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(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Go on Monday, Aug. 17, posted a picture of President Rodrigo Duterte with his family amid reports the chief executive had gone to Singapore over the weekend for medical treatment. In the picture, President Duterte was seen sharing a meal with Honeylet Avanceña and their daughter Kitty. Avanceña is seen holding a newspaper. “Sa mga nagpapakalat ng fake news, makonsensya naman kayo. Ang Pangulo ay nasa Pilipinas lamang at handang mag serbisyo […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila will revert to a less restrictive general community quarantine starting Aug. 19. In a speech aired on Monday night, President Duterte said apart from Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan will be under the GCQ until August 31. Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon and Iloilo City will also be under that community quarantine, where more industries are allowed to operate. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 164,000 mark on Monday, Aug. 17, after the Department of Health reported 3,314 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 164,474 total cases, 49,034 were active cases. Of these, 91.1 percent were mild, 6.5 percent were asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 3314 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 99 out of 105 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is in “perpetual isolation” as a precaution against COVID-19, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said, as he gave the assurance the President’s health was “fine.” Roque said this means the Presidential Security Group has done a “very good job in making sure that no one really comes close to the President.” “The President is in perpetual isolation because no one can come close to him. Whenever we meet with him […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel are nearing the 3,000 mark, with the total rising to 2919. According to the Philippine National Police, as of 8 p.m. of Sunday, 2097 have also recovered. Deaths remain at 13, with no deaths reported on Sunday. Suspect cases are at 2371, while probable cases are at 754. COVID-19 cases in the country have breached the 161,000 mark, based on data reported by the Department of Health […]
(Eagle News)–PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales was one of 14 officials who signed a bank secrecy waiver amid the ongoing probes into the allegations of corruption in the state insurer. This is according to Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, who presided over the inquiry of the House Committee on Public Accounts and of Good Government and Public Accountability on the allegations made by Thorrsson Montes Keith, a PhilHealth anti-fraud officer who resigned in July citing corruption […]
DFA extends condolences to Robert Trump’s wife Anne, too (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences to US President Donald Trump over the death of his younger brother, Robert. In a short statement, the DFA also said it was extending its “heartfelt sympathies” to Anne Marie Pallan, Robert’s wife. Robert died in a New York hospital on Saturday night. The cause of death, however, was not specified. Robert had reportedly been in […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area off Cagayan may develop into a tropical depression in the next 36 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s Aldczar Aurelio said so far, the LPA was situated 135 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City. It is expected to pass by the Batanes area, PAGASA said. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is still affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Because of the two weather systems, PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera, […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Aug. 17: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. The modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila is expected to end on Aug. 18. Under the MECQ, no additional restrictions on international travel have been imposed but domestic flights are not allowed. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce today the quarantine classifications of Metro Manila, and […]
Study says mutation can increase viral rate of transmission but “no definitive evidence” carriers are more infectious than others yet (Eagle News)–A mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID19 has been found in Quezon City. The Philippine Genome Center, which conducted a whole genome and targeted sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country as part of the validation study of the locally developed SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit, said in its first advisory that […]
(Eagle News) — Another House of Representatives employee has tested positive for COVID-19. House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales said the employee was from the Plenary Support Service. She was a close contact of a confirmed case from the Committee on Rules, and last reported for work from August 3 to August 5. Contact tracing is ongoing. With the development, a total of 44 employees of the House of Representatives tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, Senior […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 161,000 mark on Sunday, Aug. 16, after the Department of Health reported an additional 3420 cases on the same day. The DOH said recoveries also rose to 112,586 after 40,397 were added to the existing tally. This is the most number of COVID-19 recoveries the Philippines has reported in a single day. The DOH said of the 161,253 total COVID-19 […]
