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Pres. Duterte vows to finish critical infra projects, ensure these would benefit Filipinos beyond his term

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to finish “critical infrastructure projects” which his administration had started and to make sure that these would help improve the lives of Filipinos even beyond his term. During the inauguration of the South Luzon Expressway Elevated Extension Project on Thursday, February 15, President Duterte said continuing infrastructure development would further boost the economy which is slowly opening up and recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. He commended the […]

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PHL 2 week growth rate of Covid cases drops to a low of negative 74 percent; most of PH now at low risk

DOH: Only Regions 11,12, 6 and CAR at moderate risk   (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Covid-19 cases continued its downtrend, with the two-week growth rate for the whole country hitting a low of negative 74 percent, the Department of Health said. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this is a good sign as this means a continuing drop in cases and the whole country is now classified under low-risk. This also means there […]

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PNP unveils alleged Hamas terrorism plot in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Feb. 15, claimed there was a plan by a Hamas operative to carry out terrorist activities in the Philippines. Hamas is a militant organization based in the Middle East. According to the PNP, citing a report from Intelligence Group Director Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsangan, the plot was uncovered based on information by a local contact of the group in the country. “Our Filipino source identified […]

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Immigration bureau to PHL-bound airlines: Disallow boarding of foreign nationals with improper documentation

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, Feb. 15, reminded airlines bound for the Philippines not to allow the boarding of foreign nationals who are ineligible to enter the country. According to the bureau, the Philippines only allows the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners, subject to the presentation of required documents. Foreign nationals who are ineligible for entry are excluded upon arriving at the airport, and are boarded on the next available flight […]

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DOH reports 2,730 new Covid cases, lowest this year; 164 new deaths include late reports since July 2021

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,730 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 14, the lowest recorded since December 30 last year. The DOH also reported 7,456 new recoveries and 164 new Covid-deaths, The increase in the number of fatalities was mostly due to late reporting of cases. In fact, some of the deaths reported were from cases that occurred since July last year. “Of the 164 deaths, 86 occurred in February […]

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NCR remains under Alert Level 2; IATF announces more areas nationwide under Alert Level 2, Alert Level 3

  (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 2 until February 28, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force which also placed seven areas under Alert Level 3 in Visayas and Mindanao. The IATF also placed several several areas under Alert Level 2 in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao: The new Alert Level classifications for the rest of the country that would take effect from February 16 to 28 was announced on Monday, February […]

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PHL reports only 3,050 new cases, 11.7 percent Covid positivity rate, the lowest this year

Total Covid-19 recoveries breach 3.5 million   (Eagle News) — The Philippines reported its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases and lowest positivity rate this year at 3,050, and 11.7 percent, respectively, on Sunday, February 13. New recoveries hit 5,811, which again were more than the recorded new Covid cases. Because of this, the total active cases in the country went down to 81,394. This is 2.2 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. The eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will […]

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Obiena wins 2022 Orlen Cup in Poland, beats 2016 Olympic gold medalist Braz

(Eagle News) — Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished first in the 2022 Orlen Orlen Cup in Poland on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines), after clearing 5.81 meters on his first attempt. This is a major win for the 26-year old Obiena who beat seven other pole vaulters, including 2020 Olympics bronze medalist Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil who finished second. Obiena tried to reset his personal best and Asian record of 5.93 meters, […]

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PHL logs 3,792 more COVID-19 cases, 76 additional deaths

96% of additional cases occurred within recent 14 days, DOH says (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,634,368 on Saturday, Feb. 12, after the Department of Health reported 3792 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on February 10, while four did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total 3792 additional cases, 3,625 (96%) occurred within the recent 14 days […]

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Immigration bureau: Balikbayans exempted from outbound ticket requirement for entry into PHL

Also exempted are balikbayan’s spouse, children if traveling together with the balikbayan, bureau says (Eagle News) — Balikbayans who plan to visit the Philippines do not have to present an outbound ticket for them to be allowed entry into the Philippines. According to the Bureau of Immigration, also exempted from presenting the ticket to be allowed to enter the Philippines are the balikbayan’s spouse and children if they are traveling with the balikbayan. “This adjusted […]

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Some 1.3 million vaccinated from Feb. 10 to 11; nat’l vaccination days extended until Feb. 18

  (Eagle News) – The third wave of the national vaccination, dubbed Bayanihan Bakunahan, will be extended until February 18, the Department of Health said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far in the last two days of national vaccination, from February 10 to 11, around 1.3 million had been vaccinated. The numbers are still far from the target of five million individuals that the Philippine government seeks to vaccinate in this third […]

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