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(Eagle News) – More areas are placed under community quarantine protocols with restrictions in the country as the number of single-day cases added to the country had breached 10,000. President Rodrigo Duterte announced that while the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocol is to prevail over Metro Manila or the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal until April 4, it is still “subject to further review.” He also announced […]
Total vaccine doses already in the PHL now at more than 2.5 million (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 29, welcomed the arrival of another batch of 1 million Sinovac doses under the brand name Coronavac that brought the total number of the Chinese-made jabs delivered to the country at 2 million. The vaccines arrived a month after the delivery of the first shipment of Sinovac doses that were donated by the […]
IATF studying if 1-week ECQ enough to bring numbers down (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will be announcing in his Talk to the Nation Monday night, March 29, what will be the community protocols for the month of April as the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) hold meetings studying the next moves that should be undertaken to arrest the COVID-19 spike. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also cited projections on COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 731,894 on Monday, March 29, after the Department of Health reported 10,016 additional cases. The additional cases reported today represent the most COVID-19 cases reported by the Philippines in a single day since the pandemic began. It is close to the prediction made by the Octa research group: According to the independent research team, if the surge in COVID-19 cases continues unabated, daily COVID-19 cases could hit 11,000 […]
Exercise-related activities should also be done in residences or within barangays only, Palace adds (Eagle News) — Residents of areas under an enhanced community quarantine may conduct exercise-related activities for the duration of the community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said, however, that these activities–biking and jogging, for example– can only be done from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. They should also be done within the vicinity of residences and barangays. In announcing that exercise-related […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has allowed the simultaneous vaccination of senior citizens and those with comorbidities, along with the medical front liners. In an interview over the NET25 program, Balitalakayan, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has already approved that the elderly and those with comorbidities can already be vaccinated. “Na-approve na po ng IATF ang mga amendments sa Omnibus Guidelines po […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada has tested positive for COVID-19. This is according to his son, former Senator Jinggoy Estrada, who made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday, March 29. According to the former senator, his father, who is 83 years old, was rushed to the hospital on Sunday night “sa kadahilanan ng panghihina ng kanyang katawan (because of body weakness).” He said his father was so far in a “stable […]
(Eagle News) — Starting today, March 29, maritime transportation at ports shall operate only at 50% capacity. According to the Joint Maritime and Port Advisory released by the maritime sector of the Department of Transportation, composed of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), cargo handling, vessel operations and other related port ancillary services shall also continue to be subject to compliance with recent issuances on […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defence chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area. Around 220 boats were first spotted earlier this month at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island, sparking a diplomatic row. Manila has ordered Beijing to recall the vessels, describing […]
Palace officials send greetings of good health, more years to Chief Executive (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte once again is marking his birthday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, Sunday, March 28, the Philippine leader turns 76. Last year, he spent his special day inside the Palace, away from his family. This time, Malacanang said that the President would celebrate his birthday in Davao City and that he would return to Manila on Monday […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has opened more temporary facilities in Camp Crame for the treatment of police personnel infected with the SARS COV-2 virus. In a statement, the PNP said the entire compound of Kiangan Billeting and Transient Quarters with sports facilities has been reconfigured for this purpose. It has a 55-bed capacity. The Kiangan Emergency Treatment Facility is currently the main quarantine facility in Camp Crame for any COVID-positive cases. The […]
(Eagle News) — Former Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Abu–who is asymptomatic–said this was based on the results of the RT-PCR test he took on March 25, the last day before the recess. He said on the same day, he went to an isolation facility. He said his daughter tested negative for the virus. “Hinihimok ko ang lahat ng aking mga nakasalamuha ng mga nagdaang araw na […]
