Fire in a quarantine hotel in Taiwan leaves 4 people dead

 

4 people are dead in a quarantine hotel in Taiwan's Changhua City after a fire broke out, three undet quarantine and one firefighter according to the fire bureau of Changhua.

The quarantine hotel, called the "Passion Fruit Hotel," was located on floors 7 to 9, and firefighters were able to evacuate the 31 people trapped in the building, CNA reported.

Three of the guests who were evacuated died of injuries sustained during the fire. One firefighter died of his injuries.

The fire also leaves 20 others in injury at the quarantine hotel. 

The fire bureau said the blaze broke out on the second floor of the building and quickly spread to the floors above it.

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Pumasok ang baterya sa ilong ng 3-taong-gulang na batang lalaki

 

Nagmadali papuntang hospital ang isang tatlong-gulang na batang lalaki matapos itong ipasok ang baterya sa kaniyang mismong ilong, sinabing dumadaing ang bata na masakit ang kaniyang ilong.

 

Inakalang marumi lang raw ang ilong ng bata ngunit nung nilisin ito ng kaniyang ina mas lalo raw dumaing ang bata na mas mas masakit at umamin din na may nakasuksok na bagay sa kaniyang ilong.

 

"Sabi niya battery. Tapos finlashlight ko po, meron siyang silver na nakita. Ayun, dinala ko na po siya sa malapit na ospital," sabi ni Jean Ong.

 

Nang ipasuri sa X-ray, nakita sa ilong ng bata ang baterya, na sinubukang sungkitin ngunit hindi natanggal. Sa paglipat nila sa ospital, inirekomenda ng espesyalista na hintayin na lang itong kusang lumabas sa katawan ni Sky.

 

"24 hours din po siyang hindi kumakain noon tapos mga after 24 hours, kumain na siya. Mga three days pa po bago pa po siya nag-poop nu'n. Doon na po nakuha 'yung battery," ayon kay Ong.

 

Nasa mabuting kalagayan na ngayon si Sky. "Sana po huwag niyo kaming i-judge, lahat tayo nagkakamali. Nagkulang po kami sa time, sa anak ko, dahil din po sa future niya na ginagawa namin. Lahat po tayong mga nanay alam 'yan, ayaw nilang masaktan or mapahamak 'yung isang anak natin," sabi ng ina ng bata.

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16-year-old shot by cops in campaign anti-illegal drugs

 

On Wednesday June 16, cops shot and killed a 16-year-old kid and his friend in Laguna during anti-illegal drug operation, with the child's family stating he was shot while restrained and the police claiming he exchanged fire with arresting policemen.

 

Johndy Maglinte was shot about 4:30 p.m. in Bian City's Barangay Canlalay. According to Trixie, Johndy was handcuffed and carried into a muddy location before being killed by officers. he was asking the officers not to shoot him while lying face down, the officers also forcibly dunked the victim's face in the dirt.

 

The victim and his friend Antonio Dalit, according to the official report from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Calabarzon, were slain after they reportedly traded gunfire with the officers. When the alleged meeting occurred, Laguna police intelligence agents were serving a warrant of arrest on Dalit, according with PNP Calabarzon.

 

Johndy was connected with illegal narcotics, according to Trixie, but he did not have a handgun. According to Trixie, the two deceased were not slain at the same time, despite the police claim. Dalit was slain first, according to her, and Johndy watched the crime, prompting the cops to kill him as well.

 

Johndy was survived by his one-year-old son and Trixie, who is currently pregnant with their second child. His family calls for justice.

 

 

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DSWD recently give 827 centenarians a cash gift of P100K each

 

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced on Tuesday, June 29, that 827 centenarians had each received a P100,000 incentive, as required under the Centenarians Act of 2016.

 

According the DSWD data from May 2021, it has serviced 827 centenarians out of 1,319 target beneficiaries this year, with P82.7 million already given.

 

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported that the field offices in CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) and X (Northern Mindanao) have “already completed the distribution” of the centenarian incentive to their target beneficiaries, which totaled 135 and 25, respectively.

 

In recognition of their contributions to nation development, the DSWD continues to offer the P100,000 incentive stipulated by Republic Act (RA) 10868 or the Centenarians Act of 2016.

