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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship, authorities said. The boats crashed early Sunday in waters southwest of Manila, capsizing the Philippine fishing vessel Liberty 5 off the coast of Occidental Mindoro province. The captain of the cargo ship Vienna Wood, which is registered in Hong Kong, called for help “a few hours later” and the vessel was being […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that COVID-19 cases in the country have reached 34,803 with the addition of 738 cases which is fewer than Friday’s 1,006 additional cases. The data as of 4 p.m., Saturday, June 27, showed that there were 506 fresh cases added today, which were also less than Friday’s 788 fresh cases. “Late cases” added today were 178 which were also fewer than Friday’s 218 late cases. There […]
June 30 target of 50k testing capacity already achieved as of June 19, he says (Eagle News) – The Philippines has so far tested more than 600,000 of the population for COVID-19 and has achieved the World Health Organization (WHO) standard of 5 percent positivity rate indicating better management of the coronavirus situation, according to the deputy chief implementer of the national task force against COVID-19, Secretary Vince Dizon. In a regular press briefing […]
(Eagle News) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 33,069 with the addition of 778 new infections, with Metro Manila again registering the most cases. The Department of Health, in its 4 p.m. update, said that 415 fresh cases and 363 late cases were added today, Thursday, June 25. But it was Metro Manila which had the most cases — both fresh and late cases. There were 250 fresh cases […]
(Eagle News) — A stronger currency swap among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took effect on Tuesday, June 23, which would enably the Philippines to borrow up to $22.76 billion from the facility as a signatory to this, the Department of Finance said. The amended Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) agreement took effect Tuesday “offering a stronger currency swap arrangement and financial safety net” among ASEAN member-states and their partner-economies […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that it expects more COVID-19 cases in the coming days as lockdown protocols are eased and economic activity resumes. But Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that these cases can be handled by the country’s health care facilities as the government continues to monitor cases, and do more extensive contact tracing. Vergeire, the DOH spokesperson, said that the department had also seen the rising number of […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 32,295 while COVID-19 deaths hit 1,204 as the Department of Health announced that the positivity rate and the COVID-fatality rate have been going down. As of 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, there were 470 cases added, 357 of which are fresh cases while 113 were late cases. Most of the new cases added were from Metro Manila: 159 fresh cases and 66 […]
https://youtu.be/DFO9E6bgRLg Ni Madelyn Villar Moratillo Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Sa pagsapit sa ika-100 araw ng umiiral na community quarantine sa bansa, aminado ang Department of Health na marami pa silang dapat na paghusayin pagdating sa pagtugon sa COVID-19. Ayon kay Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, marami rin silang nakitang mga kahinaan sa kanilang pinatutupad na sistema. Binanggit din nya na ang virus situation ay nananatiling “evolving” kaya’t marami pa rin ang […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 30,682 with more than 400 fresh cases added each day in the last few days, latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. Virus recoveries also surpassed 8,000 with the addition of 250 new recoveries on Monday, June 22, which was more than the previous day’s 243 recoveries. As of 4 p.m., the number of COVID-19 recoveries reached 8,143. The DOH […]
-PHL total cases surpass 30,000- (Eagle News) — Metro Manila is the region with the most COVID-19 cases, while Cebu City and Quezon City topped the list of cities in terms of positive cases in the country this week, according to the Department of Health. This came about as the number of coronavirus infections in the country surpassed 30,000 with more than 20,000 considered active cases. Total COVID-19 cases as of Sunday, June 21, […]
(Eagle News) — In the first-ever virtual presentation of credentials ceremony, President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed five new ambassadors to the country on Friday, June 19. President Duterte affirmed the Philippines’ “friendly and cooperative” ties with the State of Palestine, New Zealand, Canada, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Socialist Republic of Viet Nam as he received the credentials of their respective ambassadors, hoping stronger ties with the countries or state they represent. Malacanang said that […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 28,459 as more fresh cases were reported on Friday, June 19, at 460, most of them in Metro Manila, according to the Department of Health. The number of recoveries added were 288 which brings total COVID-19 recoveries at 7,378. But fresh cases or cases confirmed in the last three days from Metro Manila were noticeably high at 277. This was more than […]
