Category: COVID 19-RELATED RESPONSE

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held the tenth episode of the Edu-Hack podcast on 11 August 2020 entitled “Reaching Out to the Struggling Reader through Personalized Instruction.” Prof. Daisy Calado-Cunanan, Faculty-in-Charge (FIC) of the UPOU Bachelor of Education Studies and Master of Arts in Social Studies Education programs, moderated the 100-minute session.

The episode started with the presentation of  Mr. Victor Villanueva, a Teacher from The Beacon Academy and a Reading Specialist and President of CORID. His discussion centered on the concept that reading is the product of decoding and language comprehension. 

PGH shares lessons learned during ongoing efforts to prevent COVID-19 transmission

By Regina Berba, Eric Berberabe, Bill Veloso, Rodney Dofitas, Lilibeth Genuino, and Gap Legaspi
For the PGH COVID Crisis Team

Ugnayan ng Pahinungod facilitated the donation of 30 units of prepaid WiFi modems to the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Iloilo on July 29, 2020 at the DepEd division office in La Paz, Iloilo City. Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Director, Prof. Ruben M. Gamala officially turned over the devices to Dr. Roel F. Bermejo, and Division IPEd Focal Person, Dr. Jesus C. Insilada, together with other key division personnel.

The 30 wifi modems were acquired through an open-use grant facilitated by University of the Philippines Visayas faculty on study leave, Donne Jone P. Sodusta.

One hundred test kits were donated to the Eastern Visayas Regional Covid-19 Testing Center (EVRCTC) on 10 June through the Detect 100 – Sponsor a Test Kit Project organized by UP Maanyag, Batch 2007 of the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC).

The turnover was done at the Department of Health (DOH) Eastern Visayas – Center for Health Development in Candahug, Palo with Regional Director Dr. Minerva P. Molon and Assistant Regional Director Dr. Exuperia B. Sabalberino in attendance.

UP Hamili Brotherhood and UP Hamilia Sisterhood stepped up and did their share to serve the community while the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Do-It-Yourself Face Shields factory was created at Villa Marina in Miagao with Hamili-Hamilia students and alumni members as workers. Materials for these face shields were supplied by the UPAA-Iloilo Chapter and the iAmUPHi. The Hamili-Hamilia assumed the work on the DIY face shields that was started by the stranded UPV dormers in Miagao.

The University of the Philippines Pandananon *(UPP), on their behalf, initiated various activities as part of their contribution to the dagyaw. When the organization called for donations, various sectors such as University of the Philippines Visayas, Northwestern Visayan College, Team KG/Team Iloilo Suits and Shields, and other Pandananons based overseas answered the battle cry. The donation drive collected a total amount of PhP 184, 913.39 while in-kind donation received alcohol, face shields, materials for face shields, and protective personal equipment (PPE), among others.

Experts from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) shared new innovations and technologies for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the fisheries sector via webinar on July 16~17, 2020.

Six experts in fisheries processing and aquaculture technologies of UPV-CFOS introduced ideas and new business opportunities, which they have spent years developing, to MSMEs, entrepreneurs and researchers in the region as featured resource persons to the webinar “Business Opportunities for MSMEs in the Fisheries Sector to assist entrepreneurs to recover amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UPLB Gender Center (UPLB-GC) continues to promote gender and health awareness notwithstanding the pandemic through the Gend-ER Live! webinar series on Facebook.

At its second episode on July 28, Gend-ER Live! discussed violence against women and children (VAWC) during the pandemic.  

Reports on mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, mainly on D614G which affects the spike protein on the virus’ surface, have led the public to ask whether these changes make the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease more infectious, lethal, or on the other hand, benign and less transmissible.

As the official count went beyond 61,000 (as of July 16) confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, more participants are joining the community of health educators, learners and practitioners following the UP Webinar Series “STOP COVID DEATHS: Clinical Management Updates”.

The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team (UP PRT) has launched “CITY vs COVID”, a feature within the endcov.ph dashboard that provides information on how cities are recovering from COVID-19 over time, based on DOH and LGU data.

Users can simply select their city to generate charts showing the latest number of cases, deaths, and recoveries, and information on their locality’s recovery rate, fatality rate, and current phase of community quarantine. Users can also find COVID-19 statistics of past dates by hovering their cursor on the bar aligned to the specific date they’re looking for.