OXYGEN SUPPLY. The city government of Zamboangaprocures 2,500 cylinders of medical liquid oxygen as it continues to augment the depleting oxygen supply of local hospitals amid the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. Another set of ISO tanks containing 13,357 cubic meters of liquid oxygen are also expected to arrive within the week. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO)) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government has procured additional medical liquid oxygento augment the depleting oxygen supply of local hospitals amid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Coid-19) cases here. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar said Tuesday that International Organization for Standardization(ISO) tanks containing 13,357 cubic meters of liquid oxygen, equivalent to 2,300 cylinders of 50 pounds each, have arrived Friday from Cagayan de Oro City. Salazar said that another batch of ISO tanks, containing the same amount of liquid oxygen, is arriving within the week for the same purpose. Salazar said
LEISURE TRAVEL OK'D. Antique Association of Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Owners (AAHRRO) vice president for external affairs Neil Huele welcomes the provincial government's decision to open the province's doors to fully vaccinated leisure travelers. In an interview Monday (Oct. 18, 2021), he said the travel restrictions have greatly impacted the 50-member association. (PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - A group of local hotel and restaurant owners has welcomed the provincial government's move to reopen its doors to leisure travelers. In an interview on Monday, Antique Association of Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Owners (AAHRRO) vice president for external affairs, Neil Huele, said this decision of the Antique Inter-Agency Task Force on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) will help them recover from the economic impact of the pandemic. "There are around 50 AAHRRO members who are owners of the hotels, resorts, and restaurants
Sibalom Public Cemetery in Sibalom, Antique (PNA file photo) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force (PIATF) on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has allowed cemeteries in Antique to open from October 25 to 31. Margie Gadian, secretary of the PIATF, said local government units (LGUs) agreed in a meeting on Oct. 16, to start preparations in the province's 52 cemeteries in anticipation of early visits. "Cleaning up of the cemeteries should have to be done now," she said in an interview on Monday. Last year, the provincial government closed all public and private cemeteries on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day due to the pandemic. Gadian said they are currently waiting for the guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) regarding the measure. "The Antique Inter-Agency Task Force on Covid-19 will again be meeting before the end of this month to decide if the cemete
Everybody agrees that vaccination is the solution to the pandemic and the key to reopening further the economy. With more vaccinated people, the nation should reopen safely and start generating jobs with reduced risks. The vaccination rate in the Philippines is far from ideal, but more and more people are…