Official e-Newsletter of the Rotary Club of Holy Spirit
The Dove April 23, 2021
Rotary Club of Holy Spirit Club No. 69935 RI District 3780 Philippines
Vol. XIII No. 12
In behalf of beneficiaries, Pres Martin and RC Holy Spirit express appreciation for the remarkable philanthropy of Mr Jerry Lao After receiving 500 packs containing 5000 Tiffany’s Pinoy Pandesal from Mr Jerry Lao, a friend of Spouse Wivina ‘Vini’ Mariñas, last March 6, 2021, RCHS was again fortunate to be at the receiving end of Mr Lao’s kind generosity. On March 13 and March 28, Mr Lao sent 1,500 packs and 1,000 packs, respectively, for a total of 2,500 packs of Pinoy Pandesal (25,000 pcs of pandesal in all). Altogether, RCHS received a total of 30,000 pandesals, a timely relief in this time of pandemic. The first 500 packs were distributed to the “wasted” or severely malnourished school children of Dona Juana Elementary School, the marginalized parishioners of St Benedict Parish, street sweepers and guards at Don Antonio Heights.
For Dona Juana Elem Sch “wasted” pupils
Karlife compound along Holy Spirit Dr
The second batch of 1500 packs were given to wasted school children of Dona Juana Elementary School, Manuel L Quezon Elementary School and Holy Spirit Elementary School. Other beneficiaries were the marginalized parishioners of St Benedict Parish, Holy Spirit tricycle operators & drivers, poor families of Isidora area (upper, middle, lower), and even to the Aetas in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Distribution of the first and second batches were led by TP Martin Marinas, PP Angel Castro and IPP Abet Sevilla.
crew at Don Enrique Heights, and street children. Distribution of the last batch was done by CP Nides Respicio.
The last batch of 1000 packs were distributed to the Karlife compound on Holy Spirit Drive (a community of about 100 poor families), informal settlers inside Don Antonio Heights, tricycle drivers, church workers, guards and utility
Once again, RC Holy Spirit sincerely thanks Mr Jerry Lao for his generosity, and Spouse Vini Mariñas for her invaluable assistance, in this timely feeding program.
For beneficiaries of Manuel Quezon Elem Sch
For street children
Mr Jerry Lao is the owner of Sunmaru Confectionery Mfg Corp which has been in the bread industry since 1992. The Tiffany’s brand is now one of the most widely distributed packaged bread and pastries that can be found in major supermarkets in Luzon. Sunmaru produces a wide array of products from breads, cakes, pastries and other confectioneries.
For beneficiaries of RC Bagong Sandigan
For security guards
20-day Milk Feeding Program at Doña Juana Elementary School - a partner school of RC Holy Spirit - is completed with 1,182 malnourished students as beneficiaries The 20-day milk feeding program of the Department of Education (DepEd) at public schools, including Doña Juana Elementary School (DJES), has been completed with the last delivery of choco-flavored carabao’s milk done on March 24, 2021. This project was fully supported by RC Holy Spirit led by TP Martin Mariñas, who was present during the early morning deliveries of the National Dairy Authority’s authorized supplier. Total beneficiaries of the pro-
gram at DJES were 1182 “severely wasted” and “wasted” school children. This was part of the national feeding program of DepEd, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, to ensure growth and development and also to boost the immune system of learners during the pandemic.
MLQES representative, the DJES coordinator Ma’am Lorna Corre and TP Martin. Thereafter, the milk is delivered to DJES where distribution takes place among parents after getting the learning modules to be used by their children. Deliveries were done Mondays and Wednesdays.
The program started with the first delivery of the milk contained in ice-filled styro boxes on March 1, 2021 at the designated drop-off point, Manuel L Quezon Elementary School (MLQES) where it was received by the
In addition to the milk delivered by the NDA supplier, RCHS also distributed pandesal on certain days.
