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Only 392 new cases reported in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The Philippines had its lowest single day record of new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, with 1,923 cases. At the same time, the Department of Health reported 5,158 new recoveries. This brought the number of total active cases to 62,533 or 1.7 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. There were also 198 new Covid deaths bringing the […]
Malacanang wishes Cimatu good health as it cites his ‘stellar performance” in gov’t (Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Rey Cimatu has resigned due to health reasons and will be returning to private life, Malacanang confirmed on Friday, February 18. In a statement, acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced Cimatu’s resignation and wished him well after a “stellar service in government.” “Malacañang confirms the resignation of Roy Cimatu as Secretary of the Department of Environment […]
9.1 positivity rate, lowest so far this year (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,232 new Covid-19 cases and 3,010 new recoveries on Friday, February 18, the 21st straight day that new recoveries exceeded new cases. The total active Covid cases as of Friday were down to 65,796 or 1.8 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began in March 2020. The positivity rate is also down to […]
New normal roadmap to be presented by March to President Duterte (Eagle News) – The Philippines has started to prepare for the transition to the new normal as the government intensifies its vaccination campaign, moving towards house-to-house vaccination as a strategy to reach the unvaccinated population. Malacanang said that “Alert Level 1” is considered the new normal amid the continuing pandemic. To attain this, the government needs to prioritize the vaccination of the elderly which […]
PHL officials express satisfaction with encouraging turnout in pediatric vaccination (Eagle News) – Around 150,000 children aged 5 to 11 have already been given the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as more kids turn out in Covid vaccination centers, according to Malacanang and the Department of Health. The data was still as of February 14. By Wednesday, February 16, these numbers would be higher. The Department of Health said that, so far, only […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to finish “critical infrastructure projects” which his administration had started and to make sure that these would help improve the lives of Filipinos even beyond his term. During the inauguration of the South Luzon Expressway Elevated Extension Project on Thursday, February 15, President Duterte said continuing infrastructure development would further boost the economy which is slowly opening up and recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. He commended the […]
DOH: Only Regions 11,12, 6 and CAR at moderate risk (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Covid-19 cases continued its downtrend, with the two-week growth rate for the whole country hitting a low of negative 74 percent, the Department of Health said. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this is a good sign as this means a continuing drop in cases and the whole country is now classified under low-risk. This also means there […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Feb. 15, claimed there was a plan by a Hamas operative to carry out terrorist activities in the Philippines. Hamas is a militant organization based in the Middle East. According to the PNP, citing a report from Intelligence Group Director Police Brigadier General Neil Alinsangan, the plot was uncovered based on information by a local contact of the group in the country. “Our Filipino source identified […]
by Allison Jackson, with Alice Philipson in Hong Kong MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game — he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic. The source of his income is Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based play-to-earn game that exploded in popularity in developing nations such as the Philippines as […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 2,730 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, February 14, the lowest recorded since December 30 last year. The DOH also reported 7,456 new recoveries and 164 new Covid-deaths, The increase in the number of fatalities was mostly due to late reporting of cases. In fact, some of the deaths reported were from cases that occurred since July last year. “Of the 164 deaths, 86 occurred in February […]
Total Covid-19 recoveries breach 3.5 million (Eagle News) — The Philippines reported its lowest number of new Covid-19 cases and lowest positivity rate this year at 3,050, and 11.7 percent, respectively, on Sunday, February 13. New recoveries hit 5,811, which again were more than the recorded new Covid cases. Because of this, the total active cases in the country went down to 81,394. This is 2.2 percent of the total confirmed Covid-19 cases since […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished first in the 2022 Orlen Orlen Cup in Poland on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines), after clearing 5.81 meters on his first attempt. This is a major win for the 26-year old Obiena who beat seven other pole vaulters, including 2020 Olympics bronze medalist Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil who finished second. Obiena tried to reset his personal best and Asian record of 5.93 meters, […]
