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(Eagle News)–Detected COVID-19 cases among police personnel breached the 47,000 mark on Saturday, Jan. 22. The 47,024 COVID-19 tally was after the Philippine National Police reported 310 additional cases within its ranks. Of the total cases, the PNP said 3278 were active. Recoveries rose to 43620 with the additional 483 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll among police personnel is at 126, after one additional death was reported on Jan. 19. The police are among the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,357,083 on Friday, Jan. 21, after the Department of Health reported 32,744 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 19 while three did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System. Of the total cases, the DOH said 291618 were active. Of these, 9015 were asymptomatic, 277833 were mild, 2979 were moderate, 1487 were severe, and 304 were critical. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 people have been arrested for violating the gun ban, the Philippine National Police said. According to the Philippine National Police, of the 242 so far arrested, 20 were arrested on Friday, Jan. 21. The 20 new reports of arrests came from Mandaue City, Ormoc City, Eastern Samar, Catbalogan City, Makati City, Pasig City, Taguig City, Parañaque City, Manila, and Bulacan. Confiscated from the 20 were 14 firearms, 116 ammunition, and […]
(Eagle News) — Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, and Northern Samar will be under an alert level 4 until the end of the month. Meanwhile, the following areas have been placed under an alert level 3 also until Jan. 31: Apayao Basilan Davao de Oro Davao Oriental Lanao del Norte Maguindanao Masbate North Cotabato Puerto Princesa City Sarangani Sultan Kudarat Surigao del Norte Siquijor Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga Sibugay These alert levels take effect starting Friday, […]
(Eagle News) — The number of areas under a granular lockdown in the Philippines has increased to 844. According to the Philippine National Police, as of Wednesday, of the 844, 233 were in the National Capital Region (NCR), 210 in Cordillera, 203 in Cagayan, 165 in Ilocos, 18 in Mimaropa, and 15 in Western Visayas. The PNP said 2,083 people have been affected by the granular lockdowns. The Department of Health has said there was […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino has so far been reported injured or killed in Tonga or Samoa after an underwater volcanic eruption that caused a tsunami in Tonga and prompted evacuation orders across the Pacific. The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, this was based on an email from the Association of Filipinos in Tonga, Inc. that noted that all Filipinos had been accounted for. The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in […]
(Eagle News) — Eighty-two more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the additional cases pushed the total cases among detected Filipinos abroad to 24373. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases is at 104 following a new report from a country in the Americas,” the department said. Four more recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 14441. COVID-19 deaths among […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has suspended its plenary sessions for the rest of the week. In a statement, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the decision to suspend was arrived at due to the continuing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. “Since the start of the year, more than 70 House members and employees have contracted the virus and many others are undergoing quarantine or self-isolation after exhibiting symptoms […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,242,374 on Monday, Jan, 17, after the Department of Health reported 37,070 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Jan. 15 while 12 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System. Of the total cases, active cases have now jumped to 290938. Of these, 9187 were asymptomatic, 277020 were mild, 2947 were moderate, 1480 were severe, and 304 […]
(Eagle News) — At least 161 Civil Service Commission personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to CSC commissioner Aileen Lizada, this was based on data from the central and regional offices. So far, she said they were waiting for the results of the swab tests on the close contacts of those who tested positive. The Department of Health over the weekend said there was a community transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 45,782 with the addition of 310 cases. According to the Philippine National Police, of the total cases, 4015 were active. Recoveries rose to 41642 with the addition of 277 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 125. According to the Department of Health, there was a community transmission of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in Metro Manila. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 alert […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Embassy in Wellington is “closely following developments” in Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji following the underwater eruption of an underwater volcano that triggered strong tsunami and wave alerts across the Pacific. The Department of Foreign Affairs said coordination efforts were so far ongoing with authorities and community leaders to “ascertain the situation on the ground and the condition of Filipinos” in those places after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano spewed smoke […]