 

“Aside from the centenarian incentive, Filipinos who reach 100 years old and above, whether residing in the country or abroad, shall be honored with a Letter of Felicitation from the President of the Philippines congratulating them on their longevity,” according to the DSWD.

 

According to the DSWD, families of centenarians must submit primary papers such as birth certificates and Philippine passports to the city or municipal social welfare office and the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) in their communities in order to receive benefits under the law.

 

Any of the major Identification Cards issued by OSCA, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), and Social Security System (SSS); driver's license; Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) license; and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Voter's ID are also acceptable.

 

The DSWD is delivering the centenarian incentive through a house-to-house distribution method as part of its efforts to protect the recipients' health and safety, particularly during the epidemic.

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POEA: Germany opens its doors to Filipino skilled workers

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said that the Philippines will send Filipino skilled workers in Germany.

Philippines and Germany form a working group that will gather and send Filipino skilled workers under Triple Win Agreement.

“Kaya ngayon, pa-pattern nila ‘yung ating framework for the deployment of nurses doon sa other skills nila,” POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia said.

“Nandyan na po lahat ng other skills like, for example, sa medical field, sa technological field, sa IT, sa accountancy, sa engineering, sa lahat pa po ng professions na available,” Olalia added.

The two sides agreed on the importance of helping interested workers find decent work abroad, while simultaneously ensuring that the healthcare needs of both the Philippines and Germany are met. 

The Philippines-Germany government-to-government healthcare employment cooperation program, better known as the Triple Win Project, is overseen by a Joint Committee Meeting that meets annually. (Photo Reuters)

 

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Taiwan will give subsidies of NT$100,000 to the families of people who died of COVID-19

Taiwan government will pay subsidies of NT$100,000 to the families of people who died of COVID-19 according to its Cabinet spokesman Lo Ping-cheng.

The subsidy is part of the NT$259 billion stimulus package that was approved by the Taiwan government.

The NT$100,000 "funeral and condolence subsidies" will be disbursed to the families of all COVID-19 victims in Taiwan, and are intended to show that "the government is with them during this difficult period," Lo said.

The plan will also expand a program offering preferential loans of up to NT$100,000 to workers who have suffered a loss of income due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Additionally, 27,000 foreign nationals with permanent resident status in Taiwan will also be eligible for stimulus programs. (Photo: CNA)

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Maling pagbabakuna sa Makati, inulan ng batikos sa mga netizens

Iniimbestigahan ng Department of Health (DOH) ang isang viral video ng maling pagbabakuna. Makikita kasi na tinusok lang ang karayom pero hindi tinuloy ang pagbabakuna. 

Ayon sa DOH, nabakunahan rin ang pasyente matapos nitong ipaalam ang nangyari. Ang iba pang detalye, alamin sa video.

“Sinisigurado po namin na ating iimbestigahan ang pangyayaring ito upang mapabuti ang ating national vaccination program,” ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.

Samantala, nagbigay ng paumanhin si Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay at ito ay isang "honest mistake."

“We acknowledge the video, it was a human error on the part of the volunteer nurse. It happened last June 25. June 26, the video was shown to us na hindi po siya (individual) nabakunahan, we apologize to the public [for this],” Binay said during the Palace briefing.

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Isang pamilya, nakaipon ng maraming pera na halos mapuno ang dalawang kama

Hindi karamihan sa mga Pilipino ang nagiipon sa panahon ngayon dahil sa rin sa mahal ng mga bilihin at sa dami ng binabayaran. Ngunit isang pamilya ang nagpakita ng disiplina sa sarili at nakaipon ng sandamakmak na pera.

Pinamangha ng pamilya ni Abby Sarmiento Mendoza ang mga netizens nang ibahagi nila ang kanilang matgumpay na Ipon Challenge na halos mapuno ang dalawang kama ng pera na kanilang naipon.

Higit sa isang taon ang kanilang pagiipon at nakaipon ng malaking halaga.

Makikitang sakop ng perang papel ang isang kama at nakalubog naman ang mga barya ang kabila.

Ginamit nila sa pagiipon ay isang babasagin na salamin na ginagamit na drop box ng raffle tickets sa mall upang hulugan ng mga pera.

Ibinahagi nila ito para bigyan ng pagasa ang kapwa Pilipino na magipon, disiplina sa sarili ang kailangan para makatipid. (Larawan: Abby Sarmiento Mendoza)

 

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72 katao nagpositibo sa COVID matapos ang inuman session

72 residente ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19 matapos ang isang mass gathering at inuman session sa isang lugar sa Quezon City.

