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THE DEPED SUSPENDS

CLASSES DUE TO COVID-19

BY JOVELYN L. CINCO

DUE TO THE RAPID INCREASE OF COVID-

19 POSITIVE CASES, THE DEPED
ANNOUNCED THE SUSPENSION OF
CLASSES AS A PRECAUTIONARY MESSURE
FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE

The DepED wrote a memorandum dated

February 12,2019 in which stated that the
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regional directors, school division
superintendents, and the school heads will be
authorized to suspend classes. The DepEd will as the threat of the virus already spread
allow suspension of classes in a certain school worldwide. In order to avoid the spread of this
or area where there is a confirmed cases of the virus in the municipality, they implemented a
said pandemic virus. certain rule that all the citizens must wear
mask and will be prohibited to go outside, all
The classes in entire cities or province will the barangay officials from different
also be suspended if there is already a barangays are informed to manage their
community level- transmission of the new people to obey orders.
corona virus strain. The suspension of classes
also in all levels in Metro Manila have been
extended until April 12, 2020 due to the
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat. The
suspension also includes the different activities
in national and local events such as the Palarong
Pambansa and EVRAA which supposedly be held
in Burauen, Leyte. he Muncipality of Burauen
also suspended the classes from all levels as
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THE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE IN THE PHILIPPINES MIGHT

HAVE AN EXTENSION DUE TO THE INCREASING OF POSTIVIE
CASES OF COVID-19.

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BY JOVELYN L. CINCO
The community quarantine in the Philippines for some solutions to solve it.
might actually have an extension because of the
The extension of Community Quarantine
increasing of positive cases. The Philippine
might be very possible because the positive
Government already declared a state of calamity
cases increases everyday which is very
in the country for six months on 17 March,
alarming, many frontliners are dying too,
where the COVID-19 Code Alert System was
they themselves are having a hard time
revised upwards to Red Sublevel 2 on 12 March.
treating patients so as well as their selves.
The declaration will allow the national and local
There is a possibility that the period of
governments to immediately access relief funds
enhanced community quarantine may be
to restraint the spread of the disease. Many
shortened or extended according to the
Filipino people are really affected because of the
mandate of the President.
situation because of the extension of community
quarantine. The Malacañang will eventually announce the
President’s plan regarding to the Community
As time passes where everybody is at home the
Quarantine extension. shortage of resources
stock foods are slowly getting low. The shortage
is slowly existing. The increasing positive
of resources is slowly existing. Despite of the
cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines
fact that government can’t really sustain enough
necessities for the people, still they are working
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THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE INVISIBLE DEATH

BY JOVELYN L. CINCO

Covid-19 really existed unexpectedly, it really
brought a lot of misfortunes. The world suffers
and the people are dying. As time passes by
many people are infected every day. It affects
how everyone lives. Many people died and many
people are on the verge of giving up because of
too much handling everything. The source of
income is slowly fading, and because of that
there will be no food to eat. No job, no food. A
lot of adjustments during this pandemic was
implemented. Everyone is oblige to practice the
new normal. It may be hard to do but it is for
everyone’s safety. All our Health Workers are
exposed to this virus, the threat of death is just
in front of them. They can’t see the invisible
death but they are all aware that it’s just around
them waiting to kill someone. These people are
the frontliners, the people behind the safety of
everyone. Praying for all the people to healed
and everyone to be safe. The invisible death
may exist, but the faith we have to God already
existed, faith is invisible but yet too powerful.
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The Philippine Congress Shuts Down the Leading

Media Network in the Philippines which is the ABS-
CBN Network

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Images

The
. Philippine lawmakers formally shut down news but since they violated the law they
the ABS-CBN network. During the successive cannot disregard the Government’s decision.
hearings in the House Committee, many
Disputes between the government of
accusations have been thrown against ABS-
President Rodrigo Duterte and ABS-CBN
CBN, where it is said that the company
arose on the terms and conditions of the
violated the terms and conditions to it’s
franchise renewal agreement. Amid the
legislative franchise due to “tax avoidance
schemes”. controversy, the congress of the Philippines,
the legislature of the country, was unable to
Companies are required to acquire a renew the franchise before its expiration
franchise that is granted by congress through date.
legislation. There are lot of laws that the
The next day, exercising constitutional
company violated, where President Duterte
powers, the National Telecommunications
never let the oligarchs overpower him
Commission (NTC) then issued a cease and
because he knows that he has the authority.
desist order demanding ABS-CBN to
knows that he has the authority. The immediately cease all of its free TV and radio
authority to make everything turns into its broadcasting.
rightful place. The ABS-CBN was accused of
illegally operating a cable channel, as well as
hiding what it called a “corporate veil” that
allowed foreign investors to own part of the
firm.
. The shutdown of this network sent a shock
through the country as it was a primary source of