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(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,046,653 on Saturday, May 1, after the Department of Health reported 9226 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 72248 were active. Of these, 94.9 percent were mild cases, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, 1.1 percent critical, and 0.9 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 957051, including the additional 10809 ones. The death toll is now at 17354, with the addition of 120 deaths. On Wednesday, […]
(Eagle News) — Those who wish to enter the Philippines need to present proof of their booked quarantine accommodation before being allowed entry, the Bureau of Immigration said. In a statement, bureau Port Operations Division Chief Carlos Capulong said those who fail to present their quarantine arrangements “shall be denied entry and shall be boarded immediately on the next available flight back to their port of origin.” Arriving passengers are required to present a pre-booked […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority broke its own fiscal record after it remitted P13.9 billion in dividends to the national government from 2016 to 2019, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the total P13,900,904,299.33 remitted by MIAA in that span of three years was much more than the P11,149,527,394.99 it remitted in 20 years, from 1996 to 2015. The DOTr said in 2018, MIAA remitted a whopping P3.42 billion […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel contracted COVID-19. According to Philippine National Police data, the additional 123 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 20269. Of these, 1678 were active. Over 100, or 167, more recoveries also pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 18535, No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 56. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Filipino healthcare workers and frontliners in essential sectors for their unwavering commitment amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In extolling Filipino workers in his Labor Day message, President Duterte noted Filipinos have found “new meaning” in the annual commemoration, as the country continues to battle COVID-19. “This year, we honor our Filipino workers who–fueled not just by the desire to support their families and advance their careers–have tirelessly toiled these […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a strong quake hit Japan on Saturday, May 1. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory after what it said was a 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck near the east coast of Honshu at 9:27 a.m. PHIVOLCS said the approximate distance of the event from Manila is 3319 kilometers. The US Geological Survey pegged the magnitude […]
Says PHL ships to continue patrolling in West PHL Sea even if China does not like this (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said Philippine ships patrolling Philippine waters would remain there even if China does not like the country’s actions. The 75-year old Philippine leader said that while he is friends with China, he would not do what his predecessor did — former President Benigno Aquino III — when he allowed the Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 1,037,460 after the Department of Health reported 8748 additional cases. According to recent DOH data, of the total cases, 73908 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild cases, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.87 percent moderate cases. Recoveries are now at 946318, including the additional 4143 recoveries. The death toll reached 17234, including the 89 additional ones. On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Ban on those coming from India or those with travel history to India, though, still in effect (Eagle News) — Foreign nationals allowed to enter the Philippines in previous Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases prior to the travel ban on foreign nationals imposed in March will again be allowed entry starting May 1. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, April 30, said, however, that those coming from India or those […]
DOLE says it “recognizes risk of those who courageously and willingly put their lives on the line” amid pandemic (Eagle News) — COVID-19 is now a “compensable work-related disease,” according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Because of this, “Filipino workers who had been infected with COVID-19 will receive appropriate compensation from the government through the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC),” according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Bello said that the ECC board […]
(Eagle News) — Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported among overseas Filipinos. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18325. Thirteen more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 11233. No additional fatalities among Filipinos outside the country were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 remains at 1145. According to the DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the […]
(Eagle News) — Restaurants, eateries, commissaries and other food preparation establishments can now resume indoor dine-in services in areas under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) at an initial 10 percent venue or seating capacity, the Inter-Agency Task Force said on Thursday, April 29. Beauty salons, beauty parlors, barbershops and nail spas can also operate at an initial 30 percent venue or seating capacity in MECQ areas. However, “these establishments shall only provide services that […]
