The Department of Health-Cordillera has recorded 16 positive cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as confirmed by laboratory tests done by the Regional Institute of Tropical Medicine.
STAY AT HOME -- Home quarantine remains the best preventive measure against the local transmission of the Covid-19 pandemic which is why the Police Regional Office-Cordillera with the help of police auxiliaries and barangay officials are strictly implementing the 24-hour curfew to discourage residents from going out of their homes during the enhanced community quarantine. In Baguio, police implement the lockdown at Barangay Pinget while the Itogon Municipal Police Station turned creative in emphasizing the importance of staying at home. -- Harley Palangchao
As cases of the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) continue to increase, more groups and individuals are heeding the calls of the frontliners, particularly health workers and medical personnel, for personal protective equipment donations.
Benguet legislative caretaker, Rep. Eric Go Yap of ACT-CIS party-list, is not infected with the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) as earlier announced.
To speed up the process of tracing individuals who have had contact with confirmed coronavirus disease patients, City Mayor Benjamin Magalong plans to employ applicable techniques used by the police in interviewing witnesses or sources.
Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong has ordered the total lockdown of Barangay Pinget after its officials failed to implement the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) measures des-pite warnings.
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DONATIONS FROM SAMARITANS -- The city government of Baguio continues to receive food items from various groups such as the Baguio Filipino-Chinese community, which donated P1.6 million worth of food items, which are being distributed to various barangays in the city in wake of the enhanced community quarantine due to the Covid-19. Repacking of relief items is done at the PFVR gymnasium. -- Harley Palangchao
PHYSICAL DISTANCING -- In all public places in the country, each local government unit has its own policies and protocols imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019. Marketgoers in La Trinidad, Benguet are guided by the police to make sure that physical distancing is observed. -- Ofelia Empian
DISINFECTION -- The city government has setup sanitation tents at the different hospitals, health facilities, and other government offices to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Designed by University of the Philippines engineers and students, the tent is used to disinfect persons especially health and other frontline workers, and volunteers involved in the management and treatment of possible COVID-19 patients. -- Harley Palangchao
PARTIALLY CLOSED -- The local government of La Trinidad, Benguet has partially closed the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Post on a temporary basis in its bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019. Retail activities were likewise stopped while farmers and traders are now required to be checked by authorities prior to entering the premises with their health clearances, especially because some of them are transacting with other people outside the municipality. -- Harley Palangchao
THE GLORY DAYS -- Team Lakay head coach and chairman Mark Sangiao expressed confidence his fighters, especially the younger ones will train harder and better to capture mixed martial arts world belts in various promotions. In 2008, Team Lakay had five world belts. -- Harley Palangchao
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