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(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos died while several others were wounded after a blast ripped through Beirut on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Beirut, DFA spokesperson Ed Meñez said all the Filipinos were inside their homes when the explosion took place. “The Philippine Embassy is in touch with the Filipino community in Lebanon to assess the situation and provide assistance to any […]
(Eagle News) – -Inflation accelerated further to 2.7 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Wednesday, Aug.5. This brings the year-to-date inflation for 2020 at 2.5 percent. In June, inflation was at 2.5 percent and in July 2019, 2.4 percent. According to the PSA, the acceleration in the overall inflation was caused by the jump in the inflation of the transport index at 6.3 percent during the month with the easing of lockdown […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is currently collating data on clinical trials on the use of virgin coconut oil, Lagundi and Tawa-tawa herbs in efforts to fight COVID-19, aside from other drugs supposedly also against the virus, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said that these natural products are currently approved for clinical trials in the country, but of the three, only VCO has ongoing clinical trials […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said it is allowing “back-riding” in motorcycles if passengers are frontliners or “Authorized Person Outside of Residence (APOR). This is the only exemption to the prohibition on back riding amid the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocols re-imposed in Metro Manila, Bulacana, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. APORs as backriders will only be allowed if the ride is “work-related.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this on Tuesday, Aug. 4. “Isa pong […]
(Eagle News)– The country’s COVID-19 cases could have reached 220,000 by the end of August if Metro Manila and surrounding areas remained under General Community Quarantine (GCQ), according to a University of the Philippines prediction. But with the return to the stricter Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocols, UP experts said that there would be about 170,000 total cases by end of the month, saving as many as 50,000 cases. “Iyong bagong forecast po natin […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 112,593 on Tuesday, August 4, after the Department of Health announced 6352 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 112593 cases, 44429 were active cases. Of the active cases, 91.2 percent were mild, 7.5 percent asymptomatic, 0.8 percent severe, and 0.6 percent critical. The 6352 newly-announced COVID-19 cases were from tests done by 80 out of 94 laboratories. Of […]
(Eagle News) — Ex-PhilHealth anti-fraud officer Thorrsson Montes Keith on Tuesday, Aug. 4, claimed PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales asked him to iron out issues stemming from supposedly overpriced COVID-19 kits. “May pagkakataon na inutusan pa po ako ni Brig. Gen. Ricardo Morales na puntahan ko si Commissioner Greco Belgica para hilutin ang kaso ng PhilHealth sa overpriced COVID testing kits,” Keith said during a Senate hearing on alleged corruption in the state insurer. Keith was […]
(Eagle News) — PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales on Tuesday, Aug. 4, defended the state insurer’s proposed P2.1-billion information technology project aimed at stopping fraud. In defending the proposed program which a report had tagged as “overpriced,” Morales said in a Senate inquiry on alleged corruption in PhilHealth that the amount was measly compared to the money PhilHealth stands to lose if fraud is not curbed. “If the corporation stands to lose tens of billions a […]
(Eagle News) — The COVID-19 tests in the country have reached 35,000 per day which is double the daily tests being done in Japan and South Korea, according to COVID-19 testing czar Vince Dizon. Dizon said that the Philippines has in fact one of the highest number of COVID-19 tests done daily in Asia, as he stressed how COVID-19 tests in the country had increased in the past few weeks. But he said that […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 106,000 mark on Monday, Aug. 3, after the Department of Health reported 3,226 cases on the same day. According to the DOH, of the 106330 total COVID-19 cases, 38,405 were active. Of this, 90.3 percent are mild, 8.2 percent are asymptomatic, 0.9 percent are severe, and 0.6 percent are critical. The DOH said of the 3226 newly-announced cases, 1541 come […]
(Eagle News) – With the return to the stricter Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, strict home quarantine shall again be observed in all households, with their movement limited to only accessing essential goods and services, from Tuesday, August 4 to 18. President Rodrigo Duterte announced the return to MECQ of these areas as COVID-19 cases in the country passed 100,000, with the addition of a record-high of […]
(Eagle News)–Businesses that were recently allowed to operate in Metro Manila and other general community quarantine areas will again have to shut down as the National Capital Region and parts of CALABARZON revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. Before President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on the return to the stricter community quarantine, the DTI said gyms, review centers and Internet cafes in general community quarantine areas, which at that time also […]
