The Philippines Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
On this day, May 31, in 1764, the British occupation of Manila (Intramuros) that lasted for almost 2 yrs ended, with Simón de Anda, Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines entering and retaking the city, in accordance with the cessation of hostilities between the United Kingdom and Spain. The 20-month British occupation of the capital was … Read more
PGH HICU Alert – released May 30, 2020. There has been a sudden surged of COVID infections from results in the last 2 days: 19 HCWs are now COVID (+). Most experienced very mild symptoms. Except for one with a lingering cough, all 18 were asymptomatic at the time they received their test results. … Read more
Who is Acd. Gisela P Concepcion? Dr. Gisela P Concepcion is known for her significant contributions to the field of marine natural products. She spearheaded research that isolated, purified, identified, and characterized marine natural products with anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-tuberculosis, anti-malarial, anti-inflammatory, and immuno-suppressant properties and developed innovative and inexpensive bioassay methods for platelet inhibition and … Read more
Areas under MGCQ (Modified General Community Quarantine) from June 1, 2020, until June 15, 2020. CAR Region 1 Region 4-B Region 5 Region 6 Region 8 Region 9 Region 10 Region 11 Region 12 Region 13 BARMM Source: @pcoogov via IATF-EID Resolution No. 41, May 29, 2020
Areas Under GCQ until August 31, 2020. Areas Under GCQ until August 15, 2020. Areas Under GCQ until August 15 Areas Region IV-A Batangas Laguna Cavite Rizal Bulacan NCR Talisay City Cebu City Zamboanga City Lapu-Lapu City Minglanilla Consolacion Note: The rest of the Philippines are under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) until August … Read more