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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest and prosecute people who fake RT-PCR test results. “This is a crime and is punishable under our law,” DILG officer-in-charge Bernard Florece Jr. said in a statement. He also warned those planning to fake their test results, noting that “sisiguraduhin po namin na makukulong kayo.” He cited an incident when six Metro Manila residents were barred […]
(Eagle News) — Two Korean fugitives were arrested in separate operations launched recently, the Bureau of Immigration said. The bureau said Ban Jaeyob, 56, and Bang Yoonjik, 55 were nabbed in Pasig and Rizal by immigration agents. First to be arrested was Ban, who was the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by the Seoul Central District Court in Korea last year for fraud, illegal confinement, counterfeit or alteration of private documents, and extortion […]
(Eagle News)– Over 100 police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional 135 recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 9888. Fifty additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 10481. Of these, the PNP said 563 were active. PNP COVID-19 deaths also increased, after one additional death was reported. According to the latest PNP data, PNP deaths due to COVID-19 were now at 30. The Philippines is gearing […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 537310 on Sunday, Feb. 7, after the Department of Health reported 1790 additional cases. Of the total, 26333 were active, the DOH said. Of these, 87.9 percent were mild, 5.6 percent asymptomatic, 2.9 percent severe, 3 percent critical and 0.67 percent moderate. Recoveries climbed to 499798 with the addition of 11388 recoveries. The death toll due to COVID-19 in the Philippines also rose to 11179, including the […]
(Eagle News)–Speaker Lord Velasco is proposing another version of a Bayanihan law 3 that would allocate P420 billion in funds for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Velasco, the proposed “Bayanihan to Arise As One Act” was filed on Thursday since the two previous Bayanihan laws were “not sufficient for the genuine economic recovery of the country.” The proposed law was co-authored by Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo. […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck past noon, at 12:22, had its epicenter six kilometers southeast of Magsaysay. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity: Intensity V – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity V – Koronadal City, South Cotobato Intensity IV – Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani; General Santos […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Christoppher “Bong” Go said that he is willing to be publicly given a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine if only to convince people that it is safe. In a Laging Handa press briefing, Go said that he wanted the public to feel safe about being immunized against COVID-19, especially amid the presence of new variants that are more infectious than previous strains. This is why, he said, that he along with […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 535,521 on Saturday, Feb. 6, after the Department of Health reported 1941 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 35946 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 6.8 percent asymptomatic, 2.1 percent severe, 2.2 percent critical and 0.48 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 488465, including the 234 additional ones. The death toll climbed to 11,110 with the additional 52 deaths. The Philippines is gearing up […]
(Eagle News)–Six newly-commissioned Black Hawk helicopters will take COVID-19 vaccines to far-flung areas. In a statement, Defense spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said the helicopters “can and will also be used in airlifting relief goods and first responders during disasters.” The remaining ten ordered in 2019 are expected to arrive this year. “For a country constantly beset by calamities and currently battling a pandemic, transport helicopters like the Black Hawks are an absolutely necessary asset in our […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs posted a P3-billion collection surplus in January amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The bureau said the P47.143 billion it collected last month was P3.051 billion more than the P44.092 billion January 2021 collection target. That translates to an increase of 6.92 percent. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from the bureau’s Financial Service unit, eleven out of the seventeen collection districts surpassed their January 2021 collection […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reported a 75-percent drop in the number of foreign students in the country in 2020, an all-time low. In a statement, the bureau said only 1,254 foreigners applied for student visas last year, compared to the 4,785 in 2019. Foreign students who renewed their visas also dropped to 7,170, which is 31 percent less than the 10,433 who extended their visas in 2019, the bureau said. A […]
One new case from Benguet is 84-year old man who died on Jan. 24 (Eagle News) – The Philippines now has a total of 25 detected UK variant cases, following the detection of eight additional cases, the Department of Health said Friday night, Feb . 5. One of the confirmed cases had died. This was an 84-year old man from Benguet who had no travel history nor any known contact with any UK variant case. […]
