If Ebola reaches the Philippines, you'll know who to blame...

**yebo** · August 28th, 2014 07:39 PM

Our rig is suppose to go to Gabon this December. The whole expat crew and malaysian maintenance crew (who will go with the rig if it goes there) simply said "Good luck finding a crew for the rig because we are not going there!" The manager said "The company will increase the hazard pay from 15% to 17.5%." Weeeeh, still no takers! They can keep their money, we simply refused to be in the situation where we will bring home the ebola virus back to our families. So now the Gabon contract is sidelined, they are talking again with Petronas but for a lot lower day rate than the Gabon contract.

Btw, Gabon is not even in the list of countries where there is a current ebola outbreak. But still absolutely no way we will increase the chances. We do no gamble with the health of our families.

**safeorigin** · August 28th, 2014 07:41 PM

Well, the thing about ebola is that it isn't as infectious as most people assume it to be since it can only be transmitted through direct fluid contact (i.e. kissing, poor hygiene) and not through the air.

I'd actually be more worried about flu than ebola.

Total Cases

Updated: August 22, 2014

Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 2615
Suspected Case Deaths: 1427
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 1528

Cases by Country
Guinea

Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 607
Suspected Case Deaths: 406
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 443

Liberia

Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 1082
Suspected Case Deaths: 624
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 269

Nigeria

Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 16
Suspected and Confirmed Case Deaths: 5
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 12

Sierra Leone

Suspected and Confirmed Case Count: 910
Suspected and Confirmed Case Deaths: 392
Laboratory Confirmed Cases: 804

2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa | Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever | CDC

**Monseratto** · August 28th, 2014 07:45 PM

Di lang Ebola, meron pa yung MERS galing Saudi...

Shocking: Relatives of Ebola victims in Liberia have started dragging their loved ones' bodies out of their homes and dumping them on the streets in a bid to avoid being quarantined. Above, a man walks past the dead body

**yebo** · August 28th, 2014 07:54 PM

It can be passed through sweat. What if the person seated beside you in the plane is a carrier and you just happen to rub elbows? How about at the airport? What if one of the local crew develops full blown symptoms while on the rig? Yes, contact with body fluids lang nga ang mode of transfer. Ang tanong e alam mo ba kung sino ang carrier at hindi?

**Mguy** · August 28th, 2014 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

In the meantime the French government has asked Air France to suspend flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone's biggest city(link) Simply amazing.

Its hard to compare the actions of the French Government and to ours. For one, we are mired in poverty and we all know that is the reason why the diaspora here is so high. The French go there probably for either as tourist, or for business and medical outreach. We on the other hand, need to go to provide for our families. Certainly there is are risks involved and we are just hoping that aside from the government agencies, those OFW themselves would be vigilant and considerate for the sake of our country, and their families as well.

**170kphlang** · August 28th, 2014 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

i caught Noli de Castro's show on DZMM's TV channel, and he was talking to an OFW who is working/worked at a mining company in Sierra Leone. The OFW bragged that the salary was so good, he had no trouble raising all his 7 kids. On top of that, he gets a vacation every 2 months so he can keep in touch with his family.

Then Noli replied that maybe the PH gov't shouldn't be banning OFWs from going to these countries -- i.e. politically unstable, with ongoing wars, or impending pandemics -- since the pay and leave benefits are good. So he's saying, go to a country with an Ebola outbreak right at its borders, risk spreading the pandemic here and let the ill-equipped government deal with the fallout. In the meantime the French government has asked Air France to suspend flights to Freetown, Sierra Leone's biggest city(link) Simply amazing.

Sigurado ako, this will make twisted sense to some of his listeners. And sigurado ako, pag tinamaan tayo ng Ebola, he'll be one of the first people who will go on air and blame the government for this.

Utang na loob, somebody please describe the Ebola threat to him before he goes on air again.

as usual, media mostly is manipulation..

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**lowslowbenz** · August 28th, 2014 10:22 PM

Anyone of you been to African airports?

A sweltering, stinky, mass of Godknowswhat. Enough to make one retch.

**frenchtower** · August 29th, 2014 07:29 AM

The Philippines already have Ebola (well actually a mutated strain of the Ebola virus).We actually exported them thru wild monkeys. Google search Reston virus. So far, test show it is still not pathogenic to humans.

**Altis6453** · August 29th, 2014 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by macsd

If it reaches this country, majority of the casualties will be from class A-C. Why, cause those in class D & E have live their lives with all the microbes & bacterias that their resistance level are way too high to survive.

Probably not. Those who belong to Class A -C are more conscious of proper hygiene and have access to information on how to prevent getting infected.

**badkuk** · August 29th, 2014 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Mguy

Its hard to compare the actions of the French Government and to ours. For one, we are mired in poverty and we all know that is the reason why the diaspora here is so high. The French go there probably for either as tourist, or for business and medical outreach. We on the other hand, need to go to provide for our families. Certainly there is are risks involved and we are just hoping that aside from the government agencies, those OFW themselves would be vigilant and considerate for the sake of our country, and their families as well.

Yes, they do need to earn for their families...but God forbid they bring Ebola back to their families...all the money in the world won't mean anything if you and all your loved ones are dead.

Granted, it isn't a simple matter as hundreds/thousands of OFWs are concerned...it's one thing to allow them to work there, it's another to get on the radio and downplay the Ebola threat and implicitly encouraging OFWs to go there.

Well, he's at it again, another interview with an OFW, still treating Ebola as the common cold. Really starting to run out of decent news channels to watch.