MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Congress on Tuesday approved a bill declaring a national emergency and authorizing the president to launch a massive aid program for 18 million families and tap private hospitals and ships in fighting the coronavirus outbreak (See Yahoo News for story).
More than 670 Filipino health workers have been quarantined over fears they were exposed to coronavirus, while others have resorted to using bin bags for protection as case numbers rise across much of south-east Asia (See The Guardian for story).
Post-production on the documentary “Legacy of the Fighting Filipinos” will take place in Albuquerque in April through November, the New Mexico State Film Office announced (See Inquirer.net for story)..
Clint Ramos
Filipino American set and costume designer Clint Ramos has been named a United States Artists (USA) Fellow for 2020. He is one of 50 fellows selected for the year by United States Artists, a national arts funding organization. (See Inquirer.net)
A Filipina from Orlando, Florida became the first coronavirus fatality in Los Angeles County, where she was visiting relatives after a trip to Thailand, the Philippines and long layover in South Korea (See Inquirer.net for story).
Thousands of foreign travelers need to leave the northern Philippines by Friday or they will be stranded in the region, which has been placed under quarantine because of a growing number of coronavirus infections, officials said Tuesday (See Yahoo News for story).
NEW YORK – A staff member of the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations has tested positive for coronavirus, Mission Charge D’affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative Kira Danganan-Azucena confirmed in a message to UN colleagues Thursday, March 12 (See Inquirer.net for story).
Dr. Raul Destura
Biotechnology expert Dr. Raul Destura and his team of University of the Philippines invented a low-cost coronavirus testing kit as soon as signs of the coming pandemic became apparent (See ABS-CBN News for story).
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