Acting Governor Shirley Abundo called for an emergency meeting with the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) last Wednesday to discuss the breakdown of P12-million in the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund (DRRMF).
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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.
Towns to distribute SAP benefits within 7 days from receipt of funds
Municipal councils met in special sessions last week to authorize their local chief executives to enter into the MOA as partners of the national government agencies in the expeditious delivery of the assistance.
DOH fast-tracking release of new ambulances to 5 RHUs, hospital
The ambulances were supposed to be issued by the DOH regional office on or before June 2020, according to Dr. Elva Joson of Virac RHU and Dr. Robert John Aquino of Viga RHU in response to a query from the Tribune.
Limited ECQ Pass to further restrict movement of people
In an urgent meeting called by Mayor Sinforoso Sarmiento Jr., barangay captains from the 63 barangays, together with representatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) agreed to the proposal of Virac police chief Maj. Bon Billy Timuat to issue a limited number of quarantine passes per barangay.
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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).
LGUs asked to allow passage to food products, farm inputs
DA Regional Executive Director Rodel P. Tornilla said those that need to be allowed entry at checkpoints include food products like palay, rice, vegetables, eggs, and poultry; inputs such as food ingredients, seeds, feeds, fertilizers. veterinary medicines and biologics; disinfectants, farm machineries and equipment including those for cold storage and processing.
Army reservists on COVID-19 frontline
Forty-five reservists of the Philippine Army in Catanduanes are now performing their sworn duty as a regular soldier, minus the salary, serving at the frontline in the province’s battle against the spread of COVID-19.
Procurement rules made easier in fight vs. COVID-19 pandemic
In GPPB Resolution No. 03-2020 approved by the inter-agency body last March 9, 2020, all procuring entities from national agencies to local government units have been provided a guide in the conduct of these procurement projects through Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases).
Farmers, fishermen now allowed outside homes
They are among the agribusiness and agricultural workers are the latest inclusions to the list updated by the Joint Task Force Coronavirus Shield on March 25, 2020.