Tag: philippines

PHL to have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers

(Eagle News) –The  ridge of a High Pressure Area is extending over Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration added the easterlies are affecting the rest of the country. PAGASA said as a result,  Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The weather bureau said Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to […]

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PHL, ADB sign $400-million loan agreement to help boost country’s domestic capital markets

(Eagle News)–The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $400-million loan agreement that aims to help boost  domestic capital markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Finance said the  loan for the Support to Capital Market Generated Infrastructure Financing, Subprogram 1 (SCMGIF1) is set for accelerated disbursement this year. The loan is expected to be effective by June 10 and be fully disbursed by June 15, with a maturity period of 15 […]

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Inflation slows down further to 2.1 percent in May

(Eagle News)–Inflation slowed down further to 2.1 percent last month, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday, June 5. According to the PSA, this was slower than the 2.2 percent recorded in April, with year-to-date inflation for 2020 pegged at 2.5 percent as a result. The PSA said  in May 2019, inflation  was higher at 3.2 percent. The slowdown  in the headline inflation in May was mainly driven by the 5.6 percent annual drop in […]

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COVID cases hit more than 20,300, but virus death rate declining, says DOH

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 20,382 after 634 cases were added on Thursday, June 4, according to the Department of Health. Fresh cases recorded were 313, with those coming from Metro Manila at 114 and from Central Visayas (Region 7) at 101.  Late cases were reported at 321, with 63 infections from repatriates. But even as the COVID-19 cases topped 20,000, the DOH said that the case doubling […]

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Phl Embassy in Malaysia to open on June 10 after lifting of lockdown measures

Filipinos seeking consular services advised to have online appointment (Eagle News) — Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Charles Jose said that the Philippine embassy there is expected to open on June 10 as the movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia expires on June 9. “Nakatakda na pong matapos ang movement control order sa Malaysia ngayong June 9, that’s Tuesday next week, and we expect na magbubukas na po ang ating embassy sa June 10,” Ambassador Jose […]

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COVID-19 recoveries top 4,000 as cases reach almost 19,000

(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-cases in the country reached close to 19,000 as the number of recoveries surpassed 4,000 as of Tuesday, June 2, the Department of Health said. In its regular virtual presser, the DOH said that the total number of cases reached 18,997 as of 4 p.m. These 18,997 cases are all validated: 176 of which are fresh or new cases, while 183 are “late cases” from test results which were […]

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Central Visayas, and cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Zamboanga added to GCQ areas starting Monday, June 1

(Eagle News) –Malacanang added more areas for General Community Quarantine (GCQ) as eased restrictions start on Monday, June 1. Central Visayas (Region 7) and Zamboanga City were included in the GCQ areas starting tomorrow, June 1, according to Presidential Communications Secretary Harry Roque. Cebu City and Mandaue City which were earlier under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) will thus be placed under GCQ starting June 1, since they are under Region 7. These areas will be […]

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Majority of COVID cases in PHL “mild”, only 2% are severe or critical – Duque

Health system capacity enough to treat cases – DOH https://youtu.be/DqskWsl7g1A   (Eagle News) — At least 90 percent of the coronavirus cases in the Philippines are just “mild”, and two percent are considered severe or critical cases, according to the Department of Health, which is one justification for the country easing down quarantine restrictions starting Monday, June 1. Health Secretary Francisco Duque reported to the President that the country’s health systems capacity is also high […]

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Palace: PHL to join clinical trials for development of COVID-19 vaccine by last quarter of 2020

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is expected to join clinical trials for the development of a vaccine against COVID-19, the Palace said on Sunday, May 24. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was expected “by the last quarter of 2020 with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) taking a lead role.” “The President wants to save the life of each and every Filipino; and thus places great interest [in] these clinical […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 14000 mark; recoveries climb to 3249

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 14035 after the Department of Health reported 258  additional cases. Of the new cases, the DOH said  75  percent or 195 cases came from Metro Manila; 20  percent or 51  cases from  other areas; and 5 percent or 12 cases from repatriates. Recoveries rose to 3249, with the addition of 72. The death toll stands at 868, including the five new ones. […]

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Philippines tops world for online child sex abuse: study

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines has become the world’s largest known source of online child sexual exploitation, with endemic poverty helping drive a surge in abuse, a report said Thursday. Parents and relatives were responsible for facilitating the abuse in nearly all cases, according to the International Justice Mission aid group’s seven-year study. The combination of English fluency and high internet connectivity in the former US colony had helped make the country a “global […]

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US military provides P10M worth of PPEs, medical supplies to frontliners in PH provinces

(Eagle News) – The United States military has donated P10 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to ten hospitals in provinces across the country, the US Embassy in the Philippines said on Tuesday, May 19. Aside from PPEs, the medical supplies include disposable gloves, masks, medical clothing, various types of face protection, infrared thermometers and other tools. “Over the next month, this medical equipment will be distributed to fourteen medical clinics, […]

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