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Panic buying at Metro Manila stores over fears of COVID-19 lockdown @ 2020-03-12T16: Back Hot News
Keyword:Metro Manila
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MANY FILIPINOS, ESPECIALLY IN METRO MANILA, ARE HOARDING ALCOHOL, TOILET PAPER AND OTHER SUPPLIES FROM SUPERMARKETS FOLLOWING THE SURGE OF CONFIRMED CASES OF THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IN THE COUNTRY.
GAMBOA SAID THAT SHOULD THE DOH ORDER A LOCKDOWN OF METRO MANILA, “CERTAIN PROTOCOLS MUST BE OBSERVED, BUT THE PNP WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.” HE ADDED THAT HE HAS APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF 300 SETS OF COVID-19 PROTECTIVE GEAR TO EQUIP METRO MANILA COPS WHO WILL WORK AS FIRST RESPONDERS AND PATROLLERS, MANILA BULLETIN REPORTS.
COVID PATIENT IN CAGAYAN DE ORO WORKED IN METRO MANILA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE ON MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 9, REJECTED CALLS TO PLACE METRO MANILA ON LOCKDOWN AFTER HEALTH OFFICIALS RECORDED A SPIKE IN NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES.
「IN NCR, WHERE ALL CASES ARE, ASIDE FROM NO CLASSES, THERE SHOULD BE WORK STOPPAGE FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. NO BUS TRIPS, NO DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, CLOSE [SOUTH LUZON/NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAYS] AND RAILWAYS, AND THEREFORE, EVERYBODY IN METRO MANILA SHOULD HAVE A GRAND STAYCATION,」 HE SAID.
CHINESE INFLUX IN METRO MANILA INFLATES RENTS, DRIVING OUT LOCALS AND ADDING TO RACIAL TENSION
「YUNG 10 CASES SA METRO MANILA EH. SO KUNG MAY MANGYARI [MAGKAROON NG CASE] OUTSIDE MANILA, GALING YUN SA METRO MANILA. NAPAKA-SIMPLE LANG NAMAN NIYAN. SARA MO SLEX, NLEX, YUNG RAILWAYS, NO DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, NO BUS TRIPS,」 SAID THE ALBAY 2ND DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN.
WHY THIS MATTERS: THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS IS SPREADING QUICK IN METRO MANILA. AS OF MARCH 11, THE PHILIPPINES HAS RECORDED A TOTAL OF 33 CASES. WORLDWIDE, THE DEATH TOLL HAS EXCEEDED 3,800, WHILE MORE THAN 109,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES.
IN A SPEECH BEFORE NEW APPOINTEES IN MALACANANG ON FEB. 6, PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE BLASTED AGAIN THE TWO METRO MANILA WATER CONCESSIONAIRES. HE SAID, 「WHERE IS THE MONEY OF THE AVERAGE FILIPINO WHO ARE POOR WHO PAYS HIS WATER BILL AND HE HAS TO PAY BECAUSE IF (NOT) IT WILL BE CUT OFF? WHERE IS THE MONEY OF THAT SON OF A B****? GIVE US BACK THE MONEY. GIVE IT BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOLVING YOUR PROBLEM.」
PNP: NO LOCKDOWN ORDER IN METRO MANILA YET
SENATOR SHERWIN GATCHALIAN ON WEDNESDAY URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO STUDY SOUTH KOREA』S MODEL IN CONTAINING THE COVID-19 DISEASE, SAYING IMPLEMENTING A LOCKDOWN WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE PHILIPPINES, ESPECIALLY IN METRO MANILA.

 

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