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Photo by Macky Lim March 14, 2021 AN OFFICIAL from the Bureau of Fire Protection-Davao Region (BFP-Davao) ordered the strict monitoring of electrical connections within barangays, especially in the slums, after noticing illegal connections in these areas.
BFP-Davao Chief Inspector Alex Pamaybay on Friday, March 12, 2021, said based on the recent fire incidents, these are a result of electrical problems.
Pamaybay said he led in responding to the fire incident in Barangay Duterte in Agdao District on Tuesday, March 9, which affected 1,500 individuals from 300 families. A 68-year-old, who was trapped in the fire incident, died two days after being brought to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC).
SunStar First dose of hope
DAVAO. This frontliner from Southern Philippines Medical Center was one of the first to be vaccinated of the Sinovac vaccine on March 5, 2021. (Photo by Mark Perandos)
DAVAO. Dr. Lennon Mars S. Lamsin, Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital Medical Officer III, after his vaccination. (Photo from Dr. Lennon Lamsin)
DAVAO. Sarah Mae Aguillar, South Cotabato Covid Laboratory medical technologist, after her vaccination. (Photo from Sarah Aguillar)
DAVAO. Medical frontliner from the Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital after her vaccination on March 10, 2021 (Photo from Province of Davao de Oro FB page)
+ March 14, 2021 NEARLY a year into different levels of community quarantine, hope amid the pandemic came to Davao Region via a Philippines Airlines commercial flight early morning of March 2, 2021.
Published March 14, 2021, 2:31 PM
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Davao opened Saturday its third vaccination site at the Magallanes Elementary School as it hastened the vaccination of frontline health workers amid the emergence of more infectious variants of COVID-19.
A frontline health worker of Davao City received the first dose of AstraZeneca at the opening of the third coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination at the Magallanes Elementary School on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of City Government of Davao)
City Health Office (CHO) acting head Dr. Ashley Lopez said that the third vaccination site caters to frontline health workers of the city government, particularly personnel of the temporary treatment and monitoring facilities, Public Safety and Security Command Center, Davao City Central 911, Rapid Action Team, Barangay Health Emergency Response Team, barangay health workers, and Barangay Nutrition Scholars.
Published March 14, 2021, 5:41 PM
DAVAO CITY – Before the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic over a year ago, health authorities here announced that they were monitoring travelers from China following the outbreak of a “mysterious disease.” On Jan. 7, 2020, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary Abdullah Dumama bared in a press conference that while there was no ban imposed on travelers from China, they were told by the DOH Central Office in Manila to closely monitor travelers from China.
“We were told by the Secretary (Francisco Duque III) that we need to be screening and tightly monitoring those coming from China,” he said.