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Hiring of contact tracers further extended
By Fernan Angeles THE enormity of the figures representing new cases of the highly-infectious COVID-19 could have prompted the government to consider the idea of allowing government agencies to hire contractual workers until end of 2022. The Department of Budget and Management issued the confirmation through Surigao del Norte Rep. Bingo Matugas. He said a…
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55,000 applied as contact tracers, says DILG
By John Clifford Lintao OVER 55,000 individuals, mostly displaced workers, have applied as government contact tracers, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government. At the Senate budget hearing, DILG Undersecretary Bernardo Florece said that the number of applicants for contact tracer positions plummeted to 55,213, exceeding its target of 50,000. “We have already…
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Hired contact tracers to start work Oct. 1
By John Clifford Lintao THE government has terminated the process of recruiting contact tracers. Not because the government is dropping the idea but because they’ve had enough. At the Laging Handa press briefing, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said that they are now going to review all applicants. Those who’d qualify would start legwork on the…
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Gov’t hires 238,000 contact tracers, still needs 50,000
By Fernan Angeles THE government has already recruited 238,000 contact tracers but Interior Secretary Eduardo Año hinted on hiring 50,000 more in the coming days to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Año cited the need for more contact tracers since most of the 238,000 existing contact tracers are deployed only in areas they prefer. “Sa ngayon,…
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Metro Manila needs over 10,000 contact tracers
By John Clifford Lintao WITH an enormous task ahead, the Department of Interior and Local Government hinted at hiring more than 10,000 additional contact tracers for the National Capital Region, citing its large population. “Sa Metro Manila, may 13 million na tao. We have around 4,000 contact tracers so we would need to hire more…
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Recruitment for contact tracers to resume in September
By Fernan Angeles WITH the Bayanihan to Recover as One bicameral bill just a hair-thin away from being a law, the government is expected to resume hiring of contact tracers in September or just in time for the release of the P5-billion appropriation allocating funds just for that purpose. In a statement, the designated spokesperson…
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DILG tells PNP: Arrest fake contact tracers
By Fernan Angeles POVERTY in the midst of an economic slump due to national health crisis would never be a valid reason to dupe hapless Filipinos, says the Department of Interior and Local Government in the wake of reports of a proliferated bogus modus operandi involving con artists claiming to be government-sanctioned contact tracers. In…