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“I just pray to God that this will not really go out of control,” says 76-year old PHL leader (Eagle News) – Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte stressed the delicate situation the world faces due to the threat of nuclear war in case tensions further escalate between Ukraine and Russia that could spill over to the rest of Europe and the world. Duterte said he is just praying that things would not go out of […]
PHL gov’t commits to “introduction of nuclear power energy into the State’s energy mix for power generation” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte approved a proposal to review and develop nuclear energy plans and include “nuclear power energy” as among the options for power generation. Duterte signed Executive Order no. 164 adopting a “national position for a nuclear energy program” to ensure that the country has a “reliable, secure, sustainable, quality and affordable electricity […]
Long-term and short-term measures identified to address crisis (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ energy department admitted the country is “at the mercy of global price movements” and would be affected with the continuing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said that while the Philippines primarily gets its crude oil requirements from the Middle East, the impact of the Ukraine crisis will be felt in the international oil markets and thus have a direct impact […]
Total active Covid-19 cases down to 50,827 (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported only 866 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, March 2, the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in a day so far this year in the country. There were also 1,622 new Covid-19 recoveries and 53 new deaths. This brings the total number of active Covid cases down to 50,827, equivalent to 1.4 percent of total confirmed virus cases since March 2020 […]
(Eagle News) – Thirteen more Filipinos from Ukraine arrived in the country on Tuesday, March 1, as the Philippine government continued the repatriation of its nationals from the war-torn country. This brings to 19 the number of Filipinos who were repatriated from Ukraine, including the six who were repatriated on February 18, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are 181 Filipinos in Ukraine based on DFA’s earlier reports. The 13 Filipinos arrived […]
Military, police assets stand ready “for any developments” (Eagle News) – The Philippines reiterated its position that war benefits no one as it hoped for an early and peaceful resolution of the increasing tensions in Ukraine. Malacanang said President Rodrigo Duterte has also assured Filipinos affected by the conflict that “mitigating measures and contingency plans will be in place as part of the government’s pro-active response to the conflict in Ukraine.” So far, the […]
68.8M more individuals receive first doses, 10.2 million booster doses given so far (Eagle News) – The Philippines has already fully vaccinated 63.2 million people, while 68.8 million have already received their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, Malacanang said on Tuesday, March 1, as the country marked the first year of its mass vaccination campaign to defeat the pandemic. March 1 was also the start of de-escalation of Metro Manila and 38 other areas […]
NEDA chief says P38 trillion lost during the pandemic (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is confident that the economy would further bounce back with the implementation of Alert Level 1 in 39 areas of the country, including the capital region of Metro Manila. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said that some P3.8 trillion were lost during the pandemic, and with the Alert Level 1 implementation in the country, […]
by Nioucha ZAKAVATI Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Janice Obiang stifled sobs as she packed goods to send to the Philippines, gifts for loved ones she hasn’t seen in years as life for domestic workers in virus-hit Hong Kong goes from bad to worse. Few have suffered more during Hong Kong’s pandemic restrictions than the hundreds of thousands of women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers. And […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded only 951 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 28, the first time this year that new virus cases were less than a thousand. There were also more recoveries recorded, at 1,717, while 50 new deaths were also reported. This brought the total number of active cases down to just 52,179 or 1.4 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases that reached more than 3.66 million since the pandemic began […]
The Philippines will lift most Covid-19 restrictions in the capital Manila next month, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Sunday, after a sharp drop in infections and a rising number of people vaccinated. It comes weeks after the country reopened its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in two years and as campaigning for the May 9 national elections cranks up. Businesses, government agencies and public transport will be allowed to operate at full […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila and 38 other areas in the country were placed under Alert Level 1 effective Tuesday, March 1, Malacanang said. The announcement was made on Sunday, February 27, after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 from March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022. Other areas in Luzon placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are the following: • […]
