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(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged over 600 more Delta variant cases, the Department of Health said on Monday, Oct. 18. According to the Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, apart from the 633 Delta variant cases, six Beta variant cases and three Alpha variant cases were found in the 748 samples that underwent genome sequencing on October 16. The DOH official said all cities and the municipality in Metro Manila were found to have […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health said it has vaccinated a total of 1,509 children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities as of 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far, the pediatric vaccination had been conducted “very smoothly.” There were rarely any untoward events based on the details reported to the DOH. Adverse events reported so far were four. One was a child whose blood pressure […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration clarified tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines even if they come from countries on the Philippines’ green list. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that only Filipinos, balikbayans, and those with valid and existing long-term visas from green and yellow list countries are allowed to enter. The following countries are on the Philippines’ green list: Algeria American Samoa Bhutan Burkina Faso Cameroon Cayman Islands Chad China […]
(Eagle News) — Taal Volcano emitted a 1,800 meter (1.8 kilometers) tall plume due to degassing activity at its active vent and crater in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. Taal volcano is still under Alert Level 2, meaning there is still uncreased arrest and entry into the volcano’s permanent danger zone is still prohibited. The volcano emitted at least 11,432 tons of sulfur dioxide in the past […]
ICU bed utilization rate also decrease to 59 percent in Metro Manila (Eagle News) — The Department of Health recorded 6,913 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Oct. 17, and more recoveries at 10,237. This is the lowest in over two months and the first time that cases dipped below 7,000 since Aug. 3. New COVID-19 cases recorded at the time were at 6,879. Total COVID cases reached 2,720,368 since the pandemic began in March […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll due to severe tropical storm “Maring” had risen to 40 with 18 stil missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said. Half of the casualties were between 26 to 60 years old. The search for the missing continues with their kin hoping that they did not perish Damage to agriculture had also risen to over P2 billion (₱ 2,173,030,545.15), while damage to infrastructure was placed at […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Oct. 16, added 7,772 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth straight day that new cases were below 8,000. Total active cases stood at 85,048 or 3.1 percent of the total COVID-19 cases of over 2.7 million since the pandemic began. Most of the COVID-19 cases have recovered at 95.4 percent or 2,587,881. New recoveries were only 1,634. This is much fewer than Friday’s 13,363. New deaths, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,713,509 on Saturday, Oct. 16, after the Department of Health reported 7,772 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 85048 were active. Recoveries rose to 257881 with the addition of 1634 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 40580, with the addition of 156 deaths. According to the DOH data, at least 48 percent of the 15,000 ward beds in the country […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections announced on Saturday, Oct. 16, the extension of voter registration hours and the addition of Saturdays for the same in Metro Manila. In a statement, Comelec said voter registration in the following areas will also be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, with Saturday registration “but only up to 5 p.m. on Oct. 16 and 23, 2021”: municipalities of Alcala and San Quintin in Pangasinan; Tarlac […]
One hospital per LGU in Metro Manila to be chosen for pediatric A3 vaccination, says DOH Usec Cabotaje (Eagle News) — The Philippine government will expand the pediatric vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities to all local government units in Metro Manila starting October 22. This was after the successful first day of vaccination rollout of more than 1,000 children (1,031) with comorbidites in eight hospitals in the capital region. Health […]
(Eagle News) — Three senior police officials were promoted to the rank of brigadier general. The Philippine National Police said PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar administered the oath of office to now-Brigadier Generals Emmanuel Hebron, Nestor Salcedo, and Gregory Bognalbal on Friday, Oct. 15. “Ang bituin sa inyong mga balikat at karagdagang ranggo ay sumisimbolo ng inyong mga sakripisyo, kasipagan, at pagtitiyaga ngunit kaakibat din nito ay ang napakalaking responsibilidad at hamon na panatilihing maayos at […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the street violence that rocked Beirut on Friday, Oct. 15, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the embassy, however, continues to monitor the situation after snipers opened fire and aimed at people’s heads in an attack on supporters of Hezbollah and its ally, according to Reuters. The group was demanding the removal of the judge investigating the explosion that rocked the city’s port […]
