(Eagle News) — Classes for school year 2021 to 2022 will start on September 13, 2021. The Department of Education said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte chose the date among the other options recommended by Education Secretary Leonor Briones. Earlier, Briones also suggested August 23, 2021 and September 6, 2021 as opening dates for School Year 2021-2022. The department said it would be releasing the school calendar for SY 2021-2022 soon. “We extend our […]
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DOH reports 5,221 more COVID-19 cases
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1490665 after the Department of Health reported 5,221 more cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 45495 were active. Of these, 91.4 percent were mild cases, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe, and 1.96 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1418856 including the additional 4147 recoveries. The death toll is now at 26314, including the additional 82 ones. On Wednesday, […]
PNP: Unused budget allotted for anti-communist insurgency programs intact
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday, July 15, gave the assurance the unused budget allotted for anti-communist insurgency programs is intact and will be used wisely. Eleazar also noted that he would look into the other claims made by the Commission on Audit in its recent report. According to the COA report, only P86.57 million was spent for the PNP’s anti-communist programs, an amount that was very low compared to […]
COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rise to 1,485,457
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1485457 on Wednesday, July 14, after the Department of Health reported 3806 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 44408 were active. Of these, 90 percent were mild, 3.5 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe, and 1.96 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1414817 including the additional 6296 recoveries. The death toll is now at 26232 including the 140 additional deaths. […]
PHL extends travel ban covering India, six other countries until July 31
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended its ban on inbound flights from India and other countries. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban, which also covers Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Oman, is now in effect until July 31. According to Roque, there has been a recommendation for Indonesia to be included in the list of countries covered by the travel restrictions but President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide […]
PNP suspends BMI requirement for cops amid pandemic
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has suspended the body mass index requirement for policemen to be promoted. In a statement, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said in deciding to suspend the implementation of PNP Memorandum Circular 2020-029, “we took into consideration the balance between the workload of all our personnel in this time of pandemic and the need for them to comply with this Memorandum Circular just to be promoted.” “Nasa panahon tayo ng […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, July 14
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, July 14: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to therefore secure confirmation of their flights prior to the travel. It added only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on passengers from India and several other countries is in effect until July 15. The national […]
COVID-19 cases in the PHL now at 1,481,660
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1481660 after the Department of Health reported 3,604 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 46934 were active. Of the active cases, 89.6 were mild cases, 4.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 1.83 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1408634, including the additional 5840 ones. Seventy-seven more deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 26,092. The Philippines’ COVID-19 […]
Immigration bureau reminds foreign vloggers in PHL not to “overstep boundaries”
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 13, warned foreign vloggers in the country against engaging in any activity violating the conditions of their stay. In a statement, Immigration Chief Jaime Morente said that while vlogging per se wasn’t prohibited, foreign vloggers are not allowed to accept endorsements or use their platforms to sell products if they are holding a temporary visitors’ visa. According to Morente, this was a “deportable offense.” He […]
President Duterte gets second COVID-19 vaccine dose
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte received the second dose of his COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, July 12. Pictures posted on Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account showed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III administering the dose. The President received his first dose of China’s Sinopharm on May 3. According to World Health Organization guidelines, Sinopharm’s two vaccine doses should be administered in intervals of three to four weeks. If the second dose is administered less than […]
COVID-19 cases in the PHL climb to 1,478,061
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,478,061 on Monday, July 12, after the Department of Health reported 5,204 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 49,128 were active. Of these, 89.6 percent were mild, 4.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 1.72 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,402,918 including the additional 5811 recoveries. The death toll is now at 26015, including the additional 100 deaths. The […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL now at 1,473,025
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,473,025 after the Department of Health reported 5,916 more cases. Of the total cases, 49,701 were active. Of these, 89.3 percent were mild, 5 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.4 percent severe, and 1.7 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,397,403 including the additional 6,127 ones. The death toll is now at 25,921 including the 105 additional deaths. The Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination is ongoing, with […]
