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(Eagle News) — Sixty-three more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14554. Fifteen more have recovered, which means the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos based outside the country is now at 9155. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 954. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Feb. 10: Flight schedules may change at any given time. All passengers were advised to secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has eased travel restrictions imposed on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 540,227 after the Department of Health reported 1235 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 29167 or 5.4 percent were active. Of these, 88.6 percent were mild, 5.5 percent asymptomatic, 2.7 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.61 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 499,764 including the 53 additional ones. The death toll rose to 11296 including the 65 additional ones. The government is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order creating a National Amnesty Commission. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the commission–which would be composed of seven members–would assess the amnesty applications of individuals facing criminal charges, including rebellion. “This is part of the efforts toward peace, where we offer the hand of peace to some groups so they can go back to normal and peaceful lives,” he said. Amnesty, when granted, absolves a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 9, thanked Congress for the expected passage of the Bayanihan 3 law that would allocate funds for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I thank Congress for understanding us and giving us the support, the critical support we badly need to discharge our duties,” the President said. The President made the statement as he noted he did not “begrudge” members of the House and […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged manipulation of prices of pork and other basic food supplies. Guevarra gave the order to NBI officer-in-charge Eric Distor in Department Order No. 29 released to the media on Monday, Feb. 8. Guevarra ordered Distor to file the necessary charges if evidence warrants. He also ordered him to submit a report on the progress of the probe […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is in isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. Roque said the isolation was needed as part of protocol even if he already tested negative for COVID-19 in his RT-PCR test on Sunday. The test was done in time for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting today. The meeting is expected to be presided over by President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 538,995 after the Department of Health reported 1690 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27992 or 5.2 percent were active. Of these, 88.5 percent were mild, 5.4 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.63 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 499,772 including the additional 23 who recently recovered. Fifty-two additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11231. The government has […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-two out of the 25 patients who tested positive for the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant in the Philippines have recovered, the Department of Health said on Monday, Feb. 8. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, of the remaining three of the 25, one–an 84-year-old male–died while two were still active cases. Earlier, the Department of Health said the UK variant–B.1.1.7–entered the country after a Quezon City resident tested positive for […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest and prosecute people who fake RT-PCR test results. “This is a crime and is punishable under our law,” DILG officer-in-charge Bernard Florece Jr. said in a statement. He also warned those planning to fake their test results, noting that “sisiguraduhin po namin na makukulong kayo.” He cited an incident when six Metro Manila residents were barred […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-nine more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The number pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 9115. Forty-nine additional cases, however, also pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14469. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll among Filipinos outside the country remains at 954. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths […]
(Eagle News) — Two Korean fugitives were arrested in separate operations launched recently, the Bureau of Immigration said. The bureau said Ban Jaeyob, 56, and Bang Yoonjik, 55 were nabbed in Pasig and Rizal by immigration agents. First to be arrested was Ban, who was the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by the Seoul Central District Court in Korea last year for fraud, illegal confinement, counterfeit or alteration of private documents, and extortion […]
