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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,847,486 after the Department of Health reported 3,617 additional cases. The figure is an increase from the 2,961 additional cases reported on Friday, Dec. 31. According to the DOH, two laboratories were not operational on December 30, 2021, while six labs did not submit recent data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 17374 were active. Of these, […]
(Eagle News) — The management of the Makati hotel where a returning overseas Filipino from the United States was supposed to have stayed for the duration of her quarantine upon arrival in the country has apologized for “failing to stop” that same guest from skipping her quarantine. In a statement, the Berjaya Hotel said that while the 38-year-old female guest and her friends “are reportedly only mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic, this was a very serious […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila will be under an alert level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15. Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles made the announcement after the Department of Health confirmed three local cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant and seven more imported cases. With the additional Omicron cases, the Philippines now has 14 Omicron variant cases, including the four initially reported. The DOH said the detection of three local cases could also mean there was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope Filipinos would be “inspired by the promise of new beginnings that the New Year brings.” In expressing the optimism, the President in his New Year’s message noted that Filipinos were “given a fresh start and opportunity to aim higher and to do things better-in the spirit of genuine malasakit at pagbabago.” He expressed hope that all Filipinos’ aspirations would be “guided by our strong sense of nationhood..” […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,843,979 after the Department of Health reported additional 2,961 cases on Friday, Dec. 31. The OCTA research group has said the COVID-19 reproduction rate was now at 2.19, the highest since July 2020. According to the DOH, the active cases also rose to 14233. Of the active cases, 628 were asymptomatic, 8365 were mild, 3197 were moderate, 1701 were severe, and 342 were critical. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll due to Typhoon “Odette” has risen to 405, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Friday, Dec. 31. According to NDRRMC chief Ricardo Jalad, the primary causes of death of the fatalities are drowning, uprooted trees, landslides and debris. He said 82 people have been reported missing while 1,147 were injured. “Odette” affected mostly parts of Visayas and Mindanao before it exited the Philippine Area of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has included six countries under its “red” list amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palace has announced. According to Acting Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, included in the list are Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia, and Spain. With their inclusion, travelers from such places are not allowed to enter the country, unless they are on board repatriation flights organized by the Philippine government and its partners. Meanwhile, the following countries are included […]
Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Visayas and the northeastern portion of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Palawan including Kalayaan Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Meanwhile, cloudy skies with light rains […]
Chief executive garners high marks across classes (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval rating rose to 72%, making the chief executive the country’s ranking national official with the best performance this December, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. President Duterte’s approval rating registered in the survey conducted from December 1 to 6 was an increase of 8 percentage points from the 64% approval rating he posted in September. Of the total 2400 […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Thursday, Dec. 30, called on the public to “act with utmost vigilance as if the highly transmissible Omicron variant is already here,” noting the doubling of newly-reported COVID-19 cases in the past two days. According to the DOH, despite the Philippines’ progress in vaccination, approximately 1.5 million senior citizens have yet to be vaccinated. It implored all families and caregivers to “facilitate immediate vaccination and boosting of all senior […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2841260 on Thursday, Dec. 30, after the Department of Health reported 1623 additional cases. The additional cases are almost double the additional cases reported the day before. COVID-19 positivity rate also rose to 6.6%, an increase from Wednesday’s 4.5%, and above the World Health Organization’s acceptable threshold of 5%. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 11772 were active. Of these, 577 were asymptomatic, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11641 creating a Department of Migrant Workers. Under the law, the department will oversee all policies protecting the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers, effectively assuming the functions in that regard of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. The department, which shall be headed by a secretary and aided by four undersecretaries and assistant secretaries, will also formulate and promote policies aimed at the reintegration of OFWs […]
