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www.punto.com.ph P 10.00 Volume 14 Central Number 26 Mon - Sat May 03-08, 2021Punto! PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! Luzon DONORS URGED Be proactive Sustain pantries, vs. Covid CITY OF SAN FER- Sometimes, an elderly NANDO – Gov. Den- is brought to the hospital nis “Delta” Pineda went when his or her oxygen livestream on social level is already below media Monday to en- 80. In cases like this, support farmers join his constituents to no matter how good our By Bong Z. Lacson be proactive in battling doctors are, they will Covid-19 as cases con- have a hard time treat- tinue to increase, along ing patients,” he said. ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Twice the charity, double the with a rise in mortalities. With this, the gov- impact. Pineda cited one ernor urged the pub- cause of the upward lic to be more attentive trend is that the pub- of their conditions, and CThis, in effect, has the community pantries in people struggling to make stressed the need to also lic, especially the elder- of the elderly in their come out of the initiative Pampanga. a living for themselves help local farmers cope ly, do not immediately households. of former Lubao mayor “There is a need to because of job losses with the adverse impact go to the hospital even “Admittedly, we are now 2nd District board sustain the community due to the pandemic,” of the pandemic to their if they already manifest late in paying attention member Mylyn Pineda- pantries especially in areas Cayabyab said. livelihood. symptoms of the coro- to the elderly mem- Cayabyab in supporting where there are many At the same time, she Page 20 please navirus disease. bers of our households. “Oftentimes, There is nothing that the Kapampangans seek government can do if consultation when their you yourselves do not conditions have turned pay attention. We can- from bad to worse. Page 20 please Bulacan Medical Center Page 9 please ekslusibo na sa Covid-19 LUNGSOD NG MALO- (BICC). LOS – Wala nang tatang- Ipinaliwanag ni Gov. gaping pasyenteng hin- Daniel Fernando na bahagi di Covid-19 ang sakit ang ito ng ipinatutupad na Bula- can Surge Capacity Plan for Covid-19 simula ngay- ong Mayo 2021. Tanging mga pasy- enteng may Covid-19 ang tatanggaping mai-admit sa BMC at BICC habang ang mga non-Covid patients Former Lubao mayor and now 2nd District board member Mylyn Pineda Cayabyab helps distribute na dating inililipat mula sa vegetables in a community pantry organized for residents of Barangay San Nicolas in the City of mga pribadong ospital ay San Fernando. Photo courtesy of MPC-IG sa mga district hospital na dadalhin. Layunin nito na higit na mapalakas ang kapabili- dad at kapasidad ng BMC at BICC sa panggagamot Bataan targets herd immunity by yearend sa labis na nakakahawang sakit na ito. By Ernie Esconde navirus disease before the Monday said the province oculation process against Bulacan Medical Center Dahil dito, ang BICC end of the year. But this de- is ready for mass vaccina- the coronavirus disease. (BMC) matapos itong mag- na dating may 134 na mga BALANGA CITY – The pends on the availability of tion. It has already five op- Already operational are ing ganap na referral facil- kama ay naging 200 na. Iti- Bataan provincial govern- vaccines from the national erational vaccination cen- vaccination centers in the ity sa naturang sakit kasa- naas na rin sa 30 ang bil- ment is aspiring to reach government. ters and 10 more are being towns of Dinalupihan, Li- ma ng katabing Bulacan ang ng mga intensive care herd immunity on the coro- Gov. Albert Garcia on readied to speed-up the in- Page 8 please Infection Control Center Page 8 please Treatment facility for CL health workers opens at NCC NEW CLARK CITY, Tarlac – The amid the pandemic, with the health- first temporary treatment and mon- care workers provided a TTMF for itoring facility (TTMF) for health- the first time. care workers in Central Luzon has “We have to give this to our opened here. healthcare workers because NCC The Department of Health and has a very good ambiance, so the National Government Admin- when our healthcare workers will istrative Center Phase 1 Joint Ven- look outside their windows, they will ture (NGAC-JV) converted Building see a really nice place,” she said. 2 of The Residences as a TTMF The 165-bed capacity Bana- to cater to healthcare workers that haw building will be leased to DOH are suspect, probable or confirmed by NGAC for P13,200,000 in a with mild symptoms of Covid-19. period of three months from April DOH Assistant Secretary Ma- 19 until July 18, 2021 as stated in MOA. BCDA Corporate Services Group OIC Arrey Perez, NGCP-JV president Patrick Nicho- ria Francia Laxamana said the con- the memorandum of agreement las David, DOH Asec Maria Francia Laxamana and OCD-3 director Cesar Idio