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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has begun its contact tracing after PNP Chief Debold Sinas tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, said he instructed Health Service personnel to subject to a heath assessment the PNP personnel who went near Sinas when he visited several police units from March 9 to 11. He said the PNP has also coordinated for the contact tracing of all those who […]
(Eagle News) — The police will be deployed to enforce the common curfew Metro Manila mayors agreed on on Thursday night amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Friday, March 12. In a televised briefing, Olivarez, also the Metro Manila Council chair, said border checks would take place once the common curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starts on Monday, March 15. Olivarez said violators would be penalized, based […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, and CALABARZON will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area 80 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police deputy chief for administration Police Lt. Guillermo Eleazar is now the national police force’s officer-in-charge. PNP Chief Debold Sinas designated Eleazar to the post after he tested positive for COVID-19. The PNP has said Sinas was asymptomatic and was in good condition. “As OIC PNP, I will be taking over the affairs of the PNP temporarily and until such time that our Chief PNP fully recovers,” Eleazar said in […]
(Eagle News) — The 17 mayors of Metro Manila have agreed to impose a common curfew following the surge in COVID-19 cases. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos said the curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. will start on Monday, March 15, and will last for two weeks. The development came after the Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units in the National Capital Region to adopt a common […]
(Eagle News) — The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 47,769 on Thursday, March 11, after the Department of Health reported 3,749 additional cases. This is the highest number of COVID-19 additional cases reported in a day this year. Prior to this, the highest daily count in 2021 was at 3,439 on March 6. According to DOH data, of the active cases, 91.6 percent were mild, 4.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent were […]
(Eagle News) — The University of the Philippines-Diliman is closing its public spaces on specific days amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. In an advisory, UPD said the whole of Academic Oval, the College of Human Kinetics, the National Science Complex, the PAUW-UP Child Study Center, and bike routes, among others, will be closed to the public every Friday afternoon, starting 4 p.m., until Sunday evening “until further notice.” The university said the schedule of […]
(Eagle News) — Sixty-six more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 11896. Of these, 671 were active. Twenty-eight additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 11193. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 32. Uniformed personnel, including the police, are among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination drive that kicked […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections temporarily closed all its offices in Intramuros, Manila after a recent transmission of COVID-19 among its employees. In a statement, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said to be temporarily shut down are the main office and the offices of the regional election director of the National Capital Region, Region IV-A and Region IV-B. The closure starts on March 11 and will end on March 24. “We wish to assure […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 603,308 on Wednesday, March 10, after the Department of Health reported 2,886 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 44470 were active. Of these, 91.7 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 0.8 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 546293 including the additional 221 ones. Seventeen additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 12545. The OCTA research […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government on Tuesday, March 9, placed several areas under a special concern lockdown amid a surge in COVID-19 cases there. The local government said the following are covered by the lockdown, which means all families in those areas will undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine and swab testing. Portion of Durian Street, Barangay Pasong Tamo L. Pascual Street, Barangay Baesa De Los Santos Compound, Heavenly Drive, Barangay San Agustin No. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 600,000 mark on Tuesday, March 9, after the Department of Health reported 2,668 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 600,428 cases, 41,822 were active. Of these, 91.6 percent were mild, 3.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.8 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 0.8 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 546,078 including the 171 additional ones. Seven additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 12,528. […]
