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Prince of Wales extends warmest wishes to all Filipinos in video massage marking the 75th year of PHL-UK diplomatic relations (Eagle News) – Britain’s Prince Charles extended his “warmest wishes” to the Philippines and thanked the country for its help through the “thousands of nurses and other health care workers” whose selfless service had aided UK’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video message marking the 75th year of diplomatic relations between […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners cleared of criminal cases can still be deported. The Bureau of Immigration Board of Commissioners issued this ruling after a Swiss-Italian national appealed the bureau’s order for him to leave the Philippines despite having been cleared of some of the criminal cases against him. In upholding the findings of the Bureau’s Special Board of Inquiry against Alfred Josef Honegger, 67, the board said the criminal conviction of foreigner was not a […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional 153 cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 20,090. The DFA said the spike in cases was due to a reported spike in the same in the Asia Pacific. Meanwhile, four more have recovered, while two others died, bringing the total recoveries and deaths due to COVID-19 among Filipinos abroad […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,300,000 mark on Friday, June 11, after the Department of Health reported 6686 additional cases. Of the total 1,300,349 cases, 61345 were active, according to the DOH’s recent data. Of the active cases, 91.6 percent were mild cases, 4.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 1.15 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1216497 including the additional 3190 ones. The death toll is […]
(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization and UNICEF have officially declared an end to the polio outbreak in the Philippines. In a joint statement, the two international bodies commended the Department of Health, partners and civil society for the “comprehensive outbreak response actions including intensified immunization and surveillance activities in affected areas of the country” that resulted in the virus not being detected in a child or in the environment in the past 16 […]
Total COVID-19 vaccines doses delivered to the PHL reach over 12.5 million (Eagle News) – The Philippines received the biggest shipment of vaccines against COVID-19 in a single day on Thursday, June 10, after the arrival of over 2.27 million Pfizer doses, and 1 million additional Sinovac doses, or a total of 3.27 million vaccine doses. The 2,279,160 doses of Pfizer vaccines were also the biggest Pfizer shipment delivered to the country, coming from […]
Museums, historical sites with LGU approval to operate can reopen at 20% maximum venue capacity (Eagle News) — Gyms, fitness studios, and other indoor non-contact sports venues are now allowed to operate in the NCR Plus area but at a 30% maximum capacity. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque added, however, that these establishments should secure Safety Seal Certification from the Department of Trade and Industry first, based on the decision made by the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
(Eagle News) – Senior citizens who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now go out of their homes in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCG (MGCQ), Malacanang said. Inter-zonal travel for senior citizens, however, is still prohibited, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) decided on this on Thursday, June 10. Roque said that senior citizens who would go out of their […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar gave the assurance mechanisms were in place to ensure legitimate police operations. In a statement, Eleazar said the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service, for instance, conducts motu proprio investigations on PNP operations where there are deaths, either of the suspects or of policemen. “The IAS evaluates if there were violations in our Police Operational Procedures committed by police operatives and recommends the appropriate administrative sanctions, even dismissal […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1293687 after the Department of Health reported 7485 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 56921 were active. Of these, 92.6 percent were mild, 3.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1214454 including the additional 4504 recoveries. The death toll is now at 22312, including the 122 deaths. The Philippines’ vaccination drive is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will physically attend Independence Day rites on Saturday, June 12. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he was, however, not “at liberty” to give additional details. He said the event will be held outside Metro Manila. “Ang mensahe po natin, talagang ang Pilipino sa mula’t mula iaalay ang buhay para sa kalayaan ng inang bayan,” Roque said. The President himself did not attend last year’s Independence Day rites in Rizal […]
(Eagle News) — One million more vaccine doses of Sinovac’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the country today, June 10. The additional doses, which arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport past 7 a.m., bring the Philippines’ total vaccine vaccine supply to 10.3 million doses. Also today, the Philippines is expecting the arrival of 2.2 million Pfizer doses from the COVAX facility. The Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination is ongoing, with the ceremonial inoculation of members of […]
