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4 more Filipinos set to arrive on Friday, Feb. 25, after Feb. 18 repatriation of 6 nationals (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is ensuring the safety of 181 Filipinos in Ukraine and is continuing repatriation of nationals who want to return to the Philippines amid the increasing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Malacanang issued the statement on Thursday, February 24, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to conduct special military operations in Ukraine. -Palace says […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3657342 after the Department of Health reported 1745 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on February 22, while three labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Of the total cases, the DOH said 55079 were active. Of these, 637 were asymptomatic, 49927 were mild, 2788 were moderate, 1428 were severe, and 299 were critical. The recovery […]
(Eagle News) – The highly infectious Covid-19 variant Omicron could also cause severe infection for vulnerable groups, including the elderly and those with comorbidities, according to an infectious disease expert. Vaccine expert panel member Dr. Rontgene Solante said they they are studying data from other countries, including the United States, showing an increase in Covid-19 cases, or what appeared to be another wave of cases due to the so-called “stealth Omicron” or the subvariant […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,655,709 on Wednesday, Feb. 23, after the Department of Health reported 1,534 additional cases. The DOH said all laboratories were operational on February 21, while two laboratories were not able to submit their data on time. According to the department, of the total cases, 55449 were active. Of these, 652 were asymptomatic, 50258 were mild, 2811 were moderate, 1426 were severe, and 302 were critical. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will report to Hong Kong authorities those Hong Kong employers who push through with the termination of Overseas Filipino Workers who tested positive for COVID-19. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration chief Hans Cacdac said the termination, after all, of the Filipinos was illegal under Hong Kong law since “hindi sila dapat i-terminate kasi pwede naman mag-SL (sick leave) o di kaya makabalik after nila mag-recover.” So far, 76 Filipinos in Hong […]
Positivity rate down to 6.4 percent at the national level, and below 5 percent in NCR (Eagle News) — The country’s new Covid-19 cases continued to drop on Tuesday, February 22, when the Department of Health reported 1,019 new cases, a new record low this year. This is the fourth straight day that new Covid cases have been decreasing. There were also 2,988 new recoveries that brought the total number of recoveries to 3,541,840 […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has added a new metric before an area such as the National Capital Region (NCR) could be deescalated to Alert Level 1. Secretary Francisco Duque III of the Department of Health (DOH) said that aside from decreasing number of new cases, declining Covid positivity rate, and low-risk health care utilization rates, 80 percent of the senior citizens and other vulnerable groups such as those with comorbidities should have […]
(Eagle News) — Goddes Libiran has resigned from her post as Transportation Assistant Secretary of Communication and Commuter Affairs. In a Facebook post, Libiran said she was leaving “because I have decided to once and for all, prioritize my family, and become a MOTHER to my only child, who was barely a year old when I joined (the Department of Transportation).” “My family, especially my six-year old daughter, has, unfortunately, endured a backseat role in […]
From February 8 to 11, 2022, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) again distributed relief items to residents affected by Typhoon Odette (Rai). Before the distribution, hundreds of volunteers in Butuan City, Cebu City, Puerto Princesa City, Tacloban City, and Valladolid repacked bags of rice and canned goods while strictly observing health and safety protocols against COVID-19. The relief items then were transported to worship building compounds in severely affected areas, including Butuan […]
Only 3.447 million vaccinated in Bayanihan Bakunahan Part 3 (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is studying what strategies to do next to convince the still unvaccinated members of the population to get Covid-19 jabs. This was after the government failed to reach its target to vaccinate five million people in its third national vaccination campaign, “Bayanihan Bakunahan,” even with the extension until last Friday, February 18. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that only […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Feb. 21, said the Philippine government was extending its assistance to Filipinos in Hong Kong who have contracted the COVID-19 virus. Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles issued the statement following reports some COVID-19-positive Overseas Filipino Workers had to wait outside hospitals, which were at full capacity. Some reports said some OFWs were also forced to sleep in public spaces because their employers feared contracting the virus as well. […]
Covid-19 positivity rate of 7.5 percent, also the lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,427 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 21, the third straight day that new virus cases have been declining. This is also the lowest single-day record so far for new Covid cases, as the country continued to post decreasing number of new cases recently. The Philippines also had more recoveries at 3,269, […]
