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PHL gov’t, health advisers explain scientific data, soundness of lifting of travel ban for fully vaxxed tourists

Green, Yellow, Red risk classification of countries dropped effective today, Feb. 1, as int’l leisure travel to PHL allowed   (Eagle News) – The Philippine government explained that its decision to allow fully vaccnayed international leisure travelers to come into the country and not undergo facility-based quarantine anymore is based on scientific data and had been studied carefully. Starting today, Tuesday, February 1, the Green, Yellow and Red risk classification for countries based on their […]

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Historic feat: FIFA welcomes PHL as women’s football team makes it to World Cup for the first time

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines made history after the Philippine Women’s National Football Team qualified to play in the FIFA World Cup 2023. This is the very first time that the country will be playing at the World Cup, which has been described as “the most popular sporting event in the world.” It draws billions of televiewers every tournament. The Philippines women’s national football team, the Malditas, beat Chinese Taipei, 4-3, in a penalty […]

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Filipinos from abroad who “recently recovered” from Covid can enter PHL even with positive RT-PCR test results

Medical certificate stating passenger is no longer infectious needed, says Palace   (Eagle News) – Internationally arriving Filipino travelers who recently recovered from Covid-19 but still tested positive in RT-PCR pre-departure tests could now enter the Philippines, according to Malacanang on Monday, January 31. What a traveler or passenger has to present is a “medical certificate issued by a licensed physician stating that the traveler has completed the mandatory isolation period, and is no longer […]

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DOH reports lower Covid cases for 3rd straight day at 14,546; total active cases drop to 190,818

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported even lower new Covid-19 cases at 14,546 and more new recoveries at 26,500 on Monday, January 31. This is the third straight day of decreasing new Covid cases, and new recoveries exceeding new cases. On Sunday, January 30, the new cases were 16,953, while new recoveries reached 27,638.  On Saturday, January 19, new cases hit 17,382 with 35,282 new recoveries. Because of this, the total number […]

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Kids aged 5-11, both those with comorbidities and those without, could get Covid jabs in Feb. 4-11 pilot run

DOH targets to vaccinate 15.5 million kids aged 5 to 11 for entire immunization rollout   (Eagle News) – Children aged five to 11, both those with comorbidities or those with no comorbidities, could get vaccinated during the pilot run of the vaccination of minors in this age group from February 4 to 11, 2022, the Department of Health said. Health Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that they target to vaccinate 15.5 million kids in this […]

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NCR, 7 provinces under Alert Level 2 starting Tuesday, Feb. 1

Several areas placed under Alert Level 3 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will revert to an alert level 2 starting February 1, Tuesday. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, also under the alert level until Feb. 15 are Batanes, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal in Luzon; Biliran and Southern Leyte in the Visayas; and Basilan in Mindanao. Meanwhile, the following areas will be under an alert level 3 during the same period: Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, […]

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DOH reports less new Covid-19 cases at 17,382, and more recoveries at 35,382

Covid-19 positivity rate drops to 33.3 percent   (Eagle News) – The Philippines posted 17,382 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, January 29, which were less than the previous day’s 18,638. There were also higher new recoveries at 35,382, or more than double the number of new cases today. The improving numbers contributed to a decrease in the total number of Covid-19 active cases – 213,587 from Friday’s 231,658. The number of total active cases is […]

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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong quake off Kermadec Islands region

(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory following the 6.4-magnitude quake that struck the Kermadec Islands region north of New Zealand on Saturday, Jan. 29. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake hit at 10:46 a.m. It was at an approximate distance of 8472 kilometers from Manila. New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency has also said there was […]

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DFA reports 145 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional 145 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 24,518. Thirty-nine more have recovered, pushing the COVID-19 recovery tally to 14480. The DFA said no additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 1458. According to the department, the total number of countries and territories with […]

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President Duterte promotes 9 Coast Guard Captains to rank of Commodore

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the promotion of nine Philippine Coast Guard captains. According to the PCG, the following have been promoted to Commodore upon the recommendation of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade: CG Captain Rommel A Supangan – Chief of Staff of Coast Guard Fleet CG Captain Marco Antonio P Gines – Commander of PCG District Eastern Visayas CG Captain Vivien Jane E Cay – Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for […]

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PNP COVID-19 tally now at 47,994

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 47,994. According to the Philippine National Police, this was after 132 more cases were reported. Of the total cases, 1693 were active. Over 300–or 301–more COVID-19 recoveries were reported among police personnel, resulting in an increase in PNP COVID19 recoveries to 46175. No additional deaths were reported. The PNP COVID-19 death toll, therefore, remains at 126. President Rodrigo Duterte has said uniformed personnel, including policemen, […]

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130 MRT-3 employees receive COVID-19 booster shots

(Eagle News) — Over 100 Metro Rail Transit-3 employees received their COVID-19 booster shots on Thursday, Jan. 29, as added layers of protection against the virus. According to the MRT-3, the 130 employees from the MRT-3’s maintenance and its station and depot units received their shots at the East Avenue Medical Center. “Tinitiyak talaga natin na bakunado ang ating mga empleyado dahil tayo sa hanay ng MRT-3 ang araw-araw na sumasabak para magserbisyo sa mga […]

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