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(Eagle News) — Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, July 25. Of the 309 House members, 282 voted for the lawmaker. Four abstained and 22 did not vote. The Leyte lawmaker was nominated by Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos. This was seconded by Reps. Ralph Recto, Camille Villar, Isidro Ungab, Raymond Democrito Mendoza, Roberto Puno, Kristine Singson-Meehan, and Aurelio Gonzales. No other nomination for the post was made. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged over 3,000 more COVID-19 cases. According to the Department of Health, the 3,657 additional cases pushed the total cases to 3752534. Of these, 27116 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 12,077. Calabarzon followed suit with 7574, followed by Central Luzon with 3403, Western Visayas with 2443, and Central Visayas with 1356. Of the […]
Suspect in police custody: QC gov’t (Eagle News)–Three people were killed in a shooting incident in Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City on Sunday. The Quezon City government identified the fatalities as Rosita Furigay, former mayor of Lamitan; one Ateneo security guard identified by The Guidon as Jeneven Bandiala; Furigay’s aide identified as Victor Capistrano. Also injured was Furigay’s daughter who is currently undergoing treatment in the hospital. The shooting took place before the […]
Metro Manila with 11624 new cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)—The Philippines logged over 3000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 23. According to the Department of Health, the 3604 additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3748979. Of these, 25743 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of the regions in the last 14 days, with 11624 new cases. It was followed by Calabarzon with 7104, Central […]
Other appointments made (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has reappointed Prospero de Vera as Commission on Higher Education chief. Also appointed officially as Department of Energy secretary was Raphael Perpetuo Lotilla. The following appointments were also made: Franz Josef George Espina Alvarez as Acting President, Chief Executive Officer and Member, Board of Directors of the PNOC Exploration Corporation; Pedro Ramirez Laylo as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Israel; Philippe Jones Lhuiller as Ambassador […]
Paris, France | AFP by Julien DURY Research shows that the risk of developing heart conditions after a messenger RNA Covid vaccine is very low, and should not call into question the value of life-saving vaccination campaigns rolled out across the world. But the risk is “non-negligible”, and the available evidence is difficult to assess precisely, researchers have said, calling for better data on the subject. “That we are now more than a year […]
Metro Manila with 11,112 new cases in last 14 days (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 3,389 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 22. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the total cases to 3745375. The DOH said of the total cases, 24478 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 11,112. Calabarzon followed suit with 6592, followed […]
Metro Manila logs 10,636 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, July 22. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2828 COVID-19 cases pushed the tally to 3741987. Of these, 22207 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 10636. It was followed by Calabarzon with 6167, Central […]
Additional BA.4 Omicron and BA.2.12.1 cases also monitored, DOH says (Eagle News)–Over 800 new Omicron subvariant BA.5 cases have been detected in the Philippines. According to Department of Health officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire, apart from the additional 816 BA.5 subvariant cases, 42 more BA.4 Omicron subvariant cases were also detected. Over 50, or 52, new BA.2.12.1 subvariant cases were also found in Regions 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 4A, CAR, CARAGA, and Metro […]
Metro Manila with 10,393 additional cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 2000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, July 20. According to the Department of Health, the 2074 additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3739160. Of these, 20678 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of the regions in the last 14 days, with 10393 new cases. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5937, Central […]
Bowling legend Coo is PSC commissioner (Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has appointed Danilo Cruz as director-general of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. In a statement, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles also said Olivia Garcia Coo has been appointed as commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission. Cruz is a former Labor undersecretary. Coo, meanwhile, was recently elected head of the Philippine Bowling Federation. She has represented the Philippines in international bowling competitions such […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 2,000 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, July 18. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2285 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 3735383. Of these, 20524 are active. According to the DOH, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 10130. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5707, Central Luzon with 2434, Western Visayas with 2112, […]
