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Total Delta variant cases in the country hits 2,068 (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 279 additional Delta variant cases bringing the total infections for this variant to 2,068. All regions in the country are now affected by the Delta variant as the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) found five Delta variant cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). “Of the additional 279 Delta variant cases, 245 […]
As of 4 a.m., typhoon Jolina has already made 2 landfalls in Samar (Eagle News) – Tropical storm “Jolina” (international name Conson) is now a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 180 km/h, with PAGASA declaring parts of Masbate under signal number 3. PAGASA said that typhoon “Jolina” has already “emerged over the Samar Sea and is now crossing the island municipalities of Samar province.” […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 has been raised over parts of Visayas as “Jolina” intensified into a tropical storm. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal, as “Jolina” moved west northwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Eastern Samar: Visayas Eastern Samar the eastern portion of Northern Samar (Palapag, Mapanas, Gamay, Lapinig, Laoang, Catubig, Las Navas, Pambujan) the northeastern portion of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines registered an all-time high of 22,415 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, Sept. 6, pushing the COVID-19 tally to 2,103,331. According to Department of Health data, of the total cases, 159,633 were active. Of these, 92.1 percent are mild, 3.3 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.4 percent severe, and 3.4 percent are moderate cases. Recoveries climbed to 1909361 with the addition of 20,109 recoveries. COVID-19 deaths are now at 34,337, with […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has already vaccinated some 35.8 million individuals, 15 million of whom are considered fully vaccinated. Malacanang said 20.8 million got the initial dose, while 15,033,354 received the full dose or complete vaccination. This means a total of 35,838,964 individuals have received vaccines against COVID-19. The country aims to vaccinate at least 70 percent of the population. The Philippines has so far received 52,792,130 doses of COVID-19 vaccines from […]
(Eagle News) — More areas are under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Jolina” slightly intensified and moved westward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal, with “Jolina” estimated 205 km east southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 230 km east northeast of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte. The weather bureau said “Jolina” was packing maximum sustained winds […]
IATF approves community quarantine classifications for various areas in the country for the rest of the month (Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting Sept. 8 to 30 but will start the pilot implementation of “hard” localized or granular lockdowns in certain areas, Malacanang said Monday, Sept. 6. This as the new community quarantine classifications were announced starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, until the end of the month. […]
(Eagle News) — All areas in Metro Manila except for Manila have been classified under COVID-19 Alert Level No. 4, the highest alert level, due to the continuous rise in cases and hospital bed use. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said a positive two-week growth rate and a high-risk average daily attack rate have been monitored in all areas, and the Delta variant detected in all areas. She said hospital bed utilization in all areas […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 has been raised over Eastern Samar with the low pressure area off Surigao del Norte developing into a tropical depression. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, also under Signal No. 1 due to Tropical Depression “Jolina” are the following areas in Mindanao: Dinagat Islands Siargao Islands Bucas Grande Islands So far, “Jolina” is located 300 km east southeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 310 km […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 2,080,984 after the Department of Health reported 20019 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 157438 are active. Of these, 92 percent are mild, 3.4 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent are critical, 1.4 percent are severe, and 2.51 percent are moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,889,312 including the additional 20089 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 34234, with the addition of 134 […]
(Eagle News) — The third quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill will be held “online” on Thursday, Sept. 9. The Office of the Civil Defense made the announcement in a Facebook post. According to the OCD, the program–which can be viewed live at the Civil Defense PH Facebook account and on YouTube—will start at 8 a.m. The drill itself, however, will start at 9 a.m. “Inaanyahan ang lahat na makiisa…,” the OCD said. The Philippines is […]
(Eagle News) — Sixty-seven Filipinos recently arrived in the Philippines after they were repatriated by the government from Cambodia. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the repatriates, which included two minors, 12 senior citizens, and one pregnant woman, arrived in the country via a sweeper flight that also repatriated Filipinos from Laos, and Myanmar. The repatriates were affected by the pandemic and had lost their jobs, or were stranded in Cambodia. With the 67 repatriates […]
