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(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. Philippine National Police data showed the additional 146 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 31,933. Of these, 1868 are active. Recoveries rose to 29,977 including the additional 90 ones. No additional death was reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 88. The country’s COVID-19 vaccination program continues, with members across the A1 to A4 categories being inoculated. […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar ordered policemen to ensure orderliness in the distribution of cash assistance for eligible Metro Manila residents lest they turn into “super spreader events.” Eleazar issued the statement a day after the distribution started following reports of some jampacked vaccination sites over fake news only those vaccinated would be allowed to go out to work during ECQ and would receive cash assistance from the government. “Hindi dapat […]
Details on process for reactivation of registration to be released (Eagle News) — Persons with disabilities and senior citizens whose voter registrations have been deactivated may vote in the 2022 elections. This was after the Commission on Elections en banc approved the reactivation of the registration status of PWDs and senior citizens who failed to vote in two consecutive elections. Comelec commissioner Rowena Guanzon made the announcement in a Tweet on Wednesday, Aug. 12. She […]
Active cases in PHL now over 81,000 (Eagle News) — Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,688,040 after the Department of Health reported 12,021 new cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 81399 were active. Of these, 94.8 percent were mild, 1.5 percent asymptomatic, 1. percent critical, 1.6 percent severe, and 1.15 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,577,267 including the additional 9,591 recoveries. The death toll is now at 29374 […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo received her COVID-19 vaccine second dose on Wednesday, Aug. 11. In a post on her Facebook page, Robredo said she received her dose at the Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City as part of the A3 category, or the category for people with comorbidities. Earlier, Robredo said she has hypertension. Robredo said her staff members who are members of that same category also got inoculated on the same […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBCuVdtGP-4 (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday, Aug. 11, ordered police units to strictly enforce the ban on outdoor exercises in Metro Manila for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine. Eleazar gave the directive after the Metro Manila Council passed a resolution banning the same to ensure the protection of residents from the Delta variant. The Department of Health has said over 100 Delta variant cases have been […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners who are holders of immigrant or permanent resident visas but whose alien certificate of registration identity cards (ACR I-Card) have expired, can still travel to the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration said based on a memorandum earlier issued by Immigration chief Jaime Morente, this was for as long as they have valid re-entry permits. Morente issued the directive upon recommendation of the Bureau’s Alien Registration Division (ARD) which held that arriving […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,667,714 after the Department of Health reported 8,900 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 78480 were active. Of these, 94 percent were mild, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1560106 including the additional 7937 ones. The death toll is now at 29128 including the additional six deaths. The DOH has […]
(Eagle News) — Delta variant cases have been detected in 13 of the 17 regions across the Philippines, the Department of Health said on Monday, Aug. 9. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, 355 of the 450 Delta cases were local, 69 were returning overseas Filipinos, and 26 are undergoing verification. The DOH said the following is the breakdown of the local Delta variant cases: Metro Manila: 146 cases Cordillera region: one case Region […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would prevail and continue to rise to present challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year. President Duterte made the statement on the 54th anniversary of the regional bloc composed of the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. “We in ASEAN are no stranger to difficult times that test our capacity to act together and […]
(Eagle News) — There is an increase in COVID-19 cases in all age groups, not just among children, the Department of Health said on Monday, Aug. 9. According to the DOH, in particular, there has been a 59 percent uptick in cases during the period of July 13 to 25 compared to the figure registered from July 26 to August 8. Among the age groups, the highest increase was observed among the 30-39 […]
(Eagle News) — Persons traveling for medical or other emergency reasons will be allowed to cross borders in the National Capital Region Plus for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police said. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, these individuals are also classified as authorized persons outside residences. They include individuals with doctors’ appointments and individuals who need to return to their provinces because someone from their family died […]
