More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.
The clock is ticking and the government's year end goal to vaccinate 70 million people is fast approaching. Can they do it?
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| https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/01/2124154/128-filipinos-fully-vaccinated-4-months-left-meet-population-protection-goal |
Officials are racing to fully vaccinate some 50 to 60 million people to achieve "population protection" — slightly lower target from the previous goal of inoculating some 70 million Filipinos to attain herd immunity — before the year ends.
A total of 399,940 shots were administered on Tuesday, well below the government's daily target of 500,000 doses.
To achieve the lower end of the already-adjusted target, officials must fully vaccinate at least 36.04 million more people — triple the number of those it has fully inoculated so far — in just three months.
To meet the goal three times the people vaccinated in the past 7 months have to be vaccinated in the next four months. Obviously it's not going to happen. For one their is the lack of supply and for another thing there is the lack of manpower.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/801025/daily-covid-19-vaccinations-decreasing-due-to-lack-of-manpower-gov-t-adviser/story/ |
The number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations in the country has decreased due to limited manpower, a consultant of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 said Friday.
Interviewed on Unang Balita, Dr. Ted Herbosa said supply is no longer the problem but the availability of manpower who will conduct the inoculation in vaccination centers.
(What we know is that the number of our output has declined. Previously, we could achieve 700,000 injections per day. It decreased to 300,000. Now, it has stabilized to around 400,00)
He added that the government is lacking manpower in vaccination centers because healthcare workers are needed more in hospitals amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
As of August 22, the NTF said a total of 30,389,160 doses have been administered in the country. At least 17,258,675 people have received their first dose, while 13,130,485 are already fully vaccinated.
There is no way 30 million people will be vaccinated in the next 4 months. It is not mathematically possible.
Along with the pandemic comes the Great Reset which means a restructuring of society. What will this look like in the Philippines? Quezon City might just have a picture of that future.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152291 |
The Quezon City government will soon be implementing the No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) after the City Council approved on second reading the proposed policy on Wednesday.
“(QC will use modern technology that includes enforcement cameras, software and tools in 15 main roads in the city that are expected to effectively implement traffic rules),” the QC post on its Facebook page on Wednesday read.
The NCAP will protect traffic enforcers as there will be contactless apprehension on all motorists violating traffic laws and ordinances in the city, mitigating the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Belmonte said with the program, a notice of violation will be sent directly to the residence of the traffic violator.
“(There will also be less traffic enforcers on the road, and the funds to be saved may still be utilized for important social services program of the city),” she said.
Belmonte said the program is expected to encourage more motorists to follow rules and regulations even without traffic enforcers on the road.
She said the city government intends to hear and list to the sentiments of the drivers and other stakeholders before the full implementation of the program.
So, QC is going to start implementing red light cameras in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In the meantime motorists who unwittingly violate a rule will get a rude awakening when a ticket suddenly shows up in their mailbox. There are lots of problems with this that you can read here. And the Philippines actually needs MORE traffic enforcers not less! Traffic control is actually part of the PNP's mandate but they don't drive around pulling over speeders or unroadworthy vehicles or other violators.
While QC wants less traffic enforcers on the road to stop the spread of the virus more cops will be posted in malls to also stop the spread of the virus.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1152359 |
More police officers will be deployed in malls, shopping centers, and other establishments during the "ber" months to prevent superspreader events, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said on Thursday.
This, as more Filipinos are expected to visit these areas with the start of the Christmas season in the country.
“The PNP will still focus primarily on the implementation of public health safety protocols because amid the challenges we are facing, it is still important that every Filipino family is safe and together in their homes towards the celebration of Christmas,” Eleazar said in a statement.
Eleazar added that this also seeks to curb crime incidents which usually increase during the holiday season.
Just what we need. More cops in the malls to make sure you are wearing your face mask and less cops patrolling the roads. Makes sense in the new society that is being born.
During the lockdowns people have been restricted in working out. That's why jumping rope has seen a resurgence.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/healthandwellness/801911/jumping-rope-among-popular-workouts-amid-pandemic/story/ |
The jumping rope is one of the many toys children enjoy, but did you know that it is now becoming more popular among adults?
According to Mariz Umali's report on "24 Oras," many people have picked up the jumping rope since the pandemic caused lockdowns in the country.
Among them is Anica Sirios, an athlete and coach, who uses the jumping rope as a means to battle boredom and loneliness in these trying times.
["Of course when you don't exercise you feel like you're gaining weight, when you look in the mirror you think you look unhealthy."]
Lovely Gervacio Tajan, jumping rope enthusiast, coach, and mom of two, said the jumping rope is an easy way to get the body moving amid the pandemic.
["It's a workout or sport that you can do any time and anywhere."]
She said people just need to watch tutorial videos online to learn the proper form to execute tricks and the proper measurement of the rope.
Jumping rope is indeed pretty easy. Not sure why anyone would need to watch a tutorial for something so easy.
