THREAD: Government officials hold 'Laging Handa' briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. | LIVE bit.ly/2KfiKNd

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@daninakpil Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez joins the Laging Handa briefing.
@daninakpil DTI: Parati nating pinapaalala na huwag tayong bibitaw sa ating mga health protocols.
@daninakpil DTI: Kailangan mai-download ang ating digital contact tracing system.
@daninakpil DTI encourages private establishments and the public to download their StaySafe App.
@daninakpil DTI: Malaki na po ang tama natin sa kagutuman, sa unemployment. Ngayon na nakikita natin ang signs of recovery in terms of GDP.
@daninakpil DTI: We are still far from pre-pandemic levels pero at least, umaangat na po.
@daninakpil DTI to the public: Ang talagang paalala natin ay we enjoy Christmas. Ngayon ay immediate family nalang dahil bawal ang parties. Ipagpatuloy lamang ang pag sunod sa health protocol.
@daninakpil DTI: Kung small and medium enterprises ang nag bebenta, huwag na natin tawaran.
@daninakpil DTI: Tulungan natin ang ating mga SMEs.
@daninakpil Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Spokesperson Xavier Solda says the cases of COVID-19 inside jails nationwide are now down to 88.
@daninakpil BJMP: More than 90% ang ating recovery rate.
@daninakpil BJMP: Sa record po, nagkaroon tayo ng 1,987 cases. Nagkaroon po tayo ng 25 casualties.
@daninakpil BJMP adds that around 1,017 personnel were infected with the virus.
@daninakpil BJMP: Temporarily suspended pa din ang contact visitation. In-expand natin ang e-dalaw.
@daninakpil BJMP on the possible takeover of provincial jails: Pag dating sa technical capabilities and training ng personnel, ang benchmark natin ay ang BJMP personnel.
@daninakpil BJMP: Sa usaping pondo, na-cover naman ang priorities para sa mga PDL.
@daninakpil BJMP: We are asking pa rin yung suporta ng local government. Mayroon naman itong transition period.
@daninakpil OWWA Administrator Hans Cacdac on the total number of repatriated OFWs: Mayroon na po tayong 370,000 na nanumbalik sa kani-kanilang home regions.
@daninakpil OWWA says they are expecting around 80,000 more OFWs to be repatriated next year.
@daninakpil OWWA: Sa ngayon po, one to two days, lumalabas na ang resulta ng kanilang mga swab tests.
@daninakpil OWWA on the AKAP Program for the OFWs: Sa ngayon ay mayroon na tayong 420,000 beneficiaries. Patuloy lang ang ating payout.
@daninakpil OWWA on the deployment rate of OFWs: Nakikita natin na nag no-normalize na yung pag alis ng mga kababayan natin. Nakikita natin na umakyat na ng 20% to 40% ang deployment ngayon.
@daninakpil OWWA says that the remittance rate of OFWs has dropped: Kung titignan natin sa datos ng BSP, mga 5% to 10 % ang binaba noong huling period.

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