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Study says mutation can increase viral rate of transmission but “no definitive evidence” carriers are more infectious than others yet (Eagle News)–A mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID19 has been found in Quezon City. The Philippine Genome Center, which conducted a whole genome and targeted sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country as part of the validation study of the locally developed SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit, said in its first advisory that […]
(Eagle News) — Another House of Representatives employee has tested positive for COVID-19. House Secretary-General Jose Luis Montales said the employee was from the Plenary Support Service. She was a close contact of a confirmed case from the Committee on Rules, and last reported for work from August 3 to August 5. Contact tracing is ongoing. With the development, a total of 44 employees of the House of Representatives tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, Senior […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 161,000 mark on Sunday, Aug. 16, after the Department of Health reported an additional 3420 cases on the same day. The DOH said recoveries also rose to 112,586 after 40,397 were added to the existing tally. This is the most number of COVID-19 recoveries the Philippines has reported in a single day. The DOH said of the 161,253 total COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Fifteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos, bringing the total to 9893, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, as of Saturday night, the 15 new cases were reported from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East/Africa. Nineteen new recoveries were recorded in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe, pushing the total to 5842. Those undergoing treatment have reached 3326, while overall […]
(Eagle News) — Six Philippine Health Insurance Corporation regional officers have filed their leaves amid the ongoing probes into alleged corruption in the state insurer. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the six, however, were not the “mafia” mentioned by Senator Panfilo Lacson who he said controls PhilHealth’s multi-billion peso operations. The PhilHealth officials, who were identified as regional vice presidents Paolo Johann Perez (Mimaropa), Valerie Anne Hollero (Western Visayas), Datu Masiding Alonto Jr. (Northern Mindanao), […]
(Eagle News) – A strong magnitude 5.0 quake rocked Batanes at 10:53 a.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 16, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which warned of aftershocks. In an earthquake bulletin issued at 12:34 p.m. Sunday, PHIVOLCS said the tectonic quake was quite shallow with a depth of only 1 kilometer, which was why the PHIVOLCS bulletin said that it was expecting damages from the quake. Generally shallow quakes, which occur closer […]
DA issues guidelines as precautionary measure against COVID-19 (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture has imposed a “temporary ban” on the importation of poultry meat from Brazil after several reports that said that SARS-COV-2 was detected on chicken wings imported from that country. It also asked all meat processing plants in the country and slaughterhouses to make sure that the meat products they process are free from COVID-19, and that all workers involved […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has tested positive anew for COVID-19. Año made the announcement himself in a statement on Sunday, Aug. 16. According to the Interior Secretary, he began having flu-like symptoms including sore throat and body pains on Thursday, August 13. On Friday, he said he had a swab test and started his self-quarantine. “Last night, August 15, I received my test result informing me that I am once again positive […]
(Eagle News)–All personnel reporting to Camp Crame are required to wear face shields starting Aug. 17. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said the “No Face Shield, No Entry” policy applies not only to police personnel but also to civilian employees and visitors. The PNP said the Administrative Support to COVID-19 Operations Task Force (ASCOTF) has tapped the PNP Headquarters Support Service to implement the new directive amid the rising number in COVID-19 cases. […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it has repatriated over 135,000 overseas Filipinos amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the total 135,290 was after an additional 10,573 overseas Filipinos were brought home this week. Of the total, 38.9 percent (52,639 overseas Filipinos) were sea-based while 61.1 percent (82,651 overseas Filipinos) were land-based. Of this number, only this week, the DFA said it repatriated 8,112 overseas Filipinos from the Middle East through 27 […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs is on alert over the possible entry of poultry products from Brazil. In a statement, the bureau said this was after the Department of Agriculture banned the importation of the same following reports that shipments of chicken wings from the country tested positive for COVID-19. “With the recent reports from China and in compliance with the country’s Food Safety Act to regulate food business operators and safeguard Filipino consumers, the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid is pushing for the creation of an online legal database that will make existing laws in the country accessible to all Filipinos. In proposing the creation of the National Legal Knowledge and Assistance System through Senate Bill No. 1751, Lapid noted that people without knowledge of the law “have a hard time” and that there was so far no website that provided free information about the Constitution and other legal matters. […]
