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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 66th COVID-19 fatality, a 52-year-old police captain assigned in Zamboanga City. In a statement, the PNP said the police official tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1. On May 18, he was transferred to a hospital’s intensive care unit due to difficulty of breathing and was intubated. After 29 days of fighting the virus, he died on May 30 at 5:22 a.m. “Nakakalungkot po na […]
Palace: no serious adverse events reported from those given COVID vaccines so far (Eagle News) – The Philippines received 50,000 more doses of Sputnik V vaccines on Sunday night, May 30, bringing to 80,000 the total doses of the Russian-made vaccine in the country. Malacanang said that the new Sputnik vaccine doses would be given to “centers of gravity” or areas with high concentration of COVID-19 cases. “Ang latest vaccine naman na ito ay […]
Shift to a lower quarantine protocol, possibly GCQ, seen in Metro Manila for June (Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 cases continued to increase on Sunday, May 30, with the highest rise in cases occurring in the Visayas and Mindanao regions. New cases added on Sunday were 7,058, bringing the total active cases nationwide to 53,757. This represents 4.4 percent of the total cases of 1,223,627. This is the third straight day that […]
“Whole Nation, Pray as One, Heal as One” from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m, to be followed by “President’s Hour” where Duterte will address nation (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to all Filipinos, whatever their religion or faith may be, to pray at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 30, to beseech God for help to end the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Presidential Adviser for Religious Affairs, Dr. Butch Belgica, President Duterte is urging the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The pace of the coronavirus pandemic slowed around the world for a third week in a row, although more than 4,100 people a day continue to die in India. Here is the global state of play according to a specialised AFP database. – Fourteen percent drop – The number of new daily cases around the world dropped by 14 percent last week to 638,600, according to an AFP toll to […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia announced on Friday it will impose a nationwide lockdown for the first time in over a year as it battles a rapidly escalating coronavirus outbreak that has strained the country’s healthcare system. Officials believe more infectious variants have contributed to the surge, as well as gatherings in the Muslim-majority country during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr holiday earlier this month. After a new daily record […]
But Herbosa says COVID-19 infections in Visayas, MIndanao sharply rising (Eagle News) — National Task Force special adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa said he is recommending the shift to a less restrictive quarantine classification for Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal or the so-called NCR (National Capital Region) plus areas. Herbosa explained that cases in the NCR plus areas are already declining. Most of the new cases are happening outside of the NCR plus areas, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the 233 additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 23376. Of these, 1725 were active. Seventy additional recoveries also led to an increase in the COVID-19 recovery total of the PNP. That total is now at 21,587. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte said the military and the police should be among those prioritized in the […]
In keynote address, Duterte says “we are only as strong as our weakest link as a country, as a region, and as one global community” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called for “greater solidarity” among countries to address the COVID-19 pandemic as he noted that the virus has escalated the “de-globalization” process. In the keynote speech on the occasion of the Nikkei Future of Asia Conference, the 76-year old Philippine leader stressed said […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Tuesday, May 26, a measure that would provide for P401 billion worth of interventions and programs aimed at helping Filipinos badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The P401 billion passed under the proposed Bayanihan Law 3 was lower than the P405.6 billion initially provided for under the same measure. Under the bill, all Filipinos shall receive financial aid worth P2000, regardless of their […]
Distribution of thousands more of goodwill bags also set for indigents in NCR Plus areas (Eagle News) – As part of its continuing efforts to help people affected by the pandemic, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) started another series of distribution of goodwill bags that will benefit the elderly, among others. The distribution of goodwill bags for the elderly started on Tuesday, May 25, in Rizal and in Cavite, amid the continuing COVID-19 […]
Roque, Dizon stress those trying to sell vaccine slots, and COVID jabs would be penalized (Eagle News) — Malacanang directed local government units to pass an ordinance that would penalize persons who will sell their vaccine slots, as it warned others trying to sell vaccines online. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said passing such ordinances is part of the government’s effort to address illegal selling of the COVID-19 vaccines that are being given for free to […]
