(COVID-19) in the Philippines Situation Report #1 Country Name Philippines Sitrep Date 18 March 2020 Name of the Pandemic | COVID-19 Time Emergency

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines Situation Report #1 Country Name Philippines Sitrep Date 18 March 2020 Name of the Pandemic | COVID-19 Time Emergency

Situation Overview

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease Summary: caused by a new coronavirus strain called SARS-CoV-2 virus. The outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. On March 11, the Global: World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. • 184,975 confirmed cases

In the Philippines: • 7,529 deaths

• January 30, 2020 – Department of Health (DOH) reports first • 159 countries, areas, or COVID-19 case in the country, a 38-year-old female Chinese territories affected national Source: World Health Organization • March 7, 2020 – first case of local transmission confirmed

• March 8, 2020 – the Office of the President declares a State of Philippines: Public Health Emergency • 202 confirmed cases • March 12, 2020 – President Rodrigo Duterte announces that the National Capital Region will be put under community quarantine • 17 deaths from March 15 – April 14, 2020 • 7 recoveries o Land, domestic air, and domestic sea travel to and from Metro Manila is suspended • 338 patients under o Work in the executive branch of government is investigation (PUI) suspended save for a “skeletal workforce” o The private sector is encouraged to allow for flexible • 2,825 persons under work arrangements monitoring (PUM) o Classes in all levels in Metro Manila suspended until April 12, 2020 • 1,030 tests conducted

Source: Department of Health • The following local government units (LGU) have imposed an 8 PM – 5 AM curfew based on the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council: Quezon City, Makati, Muntinlupa, Manila, and San Juan

• A total of 135 cities / municipalities in Regions III, MIMAROPA, VII, XII, and NCR have suspended classes

• March 16, 2020 – Luzon is placed under extended community quarantine o All households will be in strict home quarantine. Only one person per household will be allowed to go outside their homes to access basic necessities. o There will be heightened presence of uniformed personnel to enforce quarantine procedures. o Mass public transportation service including public utility buses, jeepneys, taxis, transport network vehicle service (Grab) and motorcycle taxis is suspended.

Units 202-203, Casa Rafael, 1223 Quezon Avenue, Barangay Sta. Cruz, Quezon City 1104 Phone Numbers: +632 373-0196 +632 351-5010 Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/accordinc Website: www.accord.org.ph www.twitter.com/ACCORD_Inc

o Work from home arrangement has been implemented in government offices. For private establishments, only those providing basic necessities and such activities related to food and medicine production will be allowed to operate.

Impact

Affected population

As of March 16, 2020, the DOH reports a total of 140 confirmed cases, 12 deaths, 2 recoveries, 214 patients under investigation, and 2,389 persons under monitoring. The partial list of local government units under lockdown places the total population at 61.9 million.

The cities / municipalities with confirmed cases are:

Confirmed cases by residence Location # of cases Quezon City 27 San Juan City 21 Makati City 14 Pasig City 12 Manila 8 Marikina City 6 Rizal 6 Mandaluyong City 6 Paranaque City 5 None 4 Bulacan 4 Caloocan City 4 Cavite 4 Pampanga 3 Batangas 3 Taguig City 3 Las Pinas City 3 Pasay 2 Muntinlupa City 2 Negros Oriental 2 Lanao del Sur 2 Laguna 1 Lucena City 1 Compostela Valley 1 Camarines Sur 1 Abra 1 Antipolo City 1 Bataan 1 For validation 53 Based on figures from the Department of Health as of March 18, 2020

The following table provides an overview of the status, responses, and issue and needs in several ACCORD project areas and partner communities:

Situation overview in ACCORD project areas Location COVID Response Issues / Needs cases Navotas City No confirmed • Barangay captains discussing • Focused on prevention and cases as of ways forward, including clean-up mitigation; the DRRMO, March 18 (2 and disinfecting activities instead of the city health residents office, is handling the issue, tested, both • Declared a State of Calamity to thus making it difficult for negative) access QRF for augmentation of them (DRRMO) to fulfill food stocks due to enhanced their other tasks community quarantine • LDDRMO seeking • DRRMO Head, Vonne Villanueva, information on agencies or advised barangays to use their soup kitchens that handle unexpended balance for procuring donations for food for materials needed for response employees or people who don’t have enough money • Creation of Navotas Task force for or groceries put aside for COVID - frequent meetings for one month clear understanding of guidelines and resolutions from the Office of • Current list of needs (sent the President by Angelica Perez of CDDRMO to ACCORD): • Group chat for Task Force COVID see Annex 1 for easy communication