Final drop at Doña Juana Elementary School 2
Holy Spirit holds Fire Prevention Webinar in observance of Fire Prevention Month and to build awareness of fire safety among Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and partners of Rotary
March is being observed in the Philippines as Fire Prevention Month, being the start of the summer season when most fire incidences occur. To this end, RC Holy Spirit found it a perfect time to discuss and raise awareness about the causes, hazards and dangers of fire. A Fire Prevention Webinar was scheduled on March 14, 2021 via ZOOM. It was facilitated by Lt Alfredo A Go, a safety and security practitioner, TESDA Certified Medical First Aid Responder, and an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is a colleague of Pres Martin Mariñas in the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary. Lt Go discussed how to prevent fire from starting, eliminate causes of fire, save lives and property, minimize losses if fire does occur, confine fire in its point of origin, and how to put out the fire. He showed very grim situations of fire incidents that caused losses to life and property. He also gave a lesson on how to properly operate a fire extinguish-
er, a well as practical tips in fire prevention. The seminar was attended by about 60 participants to include Rotarians, Interactors and Rotaractors, including guests from North Fairview High School and Manuel Roxas High School. It was also attended by Transforming Presidents Lucy Mendoza of RC Bagong Sandigan, and Jonathan Trinidad of RC Uptown Novaliches This year’s national theme is “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog Di Ka Nag-iisa.” 3
Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School
MOST OUTSTANDING INTERACT CLUB FOR RY 2020-2021 It has been an auspicious Rotary year for the Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School (HSNHS). During the virtual Interact DISCON held on March 27, 2021, it was recognized and awarded as the Most Outstanding Interact Club for Rotary Year 20202021. The club won in two (2) major categories: Best Interact Club in Service Project Initiatives (where it was recognized for having initiated the most number of service projects aligned with Rotary’s causes or areas of focus with little or no assistance from its sponsor Rotary club), and Best Interact Club in Disaster Response (for having conducted relief efforts for victims of Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses as a club and initiated by members).
The awards were based on the Mid-year Review held on January 9, 2021 where Interact President Zian Lucy Ternola rendered a report on what had been accomplished from May to December 2020 and what would still be accomplished for the rest
of the Rotary year. The Interact DISCON was attended by 250 participants from 29 Interact clubs. It was hosted by the Rotary Club of Midtown QC.
Another distinguished win
Interact Club of Holy Spirit National High School
CHAMPION DEBATE TEAM: 1st Inter-QC Public Schools Debate Cup The debate team of the HSNHS Interact Club which participated during four (4) rounds of the 1st Inter-QC Public Schools Debate Cup organized by Debate Without Borders and the Interact Club of St Fran-
cis Xavier, emerged as champions during the championship round on April 5, 2021 held via ZOOM. The debate tournament started with ten (10) teams from different schools/Interact clubs in November until only two teams advanced to the final round: Holy Spirit National High School and North Fairview High School. The motion for the final round was: “Assuming the technology existed, this house would legalize the buying and
selling of years of life”. The HSNHS team was assigned as Opposition. The team was composed of Clark Jerald Parco, Zaldy Razon and April Joy Bamba. The judge, Nicholas Lozano, a student from the Ateneo University, and recognized as the best adjudicator in the Philippines, opined that the Opposition team of HSNHS won in the argument and declared said team as champions. A trophy is being readied and can be picked up at Rotcen upon confirmation by the organizers.
