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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Filipino frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic in his National Heroes’ Day message on Monday, Aug. 31. “Today we honor not only the valor of our forebears who fought for the motherland’s freedom but also the heroism of those who risk their lives fighting a different kind of enemy,” the President said in his video message aired during the celebration at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The President called Filipinos battling […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila mayors are recommending another extension of the general community quarantine until the end of September. Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, Metro Manila Council chair, said in a radio interview that this was the recommendation of the council to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, which will ultimately decide what to recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Olivarez, during the meeting by the mayors with some Cabinet members […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration has eased its requirements for departing foreigners. In a statement, the bureau said Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente has issued a directive now allowing foreigners with visas approved by the bureau to leave the country before they could be issued the alien certificate of registration identity card they applied for. According to Morente, the bureau will also no longer require departing aliens with approved and implemented visas to secure an ACR […]
(Eagle News)–There were no reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday night. With the zero additional deaths, the tally remains at 755, according to data from the DFA. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths, at 474, followed by the Americas with 178. Europe had 95 deaths so far, and the Asia-Pacific region, eight. The DFA said two new COVID-19 cases were […]
(Eagle News)–The number of Filipinos repatriated from Thailand rose to 1581 over the weekend after the government repatriated over 100. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the 129 took their flight from the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on Aug. 29. The DFA said some of the Filipinos were fetched and brought to the airport. The DFA has said it has repatriated over 124,000 Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic as of early August. […]
22,319 recoveries reported today (Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 217,396 on Sunday, Aug. 30, after the DOH reported 4284 additional cases. Of these, the DOH said 56473 were active. Of the active cases, the DOH said 91.3 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.1 percent severe, and 1.6 percent critical. The 4284 additional confirmed cases were from results from tests done from 100 out of 110 labs. Of these, […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines made it to the list of safest carriers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PAL garnered a 4.2 rating out of 5.0, making it rank ninth on the list created by Safe Travel Barometer, an independent subsidiary of travel industry advisory and consulting firm VIDEC. The list was drawn up after an audit on COVID-19 safety credentials of over 150 airlines. The audit covered COVID-19-related hygiene and safety measures announced by airlines for travelers […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs said it repatriated over 8000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 8,329 repatriated, the number of Filipinos abroad brought home since the pandemic started rose to 153124 since the pandemic started. Of the total 153,124 repatriates, 57,595 or 37.6 percent were sea-based while 95,529 or 62.4 percent were land-based. “While commercial flights from various countries remain limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFA […]
(Eagle News)–There were no reports of COVID-19 fatalities among overseas Filipinos on Saturday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the death toll as of Aug. 29 then remains at 755, for a death rate of 7.5 percent. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths among overseas Filipinos, at 474, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia-Pacific region with eight. Total COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte hoped for Japan’s Shinzo Abe’s “speedy and full recovery” as he expressed “much regret” over his resignation as prime minister. According to the President, “through many years” of his engagement with Abe, he “has never seen a leader with a bold vision and firm determination to do what was best for his country and the region.” “The bilateral relations between the Philippines and Japan, now a strategic partnership, greatly flourished during […]
(Eagle News)–“Julian” has intensified into a typhoon. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said no tropical cyclone wind signal has been raised over any part of the country with “Julian” not likely to directly cause “high impact” weather. PAGASA said as of 4 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 740 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora or 775 km east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of […]
(Eagle News)–Over 3000 additional COVID-19 cases in the country pushed the total to 213,131 on Saturday, Aug. 29. The Department of Health said of the total COVID-19 cases, 74611 were active. Of these, 91.3 percent were mild, 6.7 percent were asymptomatic, 0.8 percent severe, and 1.1 percent critical. The DOH said the 3637 additional cases reported today were from tests done by 102 out of 110 labs. Of these, 2030 came from Metro Manila, 217 […]
