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Duterte: “If there is an excess of supply sa inyo, pakitulong naman dito sa bayan ko” (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the United States government for more vaccines against COVID-19 to be given to the Philippines if they have excess supplies. In his “Talk to the People” on Monday, Aug. 16, Duterte said that he understood that the COVID-19 situation is worsening everywhere especially with the increased transmission of the very […]
https://youtu.be/eOfEu1xJ24c (Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Sergio Ortiz Luis Jr, the president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) who explained how an extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila would result in further losses for the Philippine economy. The ECQ is supposed to end on Aug. 20. Luis said that in the two weeks of ECQ, about P300 billion are expected to be lost in the economy. This would […]
(Eagle News) — Four more police officers died due to COVID-19, the Philippine National Police reported on Tuesday, Aug. 17. According to the PNP, PNP patient 93 was a 49-year-old policeman assigned in Central Visayas. On August 2, he tested positive for COVID-19 and was brought to the hospital for medical attention. On August 14, he succumbed due to pneumonia secondary to Covid-19. PNP patient 94 was a 34-year-old policeman assigned in Metro Manila. On […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,755,846 after the Department of Health reported 14,610 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 106672 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild, 0.9 percent were asymptomatic, 0.7 percent were critical, 1.3 percent were severe and 0.89 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1618808 including the additional 10674 recoveries. The death toll is now at 30366 including the additional 27 deaths. […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has so far administered 27.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in its vaccination drive, with over 12.4 million individuals already fully vaccinated. According to the National Task Force against COVID-19, the government has administered a total of 27,552,770 COVID-19 vaccine doses. “Of this figure, 15,092,332 Filipinos have received their first dose, while 12,460,438 individuals are now fully vaccinated,” it said in a post on Sunday, Aug. 15. Because of this, […]
19 more set to leave immediately (Eagle News) — Thirty-two Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Afghanistan, which is on the highest alert level 4 due to what the Department of Foreign Affairs said was the “uncertain” security situation there. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 32 Filipinos are now in Doha and are awaiting their confirmed flights to the Philippines. A group of 19 Filipinos is also set to leave immediately. The […]
(Eagle News) – About 470,000 doses of the American-made Moderna vaccines arrived in the country on Sunday, Aug. 15, bringing to almost 4.3 million the total Moderna doses for the Philippine vaccination drive. The Singapore Airlines flight carrying 469,200 Moderna doses arrived at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday. “Of these doses, 319,200 doses were procured by the Philippine government, while 150,000 were purchased by the private sector led by […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has ordered a mandatory evacuation of all Filipinos in Afghanistan due to the worsening security situation in the country. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the highest Alert Level 4 has been raised over the country, with Taliban forces edging closer to taking control of the government. President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country, reports said. According to the DFA, the alert level is raised when […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,741,616 after the Department of Health reported 14,749 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 102748 were active. Of these, 95.9 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.8 percent were critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.93 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1608528 including the additional 10720 recoveries. The death toll is now at 30340 including the additional 270 ones. On Sunday, the […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has detected the first case of the Lambda variant in the country. The Philippines’ first confirmed Lambda variant case is a 35-year old female, but the DOH is still verifying if she is a returning overseas Filipino (ROF) or a local. The department is also tracing her close contacts. She is reportedly asymptomatic and tagged as recovered after a 10-day isolation period. The Lambda variant is said […]
Arriving Filipinos under repatriation programs from those countries to be allowed to enter PHL, too (Eagle News) — Passengers who had a “mere layover” in the ten countries on the Philippines’ travel ban list will still be allowed to enter the country, the Bureau of Immigration clarified. According to the bureau, arriving Filipinos, under repatriation programs from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia may also be allowed […]
(Eagle News) — Three Delta variant cases have been found among police personnel. According to the Philippine National Police, the PNP Health Service was monitoring their condition and conducting contact tracing to identify close contacts. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar ordered police commanders to ensure the cleanliness and orderliness of their police stations to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in general. He urged those fully vaccinated to continue following safety protocols, noting that it was not […]
