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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 470,000 mark on Monday, December 28, after the Department of Health reported 766 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 470,650 cases, 22746 were active. Of these, 80 percent were mild, 10.4 percent were asymptomatic, six percent were critical, 3.2 percent were severe, and 0.44 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 60, Quezon City […]
(Eagle News) — Soldiers who are part of the Presidential Security Group were among those vaccinated against COVID-19, the Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed on Monday, December 28. According to AFP spokesperson Maj. Gen. Edgar Arevalo, this was “owing to the nature of their mission and function.” “As the unit primarily tasked to protect and secure the highest official of the land, the PSG will have to ensure that the President is safe from […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reported a 79-percent drop in the number of travelers from abroad this year. In a statement, the bureau said more than 3.5 million passengers arrived in the country from January to December 25, 2020, a 13-million decrease from the 16.7 million who came in 2019. Morente said that of those who arrived this year, 2.03 million were Filipinos while 1.54 million were foreigners. Last year, 8.7 million […]
(Eagle News) — The Anti-Money Laundering Council has approved a freeze order on accounts related to the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People’s Army. This was according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who made the announcement in a message to reporters. The justice secretary said the order was issued on December 23 after the Anti-Terrorism Council designated the two as terrorist organizations. “The AMLC can already move in the premises at any […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration gave the forecast as it noted two low pressure areas–one 90 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora; and another 25 kilometers northwest of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. It said the tail-end of a frontal system was also affecting extreme Northern Luzon, and the easterlies and localized thunderstorms were affecting parts of the country. PAGASA […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 469,886 on Sunday, December 27, after the Department of Health reported 883 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 22099 were active. Of these, 80.2 percent were mild, 9.9 percent asymptomatic, 6.2 percent critical, 3.2 percent severe,and 0.43 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Rizal with 66, Quezon City with 50, Benguet with 47, Davao City with 42 and […]
Swab samples taken: 53 test negative; 1 test positive; 23 more awaiting results (Eagle News) – At least 77 travelers from the United Kingdom were able to enter the country before the Philippines imposed a travel ban of UK flights on December 24 after news of a highly infectious virus variant, B.1.1.7, that was first detected in Britain. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the Department of Health is now closely monitoring these […]
(Eagle News) — One more Filipino abroad has recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recovery, the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos overseas rose to 8342. There were no additional COVID-19 cases nor deaths based on the single report from a DFA post. That means the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad remains at 12828. The death toll was still at 911. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 469,000 mark on Saturday, December 26, after the Department of Health reported 1406 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 469,005 cases, 28883 were active. Of these, 82.5 percent were mild, 9.9 percent asymptomatic, 4.8 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.32 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday were Bulacan with 100, Quezon City with 98, Rizal with […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two low pressure areas. PAGASA said one LPA was estimated 95 km east of Catarman, Northern Samar, while the other was estimated 55 km west southwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. PAGASA said a yellow rainfall warning has been raised over Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon and Northern Samar, this time due to one of the LPAs. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are […]
Task Force to lead efforts to determine if variant B.1.1.7 has already entered PHL (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the creation of another Task Force, this time, composed of medical experts and scientists directed at studying the new emerging COVID-19 virus strains or variants that are said to be more infectious than before. In his meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Saturday night, Dec. 26, Duterte observed […]
Says any face-to-face activity for schoolchildren also suspended (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte recalled his previous order for a pilot testing of face-to-face classes all over the country because of the emergence of the new COVID-19 virus variant from the United Kingdom that is more infectious than previous strains. “Prudence tells us that we should confront this emerging infectious disease,” Duterte said in a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious […]
