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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1450110 on Wednesday, July 7, after the Department of Health reported 4289 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 47519 were active. Of these, 90.4 percent were mild, 4.1 asymptomatic, 1.6 percent were critical, 2.3 percent were severe, and 1.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1377132 including the additional 6399. COVID-19 deaths are now at 25459 including the 164 ones. Earlier, the DOH […]
(Eagle News) — The number of fatalities in the C-130 crash in Sulu over the weekend has risen to 53. According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the fatalities included three civilians from Bangkal in Patikul, where the military plane crashed and burst into flames on Sunday, July 4. AFP Chief Cirilito Sobejana said in a television interview of the 50 soldiers who were killed, 16 have been identified. He said they were identified […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines have climbed to 1445832 after the Department of Health reported 4114 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 49613 were active. Of these, 90.8 percent were mild, 3.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.2 percent severe, and 1.62 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1370923 including the additional 6086 ones. The death toll is now at 25296 including the additional 104 ones. The DOH has […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security forces have retrieved the cockpit voice and flight data recorders of a military aircraft that crashed in a coconut grove and killed 52 people, a top commander said Tuesday. The C-130 Hercules transport plane was carrying 96 people, mostly fresh army graduates, when it overshot the runway on Sunday while trying to land on Jolo island in the southern Sulu province. Witnesses and survivors told investigators the plane landed […]
Palace cites record achievement of administering 2 million doses in just 1 week (Eagle News) – The total number of vaccinated individuals in the country reached 12 million on Tuesday, July 6, with 2.8 million receiving the full complete doses. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque cited the report given by the Department of Health “As of today, narating na natin ang 12 million mark of doses administered,” he said. Malacanang said that of the 2.8 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 6, said that it doesn’t collect fees for “immigration airport assistance.” Bureau chief Jaime Morente made the statement after the bureau said a document from a Philippine-based company showed a breakdown of the fees it supposedly charges its employees who are foreign nationals. Morente did not identify the company. “This company is allegedly charging P5,000 as Airport Assistance Fee, another P5,000 for processing fee, and […]
Says he’ll make sure that the soldiers “did not die in vain” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of the soldiers who perished in the C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu, expressing his sorrow for the lives lost, as he assured their families of support. Duterte said he is “at a loss for words” for what happened, as he saluted the soldiers who died in the July 4 crash where 50 […]
(Eagle News) — “Emong” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Emong” slightly weakened and is now situated 335 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center, gustiness of up to 55 kph, with a central pressure of 1004 hPa. It is moving northwestward at 20 kph, with strong winds extending outwards up to 200 […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar warned the police against the possible use of fake vaccination cards for interzonal travel. “Kung ang resulta ng RT-PCR test ay pinepeke, hindi malayong may masasamang loob na gumamit din ng pekeng vaccination documents. Hindi natin ito dapat hayaang mangyari (If the results of RT-PCR tests are sometimes faked, it’s not a stretch to say some bad elements may use fake vaccination documents. We shouldn’t let […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Tropical Depression “Emong” continues to slow down. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of Tropical Depression “Emong” was estimated 165 km northwest of Itbayat. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center, and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. It is moving northwest at 25 kph and is expected to exit the Philippine […]
Additional cases of other COVID-19 variants also detected (Eagle News)– The Department of Health has reported additional variant cases in the Philippines. In a statement, the DOH said two more Delta variant cases detected in Filipinos who returned from Saudi Arabia on May 29 pushed the total Delta variant cases to 19. The DOH said the results were based on a genome sequencing of 7,878 COVID-19-positive samples by the University of the Philippines Philippine Genome […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are now at 1,441,746 after the Department of Health reported 5392 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 51594 were active. Of these, 91.1 percent were mild, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.1 percent severe, and 1.57 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1364960 including the additional 6477 ones. The death toll is now at 25192 including the additional 43 ones. The Philippines’ COVID-19 […]
