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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 2,020,484 on Thursday, Sept. 2, after the Department of Health reported 16,621 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 146510 were active. Of these, 96.2 percent were mild cases, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.1 percent severe, and 0.99 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,840,294 including the additional 10965 recoveries. According to the DOH, 66 cases that were previously tagged […]
Community transmission of Delta cases noted as it becomes dominant variant in PHL (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said that COVID-19 cases could still peak by mid-September based on the rates monitored on the virus infections this August. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the department is also recommending the use of granular lockdowns, instead of regional lockdowns as a strategy to curb the increase and transmission of the Delta […]
(Eagle News) — Senators Bong Go and Sherwin Gatchalian personally expressed their offer to run as Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s vice presidential candidate in the 2022 elections. This is according to the presidential daughter herself, who made the revelation in a statement issued on Wednesday, Sept. 1. In the statement, the Davao mayor said a proposal for former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Jr. to run as her vice president, meanwhile, was “made known […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the two million mark on Wednesday, Sept. 1, after the Department of Health reported 14216 more COVID-19 cases. According to the DOH data, of the total 2003955 cases, 140949 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild cases, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.2 percent severe, and 1.03 percent were moderate cases. Recoveries are now at 1829473 with the addition of 18754 recoveries. The COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel ban covering 10 countries amid the Delta variant threat. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia has been extended to Sept. 5. The ban was supposed to lapse on Aug. 31. “These travel restrictions form part of the proactive measures to slow down the rising number of COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — In this interview by Balitalakayan, the ruling PDP-Laban party secretary general Atty. Melvin Matibag explains that the PDP Laban party does not recognize the moves of Senators Manny Pacquiao and Aqulino Pimentel III to oust the party chair, President Rodrigo Duterte. He says that Pacquiao and Pimentel’s faction also does not have the numbers to say that they represent the real PDP-Laban party, and that the two senators and their allies […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,989,8557 after the Department of Health reported 13,827 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Aug. 31. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 145562 were active. Of these, 95.9 percent were mild, 1.4 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.1 percent were severe, and 0.99 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1810847 including the additional 16759 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 33448, including […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte again addressed the nation on Aug. 30, 2021, together with his cabinet members, to answer the various controversies and issues raised by critics. He also hit those who are using the pandemic to raise their political mileage. His address to the Filipino people taped late night of Aug. 30, 2021 is streamed on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, 2021. (Eagle News Service)
Says he is observing the political landscape, and waiting for “Davao group” to decide (Eagle News) – Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., said he is decided on running again in the 2022 elections and would reveal soon what top post this is. “Basta’t ako tatakbo ako bilang national candidate. Kaya naman napakahalaga na makipag-ugnayan sa mga local executives, para malaman kung ano ba ang sitwasyon sa kanilang lugar,” he said in an interview […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,976,202 after the Department of Health recorded a record-high 22,366 new COVID-19 infections. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 148594 were active. Of these, 95.7 percent were mild, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.1 percent were severe, and 0.97 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1794278 including the additional 16864 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 33,330 with the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go has officially declined PDP-Laban’s endorsement for him to be the party’s standard-bearer for the 2022 elections. Go said in a letter addressed to party president Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi that he was “not interested” in the presidency, just as he said “many times before.” According to Go, he would “rather devote my time and attention in helping the government and our people overcome this pandemic as soon as possible” […]
(Eagle News) – The faction of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) led by Senator Manny Pacquiao has ousted President Rodrigo Duterte as chair of its group, with Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., replacing him. In a message to reporters on Sunday, Aug. 30, Ron Munsayac, executive director of the PDP-Laban group of Pacquiao said that the party’s National Council elected Pimentel as party chair replacing Pres. Duterte. He said former governor Lutgardo Barbo was elected […]