Iniutos ni Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte sa City Legal Department na imbestigahan ang  barangay captain Matandang Balara at homeowners association president kaugnay ng kanilang kabiguan na pigilan ang isang pagtitipon at inuman sa kanilang lugar.

Ayon sa alkalde, kapansin-pansin na dumadami ang ganitong uri ng insidente sa lungsod, kung saan maging ang mga opisyal ay nagiging maluwag sa pagpapatupad ng minimum health protocols.

"Napapansin natin na dumadami ang ganitong klaseng mga insidente. The spread could've been prevented but we see that some people, including persons in authority, have started to become lax in the enforcement and practice of minimum health protocols," ayon kay Belmonte base sa report ng CNN.

Umaasa ang alkalde na magiging wake-up call ang insidente sa lahat upang lalo pa silang maging maingat upang maiwasan ang pagkalat ng virus.

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Convenience stores in Taiwan starts selling home-based COVID-19 rapid test kits

Home-based COVID-19 rapid testing kits will soon be available at convenience stores. The four major convenience chains will carry the kits, priced between 1,700 and 1,900 NT for a box of five units.

7-11 says the outlets with pharmaceutical licenses in northern Taiwan are ready to sell test kits, and Hi-Life plans to do so at stores in Taipei and New Taipei first. FamilyMart stores will also start selling the products.

In addition, COSMED will also carry the kits in its stores in the greater Taipei area and Taoyuan.

The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved five companies to either manufacture or import the rapid testing kits.

The FDA reminds people that if the tests show positive results, they should go to local hospital for a PCR test to confirm, and the hospital will follow up.

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Taipei named anew as best leisure destination in Asia - International magazine

Taipei has been named the best leisure destination in Asia for the fourth straight year, in a survey conducted by Global Traveler, an American magazine.

Taiwan was also ranked second in the "Best Adventure Destination, International" category, after India, according to the list released by the magazine earlier this month.

Brad Shih, director of the Los Angeles office of Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, told CNA that the survey reflected Taiwan's tourism assets, which range from natural attractions to cosmopolitan charm.

The travel activities promoted by the Tourism Bureau in recent years included cycling, island-hopping, and hiking and have been well received by the American public, Shih said.

He said that based on conversations with U.S. travel agencies and his own observations, he thinks travelers will be more inclined to take individual trips or with smaller tour groups in the future, as the world slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Traveler's 2021 Leisure Lifestyle Award list was compiled based on the results of a survey conducted Dec. 14, 2020 to April 30, 2021, among the magazine's subscribers and online readers. -Central News Agency

 

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PNoy on critics who called him ‘abnoy’ : I prayed for them

 

Former President Benigno Aquino III reflected on the ups and downs of the job, including being called names by his detractors, in an exclusive interview with GMA News a month before the end of his tenure in 2016.

 

"Abnoy" was one among the insulting nicknames thrown at Aquino, while "noynoying" came to signify inactivity. He prayed for those who mocked him and called him various names.

 

"At the end of the day, we have to make a choice. The time is limited and we cannot spend it on people who have close minds," Former President Aquino said.

 

“Whenever some of my colleagues are bothered by it, I tell them to not mind those who call me names. We should just continue to work, Especially when the insult is based on my name, that's absence of any substance. To be honest, I might have prayed for them.”

 

Aquino was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m. owing to kidney failure linked to diabetes, according to a statement delivered by his sister Pinky Aquino-Abellada on Thursday afternoon at Heritage Park.

 

Aquino worked in the Legislative Department before ascending to the highest office in the Philippines in 2010. He served in the House of Representatives representing Tarlac's second district from 1998 to 2007, following which he ran for senator and served in the Upper House from 2007 to 2010.

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Former PH President Noynoy Aquino dies

 

Former Philippine President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino 3rd died early this morning today (June 24). 

The former president had been under medication for an illness accoding to the source.

Aquino served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 until 2016.

The only son of the late president Corazon Aquino and senator Benigno Aquino Jr. was chairman of the Liberal Party from 2010 to 2016.

Prior to hos death, Aquino was brought to the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City earlier this morning.

The news was shared by a senator who requested anonymity as he was not in a position to make the official statement.

