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(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Norte. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 335 km east of Surigao City. Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao and Davao Region are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and […]
Top regions with additional cases in recent two weeks are Metro Manila, Region 4-A and 7, DOH says (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,666,678 on Saturday, March 5, after the Department of Health reported 941 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 941 cases, 833 (89%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 20 – March 5, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were […]
Suspects face criminal, admin raps, PNP says (Eagle News) — Four police officers implicated in the robbery-slay of a village councilor and her husband in San Fernando town, Cebu have been relieved from their post. According to the Philippine National Police, Staff Sergeants Rene Catamora, Junrey Ypil, Junrey Batobalonos and Master Sgt. Alvin Enad, former Staff Sgt. Esmeraldo Quillosa have also been placed in RDEU7 custodial facility while they are facing charges of robbery with […]
232 more COVID-19 deaths reported (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,665,747 after the Department of Health reported 853 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 853 reported cases today, 784 (92%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 19 – March 4, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila (170 or 22%), Region 4-A (128 or 16%) and Region 7 (94 or […]
PHL gov’t commits to “introduction of nuclear power energy into the State’s energy mix for power generation” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte approved a proposal to review and develop nuclear energy plans and include “nuclear power energy” as among the options for power generation. Duterte signed Executive Order no. 164 adopting a “national position for a nuclear energy program” to ensure that the country has a “reliable, secure, sustainable, quality and affordable electricity […]
(Eagle News) –Twenty-one Filipino seafarers who were recently evacuated from Ukraine have arrived in Moldova, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the Filipinos made up the crew of MV S-Breeze and were evacuated from Chornomosk. They arrived in two batches in Moldova, on February 27 and March 1. The M/V S-Breeze, a bulk carrier, has been in drydock for repairs at the Ilyichevsk Ship Yard in the Port of Odessa, Ukraine […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Romando Artes as the new Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief. Artes’ appointment letter was signed on March 1. The lawyer and certified public accountant will effectively replace Benhur Abalos, who resigned from the post to support former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ presidential bid. “It is an honor to be appointed as the MMDA Chairman. The agency has been my home for the past five years–from the term of […]
Long-term and short-term measures identified to address crisis (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ energy department admitted the country is “at the mercy of global price movements” and would be affected with the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that while the Philippines primarily gets its crude oil requirements from the Middle East, the impact of the Ukraine crisis will be felt in the international oil markets and thus have a direct impact […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,664,905 after the Department of Health reported 989 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on March 1, 2022 while there five laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 50458 were active. Of these, 463 were asymptomatic, 45510 were mild, 2773 were moderate, 1415 were severe, and 297 were critical. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — Police Lieutenant General Rhodel O. Sermonia is the new commander of Joint Task Force COVID Shield. According to the Philippine National Police, Philippine National Police Chief Dionardo Carlos designated Sermonia to the post left vacant after Police Lieutenant General Israel Ephraim T Dickson was promoted to PNP Deputy Chief for Administration, the 2nd in command of the PNP. The PNP said effective Wednesday, Sermonia is the Deputy Chief for Operations and concurrent Task […]
Total active Covid-19 cases down to 50,827 (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported only 866 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, March 2, the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in a day so far this year in the country. There were also 1,622 new Covid-19 recoveries and 53 new deaths. This brings the total number of active Covid cases down to 50,827, equivalent to 1.4 percent of total confirmed virus cases since March 2020 […]
(Eagle News) – Thirteen more Filipinos from Ukraine arrived in the country on Tuesday, March 1, as the Philippine government continued the repatriation of its nationals from the war-torn country. This brings to 19 the number of Filipinos who were repatriated from Ukraine, including the six who were repatriated on February 18, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are 181 Filipinos in Ukraine based on DFA’s earlier reports. The 13 Filipinos arrived […]
