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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos are now at 20276. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, this was after two additional cases were reported. No new recovery nor fatality was reported, which means the recovery total and death toll remain at 12085 and 1219, respectively. According to the DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths among Filipinos abroad, at […]
(Eagle News) — Leisure travel from NCR Plus to tourist spots in modified general community quarantine areas is still allowed until the end of the month. According to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, the extension applies to travelers of all ages from Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal. Those below 18 years old and above 65 years old, however, should be subject to a negative RT-PCR test. Travelers should also comply with the requirements set […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines have climbed to 1332832 after the Department of Health reported 5414 additional cases. According to DOH data released on Wednesday, June 16, of the total cases, 56170 were active. Of these, 91.4 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.36 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1253541 including the additional 7637 recoveries. The death toll has climbed to 23120, including the […]
(Eagle News) — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, June 16, said the Philippine economy was “gradually recovering” following the pandemic-induced economic downturn in 2020. In a statement, the IMF said real Gross Domestic Product was projected to grow by 5.4 percent this year. While slower than the IMF’s earlier forecast of 6.9 percent in April, the IMF said the policy support in the country was working and “mitigated the hardship suffered by affected families […]
(Eagle News) — Tourists are still not allowed into the Philippines unless they have been authorized by the Department of Foreign Affairs through the country’s foreign posts abroad, The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the national government eased restrictions in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. It also came following reports of foreign nationals being excluded and sent back to their port of origin due to a lack of documents. “If […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, June 15, in a ceremonial vaccination of members of the A4 category in Camp Crame. In a statement, the PNP said members of the PNP Command Group also got their first doses to convince all policemen of the safety of the vaccines and urge them to get vaccinated. “Huwag na po tayong mamili. Ang tanging piliin […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, June 16: Flight schedules may change at any given time. According to MIAA, passengers should secure confirmation of their flights first as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. Metro Manila, is under a general community quarantine but with some restrictions. The travel ban on travelers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Oman […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 1,327,431 on Tuesday, June 15, after the Department of Health reported 5,389 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 58063 were active. Of these, 91.8 percent were mild, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,246,405, including the additional 6667 recoveries. Over 100, or 118, more deaths were reported, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel restrictions on India and six other countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on passengers also from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates is now in place until June 30. The ban was supposed to end on June 15. The government first imposed the travel restrictions on passengers from India in April, following the surge in COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake was felt in parts of Mindanao on Monday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake hit at 10:38 p.m. It had its epicenter nine kilometers northwest of Kadingilan, Bukidnon and a depth of eight kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity V- Kadingilan, Bukidnon Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Cagayan De Oro City and Gingoog City, Misamis […]
NCR, Bulacan under GCQ but “with some restrictions” starting June 16 (Eagle News) — Some areas in the Philippines are back under a more stringent modified enhanced community quarantine following the increase in COVID-19 cases there. According to President Rodrigo Duterte, the following are under that community quarantine: Cagayan de Oro Davao City Butuan City Cagayan Apayao Ifugao Santiago Lucena Puerto Princesa Naga Bataan Iloilo City Iloilo province Negros Oriental Zamboanga City Zamboanga Sibugay Zamboanga […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1322053 on Monday, June 14, after the Department of Health reported 6426 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 6426 were active. Of these, 91.8 percent were mild, 3.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent were critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.28 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1240112 including the additional 7145 ones. The death toll is now at 22845 including the 57 additional […]
