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No place to dump infectious wastes
By Fernan Angeles THE Philippines doesn’t have an appropriate place to dump 5,000 tons of medical wastes generated on a monthly basis from the time COVID-19 hit the country. Instead, garbage of this type have been dumped in sanitary landfills and handled by inadequately-equipped solid waste management personnel whose health are compromised amid a highly-infectious…
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Police to arrest tricycle drivers not wearing face mask
By John Clifford Lintao THE government’s arm for the strict implementation of public health safety protocols is grinding an axe against tricycle drivers who they claimed have been in wanton disregard of the guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Joint Task Force COVID Shield ordered…