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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1293687 after the Department of Health reported 7485 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 56921 were active. Of these, 92.6 percent were mild, 3.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1214454 including the additional 4504 recoveries. The death toll is now at 22312, including the 122 deaths. The Philippines’ vaccination drive is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will physically attend Independence Day rites on Saturday, June 12. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he was, however, not “at liberty” to give additional details. He said the event will be held outside Metro Manila. “Ang mensahe po natin, talagang ang Pilipino sa mula’t mula iaalay ang buhay para sa kalayaan ng inang bayan,” Roque said. The President himself did not attend last year’s Independence Day rites in Rizal […]
(Eagle News) — One million more vaccine doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the country today, June 10. The additional doses, which arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport past 7 a.m., bring the Philippines’ total vaccine vaccine supply to 10.3 million doses. Also today, the Philippines is expecting the arrival of 2.2 million Pfizer doses from the COVAX facility. The Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination is ongoing, with the ceremonial inoculation of members of […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,286,217 after the Department of Health reported 5462 additional cases. According to recent DOH data, of the total cases, 54,000 were active. Of these, 92.6 percent were mild, 3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent were critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.22 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,210, 027 including the 7084 additional recoveries. The death toll is now at 22190, including the 126 deaths. The Philippines’ […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 25190. Of these, 1756 were active. Over 100, or 113, more recoveries were reported among police personnel, pushing the PNP COVID-19 recoveries to 23364. One additional death also pushed the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 70. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte said the police and the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has extended its policy of allowing foreign nationals with approved immigrant and non-immigrant visas to leave the Philippines even if they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card. In a statement, bureau chief Jaime Morente said the extension of the policy until December 31 is due to the implementation of the community quarantine in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces and the relatively high […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,280,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 4777 additional cases. According to the recent DOH data, of the total 1280773 cases, 56452 were active. Of these, 93.2 percent were mild cases, 2.5 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 1.19 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1202257, including the additional 7122 ones. COVID-19 deaths are now at 22064, including the 95 additional […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has expressed support for the so-called squad system as a means to monitor the behavior of policemen, and ordered a review of possible protocols for implementation. According to Eleazar, the system, which sees policemen grouped into a squad with a designated leader who would train and guide them, “not only helps prevent misbehavior among our policemen but also hones the leadership skills of those designated as […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has warned the public against what it said were passport appointment and document authentication scams on social media. In an advisory, the DFA reiterated that it does not use Facebook or any other social media network to offer or confirm passport application appointments. Nor has it authorized any company or individual to offer and accept passport appointment scheduling on the department’s behalf, it said. The DFA said […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,276,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 6539 additional cases. Of the 1,276,004 total cases, according to DOH data, 58854 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 2.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 1.16 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,195,181 including the additional 6969 ones. Seventy-one additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 21,969. The Philippines kicked […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has procured a P60-million closed-circuit television camera rapid deployment system for use in counter-terrorism operations in the country. In a statement, the PNP said the system–composed of 10 deployable artificially intelligent CCTVs, a video management system, 10 CCTV mobile trailers and 10 generators—were procured from the P19,429,717.08 in savings from the recent improvement of the PNP Command Center, and the P45,111,006.28 saved by the PNP from the purchase […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 68th COVID-19 death among its ranks, as it registered more than 100 additional COVID-19 cases. In a statement, the PNP said the most recent fatality was a 55-year-old police master sergeant assigned in Cagayan de Oro City. It said the police officer experienced cough and fever on May 24 but did not initially seek medical consultation for fear of contracting COVID-19. On May 25, still […]
