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(Eagle News) — Eighty-nine close contacts of the COVID-19 cases with the United Kingdom variant in the Mt. Province and in Benguet have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said of the 89, 83 were from Bontoc while six were from La Trinidad. She said the 83 from Bontoc tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 410 identified as close contacts of the 12 UK variant cases first identified there. Of the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed a 60-day price ceiling on chicken and pork products in Metro Manila. Senator Bong Go made the announcement, as he hailed the President for the issuance of Executive Order No. 124. “Kailangan natin itong solusyonan (increase in pork and chicken product prices) lalong-lalo na sa panahon ngayon na marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nawalan ng trabaho,” he said. Go said the 60-day period may be extended […]
(Eagle News) — Starting today, Monday, Feb. 1 until Feb. 28, the Department of Health will hold the second phase of its Measles Rubella and Oral Polio Vaccine Supplemental Immunization Activity (MR-OPV SIA) amid the ongoing COVID-19 pademic and polio outbreak. The Phase 2 of the vaccination campaign will be done in the Visayas Regions, National Capital Region, Central Luzon and CALABARZON and aims to immunize close to 10 million children. “The Phase 2 […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has urged local government units to ensure their policies to mitigate the spread of the African Swine Fever are aligned with the national government’s. The DILG made the statement after DILG Officer-in-Charge Bernardo Florece Jr. urged LGUs to conduct an “immediate review” of LGU executive orders and ensure they follow the nationwide policy on the unhampered flow of cargoes emphasized in an Inter-Agency Task […]
(Eagle News) — National Police Commission vice chair and executive officer Vitaliano Aguirre II said the country needed a police force that was “flexible, agile and adaptable” amid the ever-changing world. In his speech during the 30th PNP foundation day on Monday, Feb. 1, Aguirre emphasized the country needed a police force that was “flexible, agile and adaptable” and that “can thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and an ambiguous situation” even as he hailed the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has eased travel restrictions on over 30 countries where COVID-19 virus variants have been reported. But Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in an interview that this did not mean that tourists could already enter the Philippines. He said only those with the allowed valid and existing visas can enter starting Feb. 1. The Department of Foreign Affairs said foreign nationals allowed entry into the country are the following: Diplomats and […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over parts of Aurora, in particular in Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, Baler and San Luis. Moderate to at times heavy rains are affecting portions of Bukidnon, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, and in Davao Oriental particularly Cateel, Baganga and Caraga. […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas has named 22 officials to new posts in a revamp triggered by the retirement of some officials. Named to new posts following the retirement of Police Brigadier General Nolasco Bathan, Police Major General Amado Clifton Empiso as Director for Intelligence, and Police Major General Joel Napoleon Coronel, Director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group were: Police Brigadier General Luisito Magnaye as the Director of the PNP Health […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 525,618 on Sunday, Jan. 31, after the Department of Health reported 2103 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 27318 or 5.2 percent were active. Of these, 87.7 percent were mild, 5.5 percent asymptomatic, 3.3 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe and 0.6 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 487551 including the 11653 additional ones. Eighty additional deaths pushed the death toll due to COVID-19 to 10749. […]
(Eagle News)–Over 30 individuals have tested positive in the second mass testing conducted by the House of Representatives. House Secretary General Mark Llandro Mendoza said the 34 out of 2848 individuals who were tested translate to a positivity rate of only 1.19 percent. He said this was “way below the 5-percent positivity rate recorded during the first mass testing.” In the first mass testing since Rep. Lord Velasco assumed the Speakership, 98 out of 2000 […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-five more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 9502. Thirty additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 10,117. Of these, 587 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 28. The police are among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program that is slated to start […]
(Eagle News) — No UK variant of the COVID-19 virus was detected in the fourth batch of samples that underwent sequencing, the Department of Health said. In a statement, the DOH said the fourth batch was composed of 48 samples. Of these, 23 came from the National Capital Region, 19 from CALABARZON, four from the Cordillera Administrative Region, and two from returning overseas Filipinos. The DOH said of these 48 samples, seven have recovered. The […]
