More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1237160 |
After being shelved for five years, the Philippine National Para Games returns with more than 900 participants taking centerstage at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and PhilSports from Nov. 11 to 14.
Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) and Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) president Mike Barredo said Tuesday the Games would feature nine sports – archery, athletics, badminton, boccia (precision ball sport), chess, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair basketball.
“Our objective remains, which is to champion Para sports development and inclusion,” said Barredo, who was joined by PPC secretary general Goody Custodio and head coach Joel Deriada in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
Barredo said the Games were last held in Malolos, Bulacan in 2019 before it was shelved due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
However, with the help of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the eighth staging will soon unfold.
Custodio said 72 cities and provinces will be represented in the Games, which will kick off with a classification seminar on Nov. 7 followed by the classification proper for Para athletes from Nov. 8 to 10.
“This is also the biggest opportunity for us to select players for the national Para team,” Custodio said in the weekly forum presented by San Miguel Corp., PSC, Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO, Smart/PLDT, and ArenaPlus, the country’s 24/7 sports app.
“We want to continue to instill the values of sports and discipline, courage, and equality among the participants,” added Barredo, a former PSC commissioner.
“And this is a chance for our Para athletes to go out of their comfort zones and have fun competing. To some, it’s life-changing,” Deriada said.
With all these events the question remains: Why didn't they bring it back sooner? The Olympics have happened. The Ironman competition happened. Why not bring back the paraplegic games sooner?
Tourism is very important. That's why the Philippines has sent a delegation to the World Travel Market.
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| https://dailyguardian.com.ph/philippines-showcases-tourism-at-world-travel-market/ |
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) Philippines will lead the largest Philippine delegation since the pandemic to the World Travel Market (WTM) 2024, held Nov. 5-7 at ExCeL, London, aiming to position the Philippines as a premier global destination.
WTM is one of the top global business-to-business events in travel, uniting tourism professionals, government leaders, and international media to highlight innovations in travel and tourism since its founding in 1980.
“We see the World Travel Market London as a critical platform to present the Philippines to a global audience, showcasing the distinctive qualities that set our country apart—from award-winning destinations and vibrant culture to rich gastronomy and world-class hospitality,” Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said.
Frasco noted that the largest delegation of tour operators, hotels, and resorts since the pandemic positions DOT and TPB Philippines to reinforce partnerships and solidify the Philippines’ standing in global tourism, supporting President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to make the country a tourism powerhouse in Asia.
Frasco, alongside TPB Chief Operating Officer (COO) Maria Margarita Montemayor Nograles, will lead the delegation, joined by representatives from three government agencies and 22 private sector tourism stakeholders.
Participating tour operators include Annset Holidays Inc., Baron Travel Corp., Biyaheko.com Corp., Blue Horizons Travel & Tours, CTPH Travel and Lifestyle Services, Intas Destinations Management Inc., My Trips Travel and Tours, Rajah Tours Philippines, Sharp Travel Services Philippines Inc., Travelite Travel and Tours Co., Uni-Orient Travel Inc., and VIA Philippines Travel Corp.
Representing the hotel and resort sector are Amorita Resort, Atmosphere Resorts & Spa, Club Agutaya Inc., Crimson Resorts & Hotels, Lihim Resorts, El Nido by Araw Hospitality Inc., Misibis Resort & Hotel Management Inc., Ten Knots Development Corp., The Bellevue Resort, The Funny Lion, and The Lind Boracay.
As of Nov. 1, international visitor arrivals to the Philippines totaled 4,879,022, with the United Kingdom ranked as the top European source, marking the Philippines’ ninth-largest source market with 128,660 arrivals from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31.
The recovering UK outbound travel market presents a valuable growth opportunity for the Philippines. Valued at $90.46 billion in 2024, it is projected to grow to $206.43 billion by 2034, according to Future Market Insights.
It's the largest delegation since the pandemic. Surely that will get those tourism numbers up.
There is still a lot of COVID-19 misinformation going around. The DOH is here to set everyone straight.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2002542/covid-19-is-caused-by-sars-cov-2-virus-and-not-by-a-bacterium-doh |
COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, not by a bacterium, the Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Friday.
The department made the statement to warn the public against false stories that a bacterium is the cause of COVID-19.
In an advisory, the DOH said the reports had claimed that it was Singapore that made the discovery.
“[We are warning] the public against circulating false claims indicating that Singapore discovered that COVID-19 does not exist as a virus but [as a] bacterium that has been exposed to radiation and causes human death by coagulation in the blood,” said DOH.
“The Singapore Ministry of Health clarified that this information did not originate from them and referenced similar misleading claims that have appeared in other countries,” it added.
The DOH emphasized that COVID-19 is caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2 and not by a bacterium.
Filipinos were then advised to remain vigilant against misleading COVID-19 information and to seek updates only from legitimate sources and platforms.
Not only is COVID-19 not caused by a bacterium but it does not cause blood coagulation.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/926410/doh-denies-claims-covid-19-causes-death-by-coagulation-in-blood/story/ |
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday denied claims that Singapore supposedly discovered that the COVID-19 causes human death by coagulation in the blood.
“The Singapore Ministry of Health clarified that this information did not originate from them and referenced similar misleading claims that have appeared in other countries,” the DOH said in a statement.
Yes. That would be the vaccine which causes blod clots. Or so they say.
Private schools are just now recovering from the pandemic.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1237432 |
The Department of Education-Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd-CAR) said 18 of 33 schools that closed since School Year 2020-21 because of the Covid-19 pandemic have applied for permits to resume operations while 53 that continued applied for recognition.
Ethylyn Taqued, chief of the quality assurance division of the DepEd-CAR, said that to resume operation means having the necessary staff that will implement the school’s program, aside from having facilities that will meet the basic standards set for an education institution.
She said schools that have permits to operate are allowed to simply operate but schools with recognition have privileges such as being qualified to be accredited to implement the governments education subsidy programs upon compliance with requirements.
“The resumption of the permit means they have reopened. Elevating the permit to recognition means they have coped with the requirement of ownership of the land where they are staying, they have improved their physical facilities and environment, aside from having improved staff who have higher education qualifications,” she said.
Taqued said recognized schools may apply to implement the Education Service Contracting program, where government subsidizes PHP11,000 for the student’s tuition fee; the teacher subsidy of PHP18,000; the junior high school voucher program of PHP17,000; and the senior high voucher program of PHP20,000.
“If the school is qualified to implement these education subsidies, they can invite more students to enroll to them, which will mean more funds added to the schools’ operation,” she said.
The official said these programs are among the state’s recognition of the partnership between the public and private education sectors.
“We need the private schools so that we can decongest the public school. We appreciate private schools that open and improve themselves by obtaining a recognition because it helps the public sector basic education provide for the youth’s education,” she said.
What happened? Public schools have been open for the past three years.
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