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Baby na gutom na gutom, pina-breast feed ng isang matulunging ina na napadaan lamang

Namataan ang isang ina at baby nito sa may convinience store na namamalimos para may pambiling gatas ang baby. 

Saktong napadaan ang wonder mon at ang kasama nito na tumulong naman sa kanila. Binilhan sila ng pagkain at diaper para sa baby. Nagpabreastfeed pa ito para sa baby na talagang gutom na gutom.

Narito ang buong post:

Narito ang translation sa Tagalog:

"Sa 7/11 Buenavista, may nakita kami ni Ma’am Mae Uayan Prisco-Tagarap na mother and baby. Itong nanay nakita ko na to highschool pa ako dun sa Bayugan City. Kung titignan mo ang mama ng baby, hindi talaga maayos ang sitwasyon. Kawawa siya lalo na ang baby. 

Nakaabang sila sa labas para humingi ng pera para makabili ng gatas kasi walang lamang gatas dede kasi wala din saktong nutrisyon kasi di rin nakakain ang nanay. So gutom na gutom na yung bata. 

Nagdecide kami ni Ma’am Mae na bilhan ng food ang mama and diaper si baby. 

Habang kumakain ang nanay, kinuha namin ang baby kasi nakakaawa, gutom na gutom at naiyak pa. Kaya inoffer ko sa kanya yung breastmilk ko because this is the best thing I know I could offer to the innocent little one.

If you see them, please don’t judge on them directly. Please help them. "

Kudos to all who have done the same , napicturan man o hindi. Nagviral man o hindi. Hindi lahat kayang gawin ito. Grabe yung puso niyo sa mga sanggol.

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Delivery rider, halos isang oras pinaghintay ng customer sa katirikan ng araw

Viral sa social media ang pinost ng isang concerned netizen na si Bea Aspiras na isang larawan ng isang delivery man na naghihintay sa kanyang customer na lumabas sa katirikan ng araw.

Matiyaga naman na naghihintay ang delivery man, lubos na naaawa ang mga netizens sa kalagayan ng ating mga delivery riders.

Laking pasasalamat na lang ng delivery rider na hindi fake booking ang napuntahan niya at nakangiti pa rin inabot sa customer ang kanyang order kahit na halos 1 oras na itong naghihintay.

Narito ang buong post ni Bea Aspiras:

"Ngayon lang ako mag popost ng ganito, and this is for every person using online shopping.

Nakita ko si Manong rider sa labas ng ganito almost 1hr din syang nag hintay dun sa customer."

"Honestly, nakakaawa talaga sila makitang ganito lalo na’t pag nakita mo yung itsura nila na halatang pagod na. Nung lumabas yung customer, binati sya ni Manong nang nakangiti. And he’s old na guys but still manage to do his job. Kudos to you Manong 

Kaya guys, di nila deserve saktan at murahin."

"They’re patiently waiting for us to get our order/s, yung ibang customers lang talaga walang patience minsan… di po natin alam kung ano lagay nila sa kalsada, respeto nalang po sa trabaho nila..”

Larawan mula sa post ni Bea Aspiras

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Philippines may scrap "mask policy" comes Christmas per expert

Maskless Christmas could be possible if herd immunity will be achieved according to OCTA Research molecular biologist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco.

The priest-scientist said if there will be enough vaccine supplies by September and October, the NCR Plus 8 areas may achieve containment by October and herd immunity by November.

NCR Plus 8 areas include Metro Manila, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Metro Cebu and Metro Davao.

33 million vaccine doses should be given to 40 to 50% of NCR Plus 8 population, Austriaco explained.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque agrees.

“Kaya nga po we are aiming for population protection or yung containment na sinasabi ni Fr. Austriaco kasi alam natin sa mga bansang nakamit yung containment, hindi na sila nagmamask at least sa outdoors gaya po ng Israel at ibang lugar sa Amerika. That is what we’re aiming for. Tama po si Fr. Austriaco, a mask-less Christmas,” Roque said in a press briefing.

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5,000 Taiwan-bound OFWs stranded, travel restrictions due to COVID-19 still up in the air

Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) ordered to defer the entry of migrant workers leading about 5,000 Taiwan-bound Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) stranded.

Due to the sudden increase in COVID-19 infections in Taiwan, no quarantine facilities are available for incoming migrant workers.

