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(Eagle News) — Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,731,735 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, after the Department of Health reported 4,496 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 63,637 were active. Of these, 79 percent are mild, 5.2 percent asymptomatic, 2 percent critical, 4.8 severe, and 8.97 percent were moderate. Recoveries are now at 2627126 with the addition of 9609 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 40972 with the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Tuesday, Oct. 19, ordered all unit commanders to increase police visibility in areas where people flock to following the downgrading of the COVID-19 alert level in Metro Manila. In a statement, the PNP said this was following a directive from Secretary Eduardo Año, who gave the order following the Department of Health’s appear for the implementation of the minimum public health safety protocol. The department […]
(Eagle News) — Vince Dizon has resigned as president of the Bases and Conversion Development Authority (BCDA). Dizon, however, will remain in President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet as the country’s testing czar and deputy chief implementer of the National Task Force against COVID-19. This was revealed in the hearing on the proposed P6.487-billion budget of the BCDA for 2022 in the Senate on Monday, Oct. 18. Dizon’s resignation as BCDA president reportedly became effective on […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged over 600 more Delta variant cases, the Department of Health said on Monday, Oct. 18. According to the Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, apart from the 633 Delta variant cases, six Beta variant cases and three Alpha variant cases were found in the 748 samples that underwent genome sequencing on October 16. The DOH official said all cities and the municipality in Metro Manila were found to have […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Oct. 18: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel. The Philippines is easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, as it attempts to open up the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the Bureau of Immigration said only Bermuda was on its updated red list, with […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,713,509 on Saturday, Oct. 16, after the Department of Health reported 7,772 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 85048 were active. Recoveries rose to 257881 with the addition of 1634 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 40580, with the addition of 156 deaths. According to the DOH data, at least 48 percent of the 15,000 ward beds in the country […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections announced on Saturday, Oct. 16, the extension of voter registration hours and the addition of Saturdays for the same in Metro Manila. In a statement, Comelec said voter registration in the following areas will also be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, with Saturday registration “but only up to 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 23, 2021”: municipalities of Alcala and San Quintin in Pangasinan; Tarlac […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the street violence that rocked Beirut on Friday, Oct. 15, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the embassy, however, continues to monitor the situation after snipers opened fire and aimed at people’s heads in an attack on supporters of Hezbollah and its ally, according to Reuters. The group was demanding the removal of the judge investigating the explosion that rocked the city’s port […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2705792 on Friday, Oct. 15, with the addition of 7625 cases. The Department of Health said 65 cases were removed from the total case count. Of the total cases, 78999 are active. Of the active cases, 80 percent are mild, 6.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 3.9 percent severe, and 7.38 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2586369 with the addition of 13363 recoveries. Over […]
(Eagle News)– There are so far 100 areas under a granular lockdown in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the lockdowns in 65 barangays were imposed on 48 houses, 25 residential buildings, 16 subdivisions or villages, seven streets, and four residential building floors. The PNP said it has deployed 363 personnel and 410 force multipliers to those areas. Earlier, the government said it would be up to the local government […]
(Eagle News) — Two soldiers and a policeman were arrested for alleged gun-running activities in Maguindanao, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, Oct. 14. The PNP identified those arrested in the entrapment operation in in Barangay Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat as Patrolman Eliver Jay Anggot Soverano; Datu Morjan Kunakon Tumindig; Adams Tuminding; and Army Staff Sgt. Gleen Argones Sangyao and Army Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Dichosa II. Soverano was reportedly assigned to the Philippine National […]
Up to 50% capacity for outdoor activities allowed in Metro Manila starting Oct 16; Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan, Rizal, 6 other areas under MECQ (Eagle News) — Malacanang announced the guidelines containing eased restrictions as more establishments are allowed to operate as Metro Manila eases to COVID-19 alert level 3 from Oct. 16 to the end of the month. According to the Palace, under the alert level, these establishments will be allowed to operate […]
