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(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 8772 after the Department of Health reported 284 new cases on Friday, May 1. According to the DOH, the number of recoveries continues to increase, now at 1084 with 41 additional ones. Eleven new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 579. Today marks the start of the easing of restrictions in some areas under a general community quarantine. […]
(Eagle News) — A Philippine Air Force helicopter helped in transporting food supplies to far-flung barangays in Benguet. Residents in the far-flung barangays of Kibungan, particularly in barangays Badeo and Tacadang, appreciated the effort of the provincial government of Benguet in reaching them amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In this report by Eagle News Service correspondent Freddie Rulloda, the soldiers from the Philippine Air Force started preparations at dawn and loaded almost a thousand […]
(Eagle News) – A baby just over two weeks old who contracted COVID-19 is the youngest survivor of the virus. The Department of Health (DOH) announced the good news in a Facebook post, that said that the baby at 16-days old conquered the coronavirus disease. “Meet our youngest COVID-19 survivor!” the DOH said in its Facebook post. “Meet BABY SURVIVOR, a 16-day old baby who conquered COVID-19!” it added. The youngest COVID-19 survivor is […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease-2019 cases in the country has breached the 8000 mark, after the Department of Health reported 254 new cases on Wednesday, April 29. With the new cases, the total COVID-19 cases in the country now stand at 8212. According to DOH data, the total number of recoveries has, however, breached the 1000 mark, at 1023, including the 48 new recoveries. Twenty-eight new deaths were reported, for a total […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has maintained its BBB+ credit rating despite the COVID-19 crisis. President Rodrigo Duterte himself announced the good news in his latest address to the nation, as he noted how the country maintained its good economic image amid the crisis and despite the recession of other economies. The 75-year old Philippine leader credited this to the early lockdown that the Philippine government had imposed. “I am happy to report […]
Mass gatherings, leisure, gambling activities banned nationwide under new IATF rules (Eagle News) — Malacanang detailed the kinds of businesses and activities that would be allowed and not allowed under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) or the so-called “new normal” where most of the country would be classified starting May 1. Starting Friday, in all parts of the country, leisure activities, mass gatherings will no longer be allowed in the country as per resolution […]
(Eagle News) – The total patient recoveries in the country continued to increase far more than the COVID-19 deaths as recoveries reached almost a thousand, or 975 to be exact. Forty-three patients recovered in the past 24 hours, according to the Department of Health while new deaths reached 19, bringing the total to 530. This came about as total COVID-19 cases reached 7,958 as of 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 28. -More patients recovering than succumbing […]
Recoveries rise to 975 (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country is nearing the 8000 mark, after the Department of Health reported 181 new cases on Tuesday, April 28. According to the DOH, with the new cases, the country’s COVID-19 cases stand at 7958. The agency also reported 43 new recoveries, bringing the total number to 975. Nineteen new deaths were recorded, for a total of 530. Earlier, the DOH said […]
Recoveries widen lead over deaths (Eagle News)–The Department of Health has reported 198 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total to 7777. According to the DOH, 70 new recoveries were also reported. The total number of recoveries now stands at 932. Ten new deaths were also recorded, with a total of 511, the DOH said. The DOH earlier said it was still early to say the country was flattening the COVID-19 curve but […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that the country’s rice “supply remains on the optimistic side” as it projects a 94-day buffer stock by the end of December 2020. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that by the end of the year, the country will have a rice inventory of 3.27 million metric tons, as he assures the public that there is enough food amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “That means we will have […]
(Eagle News) – What is the “new normal” under the so-called GCQ or General Community Quarantine where almost all areas in the country are classified? Unlike the ECQ or enhanced community quarantine which employ stricter protocols, areas under GCQ (those with zero to few COVID-19 cases) in the Philippines allow the so-called “essential services and work”, as are certain businesses and establishments, essential construction work, and public transport — but all with strict social […]
Spokesperson says it’s a balance of public’s right to health and right to earn a living (Eagle News) – This morning, Friday, April 24, President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce his decision on whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine after April 30, or just impose a modified version of the ECQ where the lockdown protocols stay in areas with high incidence of COVID-19 or for those vulnerable sectors at high-risk of contracting […]