“They hope the Level 3 restriction will lower the local transmission. The restrictions are being strictly complied with here in Taiwan. Hopefully, this situation is very temporary,” Philippine representative to Taiwan Gilbert Lauengco told CNN.

“It can be mitigated if there will be more available quarantine facilities because according to the Taiwan government, it is more than willing to lessen the deferment of foreign migrant workers if there will be additional quarantine facilities,” Gilbert Lauengco added.

All affected Filipino migrant workers to Taiwan were advised to coordinate with their respective agencies through the Labor Department and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration for immediate assistance. 

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Jeep driver sa Tagaytay, inatake sa puso habang may pasahero sa byahe

Inatake sa puso ang isang jeepney driver na kinilala bilang si tatay Pepe habang binabaybay nito ang kahabaan ng Mahogany ave. sa Tagaytay City, probinsya ng Cavite.

Ayon sa mga pasahero ng naturang jeep, kahit inatake na ng sakit ang driver ay dahan dahan nitong itinigil ang jeep upang maging ligtas ang mga sakay na laking pasalamat ng mga ito.

“Bigla kami itinigil ni manong driver sa harap Ng Tagaytay Supreme Court at sinabing; Hindi ko na Kaya! Napaiyak ako!" ayon sa isang pasahero nito.

"At that time naisip ko Lord tulungan mo si Tatay makauwi pa Ng buhay sa family nya! At salamat Lord buhay pa kami at safe na nakababa! Salamat Tatay! May God bless you!" dagdag nito.

Agad naman tumulong ang mga pasahero at ibang jeepnet driver upang mailigtas ang driver sa bingit ng kamatayan.

Ngunit sa kasamaang palad ay binawian din ito ng buhay si tatay pepe. 

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Kambal na sanggol, dinurog na saging ang pinapakian kapalit ng gatas

Nananawagan ng donasyon ang isang netizen na si Joy na mabigyan ng gatas ang kambal na sanggol sapagkat dinurog na saging ang pinapakain sa kanila.

Kasalukuyan silang kinupkop ng isang concerned citizen dahil sa binaha sila at walang ari-arian na nasalba.

Tingnan ang post ni Joy sa kanyang FB account:

“Sa mga nagbibigay po ng milk dyan bka nmn po pwede bigyan si baby dinurog na saging lng po pinapakain ng nanay dahil wala npong gatas may kumupkop po sa kanila concerned citizen dahil po binaha cla walang naisalba kambal po cla.”

Iba't-ibang mga reaksyon mula sa mga netizens ang nakuha ng naturang post. Ang iba ay humihingi na ng tulong sa team ni Raffy Tulfo.

Samantala, mahigpit na iminumungkahi ng Department of Health (DOH), World Health Organization at ng United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) ang pagpapasuso ng ina sa kaniyang sanggol na anak. 

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7-month old baby girl test positive of COVID-19 in Taiwan after family gathering

A seven-month-old girl was one of the three new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Changhua County on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the central Taiwan county to 250, with five deaths, according to local health officials.

Changhua County Public Health Bureau Director Yeh Yen-po said the baby girl was likely infected with the coronavirus during a family gathering her parents brought her to on June 4 or from her mother, who also tested positive for COVID-19.

So far nine out of 10 people who joined the June 4 gathering have tested positive for COVID-19. The other two new cases Monday were also family members of two other confirmed cases, Yeh said.

To date, the county has conducted COVID-19 tests on 37,294 people, with a 0.67 percent positive rate, and its COVID-19 death rate is 2 percent.

Meanwhile, Yeh said the county will start to administer COVID-19 vaccines Tuesday to seniors 75 years old and above who have made prior appointments to get shots. -Central News Agency

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Ama, nananawagan ng donasyon na breast milk at diapers para sa kanyang triplets na anak

Sa isang iglap, namatay ang asawa ni Joel Regal matapos itong manganak ng triplets. Si Joel ngayon ang nagsisilbing haligi at ilaw ng tahanan para sa kanyang mga anak.

“Hindi ko talaga tanggap kasi excited siya. Excited siyang makita ang mga anak niya tapos gano’n ang nangyari,” ayon kay Joel

Dahil sa nangyari, nananawagan ng tulong at donasyon ng breast milk at diapers para sa kanyang mga anak Naantig naman dito ang mga netizens.

