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21,411 new COVID cases, 168 deaths added (Eagle News) – The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country breached 2 million on Sunday, Sept. 12, with the addition of 25,049 new recoveries, the highest in over four months. This brought the total recoveries to 2,010,271 or 90.3 percent of the total confirmed COVID-19 cases. New COVID cases added were 21,411 pushing the total active cases to 181,951 or 8.2 percent of the total […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Kiko” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility, but Batanes is still under Signal No. 1. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the typhoon left PAR at 1:10 p.m. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 175 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 215 kph. PAGASA said Typhoon “Kiko” will continue to enhance the southwest […]
(Eagle News) — Travelers from countries and territories on the Philippines’ “green list” do not automatically qualify for entry into the country, the Bureau of Immigration clarified. Bureau Port Operations Division Chief Carlos Capulong said general travel restrictions are still in effect for travelers from the following: American Samoa Anguilla Australia Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cayman Islands Chad China Comoros Republic of the Congo Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Gabon Grenada Hong Kong Hungary […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 is still raised over Itbayat, Batanes even as Typhoon “Kiko” slightly weakened and is now over the coast of Taiwan on Sunday, Sept. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Calayan Is., Panuitan Is.) and the rest of Batanes, meanwhile, are under Signal No. 1. “Kiko” is moving northward at 15 kph, and is so far packing maximum sustained […]
Presses COA audit, submission of annual report of PRC on how it utilized gov’t funds (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned the Philippine Red Cross to submit to a government audit and give an account of how it had utilized government funds given to them, or he would cut all government transactions with it altogether. In his “Talk to the People” aired on Sept. 11, Duterte also directed the Commission on Audit (COA) […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 2,206,021 on Saturday, Sept. 11, after the Department of Health reported a record-high of 26,303 more cases. The additional cases shattered Thursday’s record of 22,820 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 185,706 are active. Of these, 85.3 percent are mild, 10.2 percent are asymptomatic, 0.6 percent are critical, 1.3 percent are severe, and 2.56 percent are moderate. Recoveries rose to 1985337 […]
(Eagle News) — The northern portion of Batanes remains under Signal No. 4 as Typhoon “Kiko” crosses the coastal waters of Itbayat. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the rest of Batanes is under Signal No. 3, while the northern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., Panuitan Is., Calayan Is.) is under Signal No. 2. The following areas, meanwhile, are under Signal No. 1: The rest of Babuyan Islands the […]
“Kiko” slightly weakens as it moves over Batanes, but gusts still at 250 km/hour (Eagle News) – Typhoon Kiko (international name Chanthu) made landfall at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, over Ivana, Batanes, pummeling the province with maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 250 km per hour. The whole province of Batanes is under tropical cyclone wind signal no. 4, while the northeastern portion […]
President Rodrigo Duterte holds his Talk to the People on Sept 10, 2021, aired the following day, Sept 11, where several Cabinet members discussed developments in their various departments including updates on Typhoon Kiko, COVID-19 response, education, among others. During his public address, he again answered accusations of some senators regarding the government’s COVID-19 response. He also hit Senators Franklin Drilon and Richard Gordon — Drilon for his alleged links to Janet Lim Napoles and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is on heightened alert as Typhoon “Kiko” heads towards Batanes. In a statement, the PCG said PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo V Laroya has directed the PCG District Northeastern Luzon and Northwestern Luzon to ensure that their deployable response groups (DRGs) and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) are all-set for swift evacuation and rescue operations, most especially in flood-prone residential communities in Batanes, Cagayan, and Northern Isabela. In its […]
Travel ban in effect from Sept. 12 to 18 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the imposition of a travel ban covering nine “red-list” countries. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said travelers from Azerbaijan, Guadeloupe, Guam, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia, and Switzerland within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines will be banned from entering the country effective noon of September 12, 2021 until 11:59 p.m. of September 18, 2021. Those […]
(Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the creation of a task force on oxygen supply. The approval was contained in Resolution 138 approved on Thursday, Sept. 9. It came amid reports of hoarding of oxygen tanks at home, prompting the Philippine National Police to issue a warning. In August, the Department of Trade and Industry said there was enough oxygen supply in the country for […]
