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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police said the crime rate in the Philippines has dropped by 64 percent in the last five years. In making the announcement, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said crime prevention and the efficiency in solving crime serve as the barometer of the success and failure of the police in accomplishing its mandate of maintaining peace and order. He noted the PNP’s Crime Solution Efficiency increased by 85.94 percent while Crime […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines jumped to 1,580,824 after the Department of Health reported 8,562 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 30, the highest since May. According to the DOH data, 61,920 cases were active. Of these, 94 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 2.1 percent were severe, and 1.49 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,491,182 including the additional 2,854 recoveries. Over 100, or 145, more deaths were […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila will revert to an enhanced community quarantine from August 6 to 20. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendations made by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. “Masakit na desisyon po natin ito dahil alam natin na mahirap ang ECQ pero kinakailangang gawin po ito para maiwasan ang kakulangan ng ating ICU beds at iba pang hospital requirements […]
(Eagle News) –US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III paid a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte in the Palace on Thursday, July 29, making him the first member of US President Joe Biden’s Cabinet to do so. In a statement, the Office of the President said Austin’s visit came as both nations celebrate 75-year-old diplomatic ties and the 70 years of the Mutual Defense Treaty. The OP said President Duterte and Austin had an “open […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,572,287 after the Department of Health reported 5,739 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 56273 were active. The department said 93.5 percent cases were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.61 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,488,437 including the additional 4,069 recoveries. Over 100, or 176 more deaths were reported, pushing the total number of deaths […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Thursday, July 29, reported 97 additional Delta cases, pushing the total to 216. According to the Department of Health, a sequencing of 9725 samples also yielded 83 more Alpha variant cases, 127 Beta variant cases, and 22 P.3 cases. With the additional variant cases, the total detected Alpha variant cases in the Philippines climbed to 1856, total Beta variant cases to 2146, and the P.3 variant cases to 266. […]
Several areas in Region 6, 10 under ECQ from Aug. 1 to 7 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under a general community quarantine with heightened restrictions from August 1 to 15. Based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ resolution, Iloilo City and Iloilo province in Region 6, and Cagayan de Oro City and Gingoog City in Region 10 will be under the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1566667 after the Department of Health reported 4478 additional cases on Wednesday, July 28. According to recent DOH data, of these, 54552 were active. So far, 93.4 percent were mild cases, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.64 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1484714 including the additional 6149 recoveries. The death toll is now at 27401 including the 84 additional […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon said he was so far asymptomatic. In a radio interview, he said he was staying home. He said he and his wife have already been vaccinated for COVID-19. “Magtetest siya [his wife] about three days,” he said. Gordon is the sixth senator to test positive for COVID-19. The other senators who tested positive for COVID-19 were Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Sonny […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila’s daily new COVID-19 cases could reach up to 11,000 by the end of September due to the Delta variant. According to the Department of Health, this is based on projections made by FASSSTER, a disease surveillance tool and based on the assumption the variant was 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in the United Kingdom. It was also based on the condition health protocols would not […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1562420 after the Department of Health reported 7186 additional cases. This was the most additional cases reported in the country since June 13. Of the total cases, the DOH said 56477 were active. Of these, 93.8 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.58 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1478625 including the additional 5672 recoveries. The death toll is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 26, called on Congress to pass a law creating the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and the Virology and Vaccine Institute in the Philippines. The President made the call during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address made against the backdrop of a pandemic brought about by the COVID-19 virus first discovered in Wuhan, China only in 2019. Earlier, the Department of Health […]