Congratulations to our Interact Team and Interact President Zian Lucy Ternola and Adviser Ma’am Beth Auxillo for rallying behind the HSNHS team! 4
Part of CREDENTIALS BUILD-UP PROGRAM OF ROTARY FOR DESERVING YOUTH
Virtual workshop in Problem Solving & Decision Making for Professionals to sharpen skills of home-based team leads, analysts, engineers and staff of global organization as they analyzed work-related concerns to serve business units, customers and offices in various countries. Through a series of online seminar-workshops conducted by Asia Business Consultants, Ms Rose Marie Cañonaso and Ms Kimie Ann Ballesteros served as Tech Support associates for the course directors. With intellect, resourcefulness and creativity, they have developed remarkable proficiency in the Zoom video platform to support interactive teaching-learning, screen sharing, exams & surveys, multiple breakouts for concurrent workshops required in case analysis and workrelated problem solving, and even fun energizers to relieve Zoom fatigue. And liven up the virtual learning event. Rose Marie (Banking & Finance University of the East) and Kimie (Entrepreneurship University of Santo Tomas) are members of Rotaract Club, youth service partners of RC Holy Spirit of which S’Ric is a member.
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Part of CREDENTIALS BUILD-UP PROGRAM OF ROTARY FOR DESERVING YOUTH
By joining 32 finance officers in virtual training, Holy Spirit youth gets to understand the country’s Anti-Money Laundering regulations, how to manage risks and satisfy international standards.
Virtual Seminar on Zoom Platform – ANTI- MONEY LAUNDERING ACT Presented by Atty Fernando Mangubat Co-sponsored by Asia Business Consultants March 15, 2021
Kimie Anne Ballesteros, youth partner of Rotary who has been serving as Tech Support of Asia Business Consultants, participated in the virtual Seminar on the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT, last March 15, 2021. M’Kimie scholar at University of Santo Tomas is taking up Entrepreneurship.
The online seminar was conducted in the “asynchronous” mode. Participants had been asked to view in advance a video presentation of the history, purpose, coverage and implementing rules of the AMLA first enacted in 2001 including the latest amendment R. A. 11521 dated January 31, 2021 that have expanded the number of covered transactions. 32 participants learned from an interactive ZOOM conference led by Atty Fernando R Mangubat Jr, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas resource person and consultant in compliance with AMLA. Update. Philippines at risk of inclusion in international “grey
list.” PASSCODE April 12, 2021 The Phil Star The Philippines is in danger of being included anew in the grey list of Paris-based dirty money watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) if it fails to enact the amendments to the country’s bank secrecy laws, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Finance (DOF) and other government agencies have been pushing for proposed amendments to Republic Act 1405 or The Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law passed in 1955. 6
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April 2021
President's Corner As the summer season entered our country, so did the second surge of Covid-19 Cases. This April, the RCHS members braced themselves when the ECQ was raised. Indeed, this also marks a year of fighting against Covid-19 Pandemic. Given that our barangay is among the top barangays in Quezon City with the highest population, RCHS wasted no time in putting up to task at hand. My heart-felt thanks for the large-scale donations and distribution of bread and milk. Like manna from heaven, children and mothers were not only given physical nourishment but also peace of mind that they are always top of mind of RCHS. The Emergency Preparedness and First Aid Awareness and Fire Prevention program are our sustained programs. First Aid is crucial in case of emergency and devastation from specially fire in these very hot months ahead. Indeed, it stands as our commitment to prevention and intervention that is more effective rather than not knowing what to do in case of emergencies. Congratulations to continued virtual trainings despite zoom fatigue. Let us continue to maximize the benefits of the digital platform in educating our members, our youth partners and the community. We should continue to remind friends, associates and family to adhere to the minimum health protocols. Most especially let’s help the health authorities raise awareness and personal interest about the coming vaccinations. Much information is needed in the coming months as we step into another phase of the pandemic. Keep up the good work RCHS. We have survived ECQs and GCQs before. I am sure, together we can survive anything as long as we keep the faith!
