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(Eagle News) — Nine more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7470. Twenty additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 7892. Of these, 396 were active. An additional death pushed the death toll to 26. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to man checkpoints and enforce laws. The PNP has inked an agreement […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 11560 after an additional case was reported in the Asia-Pacific region. The Department of Foreign Affairs said there was no new fatality or recovery reported as of Monday night. Recoveries were still at 7478, while COVID-19 deaths were at 834. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa were still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths. They were at 7530, 4652, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 24, urged the public to report graft corruption in government. In making the appeal, the President announced a P10,000 reward to tipsters, noting that he would make good his promise when he ran for President in the recent elections. “Iyong mga nasa window ng business permit, yang mga clearances, papahirapan ang tao kaya ang sabi ko sa inyo, if you want to earn money, good money, […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 420,000 mark on Monday, Nov. 23, after the Department of Health reported 1,799 additional cases. The DOH said of the 420,614 total cases, 25837 or 6.1 percent were active. Of these, 83.5 percent were mild, 7.8 percent asymptomatic, 5.5 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.26 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Cavite with 154, Rizal with 114, Quezon City with […]
Trump’s Nat’l Security Advisor says US welcomes Duterte’s extension of VFA (Eagle News) — US President Donald Trump’s national security advisor Robert O’Brien visited the country Monday, Nov. 23, to assure the continuing commitment of the United States to its alliance with the Philippines as he turned over some $18 million worth of precision guided munitions (PGMs) and other defense articles as a symbol of that commitment. The PGMs, also known as smart bombs, […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Monday, Nov. 23, said the Senate was reviewing health protocols. Sotto made the revelation after Senator Ronald dela Rosa announced he tested positive for COVID-19. Dela Rosa was in the Senate premises on Wednesday, days after he announced his swab test results came out positive. “Secretariat [is] already checking on effectivity of protocols,” Sotto said. He added the disinfection of the Senate premises was also daily. “This past […]
Easterlies affecting eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas (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 and Visayas. As a result, cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will be experienced over Bicol Region and Northern Samar. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms over Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has said foreign nationals will continue their exodus for the duration of this year. The bureau gave the prediction as it noted the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered travel restrictions worldwide. “Similar to our overseas Filipino workers who wished to come home to their families during the pandemic, a lot of foreign nationals left as well,” Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said, noting that the many businesses […]
(Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade has ordered all agency officials and some personnel to submit their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net worth (to the DOJ-led task force that will investigate corruption in government. In a statement, Tugade said the order covers officials’ chief-of-staff, secretaries, executive assistants, and those involved in project management and procurement. Tugade said he has also already assigned a group and a point person who will gather and review […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-five more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7462 as of Sunday night. Fifty-seven additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 7874. Of these, the PNP said 387 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll was still at 25. The PNP has vowed to protect its personnel, who continue to be among the […]
(Eagle News) — The total number of repatriated Filipinos has reached 265,111 since February 2020, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA said that it “continues in its ceaseless efforts to repatriate overseas Filipinos (OFs) affected by the pandemic” and reported the arrival of an additional 10,326 last week. So far, of the total repatriated Filipinas, 83,866 are seafarers (31.63%) while 181,245 (68.37%) are land-based OFs. The DFA said it mounted […]
Total cases reach 418,818 (Eagle News) – The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country has dwindled down to only 24,209 as at least 386,486 have already recovered as of Sunday, Nov. 22, according to the Department of Health. The total COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 418,818, which already included the the more than 386,000 number of recoveries. The new cases added were 1,968, while the new recoveries added were 10,957. […]
