nag-i-indicate lang na ang pinaghihirapan ng ating IATF, LGUs at private sector ay nagbubunga na po.
Sec. Galvez: 'Yun po ang tinatawag nating optimism with caution. Dapat huwag tayong makumpiyansa.
Sec. Galvez: Almost 30% sa buong Metro Manila ang bumaba ang active cases.
Sec. Galvez: Talagang kailangan po iyong isolation natin is very aggressive and absolute na lahat ng positive kailangang i-isolate.
Sec. Galvez: Nakita natin even iyong mayayaman na nagho-home quarantine, nagkakahawaan ang kanilang mga kamag-anak.
Sec. Galvez: So ang [suggestion] po namin ni Gen. Año ay magkaroon po ng IATF resolution na talaga pong i-discourage natin ang home quarantine.
Sec. Galvez on recommendation to escalate quarantine type for Lanao del Sur and Bacolod: Pinag-usapan namin ni Sec. Año na iangat ng MECQ ang Bacolod dahil ang critical care capacity niya ay talagang nagiging critical.
Sec. Galvez: Once na hindi natin na-control ang Iligan, pwede iyang mag-spread sa Lanao del Norte at saka mag-extend sa Ozamiz, at pwedeng tamaan din po ang CDO
Sec. Galvez: 'Yun po ang nakikita natin na once na nagkakaisa po 'yung mga leaders at health workers ay makikita po natin na very collective po at mataas ang participation ng mga tao laban sa COVID
Sec. Galvez: Ang sikreto ko po talaga ay 'yung minimum health standards. Faithfully and seriously ko pong ino-observe
Sec. Galvez: Kailangan din po talaga iyong conscious tayo at self-aware na pwede tayong tamaan ng COVID-19.
Sec. Galvez: Iyong pagpunta po namin sa Parañaque, kung ano iyong ginagawa nating TDITR strategy, mayroon silang mga czars din nila.
Sec. Galvez: Pati po iyong mental health mitigation ay talaga pong naka-kumpleto.
Sec. Galvez: Nagbigay po siya (PRRD) ng order na magbigay 30M masks sa ating poor of the poorest
Sec. Galvez: Iyong kampanya po na iyon ay patuloy nating gagawin at ang pagbibigay po ng ayuda din sa ating local producers ng mask
Sec. Galvez: Iyong mga bansa na naging matagumpay sa paglaban sa COVID, talagang ibinibigay iyong mga pangangailangan na mask doon sa mga nangangailangan lalo na sa congested areas
CDA USec. Ravanera: Ang mga kooperatiba po ay tumulong, lalo na sa mga pagkain, mga PPEs, mga libreng sasakyan. Totally sa aming data, masasabi natin na ang kabuuang tulong ng 18,481 cooperatives sa buong bansa ay umabot na sa 1.3B in cash
CDA USec. Ravanera: Nag-benepisyo po nito ay mga 790,000 coop members and about 653 non-members sa buong bansa
CDA USec. Ravanera: A total po na about 433,615,000 worth of donation in kind, relief goods, food packs, and PPEs ay ibinigay po sa coops across the country
CDA USec. Ravanera: Kung mayroon pong kooperatiba doon po maunlad ang kabuhayan ng komunidad ayon sa study.
CDA USec. Ravanera: Ang prinsipyo po talaga ng kooperatiba ay serbisyo at iyon po ang ipinakita ng kooperatiba during this crisis
CDA USec. Ravanera: Ang total po ng naitulong nila ay umabot po sa P1.3B
CDA USec. Ravanera: Ang donation din po nila included din po sa community development fund ay umabot din po sa P433M
Magsaysay Multi-Purpose Coop. GM Roño: Napakarami pong seafarers, lalo na ang cruise personnel na kasapi namin ay napauwi at nagkaroon ng repatriation.
Magsaysay Multi-Purpose Coop. GM Roño: Iyong mga may outstanding loans, ang ginawa namin ay for three months ay winaive namin ang pagbayad nila ng kanilang bayaran sa coop.
Magsaysay Multi-Purpose Coop. GM Roño: Kami ay nagbigay na emergency loan, at napakaraming nabigyan namin ng tulong, umabot ng about 15 million.
