VERA Files
I know it is provided in his recently- signed Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (Republic Act no. 11469) that he has to report to Congress Monday of every week on what have been accomplished in connection with dealing with Covid-19 but there must be a way to make this activity less excruciating.
Beneath the silence of the streets devoid of moving vehicles, the feeling of anxiety, fear and sadness is deeply palpable.
I thought I’d never live to see deserted streets and empty church
and empty schools before holy week.
Artists and cultural workers in the Philippines brace for difficult times as the Cultural Center of the Philippines closed, three major orchestras on forced vacation and so did several theater companies and independent promoters of classical music.
President Duterte erroneously claimed that every single country in the world has imposed a lockdown in response to the rising cases of COVID-19.
Amid the controversy over the alleged prioritization of asymptomatic top government officials for COVID-19 testing over patients with symptoms, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III issued a memorandum on Saturday assigning Assistant Secretary Nestor Santiago as officer in charge-director of the, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).
The COVID-19 global pandemic declared by the World Health Organization has become what it is —- overwhelming and staggering in number of growing cases and deaths worldwide.
I said a prayer of thanks when I finally got out of Philippine Air Lines flight 1782 from Puerto Princesa Saturday. Up to noontime Friday, I was not sure if I could get a seat as airlines cancelled several flights after President Duterte ordered a lockdown of Metro Manila Thursday night in connection with the rampaging novel coronavirus (COVID-19).