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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity in the Philippines due to COVID-19 for another year. The extension was contained in Proclamation No. 1218, which takes effect on Sept. 13 and will last until Sept. 11 of 2022. The President signed the document on Sept. 10. With the issuance of the proclamation, the national government and local government units get ample latitude to continue to implement the COVID-19 vaccination program, […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 4 remains raised over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands as Typhoon “Kiko” heads towards Batanes. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northwestern portions and southeastern portions of Babuyan Islands (Panuitan, Calayan, Camiguin, Pamuktan, and Didicas, meanwhile, are under Signal No. 3, with “Kiko” situated 55 km southeast of Basco. “Kiko” is expected to pass over Batanes in the next 12 hours. Signal No. 2 is […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 17,964 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, bringing the total active cases to 175,470. Because of the additional cases, the active cases now comprise eight percent of total confirmed COVID-19 cases which reached 2,179,770. The eight percent active cases is the highest percentage of active cases in over four months or since April 24 when the percentage of active cases stood at nine percent. The new […]
(Eagle News) – Some 502,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses, procured through a public-private partnership, arrived in the country on Friday, September 10. The country is expecting to receive an additional half a million AstraZeneca doses next week. The vaccines were procured by local government units and the private sector through the “A Dose of Hope” initiative spearheaded by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion, according to the National Task Force against […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila quarantine classifications are now only down to two: the enhanced community quarantine and the general community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement after he said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases had “provisionally” approved the guidelines for the pilot implementation of the alert level system under granular lockdowns in the National Capital Region. “Ang pupuwede at hindi pupuwede ay depende po sa alert […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, Sept. 10, announced the suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the suspension was pursuant to various resolutions from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases directing the public to exercise social distancing and minimize travel, and “in the interest of […]
Damage to agri at P256M, infrastructure at P30.675M (Eagle News) – Storm Jolina (international name Conson) has left 14 people dead and 20 injured, even as the country braces for another typhoon, Kiko (international name Chanthu) which even intensified as it further approached northern Luzon, according to the country’s disaster and weather agencies. In a situational report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said there were also seven persons still reported as […]
A super typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming days. Chanthu was about 580 kilometres (360 miles) southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip on Friday morning, packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (145 miles) an hour, according to Taiwan’s central weather bureau. The Philippine state weather agency said the typhoon was expected to graze the northeastern tip of […]
Signal No. 2 and 1 raised over other parts of Luzon (Eagle News) — Tropical cyclone wind signals have been raised over parts of Luzon as Typhoon “Kiko” maintained its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 3 with “Kiko” located 235 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora: The extreme northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana) the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., […]
Positivity rate of 29.4 percent also highest since pandemic began (Eagle News) – A new record-high of 22,820 new COVID-19 cases were added to the Philippines’ tally of confirmed infections, bringing the total active cases to 166,672. The reported new cases today, Thursday, Sept. 9, topped the previous record of 22,415 last Sept. 6. The 29.4 percent positivity rate is also the highest so far since the pandemic began last year. Total confirmed cases […]
At least one person died and 17 were missing after a storm dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in the Philippines, authorities said Thursday, as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the country. Tropical Storm JOLINA (international name Conson) hit the central province of Eastern Samar as a typhoon on Monday before weakening as it passed over the archipelago, forcing around 10,000 people to flee their homes, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]
(Eagle News) — Four areas in Luzon are under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon “Kiko” continues to move over the Philippine Sea east of Aurora. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, the northeastern portion of Apayao (Luna, Pudtol, Flora, Santa Marcela), and the northeastern portion of Isabela (Santa Maria, San Pablo, Maconacon, Divilacan, Palanan) are still under the tropical cyclone wind signal, with “Kiko” located based km […]
