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://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1857262/2600-priests-bishops-on-holiness-retreat-in-cebu-city |
Some 2,600 priests and bishops from all over the Philippines are in Cebu City for the three-day National Retreat for Priests (NRP) 2023, the biggest gathering of the clergy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The gathering, which started on Tuesday, Nov. 7, included at least 30 bishops and carries the theme “Priesthood: a call for holiness.”
Priests consider this gathering as a renewal and to improve the quality of the clergy in the Philippines amid issues confronting the Catholic faithful.For Fr. Roniel Sulit of the Archdiocese of Lipa, the gathering is a way for colleague priests to be together after the pandemic.
He said seeing their elder priests would be an inspiration for him and others, who were recently ordained, to bolster their commitment to stay on with priesthood.
“It is part of our formation. The Church is not asleep. We are talking about issues of society also,” he said.With more than 200,000 followers online, Sulit is a popular young priest who became famous by preaching through social media posts.
Sulit, 31, was ordained in December 2019 about a few months before COVID-19 struck the world.
It's the largest gathering of clergy since the pandemic.
The pandemic exacerbated a lot of health problems. Now children fully immunized children is on the decline.
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| https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/fully-jabbed-kids-in-ph-on-a-decline |
THE Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, November 10, 2023, sounded the alarm over the stark decline in the number of fully immunized children (FIC) over the past three years amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.
In a data provided by the health department, it noted how the number of FICs has been dropping since 2020 up until 2022.
"The proportion of fully immunized children has been decreasing since 2020," said the DOH.
From being at 69.08 percent in 2019, the DOH noted how it continuously dropped to 65.18 percent in 2020, and to 62.86 percent in 2021.
"In 2022, only 53.60 percent of children aged zero to 12 months were fully immunized," said the DOH.
An FIC is an infant who has received one dose of bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), three doses of oral poliovirus vaccines (OPV), three doses of diphtheria-Haemophilus influenzae-hepatitis B (DPT-HIB-HepB) vaccines, and two doses of meningococcal vaccine by 12 months.
In a previous interview, DOH Undersecretary Eric Tayag said the pandemic was a huge factor in the drop in the number of FICs.
"The numbers run aground because of the pandemic, when parents were unable to bring their children to health centers due to the restrictions and lockdowns," Tayag said.
And this trend is all a result of the pandemic locking everyone in their homes.
A symposium on post-pandemic education is being held.
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| https://manilastandard.net/spotlight/314388477/diverse-panel-of-experts-to-grace-brainrx-philippines-symposium-on-post-pandemic-education.html |
BrainRx Philippines, a renowned provider of 1:1 cognitive training programs, is thrilled to announce an exceptional lineup of speakers for their upcoming symposium, “Managing Attention & Supporting Students Post-Pandemic.” These speakers will bring a wealth of expertise and diverse perspectives to address the pressing classroom management challenges in the post-pandemic educational landscape.
“This symposium is a platform for educators to learn from a diverse array of experts who approach the challenges of post-pandemic classroom management from various angles,” said Regina Mison, Education Advocate & Event Consultant at BrainRx Philippines. “We are excited to have these distinguished speakers on board, and we believe their collective insights will provide a comprehensive perspective on addressing attention-related issues.”
The symposium is an excellent opportunity for educators, school administrators, and anyone involved in the education sector to gain a deeper understanding of the evolving educational landscape and equip themselves with practical tools to meet its demands.
Yes, now everything has changed because students are so behind thanks to schools being locked down which didn't do a thing to stop the spread of the virus.
The Philippine Senate is preparing to host the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum. Senator Zubiri says this is a great forum to discuss post-pandemic recovery.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1213426 |
The Philippine Senate continues to prepare for the country's hosting of the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF31), which will be attended by its 28 member-countries on Nov. 23 to 26.
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said APPF31 will focus on finding common understanding and approaches to existing and emerging challenges facing the Asia Pacific region.
