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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported that it has completed seven “mega community quarantine” facilities for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, in partnership with private companies. In an accomplishment report, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said these health facilities also called “We Heal as One Centers” can accommodate a total of 1,976 people […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to provide returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) with decent accommodations to ensure their health and safety as they undergo mandatory quarantine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. Gatchalian said a video of the deplorable conditions of repatriated migrant workers who share a […]
With civil works at the Philippine Arena “We Heal As One” Center now at 70% advanced stage of completion, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is working to provide the three mega tents with electricity in preparation for their activation as quarantine facilities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Public Works Undersecretary Emil K. […]
The conversion of three mega tents at the Philippine Arena complex in Bocaue, Bulacan into additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine health facilities has formally started Monday, April 20, 2020. The mega tents were offered to the government by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) in response to the health crisis. The Department of Public Works and Highways […]
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar has announced the start of work for the conversion of the Filinvest Tent in Muntinlupa City and the Philsports Arena formerly ULTRA in Pasig City, into two additional quarantine facilities in Metro Manila. Villar said the Filinvest Tent will be converted into a quarantine facility […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced that the government will tighten the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon, cautioning the public on Wednesday to avoid becoming complacent in order to prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading.The Palace official said that according […]
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday announced that the country has recorded the most number of COVID-19 recoveries in a single day, with 53 patients having recovered from the disease that has struck 5,223 people in the country and claimed 335 lives.Nograles pointed […]
Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles over the weekend lauded private sector efforts to help the government in its efforts to treat and isolate Filipinos who are confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While lamenting the fact that the IATF had received […]
Three major facilities in Metro Manila will operate as COVID-19 quarantine centers starting this week, with patients having access to 24/7 healthcare and free meals, among others. The Ninoy Aquino Stadium in the Rizal Memorial Complex, the Philippine International Convention Center, and the World Trade Center will all have air-conditioned cubicles with plug-in outlets, free […]