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(Eagle News) – Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon and Batangas within the next two hours, PAGASA said at 12:41 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 15. In a thunderstorm advisory, PAGASA advised those affected to “take precautionary measures” against possible flashfloods and landslides due to these heavy rains that will last for two hours. In another thunderstorm advisory, however, issued at 1:33 p.m., […]
(Eagle News) — The number of students who enrolled for school year 2021-2022 has exceeded the number of enrollees the previous school year, the Department of Education said on Wednesday, Sept. 15. According to DepEd, as of Sept. 15, the the total number of registered students entering Kindergarten until Grade 12 has reached 26,308,875 in public and private schools. The enrollment for those same grade levels last school year was recorded at 26,227,022. The DepEd […]
(Eagle News) — The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 14, confirmed Tokyo has received information about a possible terror attack in Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines. “We confirm that the Japanese government has received information about a possible terror attack, but we cannot give you any detailed background at the moment,” the embassy said in a statement. It said it has “issued a warning to alert Japanese people residing in some […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,266,066 on Tuesday, Sept. 14, after the Department of Health reported 18,056 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 177670 were active. Of these, 85.8 percent were mild, 9.5 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 2.66 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,052,867 with the addition of 20542 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 35529, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Curfew hours in Metro Manila will be adjusted once the alert level system takes effect. According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos, Metro Manila mayors voted to make curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. starting Sept. 16. He said the resolution stating the same will be released. At present, curfew hours in Metro Manila are from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Abalos made the announcement after the Palace […]
(Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 4 starting Sept 16 which will last until Sept. 30. Under Alert Level 4, granular lockdowns will be implemented in areas with clusters of COVID-19 cases and businesses or activities that would The following will also not be allowed to leave their homes: • persons below 18 years old, • those who are over 65 years of age, • pregnant women • persons with […]
NCR under COVID-19 alert level 4 starting Sept. 16, Roque says (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will be under a COVID-19 alert level 4 starting Sept. 16. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement as he released the guidelines on the new system to be implemented in the region. Under the alert level system, Metro Manila will be subjected to different alert levels depending on the COVID-19 case transmission, hospital bed utilization rate, and intensive […]
Percentage of COVID deaths go down to 1.57 percent (Eagle News) – Another 20,745 new COVID-19 cases were added to the Philippines’ tally on Monday, Sept. 13, bringing the total active cases to 180,293, the Department of Health’s latest data showed. The good news is that this is lower than Sunday’s count of active cases of 181,951. The percentage of active cases even went down to 8 percent from the previous 8.2 percent. New […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to latest Philippine National Police data, the additional 138 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the police force to 37197. Of these, 2685 are active. Recoveries rose to 34403, including the additional 108 recoveries. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remain at 109. The Philippines on Monday, Sept. 13, reported over 600 […]
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Classrooms in the Philippines were silent Monday as millions of school children hunkered down at home for a second year of remote lessons that experts fear will worsen an educational “crisis”. While nearly every country in the world has partially or fully reopened schools to in-person classes, the Philippines has kept them closed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the UN says. President […]
Of 584 additional local Delta variant cases, 122 have indicated NCR addresses, DOH says (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, Sept. 13, reported 640 more cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant, bringing the total Delta variant cases detected in the Philippines to 2,708. According to the DOH, also detected in the 748 samples recently sequenced by the agency, the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity in the country due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis for another year, or until Sept. 12, 2022. In Proclamation No. 1218 signed on Sept. 10 and released by Malacanang on Sunday, Sept. 12, President Duterte extended the COVID-19 state of calamity, until Sept. 12, 2022, “unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant.” A previous proclamation, 1021 series of 2020 extended […]