"The Philippines has consistently participated in APPF's Annual Meetings as we find great value in the various deliberations with our fellow parliamentarians, especially on key issues relating to regional security, transnational crime, free and fair trade, climate change adaptation and sustainable development, migration, and most recently, on global health pandemics and ensuring post-pandemic economic recovery," Zubiri said.
"This is a great start for the President's (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) administration, to show that the Philippines is once again open to the international community, in this period of post-pandemic recovery," he added.
Just how long will this post-pandemic recovery period last?
Health workers have still not received their COVID allowances.
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| https://www.onenews.ph/articles/p62-billion-covid-allowances-for-health-workers-remain-unpaid |
Over P62 billion worth of health emergency allowance (HEA) remains unpaid to health care workers (HCWs) who served during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
“The remaining arrears for C.Y. (Calendar Year) 2021-2023 amounts to P62.2 billion,” the DOH said in a statement. “The estimated arrears for request for HEA covers the period of July 1, 2021 up to July 20, 2023.”
In order to reduce the amount payable to health workers, the DOH last Sept. 4 formally requested from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the amount of P25.9 billion.
The DBM on Oct. 13, 2023 issued the release of P4 billion for the payment of HEAs.
“This amounts to 16 percent of the requested amount, thus still falling short in the fulfillment of the entire funding request from operating units,” said the DOH.
The health department though said it has already ordered the fund transfer of P4 billion to the concerned regional offices, hospitals and health care facilities.
“The DOH encourages all health facilities to coordinate with their respective regional health offices in submitting the required documents (e.g. memorandum of agreement, liquidation re-ports and requirements for disbursements) to ensure the timely release of HEA,” the DOH noted.
It likewise said that as of Nov. 3, 2023, it has already released a total of P50,555,284,869.50 for HEA.
Of the amount, 90.07 percent, or P45,532,813,132.35, have been released to health workers.
“During this period, a total of 6,789,044 claims have been processed,” said the DOH.
The DOH says they have released the money and it's up to health facilities to coordinate with local DOH offices to "ensure the timely release of" the money.
The DOH says there has been a slight uptick in COVID cases after Undas.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1859165/doh-records-uptick-in-covid-19-cases-after-undas-holidays |
A week after the commemoration of All Saints and All Souls’ Day or “Undas,” the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that it had recorded higher COVID-19 infections from November 6 to 12 at 1,132.
Based on the DOH’s latest weekly tally, the COVID-19 infections translated to a daily average of 162, which is 21 percent higher than the 128 average cases recorded from October 30 to November 5, or where a total of 895 cases were recorded.
Twelve of the new infections were tagged as critical or severe, with a total of such admissions at 246.
On the other hand, 10 additional deaths were added in the country’s COVID-19 death toll, all of which were backlogs from July to October 2023.
Meanwhile, utilization of ICU beds decreased from 12.3 to 11.5 percent, while non-ICU bed utilization rate rose from 17.7 to 18.3 percent.
Look how they added ten new deaths for the week but then say they were backlogs from July to October. How is that honest?
The DOH says the Philippines COVID-29 vacation data has been hacked from WHO computers.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/888291/doh-looking-into-possible-covid-19-vaccination-data-breach-after-who-cyberattack/story/ |
The Department of Health (DOH) has yet to determine the extent of the possible breach into the country’s COVID-19 vaccination data after the World Health Organization’s (WHO) database was hacked, Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said Tuesday.
In an ambush interview, Herbosa confirmed receiving reports that the COVID-19 vaccination data from the Philippines’ house with the WHO has been “compromised and breached.”
“In response, the DOH is currently in close coordination with the WHO and the Department of Information and Communications Technology to ascertain the veracity of this report, as well as to determine the extent of any possible data breaches, and the appropriate interventions, should there be any,” he said.
The Health chief said that the DOH will be providing public additional information once available.
Of what possible use is that data to anyone unless someone thinks the DOH vaccination program is fishy?
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