Magsaysay Multi-Purpose Coop. GM Roño: Nagkaroon ng webinar sa kasapi namin at dependents nila on what is all about the COVID-19 and paano mapi-prevent ito.
Magsaysay Multi-Purpose Coop GM Roño: Nag-i-invite po kami ng financial experts upang ihatid sa kanila ang financial literacy during this time
CDA-NCR Dir. Defensor: Isa sa mga empleyado namin ay nag-positive sa COVID. Kaya to protect our employees, pansamantala naming isinara ang aming opisina effective hanggang Sept. 14 po.
CDA-NCR Dir. Defensor: Mayroon namang ipinaskil na anunsyo sa office namin, sa FB, at sa other platforms kung saan patuloy pa rin kaming magsisilbi sa kanila.
COVID-19 isolation facility in Candelaria, Quezon can now be used following its opening on Monday, Sept. 7.
DepEd Tandag City Division expresses gratitude towards those who helped in the preparation for the opening of classes
One local start up launches project to help health workers in Baguio City Community Isolation Unit through 3 robots
Davao City LGU to add COVID-19 isolation facilities for air passengers
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Kinumpirma ni Office of Civil Defense-Joint Information Center Head Diego Agustin Mariano na umabot na sa Northern Palawan ang oil spill ng lumubog na tanker na MT Princess Empress sa Oriental Mindoro.
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Ayon kay Mariano, base sa direksiyon ng oil spill patungong southwest, pinangangambahan pa itong lumawak at umabot sa Verde Island Passage na mayaman sa marine biodiversity.
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Dahil sa oil spill, halos buong Oriental Mindoro na ang nagdeklara ng state of calamity kabilang na rin ang bayan ng Caluya sa probinsiya ng Antique.
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TINGNAN: Humarap si Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil sa Commission on Appointments para sa kumpirmasyon ng kaniyang ad-interim appointment. | via Daniel Manalastas
KAPAPASOK NA BALITA Lusot na sa committee level ng Commission on Appointments ang ad-interim appointment ni Atty. Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil bilang kalihim ng Presidential Communications Office (PCO). | via Daniel Manalastas
PANOORIN: Umani ng papuri sa mga mambabatas si Presidential Communication Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil nang humarap ito sa Commission on Appointments. (🎥: Commission on Appointments) | via Daniel Manalastas
WEATHER UPDATE: The northeast monsoon or "amihan" is affecting Luzon on Wednesday, March 15, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
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In its 4:00 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA spotted the low pressure area (LPA) at 265 km east southeast of Davao City.
The LPA will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Mindanao and eastern Visayas.
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The weather bureau says Cagayan Valley will experience cloudy skies with rains due to the amihan.
Expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the LPA/localized thunderstorms in Bicol region and the rest of Visayas.
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A reporter from Cebu Daily News covering the Pamplona massacre, which involved the slay of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo and eight other civilians, was killed in a road mishap. (1/4)
Pegeen Sararaña, 24, passed away Monday evening, March 13, a day after she figured in a road accident in San Jose, Negros Oriental Sunday afternoon. (2/4)
Sararaña was onboard her boyfriend, Niel Ian Balcobero's motorcycle, waiting to make a left turn at a crossing in Brgy. Tampi in San Jose when an ELF truck overtook a long-bed truck behind their motorcycle. (3/4)
WATCH: The Presidential Communications Office holds a press briefing with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Sec. Manuel Bonoan in Malacañang, March 14, 2023.
DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan: This morning, I was tasked to give a briefing to the President. First of all, the projects that we have accomplished for the 6 months period of this administration, from July to December.
DPWH Sec. Bonoan: I also presented to the President, actually what projects that are lined up for groundbreaking and the inauguration before the State of the Nation (SONA) of the President in June.
NEWS UPDATE: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Andres Centino spoke on the phone with Australia's Chief of Defense Force General Angus Campbell. | via Bea Bernardo
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Campbell informed the AFP regarding Australia’s transition to conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines in collaboration with the United States (US) and the United Kingdom.
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Centino, on the other hand, thanked Campbell for the participation of the Australian Forces in the upcoming PH-US Balikatan exercise, which is scheduled to open on April 11.
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