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Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri announces that he’s positive for COVID-19: “This just goes to show how easily this virus is spread”

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Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri announced Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite following social distancing and no handshake policy.

Zubiri announced the sad news on his Facebook page, saying that the Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Duque is the one who called him to inform that he’s now one of the hundreds of Filipinos who contracted the virus.

However, he told his followers that he’s not showing any COVID-19 symptoms which is a good news.

“To my dear fellow Filipinos, my Kababayans. It is with sadness that I announce that I am positive for Covid 19. I had a test taken last Friday while on self-quarantine and this afternoon I received a call from Sec. Duque on my condition,” Zubiri said.

“My heart sank with what he had said but I’m uplifted with the fact that I am asymptomatic and have no fever or cough nor am I weak or have any headaches,” he added.

The Senator also said that he still got the virus despite following the social distancing other ways that could prevent him from contracting the virus.

“As one of those very early on in the Senate who espoused and advocated for stronger Government response on controlling Covid 19, I was very careful in my dealings with people at work in the Senate. I practiced social distancing, as well as a no handshake policy but yet I, got contaminated. How I do not know. This just goes to show how easily this virus is spread and therefore it is best for everyone to stay home and stay clean,” he said.

Zubiri said that he’s going to isolate himself for 10 days before taking another test.

He also urged the people to follow the government and avoid going outside of their homes.

“As for me I will stay locked in isolation for 10 more days until I get checked once again with hopefully a negative result. I hope my coming out will show how dangerously infectious this virus is. Sa aking mga Kababayans, makinig po tayo sa mga babala nang Gobyerno at wag na po kayo lumabas sa inyong mga tahanan. God bless us all,”

Zubiri is the highest government official who became positive with COVID-19.

He’s one of the Senators who took the ‘precautionary’ quarantine on March 12 after a resource person who entered the senate premises tested positive for COVID-19.

 

Netizen writes touching open letter to critics of cops and soldiers: “Kahit hindi po kami pasalamatan, basta ipagdasal lang po niyo kami”

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A netizen writes a touching open letter on social media amid the criticisms being received by the government after they tapped the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to enforce the community quarantine in the Philippines.

Netizen Julius Manalo explained that AFP and PNP are also doing other tasks aside from enforcing the law in the country.

According to him, soldiers and police are very important in assisting different organizations during times of crisis, saying that they’re that doing what the nurses and firefighters cannot do, that’s why the government decided to ask AFP and PNP to assist the health workers in fighting COVID-19.

Before he ended his post, Manalo only asked the netizens to pray for the COVID-19 front-liners because they’re also afraid of getting the virus.

You can read his whole post below:

“Open letter.
Marahil nagtataka kayo bakit me PULIS?? Sundalo?

Di po ba kayo nagtataka, pag me SUNOG,
Bumbero tapos may pulis?
Pag may BAHA, me rescuer at PULIS?
Simpleng maligaw ka, MANONG PULIS? Pano po papunta sa ganto?
AT kahit NUNG seaGAMES, kapiling nyo ang PULIS.

Hindi na kailangan i enumerate, at hindi maitatanggi na lahat ng galaw natin ay may PULIS na involve, dahil kung hindi nyo po alam ay kasama sa mission vission po namin yan, to maintain peace and “ORDER”, and also to make a “BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK”

Opo, kung walang mag babantay ng orderliness, pano gagampanan ng bumbero ang duty nila? Na kung me naghihimutok na aagaw ng HOSE ng tubig para unahin ang BAHAY nila. Pano gagamutin ng mga butihing doctor natin kung me aaway sakanila upang sila ang unahin, remember, PULIS, will maintain “order” orderliness, and we will make our place(community) for a better place to work and LIVE.

KAYA NAMAN SA BANTA NG COVID19, ay nandito ang mga PULIS(kasama ang afp). Kaya sana KUNG nabasa mo ito ay siguro naintindihan mo na.

PERO ayaw kong kalimutan, ang sabi sa mission namin, “with the active support of the community” OPO! Kasama po kayo, papano kayo makakasupporta? Sa impleng pag sunod lang. Ayos na po. Pag me quarantine pls follow, pag me curfew, pls follow, after all para po salahat ito.

