THREAD: Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin speaks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on China's militia vessels in the South China Sea. The two officials also talked about efforts to combat anti-Asian hate and violence | @TristanNodalo
@TristanNodalo US State Dept. Spokesperson Ned Price: Both expressed their shared concerns with the massing of PRC maritime militia vessels in the South China Sea, including at Whitsun Reef, and reiterated their calls on the PRC to abide by the 2016 arbitration ruling | @TristanNodalo
@TristanNodalo US State Dept.: Sec. Blinken also reaffirmed the applicability of the 1951 US-Philippine Mutual Defense Treaty to the South China Sea | @TristanNodalo
@TristanNodalo US State Dept.: Sec. Blinken and Sec. Locsin welcomed enhanced bilateral and multilateral cooperation on the South China Sea | @TristanNodalo
@TristanNodalo US State Dept. says Sec. Blinken discussed with Sec. Locsin the Biden administration's efforts to address rising hate and violence against Asian-Americans | @TristanNodalo
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@Mai_Rodrigz OCTA Research Fellow Guido David: We have been saying that 'yung mga cases ay hindi agad bababa even with the ECQ. The good news is the reproduction number has decreased.
@Mai_Rodrigz Dr. David: Even nag-improve 'yung reproduction number, hindi ibig sabihin pababa na ang cases.
THREAD: The Santuario de San Antonio Parish holds a webinar “What to do when COVID hits home: Solutions for the current surge," with Dr. Anna Lisa Ong-Lim as the guest speaker. | bit.ly/3290A4R
@bamba__g Dr. Anna Lisa Ong-Lim cites data from the World Health Organization that said there have been more than 132 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and more than 2.8 million deaths globally as of April 8.
@bamba__g Ong-Lim: In the course of the past two weeks, the number (of total cases) have increased exponentially and now we are looking at 828,000 (as of Apirl 8)
Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana says 47,149 violations were recorded by police personnel since the start of the ECQ in the NCR Plus bubble
PNP on penalties for violating quarantine rules: Ang instruction ng chief PNP walang arestong isasagawa
.@DrTedros : Out of 220 countries and economies, 194 have now started #COVID19 vaccination, and 26 have not. Of those, 7 have received vaccines and could start, and a further 5 countries should receive their vaccines in the coming days. | via @WHO
.@DrTedros : #COVAX has now delivered more than 38 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine to more than 100 countries and economies in the past six weeks.
We’re encouraged that almost all countries who want to start have now started. | via @WHO
People Management Association of the Philippines president Angelina Mukhi: 2021 is our year for recovery, rebuilding. Firms have struggled to ensure we operate with continuity, provide safety for people working at home and on-site.
PMAP says provision of counselling services among the approaches many employers have taken to address mental health concerns of personnel.