Members of the Social Security System (SSS) who contracted COVID-19 and were isolated at home are also eligible for sickness benefits, the pension fund said. In a statement, SSS clarified on Thursday, Jan. 20. that COVID-infected workers in home confinement are already covered under its Sickness...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said on Wednesday, Jan. 19 that it amended the interim guidelines on the use of leave credits for absences due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine and/or treatment. (CSC/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, CSC said that under CSC Resolution No....
Beat the blues The whole country is recuperating, as it is with most celebrities who have come out to remind others on the importance of going through quarantine and isolation. Bianca Gonzalez is not new to this as she posted in her Instagram account that she just finished isolation also. "It hit...
A Palace official is supporting the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) call for private sector employers to give appropriate paid isolation and quarantine leaves for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-affected workers, but insists that it should be done voluntarily. (Shivendu Shukla/ Unsplash)...
The effects are hazardous even to your physical health REMEMBER THESE IN QUARANTINE In self-isolation, be sure to remain connected with people and to feed your mind with positivity by consuming uplifting content Being locked down in our homes may already be unsettling to many but more so when one...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is urging employers in the private sector to provide paid leaves for workers who will have to quarantine or isolate due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A medical worker walks on the aisle of the new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal Terminal in...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III advised people who are experiencing symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to isolate themselves even if they do not undergo a test as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus. During a live broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 15, Ponce discussed...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año will end his isolation period and immediately undergo a swab test on Jan. 17 after his third bout with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a message on Sunday, Jan 16, Año said that he continues to perform his...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has approved the implementation of quarantine protocols for workers in the aviation sector. (Kylle Pangan/ Unsplash) The quarantine rules for the particular set of workers are spelled out in IATF Resolution No....
In a move that will make the quarantine process less tedious for returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has allowed quarantine hotels to function, too, as isolation facilities for those who will test positive for the...
The reduced isolation period is not advisable for the Philippines at this moment, said a public health expert on Thursday, Jan. 13. Photo from Tony Leachon’s Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a Facebook post, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has updated its guidelines for the isolation and quarantine period of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients as well as their close contacts. The DOH said that these new guidelines will be implemented starting Thursday, Jan. 13. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