At ika nga ng iba, trabaho NAMIN, pulis health workers, and other uniform personnels ang ginagawa namin, KAHIT HINDI PO KAMI PASALAMATAN ayos lang po. Hiling lang po namin, ay maisama man lang sa PANALANGIN, na sana magampanan namin ng mas maayos ang sinumpaang tungkulin. Maiwas kami sa kapahamakan, at lalong MAIIWAS SA VIRUS, para mas marami pa kaming mapag lingkuran.
DAHIL, may mga pamilya din kaming nag aantay saamin, magulang, asawa kapatid, at anak na uuwian, na nag sasabing tatay wag ka na pumasok, asawa ko mag hanap ka ng ibang trabaho nalang. Na nag aalala kagaya ninyo at ng pamilya nyo. Pero hindi, sumumpa kami at kailangan namin yun gampanan.

Pacenxa sa mahabang pag basa. Malalagpasan din natin to. Sa tulong at awa ng DIOS. Mabuhay tayong lahat.”

Manalo made the said post after several groups, including Vice President Leni Robredo, questioned why the government became too focused on maintaining law and order amid the community quarantine period in Metro Manila.

As of writing the post already reach 24,000 shares on social media.

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Robredo urges critics to buy protective gear for COVID-19 frontliners instead of funding ‘trolls’

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Vice President Leni Robredo urged her critics to stop spending their money to buy the services of social media “trolls” for a while amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

In her radio show ‘Biserbisyong Leni’ she said that instead of spending money for trolls, they should just buy protective gear for the COVID-19 front-liners, which includes the nurses, police, and soldiers.

Robredo expressed concern to the condition of the front-liners after she saw a photo of a cop without wearing any protective gear.

“Parati kong sinasabi na iyong pambayad niyo sa trolls, utang na loob, itulong niyo na muna kasi kailangan na kailangan iyong tulong ngayon. Ibili na lang nila ng protective gear para sa ating mga frontliners,” the vice president said.

“So ito, pakiusap lang natin, huwag naman tayong—huwag naman nating hahayaan na iyong frontliners natin malalagay sa alanganin. Ang laki ng sakripisyo para sa kanila, pero siguraduhin natin na protected sila.” she added.

The government was repeatedly accused of using social media trolls to taint the image of its critics.

Robredo then announced that their private partner “Kaya Natin!” successfully raised P3-M that would provide personal protective equipment (PPE) for the front-liners.

“Puwera doon, mayroon ding nag-donate ng food and care packages para sa kanila. So nagpapasalamat tayo doon sa lahat na donors na tumutulong,” she said.

She also urged the government to avoid focusing too much on the military and police.

“Ngayon kasi, parang nangingibabaw ulit ‘yung public order and safety na dapat sana supportive lang siya sa health concern,” Robredo said.

“Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan kasi ito, health concern ito,” she added.

“Yari kayo!” Mayor Inday Sara to close down Davao City if other Mindanao mayors fail to set quarantine areas: “Gumawa naman kayo ng action!”

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Mayor Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio urged the officials of Davao City’s neighboring municipalities and cities to set up a quarantine site for their own people.

In a series of Instagram posts, Mayor Duterte said that she’s going to put Davao City under lockdown if the Mayors fail to make their own action and let her city shoulder all people residing in their neighboring places,

“I am asking Mayors of other LGUs na kapitbahay namin gumawa na kayo ng PUI quarantine area ninyo. Otherwise, I will close Davao City and you will have no access to hospitals and other essential services. Nagsasakripisyo na ang Davao City ng walang lockdown para sa inyo, gumawa naman kayo ng action,” Duterte-Carpio said.

She said that the government put Metro Manila on community quarantine because they wanted the other LGUs to prepare a quarantine area.

“The reason why they closed Metro Manila is to save the rest of the country. And buy other LGUs time. All LGUs now have to prepare a PUI quarantine area that is not your hospital. In Davao City, we used an entire school as a PUI center and our health centers as a triage to save our hospitals. Let us do our thing to make sure that sacrifice in Metro Manila saves lives in the entire country!” Inday Sara explained.

She also urged the government to rethink their decision as they’re still allowing passengers from Manila to fly to Davao City via Clark.

“Doctors want to contain everything in Metro Manila, and yet Manila passengers are allowed to fly out of Clark to Davao City. Please rethink what you are doing,” she said.

On Sunday, Duterte put Davao City on community quarantine through an executive order.

According to the executive order, people are not allowed to go out of their houses except if they’re going to leave for work, hospital, food or medicine.

Mayor slams private hospital in Cavite for refusing suspected COVID-19 patient: “Ako ay nanlulumo sa ganitong pagtrato sa ating mga kababayan”

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Kawit, Cavite Mayor Angelo Aguinaldo, slammed a private hospital built in his municipality for allegedly refusing to admit a suspected COVID-19 patient.