Martin R. Marinas
President 2020-2021
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Watch THE BOYS OF 1905 History of Rotary International 7
What every Rotary club should know about running Virtual/In-Person meetings SERVICE ABOVE SELF
Posted on April 15, 2021
By Jim Marggraff, Entrepreneur and Member of the Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise, California, USA
The Four-Way Test OF THE THINGS we think, say or do
1) Is it the TRUTH? 2) Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3) Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4) Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Rotarian’s Pledge I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the TRUTH. I am a Rotarian I will always strive to be FAIR in all of my dealings with my fellowmen. I am a Rotarian I will always endeavor to build GOODWILL and UNDERSTANDING in my community, among my countrymen and people of all nations. I am a Rotarian I will always seek to promote the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the spirit of ROTARY SERVICE. I am a Rotarian I will always uphold the Rotary International Motto, SERVICE ABOVE SELF.
Rotarian Code of Conduct As a Rotarian, I will 1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in my community and in the world 4) Avoid behaviour that reflects adversely on Rotary or other Rotarians
Four years ago, my wife MJ surprised me with an unearthly question. “How can we keep Mars -bound astronauts connected with their loved ones on Earth?” This question sparked a journey, though not yet to Mars… Instead, I embarked on a journey to understand social isolation on Earth, to develop new ways to connect remote loved ones using advanced technologies, to found another company, my seventh, Kinoo.family, and to become even more deeply engaged with Rotary! While few Rotarians are likely to find ourselves hurtling toward the red planet, many of us do understand the feeling, if not the risk, of social isolation, and the desire to remain close to our friends and families. Strikingly, within months of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, nearly 80% of Rotary clubs embraced Zoom, or other video conferencing software, to host virtual club meetings and stay connected. Recognizing both an opportunity and a need, Rotary International commissioned a Presidential Task Force to look at how virtual connectivity can be used in Rotary’s future, and I was honored to be invited to participate. As an inventor and entrepreneur, having created the LeapFrog learning system, LiveScribe smart pen, and most recently, an eye-tracking company, Eyefluence (initially funded by Rotarians) that we sold to Google in 2016, I am comfortable applying cutting edge technology to gnarly problems.
With Zoom meetings came the opportunity for resourceful clubs to recruit world-renowned distant speakers, bringing them into their meetings in a virtual setting. Some clubs even began reimagining meetings, creatively exploring the capabilities of virtual connectivity, rather than force-fitting incompatible, traditional, in-person activities into a small screen of headshots. Inspired by our discussions within the Pandemic Task Force, I reached out to other Rotarians with an idea. I quickly found support from Rotary International, from my Lamorinda Sunrise Club in the San Francisco Bay Area, and from a Rotary nonprofit I had cofounded, The Global Impact Group TGIG.org.
The idea was to produce a video to help clubs see how easy it can be to host a “hybrid,” or virtual/in-person (V/IP) meeting, one that brings people together physically, while giving remote members simultaneous access to the meeting. We recognized that the emergence from lockdowns, with clubs returning to in-person meetings, would still leave some members uncomfortable or unsafe, rapidly returning to their club venue. Also, in cities around the world, surveys have shown that some Rotarians have embraced occasional remote participation while traveling, or to avert commute traffic. Finally, virtual connection has opened the door to some extraordinary remote speakers, who are delighted to present to Rotarians via video chat platforms, and to field questions remotely. So my wife and I cleaned out our garage, and with some industrious, masked and socially distanced LSR club members, we transformed our garage into a studio to film a live virtual/in person meeting to show how easy it can be to bring remote virtual participants to an in-person gathering, and vice versa. This allowed us all to have fellowship and real time exchanges!
We quickly realized, however, that our enthusiasm in mentoring clubs on hosting such hybrid V/IP meetings might not attract widespread viewing by clubs across Rotary. We knew we needed another hook to get more Rotarians to view our video and convince them to model our approach in their clubs. Another spark! What if we could attract some legendary speakers to help Rotarians look in a mirror, to see who we really are at times of crisis, when the world needs us most? On that thought, I reached out to my friend and colleague, Dr. Sten Vermund, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, and within weeks, we created a lineup of Zoom interviews with global health experts and Rotary celebrities ranging from Dr. Anthony Fauci to Rotary CEO John Hewko and Rotary International President Holger Knaack. 8
How this year of working on Zoom has affected your brain By Daniella Mora, CNN Updated 1434 GMT March 13, 2021 (CNN) We have passed a year since the initial Covid-19 shutdowns. That means a year of working from home, business casual from the waist up, and staring at your colleagues' faces in a 13-inch grid. Zoom has become a huge part of today's work flow, with a 470% increase in customers having more than 10 employees from this time last year, the company says. But how has the past year of virtual conference calls affected your brain? A Stanford analysis explains with a breakdown of the four causes of "zoom fatigue."
