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(Eagle News)–Senator Ronald dela Rosa has tested positive for COVID-19. The senator made the announcement on his Facebook account on Saturday, Nov. 21. “I am sorry to inform [you] that I tested positive for [COVID-19] yesterday. To all who made contact with me [please] do the [proper] protocols,” he said. Earlier, Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Sonny Angara and Koko Pimentel tested positive for COVID-19. They have all since recovered.
Robredo’s camp dismisses allegations, says they’re just working to help typhoon victims (Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s outburst against Vice-President Leni Robredo had grounds, presenting a statement by her spokesperson and alleged tweets from her family members. He said that for this reason Duterte would not apologize to Robredo accusing her camp and the opposition as behind the #NasaanAngPangulo tweets at the height of typhoon Ulysses. The […]
Also approves proposal on advance payments for vaccines to secure supplies for PHL (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue an executive order that would allow the “emergency use authorization” of COVID-19 vaccines in the country if these have been proven to be safe and effective in clinical trials, even in other countries. With an emergency use authorization, vaccines could be used within 21 days, after securing the approval of the Food […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Nov. 20, called on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation member-states to ensure the unimpeded flow of COVID-19 vaccines and technologies once available. In his speech at the virtual APEC Leaders Meeting, the President said several modalities could be employed for this: through bilateral and multilateral cooperation and through tripartite arrangements among the government, private sector and multilateral financial institutions. “We have to defeat the virus everywhere, or no one is […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has set the date for oral arguments on petitions against the anti-terrorism law. In an advisory given to the media on Friday, Nov. 20, the SC said these were scheduled on January 19, 2021. The SC also enumerated the issues to be discussed during the oral arguments to be held at the en banc session hall. The High Court said the petitioners and the respondents, represented by the Office of the […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 415,000 mark on Friday, Nov. 20, after the Department of Health reported 1639 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 415067 COVID-19 cases, 31805 or 7.7 percent were active. Of these, 84.7 percent were mild, 8.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent severe, 4.5 percent critical, and 0.21 percent moderate. Over 1000, or 1025, cases were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were […]
(Eagle News) – The vaccine expert panel of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recommended China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 to have its clinical trials here in the country, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo said that of the five COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers or developers from various countries, it was Sinovac so far which has passed the evaluation by the panel and recommended to […]
(Eagle News)–The government is targeting vaccinating 50 to 60 percent of the population for COVID-19. In an interview on Friday, Nov. 20, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this was an increase from the initial 20 percent discussed. With the vaccination of 50 to 60 percent, Vergeire said the Philippines was hoping to achieve herd immunity, or resistance to the spread of an infectious disease because of the high number of individuals immune to the […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that they are mobilizing more food supplies from areas which were not hit by the recent strong typhoons that hit Luzon. Dar said that “highland vegetables” or those coming from the Cordillera region were not that damaged by the recent typhoons, and that they just need to be transported to the various markets in Luzon. The agriculture chief said that the slight rise in prices at […]
(Eagle News) — Prices of vegetables spiked in the recent days because in the aftermath of successive strong typhoons that ravaged the country, damaging vast areas of agricultural land. Some prices even almost doubled including vegetables coming from Baguio and the Mountain Province, and other vegetables used in local dishes and sources in Luzon that had been badly hit by Typhoon Rolly and Ulysses. The effect can be seen in local markets. A visit […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said this was due to localized thunderstorms. Floods or landslides during severe […]
(Eagle News) – The number of deaths due to Typhoon Ulysses has reached 73, with 19 more persons missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). As of its latest update on Thursday, Nov. 19, the NDRRMC said that the fatalities were from Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Bicol region, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The number of affected persons on the other hand reached more than 3.5 million or 835,599 families from […]
