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Donald Trump on Tuesday became the first US president to be arrested on criminal charges — but the 34 felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records are far from the only legal peril threatening the ex-leader as he seeks a return to the White House. The rebellious Republican billionaire has described the charges as being the work of “radical left Democrats” who have “criminalized the justice system” and are seeking to derail his presidential candidacy. […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Pollution is linked to more than 10 percent of cancer cases in Europe, a report by the European Environment Agency said Tuesday. Most of these cases are preventable, it said. “Exposure to air pollution, carcinogenic chemicals, radon, UV (ultraviolet) radiation and second-hand smoke together may contribute over 10 percent of the cancer burden in Europe,” the agency said in a statement. But EEA expert Gerardo Sanchez said “all environmental and occupational […]
(Eagle News) – Dengue cases since the last week of March this year in the Philippines have seen a 94 percent spike compared to the same period last year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH noted the “recent increases in dengue cases observed starting the end of March 2022.” From March 20 to April 30, or Morbidity Weeks 12 to 17, the reported dengue cases reached 11,435. This number was “94% higher than […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Election (Comelec) en banc has affirmed the dismissal of the four disqualification cases against presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., on Tuesday, May 10. This was a day after the historic May 9, 2022 national and local elections which saw Marcos Jr., the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, winning by a landslide over Vice-President Leni Robredo. In a vote of 6-0-1, with only one commissioner, George […]
Total active Covid-19 cases down to 50,827 (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported only 866 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, March 2, the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in a day so far this year in the country. There were also 1,622 new Covid-19 recoveries and 53 new deaths. This brings the total number of active Covid cases down to 50,827, equivalent to 1.4 percent of total confirmed virus cases since March 2020 […]
(Eagle News) – The highly infectious Covid-19 variant Omicron could also cause severe infection for vulnerable groups, including the elderly and those with comorbidities, according to an infectious disease expert. Vaccine expert panel member Dr. Rontgene Solante said they they are studying data from other countries, including the United States, showing an increase in Covid-19 cases, or what appeared to be another wave of cases due to the so-called “stealth Omicron” or the subvariant […]
Positivity rate down to 6.4 percent at the national level, and below 5 percent in NCR (Eagle News) — The country’s new Covid-19 cases continued to drop on Tuesday, February 22, when the Department of Health reported 1,019 new cases, a new record low this year. This is the fourth straight day that new Covid cases have been decreasing. There were also 2,988 new recoveries that brought the total number of recoveries to 3,541,840 […]
Covid-19 positivity rate of 7.5 percent, also the lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,427 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 21, the third straight day that new virus cases have been declining. This is also the lowest single-day record so far for new Covid cases, as the country continued to post decreasing number of new cases recently. The Philippines also had more recoveries at 3,269, […]
Only 392 new cases reported in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The Philippines had its lowest single day record of new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,923 cases. At the same time, the Department of Health reported 5,158 new recoveries. This brought the number of total active cases to 62,533 or 1.7 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There were also 198 new Covid deaths bringing the […]
9.1 positivity rate, lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,232 new Covid-19 cases and 3,010 new recoveries on Friday, February 18, the 21st straight day that new recoveries exceeded new cases. The total active Covid cases as of Friday were down to 65,796 or 1.8 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The positivity rate is also down to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,730 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 14, the lowest recorded since December 30 last year. The DOH also reported 7,456 new recoveries and 164 new Covid-deaths, The increase in the number of fatalities was mostly due to late reporting of cases. In fact, some of the deaths reported were from cases that occurred since July last year. “Of the 164 deaths, 86 occurred in February […]
Total Covid-19 recoveries breach 3.5 million (Eagle News) — The Philippines reported its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases and lowest positivity rate this year at 3,050, and 11.7 percent, respectively, on Sunday, February 13. New recoveries hit 5,811, which again were more than the recorded new Covid cases. Because of this, the total active cases in the country went down to 81,394. This is 2.2 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since […]
