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(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it is closely monitoring the situation in the United States which confirmed the entry of the new COVID-19 variant that is said to be more infectious than previous strains. A Palace statement, however, said that the decision to include U.S. among the countries where incoming and outgoing flights are banned would be based on what will be the recommendation of the Department of Health and the Department of […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has warned the public against fake COVID-19 vaccines that may be sold in the Philippine market. Citing a Europol and United States Department of Homeland Security report, the bureau said some criminal groups have already resorted to selling fake vaccines in some countries, taking advantage of the “lucrative” COVID-19 vaccine market. The bureau advised the public to remain vigilant and to report anyone selling these, noting that their use may […]
(Eagle News) – Majority of Filipinos are still “optimistic” about the coming year, with optimism ranking higher among those aged 18 to 49, according to the PAHAYAG End-Of-the-Year survey done by Publicus Asia, Inc., a relational business and political management firm based in the Philippines. In its poll done from Dec. 3 to 9, 2020 through nationwide purposive sampling comprising of 1,500 respondents, about 75 percent or three-fourths of those surveyed said that they […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, December 30, extolled a “new breed of heroes” as the country celebrates Rizal Day. In his virtual message commemorating the 124th death anniversary of the national hero, and aired during the flag-raising and wreath laying ceremony in Rizal Park in Manila, President Duterte noted that the new breed arose from the “trials we continue to face this year.” He said they “have shown extraordinary courage in the […]
(Eagle News)–Travelers from 19 other countries are temporarily banned from entering the country following reports of a more infectious Covid-19 strain. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said apart from the United Kingdom, the following countries are covered by the ban,which starts on December 30: Denmark Ireland Japan Australia Israel The Netherlands Hong Kong Switzerland France Germany Iceland Italy Lebanon Singapore Sweden South Korea South Africa Canada Spain The ban on inbound flights from […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 471,526 on Tuesday, December 29, after the Department of Health reported 886 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 23348 or 5 percent were active. Of these, 80 percent were mild, 10.6 percent asymptomatic, 5.9 percent critical, 3.1 percent severe, and 0.44 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 61, Pampanga with 58, Bulacan and Quezon City […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the COVID-19 vaccines used to inoculate members of the Presidential Security Group, particularly the close-in security of President R odrigo Duterte, were from donations. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that no public funds were used for the vaccines that came from Sinopharm, a pharmaceutical firm based in China. Roque said that the PSG commander, Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, had already explained how protecting the health of the […]
(Eagle News)– No other member of the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been vaccinated against COVID-19. AFP spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said in a television interview on Tuesday that “not even the Chief of Staff (General Gilbert Gapay), not even me, or not even high ranking officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.” According to Arevalo, only select members of the Presidential Security Group have been given the vaccine. “As the unit […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, December 29. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rains due to the northeast monsoon. PAGASA said the rest of Cagayan Valley and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, this time due to the tail-end of a frontal system. Flashfloods or landslides due to […]
New quarantine protocols subject to appeal by LGUs (Eagle News) — Malacanang released the community quarantine classifications for January next year which includes the retention of General Community Quarantine in Metro Manila, Davao City and eight other areas. Aside from Metro Manila and Davao City, the following areas will remain under GCQ: Isabela, Santiago City, Batangas, Iloilo City, Tacloban City, Lanao del Sur, Iligan City, and Davao del Norte. All other areas are still […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the P4.5-trillion 2021 national budget that provides funds for the government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and infrastructure development for next year. The signing ceremony happened on Monday, Dec. 28, attended by members of the Senate and the House of Representatives. “I stand before you today happy and proud to sign the 2021 General Appropriations Act,” President Duterte said in his message. -P72.5-B budget for COVID-19 vaccine […]
Chinese-made vaccines used not yet registered with FDA (Eagle News) –- The Presidential Security Group defended its move to have its members vaccinated against COVID-19, noting that it needed to ensure that President Rodrigo Duterte would be protected from the highly infectious virus. In a statement, PSG Commander Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, said that who were vaccinated were the close-in security of the President since they should not pose as a threat to his […]
