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(Eagle News) — One of the seafarers of MV Athens Bridge who tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first detected in India has died. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the seafarer—who had been staying in Paranaque–died last week. The other three patients with the same B.1.617 variant are recovering. No other details were made available. The MV Athens Bridge–which had come from India—was allowed to dock in Manila early May despite a travel ban […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is eyeing over 17,000 recruits this year. The PNP made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday, May 23, days after PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar met with members of the academe to enlist their help for the recruitment. The PNP said the activity on Friday, May 21, was attended by 49 presidents and deans of College of Criminology and Arts and Sciences from various parts of the country. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,179,812 on Sunday, May 23, after the Department of Health reported 3,083 additional cases. According to the DOH, the data represents results submitted by all operational laboratories on May 21 except for three. The department said these three laboratories that did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System represent 4.1 percent of the total samples tested and 2.6 percent of the total number of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ATF-EID) placed Iloilo City under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) effective Sunday, May 23, until May 31. The IATF, in its resolution no. 116-C issued on Saturday, May 22, said that Iloilo City was “escalated” to MECQ from the General Community Quarantine protocol “upon the appeal of the local government unit” because of rising COVID-19 cases in the city. […]
(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos has climbed to 18,659. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, this was after an additional COVID-19 case was reported. No additional fatalities nor recoveries were reported, which means the death toll and recovery total remain at 1168 and 11400, respectively. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries remained at 61.10%, those under treatment decreased to 32.64% while […]
(Eagle News) — Starting June 1, the Bureau of Immigration will no longer allow the entry of foreign nationals who present entry exemption documents issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs before February 8 this year. The bureau itself made the announcement in a statement, noting that the DFA itself had said that such documents were deemed expired by that date. Morente said the bureau will implement the travel guidelines pursuant to that communication received […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is investigating reports that COVID-19 vaccines that are supposed to be given for free are being sold in the market. In a statement released by Malacanang, it said that “the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 is deeply concerned with reports it has received regarding the illicit selling of anti-COVID vaccines.” “We are investigating this matter,” Malacanang said in a release. “We would like to remind everyone that anti-COVID […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,178,217 on Saturday, May 22, after the Department of Health reported 6,831 additional cases. The DOH said only three laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Documentary Repository System. Of the total cases in the Philippines, 54,326 were active. Of these, 93.6 percent were mild cases, 1.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.9 percent severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.26 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1103945, including the […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into the “under-the-table” sale of government-purchased COVID-19 vaccines. Eleazar gave the order to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, following viral social media posts showing the sale of vaccine slots in some local government units. The prices depend on the COVID-19 vaccine brand, Eleazar said, and range from P10,000 to P15,000. “Ang mga bakuna ay donasyon at binili ng ating pamahalaan para ibigay ng […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and Hamas. In a brief statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs also acknowledged the efforts of several countries, including Egypt and the United States, in facilitating the agreement. The ceasefire was announced on Thursday. It came after over 200 people were killed in attacks from both sides that lasted for eleven days. The ceasefire was agreed upon as international pressure to stem the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,171,403 on Friday, May 21, after the Department of Health reported 6258 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 55531 were active. Of these, 93.5 percent were mild, 2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.8 percent were severe, and 1.22 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1096109, including the additional 2586 cases. Over 100–or 141–more deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 19763. The […]
Palace says directive is in accordance with COVAX guidelines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Pfizer vaccines donated by the COVAX Facility should be reserved for indigent Filipinos in accordance with the conditions set by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the vaccines’ delivery. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., said that the instructions were given amid the reported preference by many, especially the well-off for the Pfizer doses that have been donated […]
