22 issued by governor humerlito dolor, imposing a 12-day lockdown, starting at 12:01 p.m. on saturday, march 14 until 11:59 p.m. on wednesday, march 25. pampanga logged its first case, a 67-year-old-male resident of san fernando and later admitted at our lady of mt. carmel medical center. parañaque city confirmed its first covid-19 case, ph85 - a 38 male. march 14 forty-seven new cases were confirmed on march 14, totaling 111 cases. abra and cordillera region confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 39-year-old ofw seaman with travel history in the uae and a resident of catacdegan nuevo, manabo. the said ofw also became the first case in la union upon learning that he visited his ailing mother at lorma medical center in san fernando, where he was earlier listed as person under investigation (pui). pasay city confirmed its first covid-19 case, ph86 - a 46-year-old male resident with known exposure to a carrier and later admitted at the research institute for tropical medicine. march 15 the national capital region and the municipality of cainta in rizal have been placed under "community quarantine" or a partial lockdown that will last until april 14. twenty-nine new cases have been confirmed on march 15, totaling 140 cases. antipolo confirmed its first case, a 60-year-old-male filipino resident with travel history in japan and later confined at fatima university medical center, antipolo. laguna logged its first case, a resident of santa rosa muntinlupa city confirmed its first covid-19 case, (ph139) - a 44-year-old female resident with no recent travel history and monitored at the research institute for tropical medicine quezon province confirmed its first case, a 35-year-old male resident of lucena with travel history in thailand and singapore. confirmed first case in davao region, a 21-year-old filipina resident of pantukan with travel history in the uk and qatar and later admitted at davao regional medical center in tagum, propelling cities of davao and tagum to declare a "partial lockdown". this is also the first reported covid-19 case for davao city, davao de oro and davao del norte. the pnp announced that an officer assigned to the cidg showed symptoms of covid-19 while having a diabetic condition. he died on march 14 with the test results released by march 17. march 16 two new cases have been confirmed on march 16, totaling 142 cases. president duterte announces the placement of the entire island of luzon including its associated islands on "enhanced community quarantine," in effect imposing a lockdown on the island. march 17 the department of health confirmed that the occurrence of community-based transmission of the coronavirus in the philippines. forty-five new cases were confirmed on march 17, totaling 187 cases. a diamond princess repatriate who tested positive of the virus has completely recovered from the disease and was discharged within the same day. this brings a total of 4 recoveries among infected patients in the philippines. on march 17, president rodrigo duterte has signed proclamation no. 929 that placed the entire philippines under the state of calamity on account of covid-19. march 18 six new cases were confirmed on march 18, totaling 193 cases. cebu confirmed first case, a 65-year-old man resident of mandaue, later confined at chong hua hospital-mandaue. cotabato city and soccsksargen region confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 32-year-old islamic missionary resident of lanao del sur who recently attended a tabligh gathering in kuala lumpur from february 27 to march 1. he was later confined at the cotabato regional and medical center. the total confirmed cases of covid-19 surpassed the 200-benchmark. eleven new cases were later confirmed, totaling 202 cases. three fatalities were confirmed totaling 17 deaths. police checkpoint near the border of valenzuela, metro manila with meycauayan, bulacan. march 19 march 19 fifteen new cases were confirmed on march 19, totaling 217 cases. valenzuela city confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 34-year-old female resident with no travel history but was exposed to a known carrier who travelled from malaysia. doh secretary francisco duque was placed under home quarantine after one of the department's senior officials tested positive for the disease. dfa secretary teodoro locsin, jr. announced the temporary suspension of visa issuance to all foreign individuals and cancellation of existing ones. march 20 president duterte addressed the nation through the house of representatives and gave additional orders to the people and the government to alleviate the spread of covid-19. thirteen additional cases of the disease were confirmed, totaling 230 cases. one fatality was also confirmed, totaling 18 deaths. bacolod, negros occidental, and western visayas confirmed their first covid-19 case, a 56-year-old man with travel history in london which arrived home on february 29, but later confined in an unspecified private hospital on march 6 upon experiencing symptoms. pangasinan logged its first covid-19 case, a resident of an undisclosed location in the province. caba, la union mayor philip crispino and his wife tested positive with covid-19, they were home-quarantined. march 21 thirty-two new cases were initially confirmed on march 21, totaling 262 cases. one fatality and five recoveries were also confirmed totaling 19 deaths and 13 recoveries. forty-five additional new cases were confirmed later, surpassing the 300-mark with 307 cases as total. cagayan valley region and cagayan province confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 44-year-old male senior fire officer of santa mesa fire station in manila and resident of tuguegarao who arrived in the province and later admitted at cagayan valley medical center. it is also the first covid-19 case in cagayan valley region. iloilo confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 65-year-old male patient resident of guimbal town with no recent travel history but was exposed to a relative returned from japan. he experienced symptoms on march 6 and later admitted to a hospital in iloilo city on march 13. palawan and mimaropa region reported its first covid-19 case, a 26-year-old male australian national who travelled from kuala lumpur to manila and arrived in puerto princesa city on march 5. he was admitted at a government hospital in the city after experiencing mild symptoms on march 12, discharged on march 15, and later allowed to travel back to australia