• Turnover of knapsack sprayers, disinfectants and thermal scanners to barangays

• Orientation on proper gowning and de-gowning of PPEs for barangays, frontliners, and utility workers with the help of the Navotas City Hospital Infectious Disease Doctor

• City Health Office (CHO) reports every day, utilizes unexpended balance of DRRMO to procure materials needed to respond

• Use of thermal scanners in all government facilities as preventive measure

• Disinfection of public facilities and roads with the help of volunteers

• Implementation of skeletal work

arrangement for City Hall employees

Brgy. Tanza 1 PUM/PUI • Asking city LGU for permission to Immediate need is food, WASH Dos, Navotas tested use 2 old buildings in housing area is secondary City negative within barangay as quarantine area

• Imposed curfew; suspended operations of establishments following directive of national government; requesting parents to keep their children at home

Brgy. Tangos No reported • Cleaning and disinfecting activities Immediate need is food, WASH South, Navotas PUM/PUI, no scheduled for March 14 is secondary City confirmed cases • Meeting between barangay captain and barangay emergency rescue team (BERT) scheduled for March 14

Caloocan City 4 confirmed • Implementing all directives from cases, of IATF (including curfew, which 1 is a suspension of operation of certain city official establishments)

• Has hazmat suits and other protective gear (unknown quantity)

Brgy. 28, No confirmed Implementation of community-based No issues/needs? Caloocan City cases measures:

• Meetings conducted with puroks with the participation of various sectors

– main objectives are to assess the situation, determine issues and challenges, identify needs, assess the barangay’s resources, and identify next steps

• Conducting cleaning and disinfecting activities in streets, alleyways, health centers, schools, and other public spaces

– with participation of residents and sectors such as urban poor, older persons, youth, women, home owners associations (HOA), tricycle operators and drivers’

associations (TODA), private sector, and barangay officials

• Barangay received donation of misting equipment from private sector • Set-up triage stations • Implemented curfew • Distribution of alcohol and face masks

Brgy. 160, No confirmed • Imposed curfew • Immediate need is food, Caloocan City cases • Continuous clean-up and WASH is secondary disinfection activities in streets, public facilities, establishments • Barangay health center has • Block leaders and tanods making yet to receive support from regular rounds to remind people, the city; has not received especially the youth, to stay supplies of vitamins or any indoors kind of medication • Active barangay Facebook page where they post updates on barangay efforts, other relevant information

Malabon City No confirmed City-level: cases • March 18: distribution of chickens 12 PUM (2 tons) and financial assistance (P11.5 billion, from local disaster 5 recorded fund) to all 21 barangays PUI (3 tested negative, 2 • Coordinated with Maynilad to awaiting increase water supply to the city results) • class suspension and cancellation of mass gatherings, curfew

• info desks, ongoing IEC materials distribution and campaign, BHERT monitoring

• cleaning and sanitation

• quarantine areas set up

• triaging in Ospital ng Malabon (1 unit of BVT ATS used)

• EO on creation of local taskforce, regular meetings

• Response Cluster mobilisation (there is an office in charge of handling external assistance/donations)

• emergency procurement of additional food and non-food items, med

supplies, PPEs

• declaration of State of Calamity (March 15)

• EOC, ICS-Unified Command activated

• rice distribution to pedicab and tricycle operators and drivers

Brgy. Panghulo, • Dispatch of portable hand wash No issues/needs? Malabon City unit in key locations

• Disinfecting of: Panghulo Elementary School-Main, areas in Bantay Batan and Villa Martines, Panghulo Elementary School- Annex, Panghulo Roadd, Sampalok Street, and Tahimik Street

Province of Declared State of Calamity, March 17 Cagayan Cagayan de EO No. 048-2020 issued March 16, Oro City 2020: • Closure of establishments effective March 17 except for those providing essential services • Imposition of a curfew from 10 PM to 5 AM

Province of EO No. 13 Series of 2020 issued Bukidnon March 17, placing the entire province under general community quarantine

Brgy. Kawayan, Classes suspended indefinitely in all San Fernando, levels starting March 17, 2020 Bukidnon Calabanga, No confirmed Sangguniang Bayan member Camarines Sur cases raising issues about:

• lack of clear and timely guidelines on suspension of graduation activities (one is ongoing March 16, 2020)

• lack of basic supplies, e.g., alcohol, mask, PPE for frontline workers

• contingency for COVID-19 as well as ASF, the latter of which continues to affect the municipality

Tandag City, As per EO 08, beginning March 18 Surigao del Sur there will be:

• partial lockdown from 7 PM to 5 AM – no entry and exit of vehicles

• checkpoints at Brgy. San Antonio and Brgy. Rosario from 5 AM to 7 PM

• curfew for everyone from 8 PM to 5 AM

Lianga, Surigao No confirmed Adoption of a four-day workweek del Sur cases effective March 18, based on Memorandum Order No. MO-2020- 77 PUM 03-005 under home quarantine as of March 18, 2020

Lingig, Surigao EO NO. 10 signed March 13: del Sur • suspension / cancellation of travel of municipal oficials and employees until August 31, 2020 • suspension of all municipal government-sponsored activities • adoption of precautionary measures recommended by the WHO and DOH around the municipality • Municipal Task Force COVID-19 directed to help prevent and control COVID-19, and the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team directed to help implement prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and response measures.