In a Facebook post, Aguinaldo expressed his frustrations towards San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center (SPCMC) in Kawit, telling them that he doesn’t believe the hospital management’s reason that they refused the patient because they already reached their maximum capacity.

According to him, the Department of Health (DOH) already ordered all hospitals to prepare and reserve rooms for future COVID-19 patients; that’s why he’s questioning the honesty of the SPCMC.

He also mentioned that the patient was told by the hospital management that they need confirmation from the SPCMC President before admitting them.

“Kawit ay nagsisikap para masigurong ligtas ang ating bayan. Ngayong araw, isang ospital sa Kawit ang tumangging mag-confine sa dalawang pasyenteng nakikitaan ng sintomas ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Dalawang oras na naghintay si Dra. Pulido kasama ng mga medical staff ng Kawit RHU sa San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center, Inc. (SPCMC) para ma-process ang admission ng dalawang pasyente at nang mabigyan ng mas maayos na atensyon. Gusto sana nating mai-admit sila sa mas malaking ospital na may quarantine facility. Ngunit, tinanggihan pa rin nila ito,” Aguinaldo said.

“Hindi ako sold sa sinabi nilang “walang kwarto”. Dahil sa idineklarang State of Public Health Emergency, dapat ay may nakalaan na silang kwarto para sa ganitong mga kaso alinsunod na rin sa utos ng Department of Health para sa mga pasyenteng nagpapakita ng sintomas ng COVID-19.” he added.

“Sinabi rin ng naka-duty na doctor na pupunta ang kanilang presidente para magdesisyon. Edi, mayroon ngang bakante ngunit ayaw nilang ipagamit sa kasama naming pasyente. ANO BA TALAGA? Dagdag pa rito, ang pag-refuse na mag-confine po ng mga ospital na nasa Level 2 at Level 3 accreditation ng Philhealth ay isa pong paglabag sa pinirmahan nilang Performance Commitment. Karapatan ng ating mga kababayan na mai-admit sa ospital na may maayos na facility,” he also said.

Aguinaldo was saddened that a hospital built in his municipality was not cooperating with the government.

He also shared that he went personally to the hospital to plead to the management to accept the COVID-19 patient, but they still fail to convince the hospital.

“Bilang alkalde, ako ay nanlulumo sa ganitong pagtrato sa ating mga kababayan. Paano po ba natin masosolusyonan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19 sa ating bayan, kung hindi po nakikipagtulungan ang ilan sa mga ospital sa ating bayan gaya ng San Pedro Calungsod Medical Center?” the Mayor said.

“Hindi ko po maatim na habang ang pasyenteng may sakit at nanghihina, walang atensyong medikal ang naibibigay. Sa dalawang oras na pakikiusap ni Dra. Claudette, walang pusong tinanggihan pa rin ito. At kahit na ako na mismo ang pumunta para makiusap na makipagtulungan, ay wala man lang aksyon at para bang itinataboy pa kami.” he added.

He then urged the people of Kawit to report any hospital that going to refuse suspected COVID-19 carriers.

Before he ended his post, Aguinaldo also said that someone should be held liable for the incident.

“HINDI PO ITO TAMA! AT KAILANGANG MAY MANAGOT SA PANGYAYARING ITO,” he said.

The Department of Health (DOH) repeatedly reminded the public that no hospitals can refuse people showing COVID-19 symptoms.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that hospitals might be stripped of a license to operate if they have proven to refuse patients.

Vico Sotto reveals former interior secretary Jesse Robredo as his inspiration: “I’m so thankful for his life and all that I’ve learned from his wisdom & leadership”

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Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto revealed the public service that he admired the most in a post two years ago.

On a tweet, Sotto wrote a post dedicated to the late Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jessie Robredo.

According to Sotto, he was amazed by Robredo’s style of governance and shared that the transparency ordinance he filed in Pasig City was inspired by the late Interior Secretary.

However, the Mayor said that he never met Robredo personally, but he learned many things by watching videos and reading things about him.

“I never had the chance to meet Jesse Robredo, but I’m so thankful for his life and all that I’ve learned from his wisdom & leadership, even if only indirectly through mutual friends, reading, and videos,” Sotto said.

“The Transparency Ordinance I filed in Pasig is, in part, inspired by Jesse Robredo,” he added.

He even called Naga City, the bailiwick of the Robredo’s as the ‘hotbed of citizen empowerment and participation in government’ contrary to what President Rodrigo Duterte described.

Vice President Leni Robredo also gave advice to Vico when he was elected as the Mayor of Pasig City.

