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(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1143963 on Sunday, May 16, after the Department of Health reported 5790 additional cases. The DOH said the low number of cases reported today was due to the low testing output of laboratories on Friday, May 14. Of the total cases in the Philippines, 54904 were active. Of these, 93.3 percent were mild cases, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.9 percent severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.23 percent were […]
(Eagle News)–Lieutenant General Jose Faustino Jr. was replaced as acting commanding general of the Philippine Army. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Cirilito Sobejana said the relief of Faustino was in accordance, in particular, with section 4 of RA 8186, which states the commanding general should have at least one year remaining in the service on the day of his assumption. Major General Andres Centino will instead replace Faustino, who is due to retire […]
(Eagle News) — More COVID-19 variant cases have been detected in the Philippines. The Department of Health said of the additional variant cases, 10 were B.1.617.2 variant cases (India); 13 were B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom) cases; seven were B.1.351 (South Africa) cases; and one was a P.3 variant case that was first detected in the Philippines. The DOH said the results were based on the sequencing of 37 samples last May 14. The department said the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Wilkins Villanueva are set to meet to iron out what the PNP said were gaps and weaknesses in procedure on coordination and interoperability between the two law enforcement agencies in the war on drugs. In a statement, the PNP said Eleazar sought the meeting following another incident of apparent miscommunication at the parking lot of a mall in Quezon […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,138,187 on Saturday, May 15, after the Department of Health reported 6739 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 93.4 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.17 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1062427, including the additional 8952 recoveries. The death toll is now at 19051, including the 93 additional ones. The DOH has said COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) — Three close contacts of the overseas Filipino worker who was found to have the India variant of the coronavirus, have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday, May 15, that the three positive cases were found among the 32 identified as close contacts of the 58-year-old male from the United Arab Emirates. Of the three who tested positive, one was already sent to the Philippine Genome Center […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ Miss Universe bet Rabiya Mateo stunned the audience in the pageant preliminaries with her yellow evening gown number, and national costume that showed style as well as the Philippine colors. In the 69th Miss Universe contest that is streamed online on Saturday, May 15, (May 14 in Florida) from Seminole, Florida amid the pandemic, the 24-year physical therapy graduate from Iloilo radiated confidence as she donned her yellow […]
(Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18581. Three additional recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 11369. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos remains at 1162. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
Oman, UAE added to list of countries covered by travel ban until May 31 (Eagle News) — All passengers coming from or who have been to India 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines shall still be banned from entering the country until May 31. According to the Bureau of Immigration, the ban also covers travelers from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, , Sri Lanka and, additionally, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The travel ban on […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will maintain its quarantine control points at NCR Plus area borders, with non-essential travel in and out of the bubble still prohibited. In a statement, PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar also ordered policemen manning the points to arrest and charge those caught smuggling people in and out of the bubble, which covers Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, using cargo vehicles and vans. Eleazar […]
“There is no way of knowing how long this (pandemic) would last,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte again appealed for everybody to avoid mass gatherings and observe minimum health protocols as Metro Manila and the surrounding provinces of Bulacan,Cavite, Laguna and Rizal were placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. President Duterte noted that May is the month of “fiestas” but that these should be forgone for now amid […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are now at 1,131,467 after the Department of Health reported 6,784 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 58986 were active. Of these, 93.5 percent were mild, 2.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.13 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,053,523 including the additional 2972 ones. The death toll climbed to 18958, including the additional 137 deaths. The DOH has said […]
