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(Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The additional cases pushed the total number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18390. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad remains at 94,” the DFA said. Three additional recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 11277. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the death toll remains at 1147. The Middle East […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,062,225 on Monday, May 3, after the Department of Health reported 7255 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 69466 were active. Of these, 94.7 percent were mild, 1.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 0.94 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 975234 including the additional 9214 recoveries. The death toll climbed to 17525 including the 94 additional ones. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has decided who the next Philippine National Police chief will be. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, however, said he was still not at liberty to disclose who this was as he has yet to receive the appointment paper. Roque made the announcement five days before PNP Chief Debold Sinas was set to retire. Earlier, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año submitted only one name for the post to the President. Interior Spokesperson […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration issued the clarification, as it added that that particular restriction has yet to be lifted by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said the recent easing of travel restrictions applies only to foreign nationals who were allowed to enter the Philippines before March 22, when the country imposed […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has protested what it said were the “belligerent” actions of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine Coast Guard and their illegal presence in Bajo de Masinloc. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced the development in a statement on Monday, May 3, days after the incident from April 24 to 25. According to the DFA, the Chinese Coast Guard was responsible for “shadowing, blocking dangerous maneuver” and for conducting “radio […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1054983 on Sunday, May 2, after the Department of Health reported 8346 additional cases. Of the total cases, 71742 were active, according to recent DOH data. Of these, 94.7 percent were mild, 1.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, 1.1 percent critical, and 0.9 percent were moderate cases. Recoveries rose to 966080, including the additional 9072 ones. The death toll 17431 reached , with the addition of 77 deaths. […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,046,653 on Saturday, May 1, after the Department of Health reported 9226 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 72248 were active. Of these, 94.9 percent were mild cases, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, 1.1 percent critical, and 0.9 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 957051, including the additional 10809 ones. The death toll is now at 17354, with the addition of 120 deaths. On Wednesday, […]
(Eagle News) — Those who wish to enter the Philippines need to present proof of their booked quarantine accommodation before being allowed entry, the Bureau of Immigration said. In a statement, bureau Port Operations Division Chief Carlos Capulong said those who fail to present their quarantine arrangements “shall be denied entry and shall be boarded immediately on the next available flight back to their port of origin.” Arriving passengers are required to present a pre-booked […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority broke its own fiscal record after it remitted P13.9 billion in dividends to the national government from 2016 to 2019, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the total P13,900,904,299.33 remitted by MIAA in that span of three years was much more than the P11,149,527,394.99 it remitted in 20 years, from 1996 to 2015. The DOTr said in 2018, MIAA remitted a whopping P3.42 billion […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Filipino healthcare workers and frontliners in essential sectors for their unwavering commitment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In extolling Filipino workers in his Labor Day message, President Duterte noted Filipinos have found “new meaning” in the annual commemoration, as the country continues to battle COVID-19. “This year, we honor our Filipino workers who–fueled not just by the desire to support their families and advance their careers–have tirelessly toiled these […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a strong quake hit Japan on Saturday, May 1. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory after what it said was a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck near the east coast of Honshu at 9:27 a.m. PHIVOLCS said the approximate distance of the event from Manila is 3319 kilometers. The US Geological Survey pegged the magnitude […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 1,037,460 after the Department of Health reported 8748 additional cases. According to recent DOH data, of the total cases, 73908 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild cases, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.87 percent moderate cases. Recoveries are now at 946318, including the additional 4143 recoveries. The death toll reached 17234, including the 89 additional ones. On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte […]