“Gusto ko lang silang makasama. Yung makita ko lang ang mga ngiti nila, masaya na ako doon,” dagdag ni Joel.

Ginagawa ni Joel ang lahat upang magpakatatag para sa kanyang tatlong mga anghel.

Lubos na nagpapasalamat ang magiting na ama para sa lahat ng tumutulong sa kanya.

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ASE came under close watch for forcing migrant workers back to dorms amid outbreak

Taiwan company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) in Chungli, Taoyuan ordered migrant workers to return to company from their private rented apartment to the its dormitories or face penalties, despite the country's ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

The published story came from the international British newspaper The Guardian. Three such demerits are punishable by dismissal, The Guardian's report said.

ASE employees told The Guardian that they share bathroom facilities with workers on different shifts or workers from other companies at company dormitories.

Migrant workers believe that forcing them to live in the dormitories puts them at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 than if they stayed in their own homes and practiced social distancing.

A spokeswoman for ASE defended the company's new policy, arguing it is intended "to protect them from further exposure outside, as well as to prevent cross-infections."

The spokeswoman said the dormitories are regularly disinfected, and the company is arranging more dormitory accommodation with the goal of keeping the number of individuals per room to four, CNA reported.

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Doctor in New Taipei believed to be the first physician to die from COVID-19

A doctor practicing medicine in New Taipei City's Sanchong District has died from COVID-19, becoming possibly the first physician to die from the disease in Taiwan.

The doctor, who was in his 70s, recently developed shortness of breath and coughing after receiving his first AstraZeneca jab on May 31, Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang said at a press briefing on Thursday.

He was found unconscious at his home by family members on Wednesday evening and was immediately rushed to National Taiwan University Hospital that day, Chuang said, adding that the doctor died on the way there.

A post-mortem examination showed that he had been infected with COVID-19. It was not immediately clear whether he became infected with the coronavirus before or after he took his first vaccine dose.

According to the CECC official, the doctor had a history of chronic disease, including hypertension and diabetes.

The New Taipei Department of Health said the doctor lived in Taipei but operated a clinic in Sanchong, and that it was still tracing the people who recently came into contacts with him, including the patients he saw at the clinic prior to his death. -Central News Agency

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Buntis na tinangihan ng hospital dahil walang swab test, nanganak na lang sa kalsada

Kalunos-lunos ang sinapit ng isang buntis ng hindi tinatanggap ng isang ospital sa kabila ng pananakit na ng tiyan at nagli-labor na.

Tinangihan siya dahil wala daw itong polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test o seab test na maipresenta kahit na lumalabas na ang bata.

Hindi rin daw pumayag ang ospital na isunod na lang ang swab test at hayaan munang makapanganak ang ginang dahil nagla-labor na ito.

Buti na lamang at maayos naman daw ang kalagayan ng mag-ina.

Base sa patakarang ng Department of Health, kasama sa rekisito sa mga buntis bago manganak ang swab test result. Pero sinabi noon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na dapat tanggapin ng mga ospital ang lahat ng pasyente.

“Hindi po naninigil ng bayad para sa swab test ang mga government hospital at bukas po sila ‘pag kailangan manganak,” ayon kay DOH Director III Dr. Paz Corrales.

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Migrant workers from KYEC test positive of COVID-19 after having negative test result a week ago

Cluster infections of COVID-19 in Miaoli still on the rise after migrant workers test positive of COVID-19 after having a negative test result a week ago.

All workers at King Yuan Electronics Corp's (KYEC) factories in Miaoli County will be screened for COVID-19 for the second time this week, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said.

The chip packager had confirmed more than 200 cases in which migrant workers dominated the number of cases.

A second round of testing will be carried out because it is highly likely that other employees at the factories have contracted the virus, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said.

A total of 960 KYEC factory workers who are deemed as high risk have been relocated to government quarantine facilities for self-isolation, while 1,207 others considered at lower risk.

 

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Taiwan plans to offer employers with NT$1,000 per migrant for quarantine relocation

Taiwan's Ministry of Labor (MOL) will offer subsidies to employers of migrant workers so they can reduce the number of people in worker dormitories.

MOL is planning to offer a one-time subsidy of NT$1,000 per migrant worker to employers to fund the relocation to quarantine accommodations said Deputy Labor Minister Wang An-pang said at a Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) press briefing.

