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(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)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal within the next two hours. These conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in Bataan (Orani, Samal, Abucay), Zambales (Subic, Castillejos), Quezon (Tayabas, Lucban, Sariaya, Candelaria), Batangas (Lipa, Padre Garcia, Rosario, Laurel), and […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is stepping up its campaign against cyberbullying among the youth. In a statement, the PNP said PNP Chief Archie Gamboa gave the order to the PNP’s Anti-Cybercrime Group after the PNP-ACG investigated 19 cyberbullying cases from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 as part of the campaign under the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. So far, the PNP said the PNP-ACG and its regional anti-cybercrime units have created […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have seized P81.6 million worth of shabu in Mandaue City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said on Sunday, Aug. 16. In a statement, PDEA said the 12 kilograms of shabu were discovered from the regional headquarters of a courier company in the city around 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. “During the course of the K9 paneling and sweeping of cargoes, the PDEA K9 showed indicators that the three black boxes […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning his loss. “It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in a White House statement. “He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will […]
(Eagle News) –Fifty-three more Filipinos from Thailand have returned to the Philippines recently. According to the department, the Filipinos left Bangkok via a Philippine Airlines flight on Aug. 15. They were assisted by a team from the embassy at the airport, the DFA said. The DFA said with the development, the total number of repatriates from Thailand who were assisted by the Philippine government rises to 1452. The DFA has said over 135,000 overseas Filipinos […]
(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 […]
