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(Eagle News) –COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 491,000 mark on Tuesday, January 12, after the Department of Health reported 1524 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 491,258 total cases, 23,532 were active. Of these, 85.1 percent were mild, 5.5 percent asymptomatic, 5.7 percent critical, 3.2 percent severe, and 0.54 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 137, Quezon City with 109, Rizal with […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has added five more countries to its list of countries subject to travel restrictions following reports of the new COVID-19 virus strains. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said according to data from the Office of the Executive Secretary, foreign travelers from China, Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, and Oman are now also temporarily banned from entering the Philippines. With their addition, the number of countries subject to the same travel restrictions for […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-one more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 8944. Twenty-nine additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9306. Of these, 334 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among police personnel remains at 28. The government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 […]
(Eagle News) — Four more overseas Filipinos have contracted COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,022. Recoveries also climbed to 8461, including the additional one. An additional death pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 935. According to the DFA, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, with 7716, 4691, and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off General Santos. PAGASA said so far, the LPA was located 170 kilometers off the city. Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms also due to the tail-end of a frontal system (shear line) affecting Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, January 12: Flight schedules may change at any given time. So far, the government has temporarily banned foreign travelers from 28 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African COVID-19 strain there. These countries are: Portugal India Finland Norway Jordan Brazil Denmark Ireland Japan Australia Israel The Netherlands Hong Kong Switzerland France Germany Iceland Italy […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 489,000 mark on Monday, January 11, after the Department of Health reported 2052 additional cases. Of the 489,736 additional cases, 22,114 were active. Of these, 84.3 percent were active, 5.6 percent asymptomatic, 6.2 percent critical, 3.4 percent severe, and 0.58 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 140, Quezon City with 93, Cavite with 87, Laguna with […]
EUA process for AstraZeneca may be completed mid-January (Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration said the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine will be out in one to two days. Food and Drug Administration chief Eric Domingo made the announcement on Monday, January 11, during the Senate inquiry into the country’s roadmap for a COVID-19 vaccination. According to Domingo, the processing of the EUA for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, for its part, […]
(Eagle News) — The policeman who shot dead two of his neighbors in Paniqui, Tarlac over “boga” has been dismissed from the service. Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas said Jonel Nuezca’s dismissal was effective today, January 11. He said the dismissal was implemented by the National Capital Region Police Office. Earlier, the PNP said its Internal Affairs Service had recommended Nuezca’s dismissal, but that the final decision rested on NCRPO chief Vicente Danao Jr. […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has a new chair. A statement from the MMDA said former Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos will take the helm of the agency following the death of Danilo Lim on January 6. The statement said President Rodrigo Duterte will administer Abalos’ oath of office at the Malacanang Palace on Monday afternoon. Abalos is the son of former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos, Jr. who also served as MMDA […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has signed an agreement to secure 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax from the Serum Institute of India. A statement from the SII’s local partner, Faberco Life Sciences Inc, said the vaccines will be available starting third quarter of this year. According to Faberco, SII partnered with Novavax, a US-based biotechnology company for the development and commercialization of the Covovax vaccine. Covovax is so far in third-stage […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 total rose to 8923. Thirty-six additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9,277. Of these, 326 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 28. The government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the population to achieve […]
