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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported over 100 additional COVID-19 cases. The PNP said the 139 additional cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 13,147. Of these, 1,399 were active. Forty additional recoveries, on the other hand, pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 11,712. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 36. The Philippines is battling a surge in COVID-19 cases, which the […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno has placed more areas under a 4-day lockdown. In an advisory, the Manila Public Information Office said the following barangays are under the lockdown starting today, Monday, March 22: —Barangay 107 —Barangay 147 —Barangay 256 —Barangay 262 —Barangay 281 (Under Executive Order No. 10) —Barangay 297 —Barangay 350 —Barangay 385 —Barangay 513 —Barangay 519 —Barangay 624 —Barangay 696 —Barangay 831 —Street lockdown (Barangay 353): Kusang Loob Street, […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Monday, March 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:30 past midnight. It had its epicenter 406 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It also had a depth of 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Rest of PHL affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies and light rains. The rest of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora province will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, March 22: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The National Task Force Against COVID-19 has levelled travel restrictions anew, with foreigners, with exceptions, temporarily banned from entering the Philippines. On Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced non-essential travel into and outside Metro […]
Diplomatic protest filed after 220 Chinese militia boats spotted near Whitsun Reef (Eagle News) — The Philippines’ top defense official called on China on Sunday, March 21, to “stop encroaching” into the country’s sovereign territory, and demanded that China recall more than 200 militia boats spotted near a disputed reef some 320 kilometers west of Palawan Island. In what could be defense chief Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s toughest pronouncement on China, he said that China […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels believed to be crewed by militia have been spotted near a disputed reef off the Philippines, a government agency said, expressing “concern” over their presence. The Philippine coast guard detected the boats “in line formation” at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island on March 7, a task force charged with monitoring the South China Sea said […]
Roque says”no hard lockdown,” economy still open but with restrictions from March 22 to April 4 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under General Community Quarantine, along with the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal effective Monday, March 22 to April 4, to bring down the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Malacanang announced on Sunday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this is not a hard lockdown as what has been […]
Lays down additional restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — The government has imposed additional restrictions on Metro Manila and nearby areas in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in those areas. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved Resolution No. 104 that imposed the additional restrictions also on Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal–which, together with the National Capital Region, were described as […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Sunday, March 21, logged 7,757 additional COVID-19 cases, pushing the total cases in the country to 663,794. This is the third consecutive day the Philippines reported more than 7,000 additional COVID-19 cases in a single day. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 73,072 were active. Of the active cases, 95 percent were mild, 2.3 percent asymptomatic, 1 percent critical, and 1.1 percent in severe condition. The total number of recoveries also climbed […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as “a huge success” after announcing half of the adult population had now received a jab. Health Secrtary Matt Hancock said the biggest vaccine drive in the country’s history, which began in early December, was “making massive strides” following a record number of inoculations Friday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those to get a jab that day, receiving […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections will shorten voter registration hours and suspend satellite registration. In a statement, the Comelec said starting Monday, March 22, until April 4, all offices of the election officer nationwide will accept applications only from Mondays to Thursdays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prior to this, voter registration hours were from Mondays to Fridays, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The issuance of voter’s certifications, however, […]
