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(Eagle News) — Metro Manila’s daily new COVID-19 cases could reach up to 11,000 by the end of September due to the Delta variant. According to the Department of Health, this is based on projections made by FASSSTER, a disease surveillance tool and based on the assumption the variant was 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in the United Kingdom. It was also based on the condition health protocols would not […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1562420 after the Department of Health reported 7186 additional cases. This was the most additional cases reported in the country since June 13. Of the total cases, the DOH said 56477 were active. Of these, 93.8 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.58 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1478625 including the additional 5672 recoveries. The death toll is […]
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Triumphant weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz will now forget the years of exile, sacrifice, training and nutrition that took her to the Philippines’ first Olympic gold by tucking into her favourite sweet passions, cheesecake and bubble tea. “Yes I will eat a lot tonight,” she smiled as she told AFP of her plans after her final massive 127kg lift eclipsed China’s world record holder Liao Qiuyun in […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — With their eyes glued to a television in the southern Philippines, the family of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz yelled “push, push, push!” as she hoisted the bar to win the country’s first Olympic gold medal. “Then we erupted in joy — we were shouting, some shed tears of joy,” Emelita Diaz told AFP Tuesday, a day after watching her daughter’s historic performance in Tokyo — far from her hometown of Zamboanga. “We […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) on its 107th anniversary, and expressed her hope that the Church would continue to be a spring of hope amid the pandemic. In her video greeting, Robredo said that the Church’s celebration in the midst of COVID-19 restrictions do not lessen the joy and importance of the INC’s milestone anniversary. “Isang ligtas, maligaya at mapagpalang 107th anniversary. Pangalawang taon na ito ng […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 26, called on Congress to pass a law creating the Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and the Virology and Vaccine Institute in the Philippines. The President made the call during his sixth and final State of the Nation Address made against the backdrop of a pandemic brought about by the COVID-19 virus first discovered in Wuhan, China only in 2019. Earlier, the Department of Health […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXlzukdJGmc (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 107th anniversary, saying that the occasion is not only a cause for celebration among its members, but for the country since the Church has served as an “inspiration” to Filipinos. “Isang mainit na pagbati sa Iglesia Ni Cristo, sa pagdiwang ng inyong ika-107 anibersaryo. Sa mahigit na isang siglo, ang Iglesia Ni Cristo ay naging inspirasyon sa maraming […]
by Daniel HICKS Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history on Monday when she became the first athlete from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal. The 30-year-old Rio 2016 silver medallist from the southern city of Zamboanga realised her dream in the women’s 55kg class at the Tokyo International Forum, smashing her personal best to see off world record holder Liao Qiuyun of China who had to settle […]
“Never did I imagine that my presidency would not only be judged on how I made good on my campaign promises, but also on how well I led our nation during the global pandemic,” says Duterte (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 26, giving a report on the accomplishments of his administration so far, and what he intends to do […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte touted his administration’s accomplishments in his last State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26, amid the challenges while reiterating the need to sustain the government’s gains even after he steps down as the country’s chief executive in 2022. In his sixth SONA, the President noted the country’s economic gains prior to COVID-19, such that the Philippines was “poised to leapfrog” into the company of the world’s fastest-growing […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,555,396 on Monday, July 26, after the Department of Health reported 6,664 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55140 were active. Of these, 93.6 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent were critical, 2.3 percent were severe, and 1.61 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1473009, including the additional 5766 ones. The death toll is now at 27243 including the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at the Batasang Pambansa before 4 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2021 for his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). He is seen here meeting with officials and then looking at an exhibit before he enters the halls of Congress.
