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(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 recoveries surpassed 7,000 as the Department of Health reported 270 recoveries on Thursday, June 18, as total virus cases in the Philippines reached 27,799. Total COVID-19 recoveries hit 7,090 as the DOH reported daily recoveries of more than 250 in the past few days. But COVID-19 cases added daily continued to increase as well, and mostly were more than 500 recently. As of 4 p.m., there were 562 […]
Funds to be used for education and health grants for poor families (Eagle News) — The Philippine government obtained additional funds to address the COVID-19 pandemic with a “fresh US$500-million financing package from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).” The Department of Finance said that this will “help support the country’s immediate budgetary requirements” particularly in funding the Pantawid Pamilya program for poor families, as the virus crisis continues to take its toll on the […]
(Eagle News) – Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have isolated rainshowers with localized thunderstorms today, Monday, June 15, according to PAGASA. In Visayas, Mindanao, Bicol region and MIMAROPA, expect cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. This is caused by an intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ). The expected maximum temperature today is at 33.4 degrees Celsius at 1:50 p.m., the country’s weather bureau said. There is no low pressure area inside […]
(Eagle News) — His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan sent his “warm greetings and good wishes” to the Filipino people on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of the Philippine Independence. President Rodrigo Duterte said he was “profoundly honored to receive” Emperor Naruhito’s greetings on behalf of the Filipino people. “His Majesty, The Emperor’s message echoes the beautiful harmony and goodwill heralded by his ascension to the throne last year, and is deeply appreciated by […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health reported a record of 289 COVID-19 recoveries, bringing the total recoveries at 5,454 as of 4 p.m. Friday, June 12. COVID-19 deaths also reached 16, today, Friday, the most number of coronavirus fatalities recorded in the last two weeks. Because of this, virus fatalities reached 1052 on June 12 as total virus cases reached 24,787. The COVID-19 cases added today were 615, more than half of which […]
(Eagle News)–Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed the Philippines would be a “priority” once China develops a vaccine against COVID-19. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was the assurance given by Xi himself in a phone conversation with President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 11. “President Xi reiterated China’s commitment to the international community to make any vaccine it develops a global public good and that as a friendly neighbor, China certainly considers the Philippines as […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a telephone conversation on Thursday night, both stressing the need to maintain Philippine-Chinese ties amid challenging times. According to the Chinese embassy, Xi stressed that since the outbreak of COVID-19, the governments and people of China and the Philippines have helped each other and fought the pandemic together, demonstrating the brotherly friendship of mutual help. “I am glad to see that under your leadership, the […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 recoveries added today, Thursday, June 11, hit a record-high of 270, bringing the total recoveries to 5,165 as the total cases reached 24,175. The Department of Health (DOH), in its data as of 4 p.m. today, said that 443 cases were also added for the day: 254 were fresh cases, while 190 were late cases or those cases the results of which had been released to patients […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is prepared to give 25 percent to 50 percent subsidy to employers who will retain their present employees, or even hire more people, amid the COVID-19 crisis. This incentive, according to Labor Secretary Silvestri Bello III, is part of their program to protect the “employment status” of workers in the formal sector. “Ngayon, mayroon din po tayong programa para sa mga formal workers and this […]
(Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the country reached almost 23,000 as infections continued to rise in two major regions in the country — Metro Manila and Central Visayas (Region 7). As of Tuesday, June 9, total COVID-19 cases reached 22,992 with the addition of 518 reported cases, mostly coming from Central Visayas, followed by Metro Manila. There were 280 fresh cases: 82 from Region 7, while 61 came from Metro Manila. There were […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has signed a $750-million loan agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank to help boost the government’s COVID-19 efforts. According to the DOF, the loan accord cements AIIB’s commitment to co-finance with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Philippines’ COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) program. The loan agreement signed with the ADB would allow the Philippines to access loans worth $1.5 billion. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and AIIB Acting […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country hit 1,003 as nine more deaths were reported on Sunday, June 7, according to the Department of Health. COVID-19 cases also reached 21,895 with the addition of 555 new cases. Many of these were “fresh” or new cases at 378, while 177 were “late cases” or those whose test results had been released more than four days ago to patients. In both cases, […]
