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Palace announces approval of Covid-19 vaccine certificates of 8 more countries

Vaccine certificates of at least 26 more countries and territories also recently approved for acceptance   (Eagle News) – The Philippines is recognizing the Covid-19 vaccine certificates of eight more countries, Malacanang announced on Monday, February 21. The following countries are Egypt, Maldives, Palau, Albania, Estonia, Greece, Malta and Uruguay. In a statement, Malacanang said that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) “approved the acceptance and recognition” of the vaccination certificates of these additional eight countries […]

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DFA repatriates 203 Filipinos from Macau

(Eagle News) — Over 200 Filipinos have been repatriated from Macau. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the 203 Filipinos repatriated on Feb. 16 included three wheelchair-bound passengers who were recently hospitalized in Macau. The flight is the 27th organized by the Philippine Consulate General amid the pandemic. With the flight, the Consulate has brought a total of 5,355 Filipinos back home. According to the DFA, following the adoption by the Inter-Agency Task Force […]

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PHL new Covid-19 cases at 1,923, a new record low for this year

Only 392 new cases reported in Metro Manila   (Eagle News) – The Philippines had its lowest single day record of new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,923 cases. At the same time, the Department of Health reported 5,158 new recoveries. This brought the number of total active cases to 62,533 or 1.7 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There were also 198 new Covid deaths bringing the […]

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Six Filipino nationals repatriated from Ukraine

(Eagle News) — Six Filipino nationals have been repatriated from Ukraine amid Western concerns over a Russian military offensive against the country. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority Terminal 3 via Turkish Airlines flight 84. Four of the six repatriates boarded international flights from Kyiv while two  took their flights from Lviv. The Philippine Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, which is in active coordination with […]

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Immigration bureau: Beware of scammers now flaunting supposed ties with ranking officials

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration has warned the public against scammers who now flaunt their supposed ties with ranking Immigration officials to victimize people. Immigration Chief Jaime Morente issued the warning following reports of some individuals getting scammed money with the modus operandi. In one case, Morente noted that the victim was scammed P200,000 by an individual who claimed to be a relative of an Immigration official and who offered services to “fix” the victim’s […]

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Cimatu resigns as DENR chief due to health reasons, to return to private life, says Palace

Malacanang wishes Cimatu good health as it cites his ‘stellar performance” in gov’t   (Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Rey Cimatu has resigned due to health reasons and will be returning to private life, Malacanang confirmed on Friday, February 18. In a statement, acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced Cimatu’s resignation and wished him well after a “stellar service in government.” “Malacañang confirms the resignation of Roy Cimatu as Secretary of the Department of Environment […]

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DOH reports 2,232 new cases, 3,010 new recoveries; 3rd straight week that recoveries exceeded new cases

9.1 positivity rate, lowest so far this year     (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,232 new Covid-19 cases and 3,010 new recoveries on Friday, February 18, the 21st straight day that new recoveries exceeded new cases. The total active Covid cases as of Friday were down to 65,796 or 1.8 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The positivity rate is also down to […]

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DOH reports 2,196 new COVID-19 cases, 107 more deaths

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,646,793 on Thursday, Feb. 17, after the Department of Health reported 2196 other cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 66588 were active. Of these, 1090 were asymptomatic, 60848 were mild, 2913 were moderate, 11428 were severe, and 309 were critical. Recoveries rose to 3,524,875 with the additional 4409 recoveries. Over 100, or 107, more deaths were reported, pushing the total COVID-19 deaths […]

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PHL starts preparing for transition to “new normal”; DOH eyes house-to-house vaccination campaign

New normal roadmap to be presented by March to President Duterte (Eagle News) – The Philippines has started to prepare for the transition to the new normal as the government intensifies its vaccination campaign, moving towards house-to-house vaccination as a strategy to reach the unvaccinated population. Malacanang said that “Alert Level 1” is considered the new normal amid the continuing pandemic. To attain this, the government needs to prioritize the vaccination of the elderly which […]

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Around 150,000 kids aged 5 to 11 receive first Covid-19 doses; only 8 report mild adverse reactions

PHL officials express satisfaction with encouraging turnout in pediatric vaccination   (Eagle News) – Around 150,000 children aged 5 to 11 have already been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as more kids turn out in Covid vaccination centers, according to Malacanang and the Department of Health. The data was still as of February 14. By Wednesday, February 16, these numbers would be higher. The Department of Health said that, so far, only […]

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New CHR chair appointed replacing the late chair Gascon

  (Eagle News) — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has a new chair, Leah Tanodra-Armamento, who succeeds the late chair Jose Luis Martin ‘Chito’ Gascon who died last October due to Covid-19 complications. This was announced by the CHR on its website on Wednesday, February 16, the same day that Tanodra-Armamento’s appointment paper was released. “The new CHR Chair is not new to the Commission. Chair Tanodra-Armamento was previously a Commissioner under the present […]

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PHL logs 2,671 more COVID-19 cases, 77 additional deaths

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,644,597 on Wednesday, Feb. 16, after the Department of Health reported 2,671 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on Feb. 14 while six did not submit data to the COVID-19 document repository system. Of the total cases, 68,829 were active. Of these, 1130 were asymptomatic, 63037 were mild, 2920 were moderate, 1433 were severe, and 309 were critical. Recoveries rose to […]

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