Cotabato City 1 confirmed On lockdown as of March 17 pursuant Face masks, alcohol, hand case to EO No. 334-A Series of 2020 sanitizers for barangay health workers for each barangay • Curfew: 8 PM to 5 AM (around 10, 000 pcs) • People are encouraged to stay inside their homes • Mass gatherings must be cancelled • Government work will not be disrupted • People are encouraged to procure services and buy goods online • Public transportation will still be

available • Cargo deliveries will still be allowed • Jail visitations are suspended • Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams activated

Makilala, Placed under modified community Cotabato quarantine pursuant to EO No. 7 Series of 2020

Davao de Oro No confirmed • Declared State of Calamity as per cases as of Sangguniang Panlalawigan March 11, Resolution No. 467-2020, signed 2020 March 16, 2020

• Entire province placed under partial lockdown effective March 16, 8 PM, as per EO No. 0023, Series of 2020

Davao City Placed under partial lockdown as of March 15, 7 PM

Tagum City Placed under partial lockdown as of March 15, 7 PM

ACCORD's Response to Date

ACCORD continues to monitor the situation and is coordinating with national government agencies, LGUs, CSOs, and other partners. Field staff have likewise held emergency meetings to discuss our actions and possible interventions moving forward. ACCORD field activities in Bukidnon, Tandag, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu have been suspended / postponed.

Contact Details:

POSITION NAME MOBILE LANDLINE E-MAIL (+632) 373 0196 Executive Sindhy Obias +63917-5177537 / (+632) 350 [email protected] Director 5010

Annex 1 List of needs sent by Navotas CDRRMO to ACCORD

NAVOTAS CITY HALL Item Qty Unit Alcohol 70% 700 Gallons Sanitizers 500 Gallons Tissue (12 Rolls per pack) 500 Boxes Thermometer Gun 50 Units Hand Soa 300 Gallons Detergent Powder 800 g 300 Packs Sodium Hypochloride/Disinfectant Bleach 500 Gallons Aerosol Disinfectant Spray 500 Cans Sodium Ascorbate Zinc Tablet 9800 Tablets PPEs (Head Cover, Goggles, Coverall, Shoe Cover, Gloves, N95 Mask) 500 Sets Face Shield 50 Pcs Surgical Mask 500 Boxes N95 Mask 500 Boxes Gloves 400 Boxes Hazardous Waste Disposal Bag 50 Packs Regular Waste Bag 50 Packs Mop 50 Pcs Broom 50 Pcs Dust Pan 50 Pcs Rags (32 pieces per bundle) 30 Bundle Pail 50 Pcs Knapsack Sprayer 20 Units

18 BARANGAYS Item Qty Unit Alcohol 70% (100 per brgy) 1800 Gallons Sanitizers (100 per brgy) 1800 Gallons Tissue (12 Rolls per pack) (30 per brgy) 540 Boxes Thermometer Gun (20 per brgy) 360 Units Hand Soap (50 per brgy) 900 Gallons Detergent Powder 800 g (50 per brgy) 900 Packs Sodium Hypochloride (80 per brgy) 1,440 Gallons Aerosol Disinfectant Spray (20 cans per brgy) 360 Cans Sodium Ascorbate Zinc Tablet (2,800 tablets per barangay) 50,400 Tablets

PPEs (Head Cover, Goggles, Coverall, Shoe Cover, Gloves, N95 Mask) 900 Sets (50 sets per barangay)

Face Shield (10 per barangay) 180 Sets Surgical Mask (100 per brgy) 1800 Boxes N95 Mask (100 per brgy) 1800 Boxes Gloves (50 per Brgy) 900 Boxes Hazardous Waste Disposal Bag (20 Packs per barangay) 360 Packs Regular Waste Bag (20 packs per barangay) 360 Packs Mop (20 per brgy) 360 Pcs Broom (20 per brgy) 360 Pcs Dust Pan (20 per brgy) 360 Pcs Rags (32 pieces per bundle) 360 Bundle Pail (20 per brgy) 360 Pcs Knapsack Sprayer (5 per brgy) 90 Units