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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,600,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 6,879 new COVID-19 infections. According to the DOH, of the total 1,612,541 cases, 63,137 were active. Of these, 94 percent are mild, 1.3 percent asymptomatic, 2.1 percent severe, and 1.2 percent are in critical condition. Recoveries rose to 1,521,263 after 6,337 more recoveries were reported. The death toll increased to 28,141 with 48 new fatalities. Earlier, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Tuesday, Aug. 3, said public transportation will continue to operate for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. According to the DOTr, the restrictions, however, will apply to passengers. “There will be stricter enforcement to ensure that only (authorized persons outside residences) are permitted to use public transport, as mandated by the (Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases),” Transportation Secretary […]
(Eagle News) – Filipino boxer Carlos Paalam won in the men’s flyweight quarterfinals in the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, Aug. 3, beating the defending champion, Shakhobidin Zoirov from Uzbekistan. It was a stunning win for Paalam and a big upset for the former flyweight division champion Zoirov who won the gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The fight was stopped in the second round following an accidental clash of heads that resulted in cuts […]
(Eagle News) – Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio bagged the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics after the final bout of the women’s featherweight division. She faced Japan’s Sena Irie who won the gold after being declared the winner after three rounds via unanimous decision. Sena beat Petecio for the third time in their four boxing matches since 2019. Petecio’s silver is the second medal that Filipino athletes bagged in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 500 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional 503 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 21641. Seventy-one additional recoveries also pushed the total recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 12531. Over 50, or 56, more deaths also pushed the total COVID-19 deaths to 1322. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions […]
(Eagle News) — Apayao, Aklan and Laguna will be under a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 15. Cebu City will remain under MECQ, while Cebu province will be under a general community quarantine with heightened restrictions also until August 15, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during the Cabinet’s meeting on Monday night. Earlier, the Palace announced Metro Manila would revert to an enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 6 to Aug. 20. The Palace made […]
(Eagle News) – The country has vaccinated more than 20 million individuals, over nine million of whom have been fully vaccinated. As of Aug, 1, the total doses administered to Filipinos reached 20,863,554. Of this number, 11,747,581 had already received the first dose, while 9,115,963 have received full vaccination. The numbers of those vaccinated are expected to have already breached the 21 million mark by this time if the average daily doses administered is […]
(Eagle News) – Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo narrowly missed winning a medal at the men’s vault finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, Aug. 2 after finishing fourth. The 21-year old Yulo scored 14.716, just .017 points from the third placer Arthur Davtyan of Armenia who scored 14.733. Yulo had scored 14.716 in his first attempt after his landing where his right foot stepped off the mat to balance himself, a minor error that […]
2 Filipino boxers now assured of Olympic medals (Eagle News) – Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial knocked out Armenia’s Arman Darchinyan in the first round of the men’s middleweight quarterfinals and thus entering the semifinals, already with a sure medal in the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1. With a right hook, Marcial sent his opponent Darchinyan face first on the floor canvas with just 49 seconds left in the first round. He is now […]
PHL records over 8k cases for four straight day (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said there were 8,167 new cases of COVID-19 added on Monday, Aug. 2, bringing the total number of confirmed cases so far at 1,605,762. This is the fourth consecutive day that the number of new cases per day reached more than 8,000. The positivity rate also rose to 15.7 percent, as the highly transmissible Delta variant has […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila will implement extended curfew hours starting Aug. 6. According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Benhur Abalos, curfew hours will be from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. as soon as the enhanced community quarantine takes effect in the National Capital Region. The Palace has said the ECQ would last until Aug. 20. Curfew hours in Metro Manila are at present from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The Palace announced Metro […]
Laguna, Aklan, Apayao placed under MECQ from Aug. 1 to 15 (Eagle News) — Cebu province was placed under General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions on Sunday, Aug. 1, until Aug. 15, according to Malacanang. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place Cebu from Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) to GCQ with heightened restrictions. The provinces of Laguna, Aklan and Apayao, on the other […]
