Overall Situation • On March 7, the Department of Health raised the COVID-19 Alert System Code to Code Red Sublevel 1. • On March 8, with the recommendation of the DOH, the Office of the President declared a State of Public Health Emergency. • On March 12, a Presidential Press Conference was conducted announcing the...
1. On prioritizing proper nutrition and healthcare support in response to COVID-19. Countries that successfully mitigated the spread of the virus and reduced the number of affected people have immediately acquired medical equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), supported health workers, constructed medical facilities or temporary facilities for quarantine and containment of the virus, conducted...
Alfonso Maspat, 66 years old, lives with his wife in Brgy. Canaynayan, Sta. Cruz, Zambales. He has a child who works in Olongapo. Tatay Alfonso is a member of Damayan sa Canaynayan, the barangay’s Disaster Preparedness Organization (DPO). Tatay Alfonso is a tenant in a half-hectare land. Per cropping, his usual yield is 65 cavans...
On September 2018, Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut), the strongest tropical cyclone to hit the Philippines in 2018, affected close to 146,000 families in Central Luzon alone. A total of 2,300 houses were reported partially and totally damaged in the whole region. According to the Zambales Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), nine of the...
