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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has surpassed its April collection target by P2 billion. In a statement, the bureau said the P51.277 billion collected for last month was P2.077 billion more than the P49.200 billion April 2021 collection target, representing a surplus of 4.2 percent. The bureau said the collection includes additional revenues from the Tax Expenditure Fund (TEF) collection of P121 million and Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) collection of P13.65 million […]
Lawmaker says reactions against Ivermectin use already expected as big business of pharma firms affected (Eagle News) – House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta defended the distribution of Ivermectin to a depressed community in Quezon City, including the doctors who helped them in the event called “Ivermectin Pan-three”. In an interview with the Eagle News Service program Balitalakayan aired on NET 25 on Tuesday, May 4, Marcoleta said he is expecting the barrage of criticisms […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was vaccinated on Monday night, May 3, with the first dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine. In photos and a Facebook live video posted by Senator Chrisopher “Bong” Go, the 76-year old Philippine leader is seen being vaccinated by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III just before 7 p.m. Go said that President Duterte’s doctors chose the vaccine Sinopharm for him. “Ayon kay Tatay Digong, nagpabakuna siya para hindi lang […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,062,225 on Monday, May 3, after the Department of Health reported 7255 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 69466 were active. Of these, 94.7 percent were mild, 1.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 0.94 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 975234 including the additional 9214 recoveries. The death toll climbed to 17525 including the 94 additional ones. […]
London-based information security firm TurgenSec says sensitive court documents were made publicly available online for at least two months (Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is investigating a reported data breach of some 345,000 sensitive court documents that was first revealed by a U.K. security company. In a statement, it said that it would also prosecute and punish those responsible for the data breach that involved its court documents. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has decided who the next Philippine National Police chief will be. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, however, said he was still not at liberty to disclose who this was as he has yet to receive the appointment paper. Roque made the announcement five days before PNP Chief Debold Sinas was set to retire. Earlier, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año submitted only one name for the post to the President. Interior Spokesperson […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration issued the clarification, as it added that that particular restriction has yet to be lifted by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said the recent easing of travel restrictions applies only to foreign nationals who were allowed to enter the Philippines before March 22, when the country imposed […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has protested what it said were the “belligerent” actions of the Chinese Coast Guard against the Philippine Coast Guard and their illegal presence in Bajo de Masinloc. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced the development in a statement on Monday, May 3, days after the incident from April 24 to 25. According to the DFA, the Chinese Coast Guard was responsible for “shadowing, blocking dangerous maneuver” and for conducting “radio […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1054983 on Sunday, May 2, after the Department of Health reported 8346 additional cases. Of the total cases, 71742 were active, according to recent DOH data. Of these, 94.7 percent were mild, 1.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, 1.1 percent critical, and 0.9 percent were moderate cases. Recoveries rose to 966080, including the additional 9072 ones. The death toll 17431 reached , with the addition of 77 deaths. […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Recent Philippine National Police data showed the additional 133 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 20398. Of these, 1669 were active. Over 100, or 142, more have recovered, pushing the PNP recovery total to 18673. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 56. The PNP earlier said PNP Chief Debold Sinas was among those who tested […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-three more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18380. Four more have recovered, also pushing the recovery total to 11274. The death toll is now at 1147, with the addition of two deaths. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and those under treatment saw a slight decrease […]
Pilot rollout in 5 NCR cities crucial if PHL can handle, administer Sputnik V that require -18°C storage (Eagle News) — Some 15,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrived in the country on Saturday afternoon, May 1, representing the first batch of of a total of 500,000 doses that will be delivered this month. The 15,000 doses will be used in the pilot roll-out of the vaccine in five cities in Metro Manila […]
