Take some time to read the following excerpt from an opinion piece in a recent issue of the Daily Mirror, a national daily tabloid in the United Kingdom: “Without journalism, coronavirus would kill more people. Take a moment to think about what the world would be without us.” For a government to order its constituents to stay at home, it needed the media to communicate to the nation the seriousness of the message.
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Authorities to charge 14 who sneaked into island
Acting Governor Shirley A. Abundo has reportedly given the green light to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to file appropriate charges against the quarantine violators.
Lack of unified guidelines to bring chaos
Barangay captains in the capital town of Virac who initiated last week’s meeting at Plaza Rizal to discuss issues related to the Enhanced Community Quarantine that they are implementing in their respective villages should be commended for their effort.
Body bags included in shopping list:
CDC approves P900-M ‘wish list’ vs. COVID-19, emerging diseases
In her brief statement before a vote was taken on the issue, Acting Governor Shirley Abundo said the Supplemental AIP No. 2 is a product of a workshop undertaken by four clusters of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of the Provincial Task Force on Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (PTF-EREID).
Catandunganons’ lives hang in the balance
Two incidents last week vividly illustrated why Acting Governor Shirley Abundo is growing increasingly frustrated at the way the battle to keep COVID-19 at bay is being fought in the municipalities.
Burial in 12 hours even for those who died of common diseases
Unfathomable despair and sadness.
This is the common lament of families and relatives of those who died recently from common ailments as local health authorities are presuming the departed to have succumbed to the coronavirus and thus needs to be buried in 12 hours according to COVID-19 protocol.
Reports claim at least 29 suspect cases in 4 towns:
Health officials silent on ‘suspect’ COVID-19 data
Reports from four of the province’s 11 towns indicate that there are at least 29 Persons Under Investigation (PUIs), contrary to the data presented by the Department of Health regional office that showed zero PUI for Catanduanes as of 5 P.M. Friday, March 20, 2020.
The fight against COVID-19 becomes personal
Since January when the Wuhan coronavirus began to spread from China, the provincial government, particularly the Provincial Health Office (PHO) in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH), had been busy establishing a protocol to be followed once the virus arrives in the country. Among these protocols is what to do in case of travelers from areas where local transmission of COVID-19 has been confirmed.
Complaint filed vs. ex-Cong. CS for “protecting” shabu laboratory
Police chief Maj. Bon Billy Timuat and controversial shabu lab star witness Ernesto “Entoy” Tabor Jr. were the complainants in the case for violation of Sec. 8, Article II of Republic Act 9165 filed for preliminary investigation before the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Feb. 27, 2020 They were assisted by the PNP Regional Legal Office 5.
PHO slams LGU efforts vs. COVID-19 as thousands come home:
“IT’S TOO LATE”
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in an emergency meeting last Monday by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) lambasted the last-ditch efforts by municipal local government units (LGUs) to monitor new arrivals.