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(Eagle News) — The vice mayor of Bontoc, Mt. Province has tested positive for COVID-19. Eusebio Kabluyen made the announcement only days after Bontoc Mayor Franklin Odsey announced he had tested positive for the virus. Kabluyen said his COVID-19-positive results based on his RT-PCR test came out on Sunday. He urged those he came in contact with for the past 14 days to get in touch with the Bontoc Municipal Health Office at 0950-043-3003. On […]
(Eagle News) — At least 38 close contacts of 13 patients who tested positive for the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant in the country have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said of the 38, 34 were close contacts of the 12 UK variant patients in Bontoc, Mt. Province while four were close contacts of the patient in La Trinidad, Benguet. According to Vergeire, all in all, 144 were identified as close […]
NCR quarantine status to be discussed, too (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Council will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to discuss whether or not the National Capital Region should be placed under a more relaxed quarantine status. Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the MMC chair, said in an interview that also to be discussed during the meeting was whether or not cities in Metro Manila–which remains under a general community quarantine status–should ease age […]
Rest of Northern Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon was also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. As a result, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides are possible, […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 513,619 on Sunday, Jan. 24, after the Department of Health reported 1,949 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27,765 were active. Of these, 83.3 percent were mild, 9.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.7 percent severe, 4.4 percent critical and 0.53 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases today were Davao City with 99, Quezon City with 98, Cavite with 74, Baguio City with 73, and […]
(Eagle News)– Twenty-five more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally rose to 9269. Fifty-two additional cases, however, pushed the PNP total number of COVID-19 cases to 9809. Of these, 512 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 28. The government is eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the population to achieve […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen people died and several were wounded in a shootout between government troops and a former barangay chair wanted for a string of criminal cases and his followers in Maguindanao early Saturday, the Philippine National Police said. A PNP statement said of the fatalities in the 5-hour gun battle in Sultan Kudarat around 3 a.m., one was a Special Action Force trooper–Police Staff Sergeant Elenel Pido–who was in the group composed of […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory following a strong earthquake that struck off Antarctica. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake–initially pegged at a magnitude of 7.3–hit the South Shetland Islands at 1:37 p.m. on Saturday, Hawaii time, or at 7:37 a.m. on Sunday in the Philippines. PHIVOLCS said the depth was pegged at 10 kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 511,000 mark on Saturday, Jan. 23, after the Department of Health reported 1797 additional cases. Of the total 511,679 cases, the DOH said 33603 were active. Of the active cases, 82.6 percent were mild, 11 percent asymptomatic, 3.8 percent critical, 2.2 percent severe, and 0.41 percent moderate. Davao City had the most COVID-19 cases reported today, with 151; Quezon City with 90; Rizal with 80; Isabela with […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among Filipinos abroad. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional 127 cases pushed the COVID-19 total cases among overseas Filipinos to 13760. Forty-six additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally of Filipinos overseas to 8784. “The reported spike is due to another surge in COVID-19 cases reported in one country in Europe,” the DFA said. No additional deaths were reported which means the death toll […]
(Eagle News) — The mother and the girlfriend of the Quezon City resident who was found positive for the UK COVID-19 variant upon arrival from Dubai have tested negative for the variant. This is according to the Quezon City government, which made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday night. “Patuloy na imomonitor ng mga doktor ang kanilang kalagayan, at tatapusin na lamang ang kanilang quarantine sa isolation facility,” the local government said. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) — Health authorities confirmed the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant has been detected in 16 other COVID-19 cases in the country. A statement from the Department of Health on Friday night said this was also confirmed by the Philippine Genome Center and the University of the Philippines-National Institute of Health. The statement said of the 16 additional cases, 12 were from Bontoc, Mountain Province, two were returning overseas Filipinos, while two were detected […]
