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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 435,000 mark on Thursday, Dec. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1061 more cases. The DOH said of the 435,413 total cases, 85.2 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.28 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City and Quezon City with 92 each, Rizal with 50, Pampanga with 44, and […]
Special Session to hone collective response of various countries on virus pandemic (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to reiterate his call for equal access to safe and effective vaccines for “rich and poor nations alike” on Dec. 3 when he delivers the Philippine statement on the 31st special session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The special session will happen via video conference […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will address a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palace said on Thursday, Dec. 3. The Palace said the President is expected to deliver the Philippine statement on December 3, New York time. “Of particular concern for President Duterte are universal access to anti-COVID-19 technologies and products and the need for global efforts to ensure availability of safe and effective vaccines to […]
Five NPA members killed in encounter in South Cotabato, PNP says (Eagle News) — The daughter of slain Anakpawis chair Randall Echanis was arrested in Cagayan on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, Dec. 3. PNP Chief Debold Sinas said Amanda Socorro Echanis was nabbed in Barangay Carupian, Baggao at 8:30 a.m. following a raid by agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and Police Regional Office-2. The raid, he said, was […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected over parts of the country today, December 3. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Aurora, and Quezon will have those conditions due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Northern and Central Luzon, and the trough of the low pressure area in the vicinity of Poblacion, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 434,357 on Wednesday, Dec. 2, after the Department of Health reported 1438 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 26,916 were active. Of these, 84.7 percent were mild, 7.1 percent asymptomatic, 5.2 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.29 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 142, Laguna with 89, Quezon City with 80, Manila […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed businessman RJ Jacinto as his telecommunications adviser. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said also back in government was Leoncio Evasco Jr., who will now assume the post of presidential adviser on streamlining of government processes. The President signed Jacinto’s appointment paper on Nov. 25, while Evasco’s paper was signed a day before. According to Roque, the Palace was “confident” that Jacinto would “ably and effectively discharge his duties […]
(Eagle News) – -One of the masterminds of the 2018 bombing of a mall in Cotabato City died in an encounter with police early Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Abraham Abad Abdulrahman a.k.a. Abu Suffian was killed in the gunbattle that ensued amid the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Bagua 2 in Cotabato City at 1:30 a.m. The PNP said the warrant had been issued by Allan Edwin […]
But CALABARZON is not among areas under GCQ (Eagle News) — Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) and CALABARZON (Region 4-A) remain the top two regions in the Philippines which have both the highest number of active COVID cases and the highest recorded new cases as of Nov. 30. According to the Department of Health (DOH) in its COVID-19 Philippine situationer dated Dec. 1, Metro Manila has 6,715 active virus cases with […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila and other areas today, December 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon will experience the same conditions also due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon, and a low pressure […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism is looking to ink a deal with the Philippine General Hospital for RT-PCR tests priced at P1,800 for each tourist planning to travel domestic. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a television interview on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that the DOT was also eyeing subsidizing half of the cost of the test–with results coming out in 24 hours–to boost domestic tourism. The government has already put a price cap […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 432,925 on Tuesday, Dec. 1, after the Department of Health reported 1298 additional cases. Of the total COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 432,925 were active. Of these, 84 percent were mild, 7.4 percent asymptomatic, 5.4 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.3 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Ilocos Norte with 84, Manila with 61, Quezon with 55, Laguna with […]
