A one-year old boy tested positive for the coronavirus disease while in quarantine in a Virac barangay, a week after arriving from Quezon City. The infant had traveled with a family of four via Malacañang’s Balik Probinsiya program using a train of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) last June 25 and entered Tabaco port at midnight of the same day
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No to domestic flights unless….
The decision came two days after Governor Joseph Cua sent a letter to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) informing of his administration’s decision to allow resumption of flights to the island but with certain conditions.
Big trouble over small change
Last week, the honorable members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Virac, incensed by accusations that one of them asked for and got a certain amount from the contractor of a key government project, ganged up on a colleague.
Reinforcing Catanduanes’ virus containment strategy
The administration of Mayor Peter Cua should be commended for its clear-headed and appropriate response to the positive test result of the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was a close contact of the San Miguel OFW, Bicol’s 82nd COVID-19 case.
Dim prospects for on-line learning
With high-speed internet in the capital town of Virac still about a year away from being realized, the prospect of learning through on-line classes appear dim, not only for students but also among teachers.
Rules, like promises, are made to be broken
Time and again, people have proven that they are prone to breaking the law and whatever guidelines that the government has crafted to benefit majority of its constituents.
Pres. Duterte should order a sweeping probe of COVID-19 expenditures
Many ‘public servants’ occupying high positions in local government, as well as the First Catanduanes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (FICELCO), have a lot of explaining to do in the following days.
The right to come home is universal
Included in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is the right of every citizen to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of the State.
A second chance at keeping COVID-19 at bay
All close contacts of Catanduanes’ first confirmed COVID-19 case, at least those who swabbed by local health authorities, have tested negative of the presence of the new coronavirus.
Time to adjust tactics, with the virus now in our midst
As bad news travels fast on social media, the Provincial COVID-19 Task Force surely hopes that the reality of the coronavirus in our midst would make Catandunganons think twice about going out and mixing with other members of the public.