NATIONAL TASK FORCE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE-2019 SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES as of 21 October 2020 Sources: Agency Reports and Regional Task Forces COVID-19 Significant Activities Reports I. NATIONAL LEVEL National Task Force against COVID19 Source: NTF for COVID-19 NIC-EOC Daily Situation Report as of 07 September 2020, and TGRO Reports for COVID-19 as of 17 October 2020 On 15 June 2020, the National Task Force (NTF) against Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) approved the Operational Guidelines on the Application of the Zoning Containment Strategy in the Localization of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Response. A. Health Response and Capacity Building (TG Response Operations) 1. A total of 28,156 contact tracing teams with 248,448 members have been organized. 2. 147 COVID-19 testing laboratories have been accredited while 100 laboratories are still ongoing with their licensing application. 3. Currently, there are four (4) mega swabbing sites which produced a total of 330,259 outputs. 4. There are 10,948 COVID Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facilities (TTMFs); of which, 80 is in NCR, 2,027 in Luzon, 4,109 in Visayas, and 4,732 in Mindanao. 5. There is a total of 20 Mega COVID TTMFs with 3,558 bed capacity of which, 1,810 (50.87%) are occupied. 6. There are 1,839 referral / treatment hospitals with 29,606 total bed capacity; of which, 11,160(37.70%) are occupied and 18,446 (62.30%) are available. B. Provision of Social Amelioration Programs (STG Mitigation, TGRO) 1. Updates on the implementation of the different mitigation programs: Agency Program Status 1. Social Amelioration Program a) Social Amelioration Package for As of 15 June, about 13,310,857 low income non-4Ps families (or low-income non-4Ps beneficiaries 98.19%) out of the 13,556,093 targeted family beneficiaries received cash assistance. Actual pay-out to said beneficiaries stands at ₱80,648,878,550.00 or 98.20% of the total allocated budget. b) Social Amelioration Package for As of 15 June, a total of 4,239,125 4Ps families (or 98.87%) out of the 4Ps beneficiaries targeted 4,287,676 households benefitted from the emergency cash assistance distributed by the DSWD with a total amount of cash assistance disbursed at ₱18,374,010,750.00. This is equivalent to 98.91% of the budget for the said program. DSWD c) Social Amelioration Package for DSWD provided emergency cash subsidy to 242,453 PUVs and TVNs TVNs & PUVs drivers (or 109%) out of the targeted 90,000 beneficiaries with a total assistance of ₱1,713,168,500.001. 2. Regular Emergency Subsidy Programs a) Assistance to Individuals in Crisis A total of 436,841 clients for COVID-related concerns (e.g., medical and Situation (AICS) program burial assistance) were served in the total amount of ₱1,825,923,845.57. b) Social Pension A total of 2,856,022 indigent senior citizens received their social pension amounting to ₱8,568,066,000.00. c) Relief assistance DSWD has distributed 2,008,898 family food packs 5,110 ready-to-eat food, 2,570 tents, 78,377 hygiene kits, 4,805 sleeping kits, 20 kitchen kits, 1,759 family kits, and other food and non-food items. to LGUs equivalent to ₱1,035,893,989.86. 1 These include drivers of Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs), taxi, buses, motorcycle taxi, and Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVs), among others. Agency Program Status d) Supplementary Feeding Program A total of 1,755,363 children were provided with meals amounting to ₱2,865,006,126.19. DOLE’s Social Amelioration Program a) Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating As of 25 May 2020, a total of 320,852 displaced worker-beneficiaries from Displaced/ Disadvantaged the informal sector availed the program and received their payment in the Workers #Barangay Ko, Bahay Ko total amount of ₱1,217,452,668.29. Disinfection/ Sanitation Project DOLE (TUPAD #BKBK)2 b) COVID-19 Adjustment Measures As of 19 May 2020, the DOLE distributed one-time assistance worth Program (CAMP)3 ₱5,000.00 to 657,201 employees in the total amount of ₱3,286,005,000.00. c) CAMP – Abot Kamay at Pagtulong As of 09 August 2020, assistance amounting to ₱2,398,000,000.00 was (AKAP) for OFWs4 disbursed to 234,060 OFWs DTI’s Social Amelioration Program a) Price monitoring of basic On May 24, the DTI monitored 69 firms outside NCR as part of the necessities and prime agency’s intensified campaign on price monitoring and supply of BCNPs commodities (BCNPs) (none was monitored in NCR). All these firms monitored outside NCR were found to be compliant with the price freeze