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(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country widened their lead over deaths even as the Philippines confirmed 218 new COVID-19 cases, for a total of 5878 cases. According to the Department of Health, with the 52 new recoveries, the total number of recoveries in the country was 487. This was 100 more than the total COVID-19 deaths in the country, at 387. The 387 deaths overall include the additional 25 deaths reported by the DOH […]
Eagle News — The world today as we know it, is scary and uncertain. Especially with all of Luzon still under lockdown for uncertain amount of time, it can dampen any hope or optimism left in your tank. EBC Films is here to help you turn that frown upside down. We asked some of your favorite Filipino Artists— Kristel Fulgar, Ai Dela Cruz, AC Bonifacio, Arielle Roces and Jiro Custodio, for some advice on staying […]
(Eagle News) — The coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City have reached 996, four cases shy of the 1000 mark. According to the local government, based on Department of Health data, of the 996, 674 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Deaths so far exceed recoveries, 80 vis a vis 76. The local government said among the close contacts of the COVID-19 cases who were traced, 143 were suspected […]
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — It is approved for use in flu outbreaks and has been deployed to treat Ebola, but now Avigan is being trialled as a potential coronavirus treatment. Here are some questions and answers about the anti-viral medication: What is Avigan? Avigan is the brand name of the drug favipiravir. It was developed by what is now known as Fujifilm Toyama Chemical and approved for use […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday, April 17, urged local government units to include jail facilities in the conduct of their tests for the coronavirus disease 2019. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya made the remark after the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology reported nine Quezon City jail detainees and nine BJMP personnel tested positive for COVID-19. He said the detainees are now in a quarantine site in Payatas. […]
(Eagle News)–Nine Quezon City Jail detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. According to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology spokesperson Major Insp. Xavier Solda, nine BJMP personnel assigned in the same jail also tested positive for COVID-19. He said so far, authorities were conducting their contact tracing. Solda’s announcement came days after 22 detainees asked the Supreme Court to allow them to be temporarily free on bail or on recognizance, citing their […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said there were grey areas in China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and that things “happened that we don’t know about”, speaking in an interview with the Financial Times published Thursday. “Let’s not be so naive as to say it’s been much better at handling this,” he said of China’s management of the outbreak. “We don’t know. There are clearly things that have happened that we […]
by Susan STUMME Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — For many Americans, checking the mailbox is a daily ritual, a constant in a quickly changing world that can yield anything from wedding invitations to tax audits to new clothes. But as with many ordinary things as the coronavirus crisis unfolds, the US Postal Service — already compromised by a mountain of debt — has a most uncertain future. “The Postal Service is holding on […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, April 17, said a second extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon was possible if the coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country continue to increase. “May posibilidad yan. Base nga doon sa epidemiological data, kung ‘yan ay patuloy na tataas, kailangan talagang ituloy-tuloy natin ito,” Año said of the possibility in a radio interview. Año clarified however that President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide on […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation and its attached agencies have recently turned over P80 billion in dividends and remittances from revenues to the national treasury. Of the amount, the DOTr said the P50.7 billion represent dividends from 2017 to 2020 and P29.3 billion in remittances from revenues for 2019. In a statement, the DOTr said of the P50.7 billion, P10.1 billion were from 2017, P12.2 billion from 2018, P11.1 billion from 2019, and P17.3 billion […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units to identify and investigate people who have been using their money at this time of crisis to gamble and drink, warning that these citizens would not be given financial aid by the government. Duterte again addressed the nation on Thursday night, April 16, expressing dismay that some Filipinos gambled off and wasted the little money […]
(Eagle News)- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, April 16, reported a total of 757 confirmed cases of COVID-19 involving Filipinos overseas. “[A] total of 757 cases among our nationals abroad were recorded by the DFA today (April 16) based on reports from its Foreign Service posts”, the department said in a statement. Of the total confirmed cases, 18 new recoveries and 15 new deaths were also recorded. Four hundred fourteen (414) six […]
