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(Eagle News) — Reported fatalities due to Typhoon “Odette” have risen to over 300, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said on Friday, Dec. 24. According to the NDRRMC, the causes of death of most of the 326 reported fatalities so far were drowning and falling trees and debris. Meanwhile, 58 people remain missing. Over 600, or 661, were injured. Over 3 million people, or 3,380,167 people, were affected by the typhoon in […]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — The United Nations will kick off a campaign Friday to raise $6.5 million in aid for victims of Typhoon Rai, which ravaged the Philippines last week, the organization’s in-country coordinator said. “Tomorrow, we’ll be launching at the local level with the international community represented in Manila… a presentation of the humanitarian needs and priority plan,” Gustavo Gonzalez told a virtual press conference Thursday. “The financial ask is $6.5 millions dollars,” he […]
PHL FDA chief says EUA granted to Pfizer for administration to kids aged 5 to 11; vaccination could start in January next year depending on supplies (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Pfizer vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 years old in the country. FDA Director-General Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that they have already approved the emergency use authority (EUA) for the administration […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,837,903 on Thursday, Dec. 23, after the Department of Health reported 288 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 9251 were active. Of these, 480 were asymptomatic, 3204 were mild, 3393 were moderate, 1797 severe, and 377 were critical. Recoveries rose to 2,777,671 with the additional 270 ones. The death toll is now at 50,981, with the additional 65 deaths reported. Metro […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will strictly implement local government unit-issued guidelines in areas hit by Typhoon “Odette.” According to the PNP, some LGUs in Visayas and Mindanao, in particular, have already directed the different government agencies to assist in the monitoring of establishments and in the apprehension of business owners violating the Consumer Act or Republic Act 7394. The Consumer Act or Republic Act 7394 considers the overpricing and hoarding of products […]
PHL President visiting and touring areas hit by Odette since Saturday, Dec. 18 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Presidential Proclamation No. 1267 declaring a State of Calamity in six regions namely MIMAROPA (Region 4-b), Western Visayas (Region 6), Central Visayas (Region 7), Eastern Visayas (Region 8), Northern Mindanao (Region 10), and CARAGA Region (Region 13). Duterte, in his Talk to the People on Tuesday night, December 21, said that with the […]
From the previous interval of 6 months, boosters can now be administered 3 months after second primary vaccine dose (Eagle News) — Effective December 22, the interval for the administration of booster doses shall be shortened — from at least six months to at least three months after the full or second dose of the primary vaccine, according to the Department of Health. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the shortened interval between the second […]
(Eagle News) — A low pressure area is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Dec. 26 or 27. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the LPA, so far located over the Pacific, will be closest to the landmass of Mindanao on the evening of the 29th or the morning of the 30th of December. “This LPA has 60-70% chance to develop into a tropical depression,” PAGASA said. The […]
(Eagle News) — The United States government said it is sending P10 million ($200,000) in aid to the Philippines to support communities affected by super typhoon Odette (international name Rai), the US embassy said on Wednesday, December 22. The aid will be coursed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as immediate assistance to areas affected by the super typhoon which had made a record of nine landfalls in the country, from […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded foreign nationals in the country to report to any of the agency’s participating offices nationwide starting January 2022. According to Immigration chief Jaime Morente, the annual report is in compliance with the Alien Registration Act of 1950, which requires all aliens with immigrant and non-immigrant visas to report to the bureau within the first 60 days of every calendar year. He said under the law, foreigners […]
Considered as the largest single donation of Pfizer vaccines to the PHL from the 500 million doses made available by US The United States, in partnership with the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, donated an additional 3,400,020 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines as part of its continuing worldwide effort to help end COVID-19. The vaccines, delivered in two separate shipments to Manila on December 20 and 21, were part […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the international community vowed to help the government’s relief and recovery efforts and pledged financial assistance for the country to aid calamity victims following the onslaught of Super Typhoon Odette. Through various statements sent by their foreign embassies in the country, they expressed their support to Filipino families who were affected by the calamity, and their condolences to those who lost loved ones. Odette (international name Rai) which is […]