'Fight or flight' survival
You don't expect primordial instincts to kick in during your 9 a.m. meeting. But that's exactly what happens, says Jeremy Bailenson, Stanford communications professor. That grid of faces simulates an encounter where you're faced with a confrontation in a small space. In similar situations, like an elevator, people usually keep their eyes to the ground and avoid close confrontation. But a Zoom call "smothers everyone with gaze," so thought they are just staring at a camera, it simulates a confrontation and triggers your
fight-or-flight instincts.
Non-verbal internet cues
We are not used to socializing in this environment and picking up non-verbal cues virtually. Plus, we feel so distant from others on the call that we overcompensate, and "people speak 15% louder when interacting on video" compared to in-person interactions, according to the study.
Constant mirror and selfevaluation
Imagine if you had an assistant following you with a mirror so you could constantly see your own face. It's not narcissism; it's what happens on every Zoom call. And if you find yourself staring at that one little box that contains your own face, you're not the only one. The constant self-evaluation can make you more stressed, and science says the effects are worse on women. Bailenson mentions a separate study that concludes that long periods of self-focusing can "prime women to experience depression."
Stuck in the box
We stay still so we don't leave the frame, and this causes our minds to act differently than when we're able to move around. In fact, "people who are walking, even when it is indoors, come up with more creative ideas than people who are sitting." So video conferences literally stop us from thinking outside of the box.
So what do I do now?
Bailenson doesn't see Zoom disappearing any time soon. But we're not hopelessly sentenced to its fatigue. The most helpful change you can make when video conferencing: Collapse that self-image box so it's out of view. Bailenson says "it will be like a weight taken off your shoulders." Use an external web cam, or opt for more phone call meetings -so you can get up and think out of that Zoom box.
Zoom fatigue traps us in a box. This can limit our mental ability.
ABSTRACT Stanford Analysis Prof. Jeremy Bailenson In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced a drastic increase in the number of videoconference meetings, and Zoom became the leading software package because it was free, robust, and easy to use. While the software has been an essential tool for productivity, learning, and social interaction, something about being on videoconference all day seems particularly exhausting, and the term
“Zoom Fatigue” caught on quickly. In this article, I focus on nonverbal overload as a potential cause for fatigue, and provide four arguments outlining how various aspects of the current Zoom interface likely lead to psychological consequences. The arguments are based on academic theory and research, but also have yet to be directly tested in the context of Zoom, and require future experimentation to confirm. 9
Vaccinations Only Way Out of Pandemic, China Tells Reluctant Public
(Students are injected with a COVID-19 vaccine at a university in Beijing, March 20, 2021. Yuan Yi/Beijing Youth Daily/People Visual)
Mar 22, 2021 2-min read With a flurry of announcements over the weekend, Chinese authorities affirmed the government’s determination to press on with a national vaccination drive, assuring the public that getting inoculated against COVID-19 is both safe and necessary, despite there being no current outbreaks in the country. “The COVID-19 pandemic is still on-going, and people should not think only of themselves,” He Qinghua, an official with the National Health Commission, China’s top public health agency, said during a press conference Sunday. “Vaccination is the most effective means of preventing and controlling COVID-19, so it is hoped that everyone will be proactive in getting inoculated.” While no official data is available, a January survey from French market research company Ipsos, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, found that less than half of Chinese people planned to get vaccinated against the coronavirus at their earliest opportunity.