She also said that they’re willing to help the Pasig City Mayor if needed.

” ‘Yung pinaka-mensahe, maraming paghihirap ang pagdadaanan. Sana mag-stay lang ng course. Maraming temptations. Maraming shortcuts na dadaanan niya, pero sana ‘yung focus parating nandyan,” Robredo told Sotto.

“Andito lang naman kami. Hindi lang ako pero lalo na ‘yung mga katrabaho ng asawa ko. Nagvo-volunteer kami kung meron siyang kailangan na tulong from us para matuto sa lessons na pinagdaanan.” she added.

Robredo on Metro Manila community quarantine: “Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan”

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Vice President Leni Robredo complained about how the government seems to focus too much on maintaining the law and order amid the community quarantine in Metro Manila instead of giving their attention to the health workers treating COVID-19 patients.

In her radio program “Biserbisyong Leni” the Vice President cited that the government should give more of their support to the health workers because the COVID-19 outbreak is a health concern and not a peace and order issue.

“Ngayon kasi, parang nangingibabaw ulit ‘yung public order and safety na dapat sana supportive lang siya sa health concern,” Robredo said.

“Sana hindi grabe ‘yung focus sa military, sa kapulisan kasi ito, health concern ito,” she added.

She also suggested that the government should create another sub-committee in the IATF-EID that will focus on the people affected by the community quarantine.

On her social media post, she also asked her followers to help the health workers by sending donations to them.

The Vice President clarified that they’re not accepting cash donations, that’s why she asked them to deposit the money to their private partner “Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership.”

Several groups also criticized the action of the government to deploy soldiers and cops during the community quarantine period.

The community quarantine in Metro Manila came into effect on March 15.

Thousands of Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) members were deployed in different locations in Metro Manila to ensure that all people that are going inside and outside of Manila are not showing symptoms of COVID-19.

According to the reports, there are 200 checkpoints placed in different entry-points of Metro Manila.

 

Filipino scientist defends the role of AFP and PNP in the fight against COVID-19: “Sometimes, it does not help when we only see things from our own perspective!”

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A Filipino scientist working for the World Health Organization (WHO) defended the role of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in the fight of the government against the COVID-19 outbreak.

On a lengthy Facebook post, Ryan Jose Ruiz III shared his photos taken when he was in Africa during the Ebola outbreak in 2014, showing how soldiers helped the health workers in fighting the said epidemic.

According to him, people should not think that soldiers and cops only know how to use weapons and control civilians because they’re also knowledgable on handling other things like assisting the health workers.

“Reading vile and unfounded criticisms in social media posts about the mobilization of the PHL government of their military and the police in the implementation of community quarantine makes me share these photos and experience of mine serving emergency responses in UN missions particularly during the 2014 West African Ebola Epidemic Response,” Ruiz said.

“A lot of us, might think military and police are just “armed individuals.” Some naively think they are just there to show “power over civilians” and to use their armed status for “control.” Only a few knows that their contribution to the success of these missions are enormous,” he added.

“It is there organized nature, the chain of command, the skills in logistics, the civil operations training, quick reaction, combat awareness, indomitable spirit that actually fits the right people to do the job. So before you throw those comments that “we are fighting a virus, what’s the need of the military?”

He also cited how AFP and PNP could help the health workers who are already busy in treating COVID-19 patients by keeping law and order in the country.

“Think again, who do you think you can mobilize to:”

– move tons of medical supplies in orderly fashion with the right equipments?
– whom you can rely to build temporary clinics for epidemic so that it will not render an existing hospital closed due to overloading of patients?
– whom you can make sure that health workers can work properly without fear due to unruly crowd?
– whom you can have the confidence to make sure, orders for civilian control are fully implemented so that government response are unhampered?
– whom you can ask in crisis settings, to give up their personal responsibilities to their families to save other people families?”

He also asked the critics of the AFP and PNP to tone down as the soldiers and cops also have families.

“Remember, when you speak ill of them, think of them as someone who also have families and kids that they have to leave in others care so that they can tend on your own safety. Think of them as someone who is also equally afraid of the disease yet they have to be of service to the country.”

“Before you write those comments, articles and your opinion against them and about how useless they are in this COVID-19 response, think of what you have contributed so far for the country.”

According to him, the critics are just trying to put more reason for the government to revive the ROTC and mandatory military service in the Philippines.

“You just actually laid out a perfect example why we need to resurrect the ROTC or mandatory military service in our country and may this COVID-19 infection saves you and your family.”

The post of Ruiz already reached 2,700 shares on social media.