show signed version of the building into a health signed Monday. MOA converting Building 2 of The Residences at NCC into TTMF for CL health workers. facility is considered a milestone Page 2 please Contributed photo DESPITE QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS Work goes through the night at the Major infra projects at NLEX in full blast Candaba Viaduct. Contributed photo CITY OF SAN FERNAN- percent. This latest Metro SCTEX is also making DO – Despite the height- Manila elevated express- headway. Safety repairs ened community quaran- way is being built over the on identified expressway tine restrictions in some existing right-of-way of the bridges are likewise ongo- sites, the NLEX Corp. con- Philippine National Rail- ing. tinues full blast with its ma- ways between the Calo- NLEX has also start- jor infrastructure projects, ocan Interchange along ed the rehabilitation of including the 8-kilometer C3 Road/5th Ave. and Es- the Meycauayan and NLEX Connector and the paña Blvd. in Sampaloc, Bigaa bridges in Bulacan upgrade of the 5-kilometer Manila. Targeted for com- to strengthen their struc- Candaba Viaduct, as well pletion by the end of the tures. According to Bau- as other safety repairs and year, the section will have tista, both were built in the bridge rehabilitation. on and off ramps in Es- 1960s and even though The tollway compa- paña and will make NLEX the company ensures the ny and its contractors are accessible from the Uni- required periodic main- strictly compliant with the versity Belt area. tenance is undertak- safety guidelines mandat- The next 3-kilometer en, it is high time for the ed by the Inter-Agency section—also within the much-needed major re- Task Force, the Depart- PNR ROW—between Es- pairs. ment of Public Works and paña Blvd. and the vicini- While the rehabilita- Highways, and other rel- ty of the Polytechnic Uni- tion of the 45-meter Mey- evant government agen- versity of the Philippines cauayan bridge is targeted cies to balance continued in Sta. Mesa, Manila is ex- for completion by Septem- infrastructure develop- pected to begin construc- ber 2021, the rehabilita- DITO Clark investment ‘much-needed respite’ ment with the health and tion within the second tion of the 64-meter Bigaa safety of workers. These quarter of the year. bridge in Balagtas area is CLARK FREEPORT -- here at the strategic and quent four years. measures include strict Around 35,000 motor- expected to be finished by The investments of DITO disaster-resilient Clark Aquino noted the tele- observance of safety and ists daily are set to ben- August 2021. To keep the Telecommunity Corp. for Global City has a cas- communications compa- hygiene protocols such efit from this new road. traffic flowing as efficient- its ongoing infrastructure cading impact on driving ny looks forward to hiring as wearing of personal The project is also being ly as possible, the proj- rollout inside Clark is a employment and further some 800 workers in the protective equipment and eyed as a viable 24/7 car- ect is being undertaken in welcome respite to inter- attracting multiple local first year, most likely resi- monitoring of tempera- go truck alternative route stages starting off with the rupted businesses be- and foreign investments,” dents of cities and towns ture; regular disinfection of between north and south southbound portion. cause of the pandemic, Aquino said. surrounding Clark, and equipment and work area; Metro Manila—and sup- Three lanes will re- an executive of the gov- The aviation complex up to 4,500 locals on its compliance with physical port business activities in main passable to motor- ernment-run Clark In- is also home to the pri- fifth year of operations. distancing; provision of the fast-growing regions ists while works are ongo- ternational Airport Corp. vately-run Clark Interna- Aside from the state- washing facilities at stra- in Central Luzon and Cal- ing. For the Meycauayan said on Tuesday. tional Airport, transport of-the-art data center, DI- tegic locations; and testing abarzon. bridge, the southbound CIAC president Aar- hubs, and several loca- TO’s eight-hectare oper- of workers. NLEX Corp. continues works will be from April to on Aquino said DITO’s tors in cargo and avia- ations center will include “We are following our its series of upgrades on July and the northbound Google campus-inspired tion-related businesses. a serve-call center, a re- timelines and have contin- the Candaba Viaduct to works will be from July to data center which recent- “There’s also obvious- gional center and a re- gencies in place to be able maintain its long-term ser- September. For the Bigaa ly broke ground at the ly a sharp growth in the search and development to accomplish our projects viceability and ensure the bridge, the southbound re- Clark Global City will fur- consumption of commu- facility.