SMC to donate 560,000 kilos of rice to families under community quarantine
San Miguel Corporation donates 560,000 kilos of rice to various communities throughout Metro Manila as part of its initiative to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on millions of families.
How South Korea is suppressing COVID-19
Date: March 25, 2020 | Author: Denis McClean | Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction GENEVA, 25 March, 2020 – Trace, test and treat. That sums up the strategy pursued by the Republic of Korea since it detected its first case of COVID-19 on January 20 and its first death on February 20, without […]
‘Pandemics do not recognise borders, so a united international response is vital under the guidance of WHO’
UNDRR head Mami Mizutori talked with The Times of India about how a comprehensive approach to deal with disasters, backed by international collaboration can be done in the context of the COVID19 outbreak.
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Office of Civil Defense leads distribution of Bottled Water
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) led by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDDRMC) Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, activated the pre-agreement with United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) ARISE Philippines network and partner Nature Spring, with the 1st batch delivery of 43,000 SM Bottled Water to various frontliners in Metro Manila, […]
#FlattenTheCurve: Effects of Exposure Risk Reduction and Quarantine Policies on COVID-19 Local Transmission Rates in the Philippines 20 MAR
Source: Publicus Asia | Date: March 20, 2020 The Chief Data Scientist and top policy strategists of PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc. (PAI) have collaborated to publish Competitive Intelligence (CompIntel) Report No. 1, Series of 2020 titled “#FlattenTheCurve: Effects of Exposure Risk Reduction and Quarantine Policies on COVID-19 Local Transmission Rates in the Philippines”. This CompIntel Report […]
Ex-PH Health Chief urges gov’t to get more test kits, assist hospitals amid surge of COVID-19 cases
Date: March 16, 2020 | Anchor: Karen Davila | Source: ANC – The ABS-CBN News Channel In an interview with Karen Davila for ANC’s Headstart, Former Department of Health Secretary, Manuel Dayrit is urging the government to ramp up its support for private and public hospitals. He notes how COVID-19 has become a bigger problem […]
Time to take aggressive action?
Source: The Philippine Star – Filipino Worldview | Author: Ambassador Roberto R. Romulo | Date: March 13, 2020 The World Health Organization yesterday declared the COVID-19 a pandemic, meaning that its spread is global and there is widespread local transmission. It signals that health authorities must now change focus from containment to mitigation. Much is […]
UNDRR urges disaster management agencies to prioritize biological hazards
Source: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction | Author: Denis McClean | Date: March 12, 2020 GENEVA, 12 March, 2020 – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, today acknowledged WHO’s declaration of a pandemic in relation to the global outbreak of the COVID19 virus which has claimed over 4,000 lives to […]