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(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory after a strong earthquake hit Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific on Wednesday, May 13 (Philippine time). PHIVOLCS said the quake had a magnitude of 6.6 but the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre pegged it at 6.6. The EMSC said the depth was 129 kilometers.
(Eagle News) – The number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 2,067, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, May 12. The number includes 759 nurses, 631 physicians, 129 nursing assistants, 72 medical technologists, 39 radiologic technologists, and 209 non-medical staff. The number of recoveries among health care workers with COVID-19 has likewise climbed to 643, while the number of deaths rose by 1 to 35. Meanwhile, of 1,389 active […]
(Eagle News) – Ospital ng Tondo in Manila will be closed for two weeks for cleaning and disinfection, and “rearrangement” of the facility to handle COVID-19 patients. “Simula May 11 hanggang 24 ay pansamantala nating isasara ang Ospital ng Tondo (Starting May 11 to 24, we will temporarily close Ospital ng Tondo), Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said in a press briefing late Monday evening (May 11). Domagoso said that the closure is meant […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) is confident that preventive health measures put in place to contain COVID-19 will be effective to slow the spread of the disease, as quarantine measures are gradually lifted in various areas in the country. “Kung tayo man ay payagang lumabas, kumpiyansa po ang Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na ang ating mga preventive measures ay magiging epektibo (Even if we are allowed to go out, the Department of Health […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,233 as of Tuesday, May 12. The Department also reported 1 new death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities to 261. Twenty five new recoveries were also recorded, with the total now at 669. “Based on the latest figures, the total number of Filipinos who recovered from […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 11,350, after the Department of Health reported additional 264 cases on Tuesday, May 12. According to the DOH, of the new cases, 63 percent came from Metro Manila, or 165 cases; 28 percent from Region 7, or 74 cases; and 9 percent from other areas, or 25 cases. Recoveries have breached the 2000 mark, now at 2106, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Work in Land Transportation Office units located in general community quarantine areas will resume tomorrow, May 13. The LTO said the wearing of face masks and physical and social distancing rules shall be followed at all times. Transactions with people below 21 years old and 60 years old and above, and pregnant women shall, however, only be allowed once the community quarantine is lifted. The LTO said this was consistent with Executive […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the inclusion of five million low-income families as beneficiaries of the government’s Social Amelioration Program. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 12, the five million were apart from the 18 million families who were identified as recipients of the monthly cash aid of P5,000 to 8,000 for two months under the SAP. Roque said, however, that the second tranche will only cover poor households in […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, May 12, announced the areas that would no longer be under a community quarantine, will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine and will be under a general community quarantine starting May 16. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the following low-risk areas will no longer be under a community quarantine: LUZON Region I Ilocos Norte* Ilocos Sur La Union* Pangasinan* Dagupan City* Region IV-B Marinduque Occidental Mindoro […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Ambo” has maintained its strength as it remained almost stationary over the Philippine Sea. In its 11 a.m. update on Tuesday, May 12, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m.,the center of “Ambo” was estimated 385 km east of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. PAGASA said it is packing maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite province will be under a general community quarantine starting May 16. This was according to Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, who said the information was relayed by Malacañang on Monday night. The Palace has yet to officially release the list of areas that will remain under an enhanced community quarantine and under a GCQ after May 15. According to Remulla, the opening of the provincial economy will be slow, with restaurants allowed to operate […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development to tap soldiers for the distribution of cash aid amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The President in a public address aired on Tuesday, May 12, said he gave the order to Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista, former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “I have nothing against sa mga lalaki. Ang sinasabi ko lang mas matiyaga itong mga babae […]