on march 17 despite of pending confirmatory results. march 22 seventy-three new cases were confirmed on march 22, totaling 380 cases. six deaths and two recoveries were also confirmed totaling 25 deaths and 15 recoveries. nueva ecija confirmed its first 2 covid-19 cases in , a 43-year-old medical representative from cabanatuan and a 45-year-old resident of san isidro. according to doh undersecretary maria rosario vergeire announced that doh secretary francisco duque tested negative for covid-19, but decided to continue his home quarantine. malacañang asked congress, on march 22, to declare a national emergency and grant the president emergency powers on account of covid-19. panic buying in baliuag, bulacan, march 23, 2020 senators during a special session to tackle the passage of the bayanihan to heal as one act, march 23, 2020 march 23 sixteen new cases were confirmed on march 23, totaling 396 cases. eight deaths and three recoveries were also confirmed totaling 33 deaths and 18 recoveries. sixty-six additional new cases were later confirmed on march 23, surpassing the 400-mark and totaling 462 cases. baguio confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 61-year-old woman ofw in italy who arrived in the country and later admitted at baguio general hospital. davao city confirmed 2 new cases, both 47-year-old male and female residents of the city with travel history in metro manila. they were both asymptomatic and home-quarantined. malabon confirmed its first covid-19 case, a resident of barangay dampalit. marinduque logged its first covid-19 case, a resident of torrijos who arrived in the province from manila on march 12 and later confined at marinduque provincial hospital upon experiencing symptoms. northern samar and eastern visayas confirmed its first case of covid-19, a 51-year old filipino female resident of catarman who arrived in manila from japan on january 2, samar on march 3, and later admitted at an intensive care unit on march 12. the senate and the house of representatives had a special session, on march 23, to deliberate president duterte's request to realign funds for covid-19 response. the house of representatives approved hb 6616 or "bayanihan act" on march 23, with 284-9-0 votes. this will empower president duterte to handle covid-19. president duterte signs administrative order no. 26, which grants a maximum of ₱500 daily hazard pay for government personnel who still report for work regardless of employment status during the month-long lockdown of luzon to control the spread of the new coronavirus disease (covid-19). march 24 with 12-0-0 votes (and 7-1-0 from non-attending senators), the senate approved senate bill 1481 or "we heal as one" that will grant president duterte additional powers to handle covid-19. combining both versions of the upper and the lower houses, the bill was named "bayanihan to heal as one act". the bill was then sent to president duterte for approval. thirty-nine new cases were confirmed on march 24, surpassing the 500-mark and totaling 501 cases. they also confirmed the recovery of one patient, bringing the total number of recovered patients to 19. fifty-one additional new cases were later confirmed on march 24, totaling 552 cases. they also confirmed two new deaths and two new recoveries of patients, bringing the death toll to 35 and recovered patients to 20. capiz logged its first covid-19 case, a 45-year-old male resident of jamindan with recent travel history in metro manila. zamboanga city and zamboanga peninsula region confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 29-year-old male resident of barangay sinunoc, ayala district with recent travel history in metro manial and arrived on march 13. he consulted a local private hospital on march 15 upon experiencing symptoms, later considered him as a pui. president duterte had a short live address on march 24. the president commended the front-liners, the fallen doctors and the congress and assured the public that the government will do its best to alleviate the impact of covid-19 using the powers bestowed upon him. the first case of covid-19 in zamboanga was confirmed on march 24. march 25 on march 25, president duterte signed the "bayanihan to heal as one act of 2020" into law, granting him 30 additional powers to handle covid-19 and its projected aftermath. eighty-four new cases were confirmed on march 25, surpassing the 600-mark and totaling 636 cases. they also confirmed six new recoveries and three new deaths, bringing the death toll to 38 and recovered patients to 26. sultan kudarat confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 68-year-old female with recent travel history in manila. march 26 seventy-one new cases were confirmed on march 26, surpassing the 700-mark and totaling 707 cases. they also confirmed two new recoveries and seven new deaths, bringing the death toll to 45 and recovered patients to 28. nueva vizcaya reported its first covid-19 case, a 65-year-old resident of solano who unfortunately deceased last march 19, 2020. tarlac confirmed first two covid-19 cases, a 75-year-old woman from patalan, paniqui and a 39-year-old man from pinasling, gerona. zambales logged its first covid-19 case, a 73-year-old retired personnel from the united states navy and later admitted at president ramon magsaysay provincial hospital in iba. march 27 ninety-six new cases were confirmed on march 27, surpassing the 800-mark and totaling 803 cases. they also confirmed three new recoveries and nine new deaths, bringing the death toll to 54 and recovered patients to 31. albay and bicol region confirmed its first two covid-19 cases, a 50 and a 53 years old both male and admitted at bicol regional training hospital in daraga. davao oriental confirmed its first covid-19 cases with 2 in a single day- both residents of mati city, arrived in the province on march 7 from manila on board a pal flight via davao city. they were home quarantined upon their arrival. camarines sur logged its first covid-19 case in, a 48-year-old female resident in naga city. isabela confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 23-year-old patient who traveled from manila but later confined at the southern isabela medical center (simc) in santiago city. occidental mindoro reported its first covid-19 case, an 84-year-old man, resident of sablayan and unfortunately died at san jose district hospital on march 22. oriental mindoro confirmed its first covid-19 case, a 1-year-old girl resident of ilaya, calapan with travel