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(Eagle News) –The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Feb. 22: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Palace has eased restrictions imposed on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African COVID-19 variants there, with some foreigners with select visas allowed into the country. On Sunday, health authorities confirmed the UK variant had been detected in 18 other COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains raised over 17 areas as Tropical Depression “Auring” moved towards Eastern Samar on Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the tropical cyclone wind signal are: Luzon Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Albay, Catanduanes the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Sagnay, Buhi, Iriga City, Nabua, Bato, Balatan) Visayas Northern Samar Eastern Samar Samar Biliran Leyte Southern Leyte the northern portion […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 561,169 after the Department of Health reported 1,888 additional cases. Of the total cases, 26238 were active. Of these, 87.3 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent severe, 3 percent critical, and 0.91 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 522843, including the 9737 additional ones. The death toll due to COVID-19 is now at 12088, including the 20 additional ones. On Sunday, the DOH confirmed 18 additional UK […]
(Eagle News)–Eighteen more UK variant cases have been found in the country. The Department of Health, the Philippine Genome Center and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Health said in a joint statement that the additional cases were found in the seventh batch of 757 samples sequenced by the PGC on Feb. 18. The additional cases brings the total UK variant cases in the Philippines to 62. The statement said an additional sample […]
(Eagle News) — More areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals as “Auring” slightly decelerates and moves west-northwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under Signal No. 2 are the central and southern portions of Eastern Samar (Sulat, Taft, San Julian, Borongan City, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Balangiga, Lawaan, Llorente, Hernani, General Macarthur, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan), Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, with the tropical storm […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 is raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao as Tropical Storm “Auring” maintained its strength and moved west-northwest. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the tropical cyclone wind signal are the southern portion of Eastern Samar (San Julian, Borongan City, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Balangiga, Lawaan, Llorente, Hernani, General Macarthur, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan) and Dinagat Islands and the northern portion of Surigao del Norte (Surigao […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZo3xusJ9K4&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — More than 1,200 families or some 5,000 people have been preemptively evacuated in the areas expected to be hit by storm Auring, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. NDRRMC spokesperson Mark Timbal said that 1,241 families were already preemptively evacuated in the CARA region, and are now staying in 36 evacuation centers. Those overseeing the evacuation procedures were also making sure that they follow minimum health protocols […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Auring” (international name Dujuan) slightly weakened as it began to move northwestward on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 20, but maintained strength afterwards as it remained almost stationary near Surigao del Sur around 10 p.m, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. In its 11 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that there is an “increasing likelihood that ‘AURING’ will weaken into a tropical depression before it makes landfall.” This is “due to persistent […]
New confirmed cases rise to 2,240 bringing total to 559,288 (Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country reached 12,069 after 239 fatalities were reported on Saturday, Feb. 20, the highest number of deaths reported in a day so far this year. New confirmed cases also increased to 2,240, the highest daily toll this February, and the second highest this year. This brought the total number of confirmed cases as of […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBirIpxUUOg&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — All those who had been infected with the mutated form of the COVID-19 virus in Central Visayas have all recovered after exhibiting mild symptoms, according to the head of the Philippine Genome Center. “All the cases in Central Visayas with the two mutations of concern exhibited only mild symptons and have been cleared,” said Dr, Cynthia Saloma, executive director of Philippine Genome Center, in a presser of the Department of […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Auring” has maintained its strength as it moved eastward on Saturday, Feb. 20. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under Signal No. 1 are Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Bohol, and Siquijor in Visayas and Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Camiguin, […]
(Eagle News) — The proposal to place the entire country under the more relaxed Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) protocols has already been submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his consideration and decision, according to the Inter-Agency Task Force For the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the matter will be discussed in the cabinet meeting with President Duterte on Monday, Feb. 22. “Titingnan po natin kung ano […]
