Confirmed Covid cases in Central Luzon reach 115,149; deaths climb to 2,795 Tesda opens more assessment centers for domestic work in Central Luzon
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Central Luzon have now reached a total of 115,149 as some 648 new cases have been recorded from the different provinces of the region as of Monday,
June 7.
Of the total number, the Department of Health’s (DOH) official Covid 19- Tracker shows 105,140 cases as recoveries. The tracker also showed that some 7,214 cases as still active while some 2,795 cases have died of the virus. Most of the deaths were registered in Bulacan with 911 deaths, Pampanga with 715 deaths, Nueva Ecija with 337 deaths, and Tarlac with 250 deaths. In Angeles City alone, the DOH recorded 204 mortalities.
Some 47 deaths have been recorded in Pampanga, in the last 14 days, which is the highest in Central Luzon for the said cumulative period.
For the whole of Region III, some 158 new deaths have been recorded in the last 14 days.
Of the 1,271 health facilities in the region, 49 percent of all available beds are currently occupied for Covid patients.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - To accommodate more outbound Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has opened three more assessment centers for Domestic Work NC II in Region III.
This was in line with TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña’s directive to establish more assessment centers for Domestic Work NC II nationwide to avoid overcrowding in the National Capital Region (NCR).
TESDA Region III inaugurated the Domestic Work Assessment Center in Concepcion Vocational School (CVS) in Tarlac and in the Provincial Training Center (PTC) in Calumpit, Bulacan on May 31 and June 1 r espect i vel y.
Likewise, the region has also opened another assessment center on Domestic Work NC II in PTC-Tarlac last June 3.
Lapeña noted that these new assessment centers can now accommodate the applicants in their respective provinces and they will no longer need to go to other provinces just to undergo competency assessment.
“We need to upgrade and provide more assessment centers for Domestic Work. We will ensure that all outbound domestic workers are competent and have the necessary skills to render service to their employers in foreign countries,” he said.
Other assessment centers for Domestic Work NC II in Region III are Regional Training Center (RTC) Central Luzon – Guiguinto, RTC Central Luzon – Mariveles, PTC - Nueva Ecija (Palayan City), and Gonzalo Puyat School of Arts and Trades (GPSAT).
Earlier, Lapeña urged outbound OFWs in the province to undergo competency assessment on Domestic Work NC II at the nearest assessment center in their area to avoid overcrowding in NCR.
OFWs are one of TESDA’s long-time priority clients, and the agency is continuously doing its best to improve the services and programs for them to maintain a high rate of employment overseas.
TESDA Region IV-A has also inaugurated two more assessment centers in CALABARZON. These are the RTCCalabarzon in Batangas and Jacobo Z. Gonzales Memorial School of Arts and Trades (JZGMSAT) in Laguna.
Meanwhile, Lapeña also acknowledged that setting-up additional assessment centers under the management of the regional offices will more likely expedite the process of assessment and certification.
“With these assessment centers, outbound OFWs compliance and enforcement to the said requirements will be improved.” (PR)