Tag: philippines

Storm Jolina leaves 14 people dead, 20 injured as super typhoon Kiko intensifies

Damage to agri at P256M, infrastructure at P30.675M (Eagle News) – Storm Jolina (international name Conson) has left 14 people dead and 20 injured, even as the country braces for another typhoon, Kiko (international name Chanthu) which even intensified as it further approached northern Luzon, according to the country’s disaster and weather agencies. In a situational report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said there were also seven persons still reported as […]

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Super typhoon Chanthu threatens Philippines, Taiwan

A super typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming days. Chanthu was about 580 kilometres (360 miles) southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip on Friday morning, packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (145 miles) an hour, according to Taiwan’s central weather bureau. The Philippine state weather agency said the typhoon was expected to graze the northeastern tip of […]

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New record-high additional COVID cases for a single day reported at 22,820

Positivity rate of 29.4 percent also highest since pandemic began   (Eagle News) – A new record-high of 22,820 new COVID-19 cases were added to the Philippines’ tally of confirmed infections, bringing the total active cases to 166,672. The reported new cases today, Thursday, Sept. 9, topped the previous record of 22,415 last Sept. 6. The 29.4 percent positivity rate is also the highest so far since the pandemic began last year. Total confirmed cases […]

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At least 1 dead as storm-hit Philippines braces for powerful typhoon

  At least one person died and 17 were missing after a storm dumped heavy rain and caused flooding in the Philippines, authorities said Thursday, as a powerful typhoon barrelled towards the country. Tropical Storm JOLINA (international name Conson) hit the central province of Eastern Samar as a typhoon on Monday before weakening as it passed over the archipelago, forcing around 10,000 people to flee their homes, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and […]

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Mayor Sara says she won’t run for nat’l post in 2022 after Pres. Duterte’s acceptance of VP nomination

“We both agreed only one of us will run for a nat’l position in 2022,” she says   (Eagle News) – Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte said she is not running for any top national post in 2022. This was after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, accepted the nomination of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as Vice-President next year. “I am not running for a national position as we both agreed […]

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Philippines open to Afghan refugees, DFA Secretary Locsin says

(Eagle News) — The Philippines took in Afghan refugees weeks after the Taliban took over government, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Locsin did not say how many refugees were taken in but he said the Philippines welcomed Afghan nationals, including women and children, on Wednesday night. “We stay steady where others waver…Our doors are open to those fleeing, conflict, persecution, sexual abuse and death. Thank you Sonny & Paul […]

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Pres. Duterte formally accepts PDP Laban nomination to run as VP, with no sure presidential running mate

Tells presidential aspirants: “The presidency is a gift from God”   (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the PDP Laban party’s nomination to run as vice-president, saying that by accepting the nomination he hopes to “continue srving the Filipino people.” During his remarks at the National Convention of the PDP Laban in San Fernando City, Pampanga, President Duterte, in a prepared speech, said he is formally accepting the nomination. Before that, he has already […]

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Pres. Duterte says Senate Blue Ribbon Committee “politicking” during hearing on DOH budget

Says there is no corruption in procurement of PPEs (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte accused the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee headed by Senator Richard Gordon of using the hearings on the Department of Health (DOH) as a venue for “politicking.” In his Talk to the People aired on Wednesday, Sept. 8, President Duterte explained that the procurement of PPEs, and other needs at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 as a […]

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WATCH: President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the People – Sept. 8, 2021

  President Rodrigo Duterte, in his regular “Talk to the People” recorded on Sept. 7, and aired on Sept. 8, assures the public that there is no corruption in the government’s procurement of the PPEs, medicines and other needs for the COVID-19 pandemic. He also hit the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for the way it conducted hearings on the Department of Health’s utilization of budget regarding the needs to address the COVID-19. President Duterte also […]

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Interview with PHL Medical Assn. president on situation of hospitals, medical frontliners amid rising Delta cases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4bbnuhnu1c   (Eagle News) – Balitalakayan interviews Dr. Benny Atienza, president of Philippine Medical Association (PMA) who stressed the importance of the public observing the minimum health protocols amid the continuing rise in Delta cases. He also explained the difficult situation that health and medical frontliners face amid rising Delta cases where almost all hospitals are full. Even non-COVID patients who are being treated in the hospitals are also affected by infections, Atienza said in […]

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Jolina now a “typhoon”; parts of Masbate under signal no. 3

As of 4 a.m., typhoon Jolina has already made 2 landfalls in Samar   (Eagle News) – Tropical storm “Jolina” (international name Conson) is now a typhoon with maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 180 km/h, with PAGASA declaring parts of Masbate under signal number 3. PAGASA said that typhoon “Jolina” has already “emerged over the Samar Sea and is now crossing the island municipalities of Samar province.” […]

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NCR placed under GCQ from Sept. 8 to 30, but pilot implementation of “hard” granular lockdowns to be done

IATF approves community quarantine classifications for various areas in the country for the rest of the month   (Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting Sept. 8 to 30 but will start the pilot implementation of “hard” localized or granular lockdowns in certain areas, Malacanang said Monday, Sept. 6. This as the new community quarantine classifications were announced starting Wednesday, Sept. 8, until the end of the month. […]

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