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DOH 10 brushes off fears of Bukidnon capitol infections

Mayor admits lapses in isolation protocols

Divine intervention

TWO Saturdays ago, Malacañan Palace declared this month’s last week, March 23 to 29, through Proclamation No. 934, as National Week of Prayer due to 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) epidemic. Through this, President Rodrigo Duterte asked all Filipinos to pray to the Almighty for the recovery of patients, strength for frontline workers, and protection of all Filipinos.

Camiguin imposes measures to avert food crisis

LOCAL law enforcement agents in Camiguin are strictly monitoring compliance to the prescribed volume and frequency of purchases on rice and other basic and essential goods by individuals and retailers.

DOH-10 lauds city hall, Deped-10 disinfection initiative

An official of the Department of Health-10 last Friday commended the city government and Department of Education-10 here for disinfection initiatives to mitigate coronavirus transmissions.

125 ‘PUMs’, 2 ‘PUIs’ in Opol, bares councilor

THE health office of a town near Cagayan de Oro has listed over a hundred “persons under monitoring” (PUMs) and “persons under investigation” (PUIs) as it moved to conduct barangay-level surveillance and containment activities to contain the spread of novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Easier said than done

THERE are those who, for the past days, have been pushing for total lockdown in Cagayan de Oro. They have something in common, they think they know better than the city mayor and those who are with him in the inter-agency task force against coronavirus disease (Covid), aside from the fear of getting infected and eventual death.

465 studes, teachers now on 14-day quarantine

DEPARTMENT of Education officials here confirmed over the weekend that all 465 students and teachers, who participated in the National Schools Press Conference and National Festival of Talents held separately in Tuguegarao, Cagayan and Ilagan, Isabela that ended Friday, have started home quarantine for two weeks.

Kept in the dark

UNDER normal times, many would wish for public exposure by coming out on TV screens, interviewed live on radio broadcasts, or be the principal sources of a banner news stories with matching action photos.

‘Media and politics don’t mix’

Politicians and media practitioners share something in common, that both of them work for the well-being of the city and the country, hence they cannot exist without each other.

Plain and simple stupidity

HUMAN beings learn from their mistakes, at times the hard way, after having gone through excruciating physical pain, emotional breakdowns, and psychological trauma, or simply out of instinct for self-preservation.

Super 5 suspension order stays, says LTFRB

THE suspension of Super 5 Transport Service Company’s franchise for the Cagayan de Oro-Wao-Banisilan inter-regional route is still in effect, an official of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said Monday.