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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1235467 on Tuesday, June 1, after the Department of Health reported 5177 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 53203 were active. Of these, 93.1 percent were mild, 2.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1161252 including the additional 6230 ones. The death toll has now breached the 21000 mark, now at 21012, including […]
(Eagle News)– Five more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent data from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total among overseas Filipinos to 19720. Four additional recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 12,004. COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos remain at 1,179, with no additional fatality reported. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and fatalities saw a slight decrease to 60.87% […]
(Eagle News) — Nine people who had just arrived in Zamboanga City were turned away and were instructed to return to Jolo, Sulu after authorities discovered they had bribed people to cross borders, the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, instead of presenting RT PCR tests that yielded negative results as required on May 26, the nine people, with ages ranging from 20 to 63, paid P2,000 each to the oiler of MV […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Over 700 Bureau of Immigration frontliners received their second dose of Sinovac vaccine over the weekend. The bureau said the 700 were among the nearly 1,300 BI employees who received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from April 24 to 25 and May 1 to 2. Bureau Covid-19 Task Force Chair and Deputy Commissioner Aldwin Alegre said the remaining are scheduled to receive their second dose this coming weekend. The bureau […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-eight more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18697. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos abroad remains at 94,” the department said. Thirty-one additional recoveries, meanwhile, also pushed the recovery total to 11430. The death toll due to COVID-19 among Filipinos abroad has reached 1168, with […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippine National Police has identified the person reportedly behind the viral messages that guaranteed vaccine slots in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program for a fee. In a statement, the PNP, without giving names, said the person offered his high school friend two brands of vaccines for prices ranging from P12,000 to P15,500 through a social media messaging app. The PNP said the person has been claiming that he has contacts in San Juan […]
(Eagle News) — Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo has tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday, May 23. According to Remollo, the results were based on an RT-PCR test he took as a requirement for attendance in the National Peace and Order Council to be presided over by President Rodrigo Duterte on May 24 , 2021. The event is hosted by the City of Dumaguete. According […]
(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos has climbed to 18,659. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, this was after an additional COVID-19 case was reported. No additional fatalities nor recoveries were reported, which means the death toll and recovery total remain at 1168 and 11400, respectively. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries remained at 61.10%, those under treatment decreased to 32.64% while […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional 115 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 22754. Almost 100–or 92–recoveries pushed the recovery total to 21,208. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 63. Earlier, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar expressed his condolences to the family of the PNP’s latest COVID-19 fatality, a 55-year-old police captain assigned […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-four more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18658. Four more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 11,400. Five additional deaths led to an increase in the death toll, now at 1168. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths […]
