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(Eagle News) — The NET25-Radyo Agila program “Balitalakayan” interviews Dr. Maricar Limpin, president of the Philippine College of Physicians on Aug. 26, 2021. Dr. Limpin talks explains what “breakthrough infections” are, aside from the hospital acquired infections amid the pandemic. She also talks about the condition of health care workers amid the pandemic, and appealed to the Philhealth to give the allowances and other benefits due to health workers and hospitals. Balitalakayan, one of […]
Investigation of Delta variant community transmission at the national level ongoing (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has confirmed the “community transmission” of the highly infectious and aggressive COVID-19 Delta variant in Metro Manila and in CALABARZON or the Southern Tagalog region Dr. Alethea De Guzman, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director, said that in Metro Manila or the National Capital Region and in Region 4-A or Calabarzon, ongoing community transmission is confirmed, while the […]
(Eagle News) – Some 362,700 doses of Pfizer vaccines were delivered on Wednesday night, Aug. 26, bringing to almost 5 million the total number of Pfizer doses in the country. The latest batch of government-procured Pfizer vaccines will benefit Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and other areas with high COVID-19 cases. “From this shipment, both Cebu and Davao will receive 50,310 doses each while the remaining 262,080 doses will be brought to PharmaServ Express’ cold-chain […]
Hits Pimentel, Munsayac for constantly blaming her for PDP Laban’s sitcom-like “sad state” (Eagle News) — Senator Christopher “Bong” Go will be President Rodrigo Duterte’s running mate in the PDP-Laban for the 2022 elections, according to Davao City mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte in a Facebook post. Mayor “Inday” Sara said that her father, President Duterte himself had confirmed to her that he would be running as Vice-President next year, and Go will […]
Duterte says his decision may be unpopular, but fair (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is standing by Health Secretary Francisco Duque, saying he had not seen any evidence of corruption so far amid allegations hurled against the health chief. Duterte said that even if call to dismiss or fire Duque is popular, he analyzed the evidence and so far there is nothing to point to the health chief being corrupt or pocketing money, […]
Says COA’s explanation about no finding of corruption on DOH came “very late” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte lamented how the Commission on Audit (COA) has already damaged the reputation of the Department of Health (DOH) and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III when it released its initial report on P67.3 billion funds it had initially flagged. In his “Talk to the People” on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, Duterte said that COA had already […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte honored all the Filipino athletes who brought pride to the country in the recent Tokyo Olympics where the Philippines brought home its biggest Olympic medal haul Among those who were honored in Malacanang on Monday, Aug. 24, were weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz who brought the country’s first ever Olympic gold, boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam who brought home two Olympic silver medals, and another Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial who […]
With this EUA, there are now 2 single-dose Covid vaccines allowed for PHL use: Sputnik Light and Janssen (Eagle News) – The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Russia’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik Light. Sputnik Light is the ninth COVID-19 vaccine to be given an EUA in the Philippines. Before this, FDA granted EUA to China’s Sinopharm vaccine on June 7. The other vaccines with EUA are […]
Vice President Kamala Harris began a trip to Asia Sunday where she will offer reassurances of Washington’s commitment to the region after the chaotic US pullout from Afghanistan and Taliban takeover. The hardline Islamists’ swift return to power a week ago, and desperate scenes of thousands trying to flee, have cast another shadow over the United States’ status as a global superpower. But on her visit, which includes stops in Singapore and Vietnam, Harris will seek to […]
(Eagle News) – COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, rose to 398 from Friday’s record of 317 as the Philippines reported 16,694 new COVID cases. Total active cases reached 123,935 as of Saturday, or 6.8 percent of total 1,824,051 confirmed cases. Most of the confirmed cases in the country are tagged as recoveries at 91.5 percent. This is equivalent to 1,668,520 cases. Most or 97.2 percent of the 123,935 active cases are […]
(Eagle News) – An overseas Filipino worker tells his story of how he was able to leave Afghanistan and save other Filipinos stranded in the capital of Kabul. Elmer Presa posted on his Facebook page photos of him and other Filipino workers who managed to get a ride on a United States military plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Afghanistan. In his post, he also thanked the US Airforce for their […]
(Eagle News) – More than half a million AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in the country on Friday, Aug. 20, further boosting the country’s vaccine supplies which now reached more than 46.5 million doses. The China Airlines flight carrying 582,500 AstraZeneca jabs procured by local government units and the private sector through the “A Dose of Hope” project arrived on Friday afternoon, August 20, as scheduled. The latest delivery brings to 2,309,100 the total procured AstraZeneca […]
