COVID-19 Status Update

By: Elleason Joshua Francisco

International: There are 364,191,494 confirmed cases in the world as of January 28 where 3,321,782 are
the new ones.

National: Meanwhile, the country has a tally of 3,545,680 total cases as of January 30 where 16,953 are
the new ones. Its total active cases are 202,864 while the total deaths are 53,891 and 20 are the new
ones. However, it has 3,288,925 total recoveries where 27,638 are the new ones.

Earlier in September 2021, the daily number of reported cases in the country has been progressively
dropping except in December 2021 when a sudden dramatic surge in cases began.

Although the positivity rates are still high, the present situation is slowly getting better due to the
continuous vaccine roll-out by the government and the increasing number of fully vaccinated
individuals.

Local: In San Jose, there are 2,560 confirmed cases with 140 deaths as stated in the recent report of the
Department of Health (DOH). Hence, it has a total of 2,348 recoveries.

People whose ages are between 20-39 recorded the highest number of cases in the municipality. They
already comprise half of the total cases even if it’s just the first week of January only. Therefore, they
are now considered as the most vulnerable group followed by those in ages 40-49. It must be noted that
it was the elderly or senior citizens only who are considered as the most vulnerable group due to the
lack of stamina and proper exercise.

Despite this, 65% of its total population has already been vaccinated as of January 15, 2022, which
includes minors aged 12 years older and the fully vaccinated ones. Accordingly, the healthcare workers
who are at higher risk and exposure, have a higher recovery rate due to booster doses.

Academic Calendar of Colleges in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro (A.Y. 2021-2022)

By: Philip Morena

Divine Word College of San Jose

 For Junior and Senior High School Department (January-June 2022)

January 3-5 INSET for Basic Education Teacher

January 3-4 SHS Registration for Second Semester
January 3 Start of Second Semester for SHS
February 1 Chinese New Year
February 3-5 Third Preliminary Examination
February 11 Safer Internet Day for Children in the Philippines
February 25 People Power Anniversary
February 28-March 4 Basic Education Graduation Pictorial
March 8 Gender and Development Day
March 10-12 Third Quarter Examination
April 9 Day of Valor
April 9 and 11-12 Fourth Preliminary Examinations
April 14 Maundy Thursday
April 15 Good Friday
April 16 Black Saturday
April 17 Easter Sunday
April 28-29 English Week Celebration
May 1 Labor Day
May 9 National Elections
May 11-13 Fourth Quarter Examination
May 25 CDC/GS Graduation
May 26 SHS Graduation
May 27 JHS Moving Up
June 10 Basic Education Virtual Promotion Campaign

 For College Department (January-July 2022)

January 4-6 Enrollment for Second Semester

January 10 First Day of Second Semester Classes
January 21 Faculty Meeting
February 11 Faculty Meeting
February 21-24 and 26 Preliminary Examinations
March 11 Faculty Meeting
March 14-17 and 19 Midterm Examinations
April 8 Faculty Meeting
April 18-21 and 23 Prefinal Examinations
May 6 Faculty Meeting
May 15 NSTP (CWTS) Graduation
May 16-19 and 21 Final Examinations
May 24 Summer Break
May 28 Graduation Day
June 6-7 Enrollment for Summer 2022
June 13-July 16 Summer 2022
Occidental Mindoro State University
 For College Department Only (January-June 2022)

January 1 New Year’s Day

January 3-7 Continuation of Enrollment for Second Semester
January 7 General Assembly – AM c/o VPAA
College Departmental Meeting – PM c/o Deans and Program Heads
January 10 Classes Begin (Second Semester)
February 1 Chinese New Year
February 21-24 Submission of Midterm Examination – 2nd semester
February 25 People Power Anniversary
March 1-4 Midterm Examination
March 5 Midterm Examination (Graduate School)
GAD Celebration
April 9 Day of Valor
April 14 Maundy Thursday
April 15 Good Friday
April 25-29 Final Examination for All Graduating Students
May 1 Labor Day
May 2-4 Final Examination for Non-Graduating Students
May 7 Final Examination for Graduate School Students
April 28-29 English Week Celebration
June 1 Presentation/Proclamation of Honor Graduates – AM
June 2 Recognition Day – Basic Education AM
Recognition Day – College PM
June 3 Baccalaureate Mass for All Graduating Students AM
June 5 Graduation Day – Basic Education AM
June 6 Graduation Day – BSIT, Graduate School PM
June 7 Graduation Day – CBAM AM
Graduation Day – All Board Courses
June 8 Graduation Day – Sablayan Campus PM
June 9 Graduation Day – Mamburao Campus AM
June 13-July 22 Summer Classes
June 16 Graduation Day – Lubang Campus
June (tentative date) OMSU Foundation Day

Philippine Central Islands College

 There is no available information available online. There is also no available contact
person who can provide the academic year or school calendar by the institution.
Captain Lawrence A. Cooper Technical College
 There is no available information available online especially on its official Facebook
page. There is also no known contact person in the said institution.

Onion Farming Status in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

By: Florence Domingo

 From Mr. Arnold John Bumanglad of Barangay Mapaya

He is an onion farmer who used 10 cans of onion seedlings for this planting season
(November-March). He started scattering the seedlings on his one-hectare land in November 20
and planted the grown ones on December 20. He spent fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000) for this
process which included paying sixty (60) farmers. Meanwhile, he spent an estimated amount of
seventy thousand pesos (P70,000) for fertilizer, insecticide, and other chemicals needed for
farming. However, he also pays an amount of fifteen thousand pesos (P15,000) for the rent of
the land. Therefore, he spends a total amount of around one hundred thousand pesos
(P100,000) for this cropping season.

Despite this, he is still confident with the quality of his onions because it has a good type
of soil and received proper irrigation. He is expecting to harvest it either by March or April this
year. However, he is hoping that the government will prohibit the entry of imported onions in
the country or even in the province only to ensure the balance in their profit since the prices of
onions are not fixed.

Note: Due to time constraints, it is impossible to receive immediate feedback or response from the
Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO) for the official status of onion farming in San Jose. Therefore, an
onion farmer was asked for the status of onion farming. Although it is not official, it is still beneficial
since he has actual experiences in such practice.