A few days ago, several activist groups criticized the government for ordering the PNP and AFP to preserve law and order in Metro Manila during the month-long community quarantine period.

According to them, the government should just focus on health workers instead of the military and police.

WHO estimates 75,000 cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines if the government is not going to act – Año

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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said that the government has no choice but to limit the movement of people inside the National Capital Region (NCR) as soon as possible before the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines becomes uncontrollable.

In an interview, DILG Sec. Eduardo M. Año urged the officials of Metro Manila to cooperate with the government during the whole period of the month-long community quarantine that the government implemented this Sunday.

To convince the Manila officials, he told them about the prediction of the World Health Organization (WHO) if ever that the Philippines act slowly against COVID-19.

“We are under a public health emergency. The first time in our history. We need to act fast otherwise the WHO (World Health Organization) projects we will have 75,000 COVID cases and we do not have the resources to meet that kind of emergency; thus, the best course of action now is to stop the spread and save the lives of our people,” Año said.

He also asked religious groups to suspend their mass gatherings to avoid more possible COVID transmission.

“We urge all our religious leaders to likewise suspend their mass or worship services during the duration of the quarantine for the sake of their members,” he said.

Año also cited the said information during an interview with DZMM on March 13.

Metro Manila is now under community quarantine, several days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of a public health emergency.

Under the community quarantine, domestic land, air and sea travel are not allowed in NCR.

As of writing, there are already 111 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines.

Pinay in Italy urges Filipinos to cooperate with the government: “Magsawa and mapagod na kayo sa kaka-kontra!”

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A Filipina residing in Italy, the country with the second-largest cases of COVID-19 urged the people living in the Philippines to cooperate with the government.

On a viral Facebook post, Jaya Sto. Domingo said that while it’s a little bit too late, they still obeyed the Italian government when they already decided to implement a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus.

She described their current situation in Italy as “not easy”.

“9-10K na ang infected dito sa Italy nung nag declare ng lockdown ang Gobyerno. Late na right? Pero without a word, sumunod agad lahat, walang reklamo, walang kung ano-ano. Soldiers are everywhere, kung lalabag ka, multa ka!!!” Sto. Domingo said.

“Schools are suspended, maraming nawalan ng negosyo, maraming natanggal sa trabaho! Nagkukulang na nga kami sa Vitamin D. But we are submitting to the authorities. Supermarkets and pharmacies lang ang bukas dito,” she added.

She questioned why Filipinos seem not cooperating with the government despite the fact that the Philippines acted earlier than Italy after it decided to implement a community quarantine in Metro Manila.

Sto. Domingo also addressed the youth reminding them that despite having stronger immune system, they may still become a carrier of the virus and spread it to their older family members.

“Sa Pinas, 98 persons infected, inaagapan na agad ng Gobyerno, and dami paring reklamo? Friends, hindi ko kayo ma-gets. Onting appreciation at cooperation naman dyan… Kung ma-infect tayo ng COVID-19, okay lang, kakayanin natin, pero pano nalang yung mga lolo’t lola natin?” 

She urged the Filipino to follow the authorities and avoid complaining about the actions of the government against COVID-19.

“Mahal at kapwa kong mga Pinoy, it’s not the perfect time to blame and hate. Magsawa and mapagod na kayo sa kaka-kontra at kaka-react negatively. Alam kong it’s in our blood hahaha pero, please, tigilan na.” Sto. Domingo said.

“Kung may mali and pagkukulang sila. Edi, okay. Si Lord na bahala dun. C’mon, we have a BIG God! Question is: Are you doing your part?”

Sto. Domingo made the said Facebook post after the government received criticisms from the netizens, especially from the youth.

On Friday, the Kabataan party-list, one of the groups that criticizing the Duterte administration held a rally to express their disappointment to the actions of the government.

“Lima lima lang daw po ang pwedeng sumakay sa tren, pero daan daan nakapila sa labas, napakahusay ng administrasyong Duterte, pangalawa, kumain daw po kami ng masustansya, sa hanay ng maralitang kabataan, saan ho namin kukunin ang pagkain masustansya kung aming magulang mismo ay walang maiuwi,” the activist said.

“Pangatlo, ang pinakamagaling ng administrasyong ito sa mga kabataan, sumunod daw po kami sa mga militar, sa gitna ng krisis sa kalusugan ang kailangan ng kabataan ay pag o-organisa ng mga health workers, ng mga nurse, ng mga doktor hindi ho namin kailangan ng mga pulis at mga militar,” she added.

 

 

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