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(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the country is still on the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, refuting an earlier pronouncement by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III that the country is actually on its “second wave” of the disease. Another health expert, Dr. John Wong had also said that the Philippines is already on the second wave which reportedly started in the first week of March, which is also considered the country’s first […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has climbed to 13, 434, with the addition of 213 cases, the Department of Health said on Thursday, May 21. According to the DOH, of the new cases, 46 percent or 98 cases came from Metro Manila; another 46 percent from Region 7; and 8 percent or 17 cases from other areas. Recoveries climbed to 3000, including the 68 new ones. The […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 persons deprived of liberty are eligible for parole. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said according to information from the Board of Pardons and Parole, the initial batch of 117 PDLs were confirmed eligible under the Interim Guidelines for Parole and Executive Clemency. He said another 424 are “deemed possibly eligible for parole” but are awaiting clearance from the National Bureau of Investigation before their eligibility is confirmed. The results, he said, are based […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology backed the National Economic Development Authority’s statement there was a need to transition into a “digital economy” to better adapt to the “new normal.” “We are optimistic that the transition of the Philippines to a digital economy will make the country’s economy more resilient to external factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.” the department secretary Gregorio Honasan said. According to Honasan, under the banner of […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 24 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,455 as of Wednesday, May 20. Four new fatalities were also recorded, bringing to 284 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Nine new recoveries were recorded as well, with the total now at 858. “[T]he total number of overseas Filipinos who recovered from COVID-19 at […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400 Filipinos were repatriated from Singapore and Qatar, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported on Thursday, May 21. According to data from the DFA, of the 468, 190 from Singapore arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 yesterday. The 278 from Qatar arrived today via Philippine Airlines flight PR685. The agency said the repatriates underwent thermal scanning and RT-PCR testing upon arrival, as required by the Department of Health-Bureau […]
(Eagle News) – The Chief Implementer of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response said the government will patrol malls to check compliance with social distancing guidelines. “Ang gagawin po namin ng DTI ay iikot kami sa lahat ng mga malls para makita po namin kung talagang sumusunod sila (What we will do with DTI is to go around malls to check if they are really complying),” Secretary Carlito Galvez said. Galvez made the statement in his […]
(Eagle News)–Cabinet Secretary Eduardo Año doesn’t believe the country is on its second wave of COVID-19 infections. Año made known his position in a television interview on Thursday, May 21, a day after Health Secretary Francisco Duque made the statement in a Senate Committee of the Whole hearing. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea had also disagreed with Duque. “Para sa akin kasi, parang itong bungang ito ay part pa magmula nang magsimula tayo,” he said. He […]
PHL must do its best to prevent another major wave, says health expert (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that the country is actually already on the second wave of COVID-19 cases, and that it had actually started by the first week of March. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told a Senate hearing that the first wave happened last January when the country had three cases from Chinese tourists who came to […]
Thanks Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo for Church’s help in gov’t’s fight against COVID-19 (Eagle News) – The Philippine government conducted its final inspection on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, of the mega swabbing center at the Philippine Sports Stadium inside the Ciudad de Victoria compound in Bocaue Bulacan. Once operational, the mega-swabbing center can accommodate up to 1,500 swab tests per day, which will make it the biggest […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 13,000 mark and is now at 13,221. The Department of Health on Wednesday, May 20, said of the 279 new cases, 54 percent or 150 came from the National Capital Region; 41 percent or 115 cases from other areas; and five percent or 14 cases from Region 7. Eighty-nine new recoveries were reported, bringing the total to 2932. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is gearing up for paperless travel procedures for the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19. In a statement, the bureau said frontliners stationed in the different international ports are preparing to use digitized arrival cards and records. The bureau said it would also soon use digitized boarding passes for international passengers entering and exiting the country’s ports. According to the bureau’s Port Operations Division chief Grifton Medina, the digitized arrival […]
