An elderly will be facing charges for allegedly spreading false information on social media regarding the government’s effort to extend help to residents affected by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), the Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 (DSWD-10) said Thursday (Apr. 2).
City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Davao City due to the increasing reports of 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infection in the city.
Netizens and activists express their dismay and anger by making #OustDuterte the top trend on Twitter Wednesday night after President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he will order "Left" activists and violators of Quarantine to be shot.
As the city is on enhanced quarantine, vendors in the city's main market, Bankerohan Public Market, brave the threat of the pandemic in order to make their family survive another day.
The Department of Health (DOH) Region 11 confirmed Wednesday that cases of COVID-19 transmission have risen to 59 in this region, including eight health workers.