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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, January 5. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bangsamoro and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Northern Quezon, on the other […]

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President Duterte defends PSG over COVID-19 vaccination

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, January 5, defended the Presidential Security Group’s move to have some of its members inoculated against COVID-19, noting they did it for “self-preservation.” “They have every right to live and invoke (self-preservation). In criminal law, that is the right to self-defense. The enemy? COVID,” the President said in his weekly talk to the nation. According to the President, if the PSG were to be summoned by Congress […]

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Sotto files bill seeking to renew ABS-CBN franchise for another 25 years

(Eagle News) – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III filed a bill on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, seeking to renew the expired franchise of ABS-CBN. Senate Bill 1967 was introduced by Senator Sotto, seeking to renew for another 25 years the franchise of ABS-CBN to operate and maintain TV and radio broadcast stations in the Philippines among others which was previously granted under Republic Act. No. 7966. Sotto, in introducing the bill, cited the Social […]

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Genome sequencing of swab samples from COVID positive passengers, patients in PHL starts

PGC to know in a matter of days if UK virus variant already in PHL https://youtu.be/9YK6HbVhD4I (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is expected to complete in the next seven days the genome sequencing of swab samples taken from travelers who had tested positive for COVID-19 recently, as well as other positive cases in the past two months. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 478,761; 26 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 478,761 on Monday, January 4, after the Department of Health reported 959 additional cases. According to the DOH, the decrease in the number of additional cases reported was due to a decrease in the number of patients seen in COVID-19 laboratories during the New Year. Of the 478,761 total COVID-19 cases, 21,219 were active. Of these, 81.7 percent were mild, 7.9 percent asymptomatic, 6.4 percent critical, […]

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Palace affirms travel restrictions in 21 countries, including US and UK, with new COVID variant

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang affirmed travel restrictions in 21 countries, including the United States, which have reported the presence of the more infections COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 that was first detected in the United Kingdom. Aside from the UK and the US, other countries included in the list, which the Philippines had imposed a travel restriction on, are the following: Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 477,807; 8,316 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 477,000 mark on Sunday, January 3, after the Department of Health reported 891 additional cases. The DOH said with of the total 477807 total COVID-19 cases, 20292 were active. Of these, 80.9 percent were mild, 8.2 percent asymptomatic, 6.7 percent critical, 3.6 percent severe, and 0.58 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday were Davao City with 65, Rizal with […]

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Northeast monsoon affects Northern, Central Luzon

Eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As a result, PAGASA said Quezon, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides […]

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NAPOLCOM vice chair passes away

(Eagle News) — The vice chair of the National Police Commission has passed away. NAPOLCOM made the announcement about the death of Rogelio Casurao, also the NAPOLCOM’s executive officer, in a Facebook post. The commission did not say the cause of death. “We deeply mourn his passing and we will forever cherish his memories,” NAPOLCOM said. “We will honor him by continuing to fight the good fights that he fought to move NAPOLCOM forward most […]

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PNP reports 33 more COVID-19 recoveries

(Eagle News) — Thirty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 8689. Thirty additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9066. Of these, 350 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 27. The government has said uniformed personnel were among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program. The Presidential […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 476,916; 47 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 476,000 mark on Saturday, January 2, after the Department of Health reported 1097 additional cases. The DOH said of the 476,916 total cases, 27721 were active. Of these, 82.3 percent were mild, 9.8 percent asymptomatic, 4.9 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.43 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao del Norte with 65, Davao City with 60, Laguna […]

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Lorenzana lauds PNP decision to dismiss 9 cops in slay of Army personnel

(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has welcomed the Philippine National Police’s decision to dismiss  the nine policemen who figured in a shooting with four Army personnel in Jolo, Sulu last year. In a statement, Lorenzana also sympathized with the families of Police Senior Master Sergeant Abdelzhimar H Padjiri,  Police Master Sergeant Hanie U. Baddiri, Police Staff Sergeant Iskandar I. Susulan, Police Staff Sergeant Ernisar P. Sappal, Police Corporal Sulki M. Andaki, Patrolman Mohammad […]

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