policy. b) Supply of basic necessities and As of 24 May 2020, the DTI assisted 39 retailers/manufacturers of BNPCs DTI prime commodities (BCNPs) and 254,494 individuals have been issued with IATF IDs to man 4,408 retail establishments in Luzon. c) Assistance to MSMEs On 10 May 2020, the DTI received inquiries from 171 MSMEs with regards COVID P3 ERF, and 24 inquiries on livelihood seeding program. d) Diskwento Caravan/ Rolling From 24 March to 25 May 2020, the DTI conducted 742 (696 with DA/LGU Stores and 51 with DTI solely) diskwento caravan/ rolling stores. DA’s Social Amelioration Program a) Financial Subsidy for Rice As of 13 June, a total of 18,527 or 46.31% out of the targeted 40,000 Farmers (FSRF) marginalized and small farmers and fisherfolk (MSFF) were served with ₱997.818 million cash assistance transferred to partner lending conduits and a total of ₱463.095 million worth of loans disbursed. b) Expanded SURE Aid and As of 24 August 2020, a total of 32,354 or 79% out of the targeted 40,000 DA Recovery Project marginalized and small farmers and fisherfolk (MSFF) were served with ₱1,200,573,000.00 cash assistance transferred to partner lending conduits and a total of ₱809,740,000.00 worth of loans disbursed. 97 agri-fishery micro and small enterprises (MSEs) were served out of the targeted 150 MSEs with a total of ₱675,850,000.00 worth of loan released for MSEs. C. Management of ROFs and LSIs (STG Repatriation, TGRO) 1. A total of 479,753 ROFs arrived in the country via airplane (438,425) and vessel (41,328). Of these, 411,186 ROFs arrived in Manila, 40,088 arrived in Clark, 26,049 arrived in Cebu, 75 in Subic, 369 in Bataan, and 1,986 arrived in Tawi-Tawi/Zamboanga. For the period 3 May to 14 October, a total of 9,168 ROFs were confirmed to have contracted the virus. 2. On 16 October 2020, STG-LSI reported a total of 303,363 registered LSIs. The regions with the most number of LSIs are Regions I (49,205), V (44,215), VII (37,157), and MIMAROPA (29,030). These LSIs are being assisted by the 721 PNP Help Desks established for LSIs and ROFs. 3. OWWA assisted 160,096 OFWs through the Balik Probinsiya Program. A total of 223,262 OFWs were sent back to their respective residences as of 26 September 2020. 4. According to BOQ as of May 25, a total of 36,614 ROFs were swabbed and their specimens sent to PRC for analysis, of these 555 yielded positive results. From the tests results from PRC, a total of 29,376 certificates were issued and were released covering the period May 3-25. 5. From May 17 to 26, the JTF CV Shield issued a total of 9,843 travel authorities for 4,753 LSIs, 3,854 ROFs, and 1,336 others. 721 help desks for LSIs and ROFs were also organized nationwide by the JTF CV Shield as of May 26. The DILG also organized 1,732 DILG-OFW Desks to address the concerns of the LSIs. 2 The program’s budget allocation amounting to ₱ 1,146,879,192.00 for 279,028 target beneficiaries is being implemented through direct administration and through LGUs. Additional target beneficiaries of 43,079 with additional allocation of ₱ 180,389,192.00 3 With additional target beneficiaries of 300,000 with augmented allocation of ₱ 1,500,000,000.00. 4 The ₱1.5 billion-funded CAMP-AKAP for OFWs for 150,000 displaced OFW beneficiaries was downloaded through DOLE regional offices with ₱ 500 million and Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) with ₱1 billion. D. Maintenance of peace and order amid extended ECQ (STG Peace and Order, TGRO) 1. Quarantine control points in enforcing ECQ. As of 02 October 2020, a total of 3,700 quarantine control points were established and being supervised and manned by 53,156 security personnel from PNP, AFP, BFP and PCG. Assisting them were 1,127 HPG personnel who were deployed across 112 dedicated quarantine posts nationwide. 2. Security Assistance. From 17 March to 15 October 2020, a total of 3,149 police personnel were deployed in 6,453 vital installations such as rice warehouses, supermarkets, malls and food manufacturing establishments throughout the country to maintain peace and order. PNP also deployed 700 personnel to provide appropriate security coverage and assistance during the arrival and departure of 59,520 repatriates. E. Resource Management and Logistics Matrix of DOH inventory of critical medical supplies as of 15 October 2020: Quantity DOH (AFP (AFP (AFP Items Unit Central TOTAL Warehouse Warehouse Warehouse Office 3) 6) 9) Gym Alcohol piece 360 360 Bidirectional walking through set 1 1 booth Bio bags 300 300 Breathcare PAP YH-830 piece 400 400 Cadaver bag piece 2,802 2,802 Class III Biological Safety set 1 1 Cabinet Cloth Mask piece 70,000 70,000 Conc.