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(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,667,542 on Sunday, March 6, after the Department of Health reported 870 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 870 new cases, 799 occurred within the recent 14 days. The top regions with the most additional COVID-19 cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila, with 212; Region IV-A with 126; and Region 6 with 80. Of the total detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, […]
Top regions with additional cases in recent two weeks are Metro Manila, Region 4-A and 7, DOH says (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,666,678 on Saturday, March 5, after the Department of Health reported 941 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 941 cases, 833 (89%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 20 – March 5, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were […]
Suspects face criminal, admin raps, PNP says (Eagle News) — Four police officers implicated in the robbery-slay of a village councilor and her husband in San Fernando town, Cebu have been relieved from their post. According to the Philippine National Police, Staff Sergeants Rene Catamora, Junrey Ypil, Junrey Batobalonos and Master Sgt. Alvin Enad, former Staff Sgt. Esmeraldo Quillosa have also been placed in RDEU7 custodial facility while they are facing charges of robbery with […]
232 more COVID-19 deaths reported (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,665,747 after the Department of Health reported 853 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 853 reported cases today, 784 (92%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 19 – March 4, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila (170 or 22%), Region 4-A (128 or 16%) and Region 7 (94 or […]
(Eagle News) –Twenty-one Filipino seafarers who were recently evacuated from Ukraine have arrived in Moldova, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the Filipinos made up the crew of MV S-Breeze and were evacuated from Chornomosk. They arrived in two batches in Moldova, on February 27 and March 1. The M/V S-Breeze, a bulk carrier, has been in drydock for repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in the Port of Odessa, Ukraine […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Romando Artes as the new Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief. Artes’ appointment letter was signed on March 1. The lawyer and certified public accountant will effectively replace Benhur Abalos, who resigned from the post to support former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ presidential bid. “It is an honor to be appointed as the MMDA Chairman. The agency has been my home for the past five years–from the term of […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,664,905 after the Department of Health reported 989 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on March 1, 2022 while there five laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 50458 were active. Of these, 463 were asymptomatic, 45510 were mild, 2773 were moderate, 1415 were severe, and 297 were critical. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P6.8 million worth of shabu in a recent buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, March 3. According to the PNP, four people were also arrested in the operation on National Road in Barangay Poblacion. The PNP identified the suspects as Jhonray Barendse, 31; Joselito Olong Estay, 52; Emely Dologuin Subrado, 48; and Marcel Iglesias Alawia, 36. Based on initial investigation, the PNP said the suspects […]
(Eagle News) — Police Lieutenant General Rhodel O. Sermonia is the new commander of Joint Task Force COVID Shield. According to the Philippine National Police, Philippine National Police Chief Dionardo Carlos designated Sermonia to the post left vacant after Police Lieutenant General Israel Ephraim T Dickson was promoted to PNP Deputy Chief for Administration, the 2nd in command of the PNP. The PNP said effective Wednesday, Sermonia is the Deputy Chief for Operations and concurrent Task […]
Urges all parties involved to forge peace accord (Eagle News) — The Philippines on Wednesday, March 2, called for a halt to the ongoing violence in Ukraine. “We appeal for an immediate end to the unnecessary loss of life and call on the states involved to forge an accord that can help prevent a conflagration that could engulf a world still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic,” acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 violators have been arrested since the gun ban was implemented ahead of the elections in May. According to the Philippine National Police, of the 1,554 persons arrested, 1,496 were civilians, 21 security personnel, 15 police personnel and nine from the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Based on the PNP data, Metro Manila had the most violators, with 534, followed by Region 7 with 178. Region 4A had 173 violators; Region […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order institutionalizing refugees’, stateless persons’, and asylum seekers’ access to protection services. President Duterte signed Executive Order No. 163 that establishes an Inter-agency Committee on the Protection of Refugees, Stateless Persons, and Asylum Seekers on Feb. 28 and “ensure full protection of the rights of persons of concern to liberty and security, and freedom of movement.” “Subject to applicable laws and issuances, the minimum standards […]
