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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 555,163 after the Department of Health reported 1,744 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 31115 were active. Of these, 85.6 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 2.5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.78 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 512,375 including the additional 412 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 11673, including the 96 additional ones. The government is gearing up […]
No severe adverse effects reported so far among those given Chinese-made jabs, says PHL ambassador to China (Eagle News) — China’s COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinovac and state-owned Sinopharm had been given to more than 40 million people in China, including some Filipinos working in the health sector, and there were hardly any reports of severe adverse reaction to the vaccines or deaths after the vaccination. This was according to Philippine Ambassador to China […]
(Eagle News) — “Auring” has intensified into a tropical storm. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said although TS “Auring” is not expected to bring heavy rains today, there is an “increasing likelihood of heavy rainfall” in the Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Northern Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo Islands over the weekend through Monday. So […]
(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court on Wednesday, Feb. 17, granted Senator Leila de Lima’s plea for one of three drug cases filed against her to be junked. While Judge Liezel Aquiatan of Branch 205 granted De Lima’s demurrer to evidence in her case involving Jose Adrian Dera, she denied the detained senator’s demurrer to evidence and petition for bail in the case involving her bodyguard Ronnie Dayan. An accused who files a demurrer to […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Auring” has continued to maintain its strength as it continued to move westward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said although the tropical depression was currently not affecting any part of the country, there was “an increasing likelihood” of heavy rainfall affecting Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Northern Palawan including Calamian […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that they want to study the decision of the Supreme Court acting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal that had unanimously dismissed their electoral protest case on the vice-presidential race results. Marcos’ camp lawyer, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, said that they wanted to “be prudent and practice utmost caution in making any statement or remark on the pronouncement made by the tribunal.” “We’re just relying […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 553,424 on Wednesday, Feb. 17. This was after the Department of Health reported 1184 additional cases. Of the total COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 29814 were active. Of these, 85.4 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 2.6 percent each were critical and severe, and 0.83 percent were mild. The recovery tally reached 512,033 after the DOH reported 271 additional ones. Fifty-three additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The tropical depression off Mindanao has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility and is now named “Auring.” The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Auring” is officially the first cyclone to enter PAR in 2021. It is so far not affecting any part of the country but localities in the Visayas, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Cotabato, and Lanao del Sur, especially hazard-prone areas, were advised to […]
(Eagle News) — Eighteen foreigners were denied entry into the Philippines in 2020 for disrespecting immigration officers and the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration said the figure represents a 10 percent decrease from the figure reported in 2019. “While immigration officers are instructed to exercise maximum tolerance, some foreign nationals overstep their boundaries and arrive drunk, rowdy, and unruly when they present themselves for inspection. There were even some who would make derogatory statements about […]
Different protocols of airlines prevented transport of samples from Visayas, Mindanao (Eagle News) — The Department of Health said that due to lack of information such as samples from various areas in the country, it still cannot say if there already is ongoing community transmission of the so-called UK variant, or variant B.1.1.7 of the COVID-19 virus in the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that COVID-19 samples from areas in Visayas and Mindanao […]
(Eagle News) – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is pushing for the entire country to be placed under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) starting March. NEDA Acting Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua told President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night, Feb. 15 that as a “balancing act,” the country should be placed under the more relaxed MGCQ to save the economy from further bleeding, but with the strict implementation of minimum health protocols to […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has dismissed the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. A statement from the SC said the dismissal was unanimous. Out of the 15 members of the tribunal who were present in today’s meeting, the statement said seven members “fully concurred in the dismissal while eight concurred in the result.” The statement said a copy of the […]
