MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 248
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Sara appeals: stop spreading fake news MisOr firms up protocols for province-wide quarantine
By PREXX MARNIE KATE TROZO
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte has appealed to Dabawenyos to refrain from spreading fake and unverified information related to the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in any social media platforms. Mayor Sara reiterated the call on Sunday as she warned the “panic and chaos” that could result in incorrect information being spread on social media as millions around the country stay in their homes for the quarantine. “Since we are not doing anything at home, whatever we see on Facebook or in any social media platform, these become our world,” Mayor Duterte added. She also advised the public to report posts containing unverified information on Covid-19 so that Facebook and other social media platforms can act on it. To obtain verified information on the deadly viral disease and the government’s actions, Mayor Sara said residents should get their updates from the city’s official Facebook Page--such as Government of Davao and Byaheng Do30--and the government-run Davao City Disaster Radio. To ease anxiety and
Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. (PNA
file photo )
CDO enforces social distancing vs COVID-19 forcing the Social Distancing Guidelines of Department of Transportation (DOTr) in Cagayan de Oro City and For Other Purposes,” March 24. In said order, the mayor
emphasized that all passenger vehicles must abide by the guidelines set by DOTr. Public utility jeepney (PUJ), public utility buses (PUB) and public utility
See APPEALS, page 11
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- As the implementation of community quarantine continues, Mayor Oscar S. Moreno signed the Executive Order (EO) No. 052 series 2020 “An Order En-
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Fourteen persons quarantined at the state-run Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) here have tested negative of the coronavirus disease (Co-
vid-19), the hospital’s chief said Monday. Dr. Jose Chan, NMMC medical center chief, said four of the patients have tested negative on Saturday (March 21), while the
remaining 10 on Sunday (March 22). There are now 10 patients under investigation (PUIs) still on quarantine at the NMMC, he said, adding that most of them are doing well.
Most of the PUIs who have been cleared by the NMMC, he said, come from Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon. Chan said most of the
14 PUIs in CDO test negative for Covid-19 See ENFORCES, page 11
See NEGATIVE, page 11
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno explains the social distancing during the daily press conference on COVID-19 at his office in the City Hall. (VPSB/PIA10)
MISAMIS ORIENTAL -- A province-wide community quarantine is in the offing for Misamis Oriental, as provincial and city health offices together with local chief executives come up with concrete protocols for its implementation. Carlo Dugaduga, provincial information officer, in an interview said they are in the process of coming up with concrete protocols prior to the declaration of community quarantine for the entire province. Dugaduga said, “This is necessary to have one direction in the implementation of a province-wide community quarantine, which covers all municipalities and two cities in the province.” “Since Mayor Oscar Moreno has opened for possible joint community quarantine, this is beneficial to the province, as passing through borders will be easier especially for townspeople getting medical services in Cagayan de Oro City,” he pointed out. See PROTOCOLS, page 11
MORE NEGATIVE TESTS. The main entrance of Northern Mindanao Medical Center in Cagayan de Oro City that is currently holding patients under investigation for 2019 coronavirus disease. In a press briefing Monday (March 23), Dr. Jose Chan, NMMC medical center chief, says 14 more patients under investigation tested negative for the deadly virus over the weekend. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon)