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(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 106,000 mark on Monday, Aug. 3, after the Department of Health reported 3,226 cases on the same day. According to the DOH, of the 106330 total COVID-19 cases, 38,405 were active. Of this, 90.3 percent are mild, 8.2 percent are asymptomatic, 0.9 percent are severe, and 0.6 percent are critical. The DOH said of the 3226 newly-announced cases, 1541 come […]
(Eagle News)–Businesses that were recently allowed to operate in Metro Manila and other general community quarantine areas will again have to shut down as the National Capital Region and parts of CALABARZON revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Before President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on the return to the stricter community quarantine, the DTI said gyms, review centers and Internet cafes in general community quarantine areas, which at that time also […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The OSG said the temporary closure, which will last until Aug. 18, was in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement Metro Manila and four other areas will revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine. The President made the decision after the medical community called for a two-week “time-out” so they could recover from exhaustion. The medical community said the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, Aug. 3, announced its consular operations in Metro Manila would be suspended starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The DFA said the suspension of the consular operations also in Rizal, Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement these areas would be classified as modified enhanced community quarantine areas again. Only select industries are allowed to operate in MECQ areas. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — Quarantine passes will be used again in areas under a modified enhanced community quarantine. This is according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who gave a radio interview on Monday, Aug. 3, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte announced Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan and Rizal would be classified as MECQ areas starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. According to Año, quarantine checkpoints would again be set up, noting that residents will only be allowed […]
(Eagle News) — The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is under a two-week lockdown starting today, Aug. 3, and will hold its enrollment of students online. In a Facebook post, PLM said the lockdown was due to the rising active, probable, and suspected COVID-19 cases within the campus. PLM said there are currently four confirmed cases, with two recovered patients and one fatality among employees. There are also three probable and one suspect cases. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 will suspend operations starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. In separate Tweets, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 said this was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on Monday night that Metro Manila would revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The President made the announcement a day after the medical community called for Metro Manila’s return to an enhanced community quarantine, saying […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte agreed there should be a P10,000 to P15,000 sickness benefit for all healthcare workers who contract COVID-19. The President said he approved of the recommendation made by National Task Force COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. in a meeting with Cabinet members on Sunday night. In recommending the P10,000 sickness benefit, Galvez said there was “some sort of psychological impact on our health workers” when they get the disease. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III anew amid calls he be replaced amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. “You want me to fire Duque? Let me ask..Ano kasalanan ng tao? He did not enforce COVID-19. He was there all the time,” the President said. He added COVID-19 infections were “overwhelming” not just for the Philippines, but for all countries. He said even countries that saw a decrease […]
MECQ in those areas effective for 15 days (Eagle News) — Metro Manila and other high-risk areas will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine effective 15 days starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Apart from Metro Manila, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite and Bulacan will be under the quarantine classification, based on the recommendation by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday night. The President made the decision a day after a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with Cabinet members today, Aug. 2, to discuss the call for a “time-out” made by several medical societies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a Tweet. The meeting takes place a day after Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea met with members of the Cabinet and of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to discuss the call contained […]
TS “Dindo” still not directly affecting any part of country (Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, the conditions in Luzon are due to the southwest monsoon, as Tropical Storm “Dindo” is currently not directly affecting any part of the country. “Dindo” is so far located 405 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, […]
