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Congratulates Church Of Christ on its 107th anniversary HAWAII – The State of Hawaii recognized the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) or Church Of Christ with an Honorary Certificate congratulating the Church on its 107th Anniversary and 53rd year in Hawaii. Hawaii State Senator, Bennette E. Misalucha along with House Representative Sonny Ganaden, presented on Aug. 19, 2021 the certificate issued by the Hawaii State Legislature on the grounds of the State Capitol of Hawaii, […]
Total no. of active cases at 157,646 lower than previous day; percentage of COVID-deaths at 1.65 percent lowest since May (Eagle News) – The number of new COVID-19 recoveries increased on Saturday, Sept. 4, as the country recorded almost 22,000 recoveries, according to the Department of Health data. New recoveries reached 21,962 bringing the total number of recoveries to nearly 1.87 million (1,869,376). The number is also higher than the new COVID-19 cases for the […]
Philippine Airlines said Saturday it was filing for bankruptcy in the United States to slash $2 billion in debt as it tries to survive an industry gutted by the coronavirus pandemic. The national carrier of the Philippines said the filing will allow it to restructure contracts and cut debt by at least $2 billion while getting $655 million in fresh capital when it emerges from the Chapter 11 process. PAL will also downsize its fleet […]
Lifting of restrictions to start on Sept 6; IATF also updates countries under “Green List”, approves “red,” “yellow” classification for countries depending on COVID-risk (Eagle News) –(Eagle News) – Starting Monday, Sept. 6, the current travel restrictions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia because of the Delta variant would be lifted. Malacanang announced this on Saturday, Sept. 4 after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has already vaccinated more than 34 million individuals, with those given first doses topping 20 million. Those fully vaccinated are now over 14.1 million, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that these milestones for the Philippines in a press briefing on Thursday, Sept. 2. Those who received a first dose represented 25.93 percent, while those who completed their doses reached 18.29 percent of the target population. “Good news. […]
(Eagle News) — The NET25-Radyo Agila program Balitalakayan interviews Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña who gives an update on the first-Philippine university built cube satellites — Maya 3 and Maya 4 — which were launched into space on Aug. 28. The DOST Secretary explains their objectives for the launch of the Maya 3 and Maya 4 which were the first cube satellites made entirely in the country, specifically in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte again addressed the nation on Aug. 30, 2021, together with his cabinet members, to answer the various controversies and issues raised by critics. He also hit those who are using the pandemic to raise their political mileage. His address to the Filipino people taped late night of Aug. 30, 2021 is streamed on Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, 2021. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) – The faction of the Partido Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP) led by Senator Manny Pacquiao has ousted President Rodrigo Duterte as chair of its group, with Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., replacing him. In a message to reporters on Sunday, Aug. 30, Ron Munsayac, executive director of the PDP-Laban group of Pacquiao said that the party’s National Council elected Pimentel as party chair replacing Pres. Duterte. He said former governor Lutgardo Barbo was elected […]
(Eagle News) – At least 18,528 more new COVID-19 cases were added on Sunday, Aug. 29, bringing the total active cases in the country to 143,221. Sunday’s number of new active cases is the second-highest since the pandemic began. The highest so far was Saturday’s (Aug. 28) record of 19,441 cases. The Department of Health (DOH) also reported a record-high positivity rate on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 27.9 percent. Still, most of the active […]
Total COVID deaths breach 33K; positivity rate hits record-high of 27.5 percent (Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded 19,441 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day tally since the pandemic began last year. The total deaths since COVID-19 began also reached 33,008 with the addition of 167 new fatalities on Saturday, Aug. 19. Total active cases have reached 142,679 or 7.4 percent of the total COVID-19 cases. Total COVID-19 cases hit 1,935,700 as of Saturday, […]
15 other areas under MECQ until Sept. 7 where only online worship service is allowed Reclassification and localized lockdowns to be implemented in case of COVID-19 spike and clustering (Eagle News) — The Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila will be extended until September 7, aside from 15 other areas with high COVID-19 cases, according to Malacanang which also announced other community quarantine classifications for the rest of the country. This is […]
Discuss possible collaboration in vaccine development and production, infra development, among others (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called on “greater collaboration” with China in the public health sector, particularly in vaccine development and production, in a 45-minute phone conversation with China’s leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, Aug. 28, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said. In a statement, the PCOO said President Duterte also thanked China for its assistance in the Philippines’ COVID-19 response and […]
