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(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional 124 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 26182. Of these, 1878 were active. Recoveries rose to 24233 including the additional 188 ones. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 71, with no additional deaths. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the police and the military should be among the priorities in the country’s […]
(Eagle News) — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, June 16, said the Philippine economy was “gradually recovering” following the pandemic-induced economic downturn in 2020. In a statement, the IMF said real Gross Domestic Product was projected to grow by 5.4 percent this year. While slower than the IMF’s earlier forecast of 6.9 percent in April, the IMF said the policy support in the country was working and “mitigated the hardship suffered by affected families […]
(Eagle News) — Tourists are still not allowed into the Philippines unless they have been authorized by the Department of Foreign Affairs through the country’s foreign posts abroad, The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the national government eased restrictions in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. It also came following reports of foreign nationals being excluded and sent back to their port of origin due to a lack of documents. “If […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, June 15, in a ceremonial vaccination of members of the A4 category in Camp Crame. In a statement, the PNP said members of the PNP Command Group also got their first doses to convince all policemen of the safety of the vaccines and urge them to get vaccinated. “Huwag na po tayong mamili. Ang tanging piliin […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 1,327,431 on Tuesday, June 15, after the Department of Health reported 5,389 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 58063 were active. Of these, 91.8 percent were mild, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,246,405, including the additional 6667 recoveries. Over 100, or 118, more deaths were reported, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to […]
Bulk of vaccine purchases coming in by 3rd and 4th quarter of the year (Eagle News) – The vaccination of chlldren — those aged 12 to 15 years old – could start by the fourth quarter of this year, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. During the Senate hearing on the vaccine procurement, Galvez said that the vaccination of children against COVID-19 can only happen when there are already enough vaccine supplies, […]
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will “never cooperate” with an International Criminal Court probe into the country’s deadly drug war, his spokesman said Tuesday, branding the process “legally erroneous”. Outgoing ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Monday asked judges at the world’s only permanent war crimes court to authorize an investigation into allegations that Philippine police unlawfully killed as many as tens of thousands of civilians between 2016 and 2019. Duterte was elected in […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel restrictions on India and six other countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on passengers also from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates is now in place until June 30. The ban was supposed to end on June 15. The government first imposed the travel restrictions on passengers from India in April, following the surge in COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has logged its 71st fatality due to COVID-19, a 47-year-old police senior master sergeant from Davao Oriental. In a statement, the PNP said the police officer tested positive for the virus on June 3 after being among those exposed to a colleague who tested positive for the virus on May 31. The 47-year-old’s results were based on an RT-PCR test initiated by the local government on all personnel […]
NCR, Bulacan under GCQ but “with some restrictions” starting June 16 (Eagle News) — Some areas in the Philippines are back under a more stringent modified enhanced community quarantine following the increase in COVID-19 cases there. According to President Rodrigo Duterte, the following are under that community quarantine: Cagayan de Oro Davao City Butuan City Cagayan Apayao Ifugao Santiago Lucena Puerto Princesa Naga Bataan Iloilo City Iloilo province Negros Oriental Zamboanga City Zamboanga Sibugay Zamboanga […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1322053 on Monday, June 14, after the Department of Health reported 6426 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 6426 were active. Of these, 91.8 percent were mild, 3.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent were critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.28 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1240112 including the additional 7145 ones. The death toll is now at 22845 including the 57 additional […]
PhlSys ID has to delivered by PhilPost directly to the recipient in his address; no pick-up points allowed (Eagle News) – Over 400,000 Philippine System IDs have already been completed — half of which have been already distributed, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA Assistant Secretary Rosalinda Bautista said that 200,000 PhlSys IDs have already been distributed by the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) while another 200,000 are due for distribution door-to-door […]
