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(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has tested positive for COVID-19. Moreno made the announcement in a post on the Manila government’s Facebook page. “Nakararamdam ako ng kaunting ubo, kaunting sipon. Masakit ang aking katawan ngayon (I have a bit of cough and some colds. My body hurts at the moment),” Moreno said. The Manila government on Sunday, Aug. 15, said Moreno was on his way to the Sta. Ana Hospital. Moreno assured […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Afghanistan due to the worsening security situation in the country. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the highest Alert Level 4 has been raised over the country, with Taliban forces edging closer to taking control of the government. President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, reports said. According to the DFA, the alert level is raised when […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,741,616 after the Department of Health reported 14,749 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 102748 were active. Of these, 95.9 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.8 percent were critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.93 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1608528 including the additional 10720 recoveries. The death toll is now at 30340 including the additional 270 ones. On Sunday, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has charged two individuals for getting a third COVID-19 vaccine shot in the city even if they had already been fully vaccinated in another. In a statement, the local government said one of those charged before the City Prosecutors Office received his second Sinovac dose in Mandaluyong City on May 10, but still received a Moderna shot in Quezon City last week. The other, the local government said, […]
Arriving Filipinos under repatriation programs from those countries to be allowed to enter PHL, too (Eagle News) — Passengers who had a “mere layover” in the ten countries on the Philippines’ travel ban list will still be allowed to enter the country, the Bureau of Immigration clarified. According to the bureau, arriving Filipinos, under repatriation programs from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia may also be allowed […]
(Eagle News) — Eleven areas in Metro Manila are under the highest alert level 4 because of increasing COVID-19 cases and hospital bed utilization. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said these are: Las Piñas Malabon Makati Marikina Muntinlupa Navotas San Juan Pateros Quezon City Taguig Valenzuela According to Vergeire, Metro Manila is still at a high-risk case classification with its positive two-week growth rate and a high-risk average daily attack rate. Apart from these 11 […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Aug. 13: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila is also under an enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 20.
(Eagle News) — Laguna, Bulacan, and Cavite will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine from August 16 until August 31. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the following areas will also be placed under the same community quarantine for the same period: Iloilo City Apayao Ilocos Norte Cagayan de Oro City Lucena City Rizal province Aklan Iloilo Province Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu City The following areas will be under a general community […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has nabbed three wanted South Koreans in Pampanga. In a statement, Immigration chief Jaime Morente said Han Jeongcheol, 47, Yang Wonil, 48, and Cho Sunggye, 56, were nabbed on Tuesday, Aug. 10, in their residence inside a subdivision in Angeles City. The bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit had gone to the house to serve a deportation warrant against Han, who had been ordered expelled by the bureau for being […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the relief of the entire Quezon City unit of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group over an alleged P3-million extortion. In a statement, the PNP said Eleazar ordered Police Maj. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro, Director of the CIDG to also disarm and put the policemen under restrictive custody while an investigation into the demand made to businessman Adrian Dominic Ang was ongoing. Ang was […]
(Eagle News) — Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,700,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 12,439 more cases. The DOH said 116 duplicate cases were removed from the total case count. “Moreover, 3 cases previously tagged as recoveries have been validated to be active cases, and 85 cases that were previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation,” the DOH said. According to the DOH, of the total […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Aug. 12, said he has recovered from COVID-19. The senator shared the news when asked in a Laging Handa public briefing. On July 28, Gordon announced he tested positive for COVID-19. “I was completely asymptomatic but because my wife, may autoimmune problem siya, siyempre ini-ingatan ko ang asawa ko, ang mga katulong namin sa bahay, mga kasama sa Red Cross, mga staff ko sa Senado,” Gordon said. […]
