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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 1,857,646 on Monday, Aug. 23, after the Department of Health reported record-high 18,332 additional COVID-19 cases. The additional cases were higher than the 17,231 new cases reported on Aug. 20, which had been tagged as the highest daily case count in the Philippines. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 130,350 were active. Of these, 94.8 percent were mild, 2.5 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will soon launch an ACR I-Card checking system for foreign passengers so they can enter and exit the country with more ease, the bureau said. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau’s automated travel control system will be integrated with its database of issued alien certification of registration identity cards (ACR I-Cards), and will be pilot-tested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 3 before […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 in an antigen test. According to AFP spokesperson Colonel Ramon Zagala, the results of Faustino’s RT-PCR test will be released within the day. So far, he said the AFP chief was “isolating.” Faustino replaced General Cirilito Sobejana on July 31 after he reached the mandatory age of retirement.
(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid has tested positive for COVID-19. Lapid’s chief of staff Jericho Acedera said in a statement that the senator was currently undergoing treatment at the Medical City Clark in Mabalacat, Pampanga. Acedera said the doctors consider Lapid’s case as “mild to moderate.” He said all those who came in close contact with him already took the necessary tests and have been instructed to comply with existing COVID-19 protocols. According to Acedera, only […]
(Eagle News) — Only 32 Filipinos remain in Afghanistan as the Department of Foreign Affairs continues its repatriation efforts. According to the DFA, this was after 16 more Filipinos left Kabul via a military flight and are now in the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, 13 repatriates are now in Oslo, Norway; while one landed in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and one in Kuwait. Twenty-two Filipinos are so far requesting company or government repatriation. Eight, the DFA said, registered […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said boxing senator Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Cuban fighter Yordenis Ugas would not diminish his stature as the “People’s Champ”. In a statement after his defeat to welterweight champ Ugas in Las Vegas, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the “boxing icon’s loss in Las Vegas would not diminish the honors he bestowed to our country and the joy he gave to our people.” “Public support to Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas sent Manny Pacquiao spinning to a dramatic upset defeat on Saturday, outclassing the Filipino boxing icon with a composed unanimous points victory at the T-Mobile Arena. In his first fight after a two-year absence from the ring, Pacquiao was made to look every bit of his 42 years as the younger Ugas dominated with a stinging jab and cleaner punching to retain his WBA welterweight belt. […]
(Eagle News) — “Isang” has maintained its strength as it moves north northwestward over the Philippine Sea near Miyako Islands. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of Severe Tropical Storm “Isang” was estimated 505 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 115 kph, and is moving north northwestward at 15 kph. According to […]
(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2, the Metro Rail Transit-3 and the Philippine National Railways will continue to give free rides to vaccinated authorized persons outside residences. But the Department of Transportation said the free rides during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila will be during limited hours. Vaccinated APORs can ride LRT-2 and PNR trains on off-peak hours. Meanwhile, vaccinated APORs can ride MRT-3 trains during peak hours, the DOTr said. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 149,000 people violated quarantine protocols during the 2-week enhanced community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police said. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, of the figure, 98,971 were warned, 43,328 fined, and 7,664 underwent community service. The PNP said in Metro Manila, the Joint Task Force sanctioned 100,946 violators of minimum public health standards, mass gatherings, non-observance of social/physical distancing while 40,705 violators were accosted in relation to […]
(Eagle News) – COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, rose to 398 from Friday’s record of 317 as the Philippines reported 16,694 new COVID cases. Total active cases reached 123,935 as of Saturday, or 6.8 percent of total 1,824,051 confirmed cases. Most of the confirmed cases in the country are tagged as recoveries at 91.5 percent. This is equivalent to 1,668,520 cases. Most or 97.2 percent of the 123,935 active cases are […]
(Eagle News) – An overseas Filipino worker tells his story of how he was able to leave Afghanistan and save other Filipinos stranded in the capital of Kabul. Elmer Presa posted on his Facebook page photos of him and other Filipino workers who managed to get a ride on a United States military plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Afghanistan. In his post, he also thanked the US Airforce for their […]
