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(Eagle News) — Delta variant cases have been detected in 13 of the 17 regions across the Philippines, the Department of Health said on Monday, Aug. 9. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, 355 of the 450 Delta cases were local, 69 were returning overseas Filipinos, and 26 are undergoing verification. The DOH said the following is the breakdown of the local Delta variant cases: Metro Manila: 146 cases Cordillera region: one case Region […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte expressed confidence the Association of Southeast Asian Nations would prevail and continue to rise to present challenges as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year. President Duterte made the statement on the 54th anniversary of the regional bloc composed of the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. “We in ASEAN are no stranger to difficult times that test our capacity to act together and […]
Assures hospitals that Philhealth has the funds to pay claims https://youtu.be/ceTqhVcqJ2A (Eagle News) — Philhealth confirmed on Monday, Aug. 9, that it still has around P20 billion in unpaid reimbursements to private and public hospitals and that it is still reconciling its records on this amount. The Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) has earlier said that Philhealth’s unpaid reimbursements to private and public hospitals has reached P20 billion. Philhealth will have a dialogue tomorrow, Tuesday, […]
(Eagle News) — There is an increase in COVID-19 cases in all age groups, not just among children, the Department of Health said on Monday, Aug. 9. According to the DOH, in particular, there has been a 59 percent uptick in cases during the period of July 13 to 25 compared to the figure registered from July 26 to August 8. Among the age groups, the highest increase was observed among the 30-39 […]
(Eagle News) — Persons traveling for medical or other emergency reasons will be allowed to cross borders in the National Capital Region Plus for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police said. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, these individuals are also classified as authorized persons outside residences. They include individuals with doctors’ appointments and individuals who need to return to their provinces because someone from their family died […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health reported a surge in COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, Aug. 8 at 287, an increase of more than a hundred compared to Saturday’s additional deaths of 162. The 287 new deaths is the highest single-day tally of COVID-19 fatalities reported since the April 2021 surge. The highest single-day report of deaths last April happened on April 9 at 401 deaths. Total COVID-19 deaths as of Sunday, Aug. 8, […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang placed the province of Bataan under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) starting Sunday, Aug. 8 until Aug. 22. This was the recommendation from the Inter-Agency Task Force which President Rodrigo Duterte has approved. Bataan is initially placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until August 15, 2021. Because of this, the areas under ECQ are currently the following: Metro Manila, Laguna, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro and Bataan. The ECQ in Metro […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has identified three more cadavers of military personnel who figured in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu in July. A report from the Scene of the Crime Operatives Lab Region IX confirmed the identities of Corporal Jerome M Balivado, Private Joey T. Loterte, and Private Kevin L Damole. The AFP through the Western Mindanao Command has reached out to the families of the deceased and is […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to implement blended learning for school year 2021 to 2022, the Department of Education said over the weekend. According to the DepEd, the conduct of face-to-face classes, whether partial or not, is still banned unless President Rodrigo Duterte allows it. The department said the enrollment starts on Aug. 16 until September 13. Classes will start on Sept. 13 and will end on June 24. Overall, there are 209 […]
(Eagle News) — Over 20,000 people were fined and warned for violation of the community quarantine restrictions in the NCR Plus bubble on the first day of implementation on Aug. 6, the Philippine National Police said over the weekend. According to the PNP, based on data from Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield, 20,511 violated restrictions in place for the duration of the ECQ in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite from August 6 to […]
Period may be extended upon LGU request (Eagle News) — Local government units are given 15 calendar days to manage the distribution of financial assistance to eligible individuals for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila but the period may be extended upon request of the LGU. This is based on Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 3, s. 2021 for the release and distribution of ayuda in the National Capital Region recently approved […]
(Eagle News) – At least 11,021 more COVID-19 cases were reported by the Department of Health on Saturday, Aug. 7, higher than Friday’s count of 10,623 new cases. This makes it a new record for highest single-day number of new virus infections since the April 2021 surge. This is the second straight day that the new virus cases were more than 10,000 since the COVID surge in April. Active COVID cases also rose to […]