During a municipal government meeting last week, Beijing officials asked district authorities to make vaccination their “No. 1 task” and develop plans for encouraging vaccine uptake by the public. Concurrently over the weekend, several provincial and city governments announced their own vaccine coverage goals. Authorities in Guangzhou said they planned to inoculate all 11 million of the southern city’s residents aged 18 to 59 in the first half of this year. Meanwhile, the central Hunan province pledged to vaccinate vulnerable groups, including seniors and people with preexisting health conditions, by the end of the year. In addition to the Chinese public’s general reluctance to get vaccinated immediately, the country’s inoculation rate is also low because of its large population. As of Sunday, China had administered nearly 75 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, most of which call for a two-shot course. That number is far from what’s needed to reach herd immunity, which would require upward of 1 billion people vaccinat-
ed to curb the future spread of the coronavirus. Many experts including Zhang Wenhong, the infectious disease specialist heading up Shanghai’s coronavirus response, have expressed concerns about the country’s slow vaccine rollout. “If China’s inoculation drive isn’t fast enough, then we should expect an increase in infection rates among our population,” he said during a presentation Saturday. The coronavirus is likely to coexist with humans similar to the way influenza does, Gao Fu, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a forum Saturday. “Humans need to be prepared,” he said. “The relationship between us and the virus is a catand-mouse game,” like Tom and Jerry. Editor: David Paulk.
(Header image: Students are injected with a COVID-19 vaccine at a university in Beijing, March 20, 2021. Yuan Yi/Beijing Youth Daily/People Visual)
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PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL Director Dr Gerardo Legaspi takes 1st shot of Sinovac March 1, 2021
A health worker administering a vaccine in Tel Aviv in January. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Banksy painting celebrating nurses as superheroes sells for a record-breaking $23M Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
A painting by the artist Banksy honoring UK healthcare workers has set a new record for the artist, selling for £16.7 million ($23.1 million) at Christie's in London. "Game Changer," which the enigmatic street artist donated to the University Hospital Southampton (UHS) in May of 2020 during the first wave of the pandemic, depicts a young child playing with a toy Red Cross nurse wearing a cape and face mask. In a nearby basket, figurines of Batman and Spiderman lay forgotten. The work sold for over four times its high estimate of £3.5 million ($4.8 million) and nearly doubled Banksy's previous record, the 2009 oil-on-canvas "Devolved Parliament" of British politicians as chimpanzees in the House of Commons, which sold for £9.9 million ($13.6 million) at Sotheby's in 2019. The proceeds from the hammer price will be donated to University Hospital Southampton as well health organizations and charities across the country, according to the auction house. 'Game Changer' by Banksy. Credit: From Christie's Until now, "Game Changer" had only been seen on display at the hospital (a reproduction will now replace it). When Banksy donated the work, he included a note that
read: "Thanks for all you're doing. I hope this brightens the place up a bit, even if it’s only black and white." At the time, UHS chief executive Paula Head called it "an inspirational backdrop to pause and reflect in these unprecedented times," in a tweet. Christie's has described the work as capturing "the simple, universal values that have come to the fore during the pandemic - family, home and time spent with loved ones." The painting is a heartfelt moment for an artist who often plays up his sardonic appeal. In 2018, Banksy made headlines when his iconic work, "Girl With Balloon," self-destructed just after selling for $1.4 million at Sotheby's (the spray-paint-on-canvas composition, which had been halfshredded in its frame, was then renamed "Love is in the Bin").
"Game Changer" was not Banksy's only pandemic work. Three months after the donation, Banksy left stenciled rats with face masks around the London Underground -- which were promptly removed for violating Transport for London's "strict antigraffiti policy." Then, in December, he left a mural of a woman violently sneezing on the side of a home in Totterdown. Though Banksy has yet to reveal his identity, many of his early works in and around Bristol, including the playful work "Aachoo!!," have led to speculation that he is from the area.
