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(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 2434. The PNP said the data was as of Friday night. Recoveries rose to 1479, while deaths have reached 12. Suspect cases reached 2592. Probable cases are at 878. The Department of Health on Friday reported a total of 122754 cases in the country, with 3379 newly-announced ones. On Thursday, the Philippines took the top spot in the list of […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra will head the task force that will probe the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth. In a statement, Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said the task force, which President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered constituted, will have as members the Office of the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit, Civil Service Commission and the Office of the President. Perete said the National Bureau of Investigation and the Anti-Money Laundering Council, among other agencies, are also […]
(Eagle News)–Around 400 Filipinos from Lebanon are expected to be repatriated next week following Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut that left over 150 dead. The Department of Foreign Affairs said an Aug. 16 chartered flight also seeks to bring home the remains of the Filipinos who died in the blast, which also left at least 5000 injured. The DFA earlier said four Filipinos died in the blast and over 30 were hurt. “This chartered flight is […]
TD “Enteng” to bring moderate, heavy rains to Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas; to enhance southwest monsoon (Eagle News)–The low pressure area east of Aurora has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the LPA, which became TD “Enteng” at 2 a.m. today, is estimated 510 km east of Baler or 445 km east of Casiguran, packing maximum winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up […]
PHL COVID-19 cases even surpass numbers from previous COVID epicenter China (Eagle News) – The country’s total COVID-19 cases rose to 122,754 on Friday, Aug. 7, as an additional 3,379 confirmed cases were added from the report of 89 certified laboratories. With this number, the Philippines officially becomes the country in Southeast Asia with the most COVID-19 cases, overtaking previous frontrunner Indonesia which only has 118,753 cases. Singapore is the third ASEAN country with […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 122,000 mark on Friday, Aug. 7, after the Department of Health reported 3379 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 122754, 53734 were active cases. Of these, 91.4 percent are mild, 7.3 percent are asymptomatic, 0.7 percent severe, and 0.5 percent critical. The DOH said the 3379 cases reported today were from tests done by 89 out […]
Probe to include lifestyle check of PhilHealth officials, audit of PhilHealth finances (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Justice to organize a panel that will investigate the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth. In a memorandum to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, President Duterte also ordered the audit of PhilHealth finances and conduct of a lifestyle check on the state insurer’s officials and employees. According to the President, the DOJ shall have the authority […]
(Eagle News) –No additional international travel restrictions have been imposed even if Metro Manila and other areas are now under a modified enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said existing travel restrictions “remain unchanged until these are revised or changed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).” He said under the MECQ, domestic flights are suspended. International flights at the country’s airports in Manila, Cebu and Clark, however, […]
(Eagle News) — Clinical trials in the Philippines for Japan’s antiviral flu drug Avigan (Favipiravir) will start on Aug. 10. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a television interview this was after the Philippines received the tablets, which the Japanese embassy said had “potential to prevent viral replication, even as its effectiveness against the novel coronavirus (has) yet to be established.” The embassy said the tablets for 100 patients who are part of the […]
(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of PhilHealth resigned on Thursday, Aug. 6. In a letter sent to PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales, a copy of which was also given to Senate President Tito Sotto, Augustus de Villa said he was tendering his “irrevocable resignation” as senior vice president for operations effective immediately but did not state the reason. De Villa, a retired general, said Morales “knows fully well the reasons” as he briefed him in […]
(Eagle News) – The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country surpassed 50,000 on Thursday, Aug. 6, as the total number of cases breached 119,000. The Department of Health’s latest update showed that active virus cases reached 50,473 but 90.9 percent of these are only mild, while 7.8 percent are considered asymptomatic. Total COVID-19 cases reached 119,460 with the addition of 3,561, which was roughly the same as Wednesday’s (Aug. 5) 3.462 cases. […]
PHL now country with most COVID-19 infections in Southeast Asia (Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 119,000 mark on Thursday, Aug. 6, after the Department of Health reported 3561 cases on the same day. With the 119,460 total COVID-19 cases, the Philippines officially takes Indonesia’s spot as the country with the most number of COVID-19 infections in Southeast Asia. As of Thursday, Indonesia has 118,753 COVID-19 […]
