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(Eagle News) — One Filipino was hurt in the intercepted drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh said. According to the embassy, so far, the Filipino, whom it did not identify, was being treated in a hospital with the support of his employer. He is in stable condition, the embassy said. The embassy said the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has been in touch with […]
Identifies provinces with high numbers of still unvaccinated senior citizens (Eagle News) – The World Health Organizaton recognized and congratulated the Philippine government for being able to vaccinate at least 70 percent of its eligible population, but stressed the need to vaccinate the 2.5 million senior citizens that had not received a primary dose. “So we congratulate the Philippine government for vaccinating over 60 million people so far, at least 70% of the eligible […]
(Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,630,637 after the Department of Health reported 3,788 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on February 9, while one laboratory did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Of the total cases, 91,147 were active. Of these, 3261 were asymptomatic, 83145 were mild, 2986 were moderate, 1443 were severe, and 312 were critical. Recoveries rose to 3484636 with […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has a new officer-in-charge. According to the PCG, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade named Vice Admiral Eduardo D. Fabricante at PCG’s helm following the retirement of Commandant Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya. Tugade made the announcement during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony on Feb. 10. Fabricante is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1989. He served as Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations before […]
(Eagle News) – The first division of the Commission on Elections has “dismissed for lack of merit” the consolidated petitions against presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr., that sought his disqualification. In a tweet, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the Comelec’s first division junked the consolidated petitions against Marcos. “The consolidated petitions of Ilagan v. Marcos Jr., Akbayan v. Marcos Jr., and Mangelen v. Marcos Jr. have been dismissed for lack of merit, […]
Over 218 million vaccine doses delivered in PHL since February last year (Eagle News) – Over 450,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines against Covid-19 arrived on Wednesday night, February 9, in time for the start of the third round of the national vaccination days to be held on Thursday and Friday. The shipment of 455,130 Pfizer doses would boost the February 10 to 11 national vaccination days where about two million vaccine doses for the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3627575 on Thursday, Feb. 10, after the Department of Health reported 4,575 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 176 duplicates were removed. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 93,307 are active. Of the active cases, 3316 are asymptomatic, 85244 are mild, 2991 are moderate, 1444 are severe, and 312 are critical. Recoveries rose to 3479485 with the addition of 7504 recoveries. The […]
PHL unemployment rate at 6.6 percent in December from 6.5 percent in November 2021 (Eagle News) – The number of unemployed persons in December hit 3.27 million, higher by 113,000 compared to the previous month’s numbers, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Thursday, February 10. In fact, “the unemployment rate in the country slightly picked up in December 2021 at 6.6 percent from the 6.5 percent reported in November 2021,” according to the PSA. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 900 individuals have been arrested for violation of the gun ban, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, of the 943 arrested, 299 came from Metro Manila, 118 from Central Visayas and 116 from Central Luzon. Of those arrested, 910 were civilians, eight were police personnel, five were military personnel, and 12 were security guards. The PNP said 733 firearms, 4,655 pieces of ammunition, and 320 other deadly weapons […]
Trough of LPA affecting eastern section of Mindanao (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Meanwhile, the trough of a Low Pressure Area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as a result, Caraga, Davao Region, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, and Eastern Samar will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides […]
95 percent of active cases still either mild or asymptomatic (Eagle News) – The country’s total active Covid-19 cases dropped below the 100,000 mark for the first time in a month, hitting only 96,326 on Wednesday, February 9. The last time that total active cases were below 100,000 was on January 7 at 77,369 cases. On Tuesday, February 8, the total active cases were 105,550. New cases today, February 9, reached 3,651. This is […]
by Allison JACKSON MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — From behind bars, Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima is running for re-election in an against-the-odds campaign that gives her the chance to once again “go after” President Rodrigo Duterte. De Lima was one of the most vocal and powerful local critics of Duterte after he took power in 2016 and launched a drug war — until he and his allies tried to stifle her. […]