The plan came after hundreds of migrant workers in Miaoli County from diffent companies came positive with COVID-19.

It is available to all employers with migrant worker dormitories though the exact amount of the subsidy has yet to be finalized and still in talks with the local government.

Taiwan identified the migrant dormitories as a virus hotspot where almost a dozen of them share in one room.

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MECO asks Taiwan to include Filipino workers in priority vaccination list as soon as possible

Hundreds of Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan tested positive of COVID-19 with some are cluster infections in dormitory that urge Philippine defacto embassy in Taiwan to appeal on Taiwan government.

Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) appealed to Taiwan to include Filipino migrant workers and caregivers in its vaccination plan priority list as soon as possible.

The statement came from MECO Vice Chairman Gilberto Lauengco from n interview from Central News Agency.

MECO stated that Taiwan's economy would be hurt if cluster infections broke out in its factories.

"We understand that it will be difficult to list migrant workers as a priority group for vaccination, but we hope the Taiwan government considers it for the benefit of everybody," he said via CNA.

Filipinos in Taiwan are the thirs largest group of migrant workers behind Indonesians and Vietnamese.

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Batang may matang bughaw mula sa Sultan Kudarat, agaw pansin sa mga netizens

Agaw panain sa social media si Jopay na may bughaw na mata na naiiba ang kulay kumpara sa kulay itim o brown. Ang pamilya nila ay mula sa Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat.

Inihalintulad ang mga mata niya sa isanng barbie doll dahil na rin sa kagandahan ng batang babae. Ngunit napagalaman na din na nahihirapan itong magsalita.

Nananwagan na rin sa social media para sa mga nais tumulong sa pamilya ni Jopay.

Mula sa Facebook post ni Len Ambolodto Khalid Nor:

"Isang batang mayroong matang bughaw o Blue eyes. siya po si jopay 12 years old nakatira sa Bulubundokin ng Sitio Kuhanen. Barangay. Pamantengan, Esperanza Sultan Kudarat.

Humihinge po ng tulong ang pamilya ni jopay dahil si jopay ay hindi makakapagsalita at bingi. kaya pinahinto sa pag-aaral kasi nga hindi po sya makarinig at makapagsalita. naghahanap din po sila ng makakatulong kay jopay para matuto sya nang sign language."

Larawan mula kay Len Ambolodto Khalid Nor 

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Pulis, umani ng papuri matapos sagipin ang isang lalaking muntikang malunod sa ilog

Hinangaan at umani ng papuri ang isang pulis dahil sa ginawa nitong pagsagip sa buhay ng lalaki na muntikang malunod sa ilog sa Ilagan City, Isabela.

Hinangaan ng netizens ang kabayanihang ipinakita ni Patrolman Maynard Llapitan ng may marinig na humihingi ng tulong para sagipin ang isang lalaking nalulunod na si Ramon Domingo, 40-anyos sa Abuan River.

Nang maidala sa pampang ang lalaki ay agad itong binigyan ng first aid at pag gamit ng cardiopulmonary resuscitation o CPR.

Naging nagtagumpay ang pulis na ma-revive ang wala nang malay na lalaki at dinala sa malapit na ospital.

Lubos naman ang pasasalamat ng mga kapamilya ni Domingo sa pagtulong dito. (Larawan mula sa 1st Isabela PFMC-Isabela PPO) 

 

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Innolux to give NT$7,000-8,000 bonus monthly to its migrants after 0 tested positive of COVID-19

After the outbreak of infection by foreign employees in KYEC, the neighboring Innolux Zhunan factory also urgently announced the diversion to work at home and quickly screened migrant employees in the factory. 

Innolux announced that foreign colleagues in the Zhunan factory finished screening for COVID-19 and result are all passed safely and the production line is operating normally.

Innolux has implemented strict epidemic prevention management. In particular, foreign workerd in Zhunan plant are provided with a "Collaborative Epidemic Prevention Home Bonus" of NT$7000-8000 per month to thank them  for cooperating with epidemic prevention measures and staying in the dormitory during the holidays. 

Innolux continues to actively cooperate with the government's anti-epidemic policy to adjust the latest anti-epidemic measures in a rolling manner. 

The entire plant continues to implement strict anti-epidemic management, and will further strengthen the promotion of anti-epidemic regulations to ensure  the health and safety of colleagues.

 

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