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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte touted his administration’s accomplishments in his last State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26, amid the challenges while reiterating the need to sustain the government’s gains even after he steps down as the country’s chief executive in 2022. In his sixth SONA, the President noted the country’s economic gains prior to COVID-19, such that the Philippines was “poised to leapfrog” into the company of the world’s fastest-growing […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,555,396 on Monday, July 26, after the Department of Health reported 6,664 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55140 were active. Of these, 93.6 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent were critical, 2.3 percent were severe, and 1.61 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1473009, including the additional 5766 ones. The death toll is now at 27243 including the […]
(Eagle News) — Starting Aug. 1, foreign spouses, children and parents of Filipino citizens who are traveling to the Philippines as tourists to visit their kin here no longer have to present an entry exemption document in Philippine ports for entry into the country. According to the Bureau of Immigration, this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infection Diseases issued its latest resolution requiring foreigners related by marriage or filiation […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to deliver his last State of the Nation Address before he steps down as the country’s chief executive in 2022. The President’s sixth SONA will take place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, with countries worldwide still on their toes as COVID-19 virus variants continue wreaking havoc on people and economies. In the Philippines, the Department of Health has confirmed the local transmission of the highly […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases detected in the Philippines climbed to 1548755 on Sunday after the Department of Health reported 5479 additional cases. Of the total cases, 54262 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 2.3 percent were severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.63 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1467269 including the 5573 additional ones. The death toll is now at 27224, including the additional 93 deaths. The DOH has confirmed the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local government units not to make people for vaccination wait in line, under the rain and in flooded areas. The President made the comment after Secretary Carlito Galvez showed him a picture of people lining up in knee-deep floods just to get vaccinated. “Cold people are exposed in the open, unprotected from the elements then they are waiting to get a chance to have the shot, mga 3 to […]
(Eagle News) — Longer curfew hours in Metro Manila start today, July 25, as the government moves to curb the transmission of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the Philippines. According to Metro Manila Council Chair Benhur Abalos, instead of the previous 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, curfew is now from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. “Since the Delta variant spreads exponentially, we should not let our guards down and implement necessary restrictions to […]
(Eagle News)–Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are now at 1543281 after the Department of Health reported 6216 additional cases. Of the total cases, 54401 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 2.3 percent were severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.62 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1461749 including the 6778 additional ones. The death toll is now at 27131, including the additional 241 deaths. The DOH has said the first […]
(Eagle News) — Those who are already in transit and will be arriving in the Philippines before July 25 from Malaysia and Thailand will still be allowed entry into the country. The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the Palace added the two countries to its list of countries covered by a travel ban amid a surge in COVID-19 cases reportedly due to the Delta variant. Also included in the ban are Indonesia, India, […]
(Eagle News) –All tropical cyclone wind signals are now lifted as Typhoon “Fabian” exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility. Scattered rains, however, will persist over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Metro Manila, most of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA, and portions of Western Visayas with “Fabian” still enhancing the southwest monsoon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, occasionally gusty conditions will also be experienced over Luzon and Visayas, especially in the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will deploy 15,000 policemen as part of security measures for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, the PNP took into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic in planning for the SONA, which is Duterte’s last as President of the Philippines. His term will end in 2022. The National Capital Region Police Office has said it will use body-worn […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,537,097 after the Department of Health reported 6845 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55069 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.6 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,455,137 including the additional 2,330 recoveries. The death toll is still at 26891 with no additional deaths reported. On Friday, the […]