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NCR Plus placed under:
MECQ from Apr 12 to Apr 30, 2021 ECQ from Mar 29 to Apr 11, 2021
History of Quarantine Restrictions for NCR
GCQ NCR from Aug 19, 2020 to Mar 28, 2021 MECQ GCQ NCR
from Aug 4 to Aug 18, 2020 from June 1 to Aug 3, 2020
ECQ Lockdown Entire Luzon from Mar 17 to May 30, 2020
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7,379 more cases today in the Philippines
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory April 20, 2021
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11,861 more cases today in the Philippines
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory April 11, 2021
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7,999 Daily new cases all-time high in the Philippines
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory March 20, 2021 (Approx one year from ECQ beginning Mar 17, 2020)
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Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory December 31, 2020
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Top TOTAL CASES: USA 9.3 M, India 8.1 M, Brazil 5.5 M. DEATHS: USA 236,000, Brazil 160,000, India 122,000
Reported Cases and Deaths by Country & Territory October 31, 2020
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Reported Cases and Deaths by Country and Territory March 31, 2020
NCR & LUZON placed under ECQ from Mar 17, 2020. GCQ from June 1, 2020. MECQ Aug 4-18. GCQ from Aug 19, 2020
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: A woman wearing a mask poses on May 31, 2020 in New York City. Government guidelines encourage wearing a mask in public with strong social distancing in effect. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
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Information for watchers of trends
From a page in THE DOVE of RC Holy Spirit
Five barangays in Quezon City, including Holy Spirit, are among the largest in the country Data from PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population Reference Number: 2016-058
Release Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 Table 1. Population of the Philippines
Census Year
Census Reference Date
Population (in millions)
2000
May 1, 2000
76.51
2010
May 1, 2010
92.34
2015
August 1, 2015
100.98
(Based on the 2000, 2010, and 2015 Censuses)
The population increased by 1.72 percent annually, on average, during the period 2010 to 2015. The country has 81 provinces. Of these provinces, Cavite was the most populous in 2015 with 3.68 million persons, followed by Bulacan (3.29 million), and Laguna (3.04 million). Twenty-four other provinces surpassed the one million population mark. The Philippines has 33 highly urbanized cities (HUCs). Four of these HUCS had surpassed the one million population mark, namely, Quezon City (2.94 million), City of Manila (1.78 million), Davao City (1.63 million), and Caloocan City (1.58 million). The country has 1,489 municipalities. The three largest municipalities in terms of population size are all located in the province of Rizal. These are the municipalities of Rodriquez (Montalban) with 369,222 persons, Cainta (332,128), and Taytay (319,104). Fifteen other municipalities had a population size of more than 150,000. There are 42,036 barangays in the country. The largest barangay in terms of population size is Barangay 176 in Caloocan City with 247 thousand persons. It was followed by Commonwealth in Quezon City (198,285) and Batasan Hills in Quezon City (161,409). Twelve other barangays posted a population size of more than a hundred thousand persons. Table 5. Barangays with More Than 100,000 Population: 2015
Rank
Barangay
City/Municipality/Province
Population
1
Barangay 176
Caloocan City
246,515
2
Commonwealth
Quezon City
198,285
3
Batasan Hills
Quezon City
161,409
4
Pinagbuhatan
City of Pasig
151,979
5
Payatas
Quezon City
130,333
6
San Jose
Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal
124,868
7
San Isidro
Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal
117,277
8
Poblacion
City of Muntinlupa
115,387
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Cupang
City of Antipolo, Rizal
113,613
10
Holy Spirit
Quezon City
110,447
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Barangay 178
Caloocan City
107,596
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Muzon
City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
106,603
13
San Juan
Taytay, Rizal
103,343
14
Pasong Tamo
Quezon City
103,100
15
San Jose (Pob.)
City of Antipolo, Rizal
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