The pandemic continues to hit OFWs rather hard.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/802038/baby-in-kuwait-waiting-for-trip-to-philippines-after-ofw-mom-dies-of-covid-19/story/ |
A baby born to an overseas Filipino worker in Kuwait lost her mother to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), leaving her alone in the foreign country.
According to a Amielle Ordeñez's report on Stand for Truth, single-mom Maricris gave birth to baby Cris in May 2020. A year after Cris' birth, Maricris tested positive for the illness.
(I said, I could take her of her. She could stay with me because every time Maricris needs to go out, she would call me to take care of the child.)
Oliva said that though Cris may not be fully aware of his mother’s passing, he had searched for her presence
Though in good condition, Maricris’ mother wants her granddaughter to come home to the Philippines.
[I’m thinking that we are all here. My grandchildren are here together. A one-year-old child is not with us.]
Cris, however, does not have a birth certificate, which is one of the requirements to get home to the Philippines.
“The status of these children are undocumented. Meaning kapag hindi ka ipinanganak sa ospital, sa bahay ka ipinanganak, wala kang papeles sa Kuwait,” Adrian Baccay of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, said.
Through the cooperation of Oliva and the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait, Marivic said Cris will be able to return to the country in September.
A very sad story all around. A single-mom dies in a foreign land and her baby is left alone. No doubt the father is someone from Kuwait.
A vaccination center in Bataan came to notice when a picture of them screening zombie film World War Z went viral.
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| https://twitter.com/Exo_Lnoona/status/1431787927911034882 |
According to officials this was all an accident because it just came up in the Netflix queue.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) clarified on Friday that the showing of the zombie-themed movie, World War Z, at the Bataan People's Center which serves as a major coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination center in the province was unintentional.
“Part ng Netflix. Sunod-sunod pinapalabas. So, nahagip yung movie but not intentional (That was part of Netflix shows. The showing was done in series. So, it was shown but not intentional),” PHO chief Dr. Rosanna Buccahan said in a text message.
This came as netizens described as "questionable" and "hilarious" the showing of the movie, which stars Brad Pitt who portrayed the role of a former United Nations employee who is fighting a zombie virus pandemic.
They may not have intended to show World War Z but having shown zombie movie Alive the fact they they were hosing zombie movies was very intentional. Not to mention publicly broadcasting your Netflix account is illegal.
In Cebu City, as elsewhere, the cops have had their hands full trying to enforce health protocols like wearing face masks. This has allowed real crimes to grow exponentially.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/398386/proliferation-of-rugby-sniffing-kids-still-a-concern-in-cebu-city-this-pandemic |
Rugby-sniffing kids continue to proliferate especially the vicinity of the bridge in General Maxilom Avenue despite the implementation of “Oplan Puyo” by the police.
And they are starting to get involve in snatching and robberies.
However, Police Major Armando Labora, chief of the Abellana Police Station, admitted that they are no longer able to focus on the rescue of these kids since they also have their hands full with other concerns including their anti-criminality campaigns and the implementation of health protocols.
Labora is asking the assistance of barangay officials to make sure that these kids are taken off the streets.
He said barangay tanods should be deployed to monitor areas where these kids would converge including the area located under the bridge in General Maxilom Avenue.
It's a wonder there has not been more crime as the people are being forced to wear masks out in public.
The issue of health workers not receiving their pay has hit a head this week. Some doctors have refused to show up to work because they have not received their pay.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1484272/docs-skip-hospital-duty-due-to-unpaid-benefits |
The delayed release of benefits and the strain of being at the front line of the fight against COVID-19 amid a record-breaking surge in cases due to the Delta variant are affecting not just nurses, but doctors as well.
Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), said in a television interview on Monday that “almost all” resident doctors in a major private hospital in Metro Manila recently refused to come to work for two days over the nonpayment of their benefits.
“That is an area of concern to us — why they did not report for work. They said [it was because of unpaid] benefits,” Limpin said.
She declined to identify the hospital and said that in another facility in the National Capital Region (NCR), at least five doctors were infected by the coronavirus and had to undergo quarantine.
According to her, other healthcare workers were not reporting for duty because “they are scared of the [COVID] situation going on right now.”
“That depletes the number of health-care workers in the hospitals, not to mention those who had resigned [for various reasons] … Five [doctors off duty] is a lot and in a hospital, that could disable [its operation],” Limpin said.
The Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against COVID-19 said that hospitals were no longer just full but “overflowing” with COVID-19 patients, pointing out that the data coming from the Department of Health (DOH) did not reflect the real situation in emergency rooms.
Not only are some doctors not reporting to work over unpaid benefits but apparently the DOH is lying as their data does not "reflect the real situation in emergency rooms." And no wonder since COVID has an over 90% recovery rate. But the facts do not allow for the fear mongering of the DOH and the Palace.
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