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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he wants to retire after his term ends in 2022, and has no plans of running for vice-president. In an interview aired Tuesday night, June 7, President Duterte said he is resisting calls by his partymates in PDP-Laban who nominated him to run for vice-president in the 2022 elections. Duterte said he doesn’t want to be accused of wanting to perpetuate himself in power. “Mahirap ‘yon, […]
Galvez says 10 million more vaccine doses would be delivered this month (Eagle News) – The Philippines has vaccinated some six million individuals against COVID-19, with some 1.5 million getting full vaccination after the second dose of the jab. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that the six million vaccine doses administered would be breached by Tuesday at the earliest or this week. He said that there are around 10 million vaccine doses […]
President tells Filipinos, “kindly follow instructions” and return on convenient time to get full protection vs COVID-19 (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos who have been vaccinated to return for their second dose so they could receive the full protection against COVID-19. In his “Talk to the People” on Monday night, June 7, President Duterte said the second dose is needed as it is a “booster” shot to further strengthen the immunity […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine investigators have lodged criminal complaints against a former executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard and others for alleged bank fraud and cybercrime offences, the justice secretary said Monday. Wirecard was once a rising star in the fintech sector until it filed for bankruptcy last year after admitting that 1.9 billion euros ($2.3 billion) was missing from its accounts. The money was supposedly held in trust in two Philippine lenders […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Philippine teenager Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Japan’s Nasa Hataoka and win the US Women’s Open at Olympic Club on Sunday. Saso, 19, shook off two early double bogeys, coming back with late birdies at 16 and 17 in a two-over 73 to thrust herself into a playoff with a four-under total of 280 for 72 holes. As overnight leader Lexi Thompson faded, Hataoka carded […]
NCR plus areas, Metro Cebu, Metro Davao and other areas with high COVID cases prioritized https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9LMq7IP_uk (Eagle News) – The Philippine government had its ceremonial vaccination of A4 or economic frontliners’ group on Monday, June 7. The event was held at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Initially those targeted for the ceremonial rollout are economic frontliners in Metro Manila. Health Undersecretary Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, in an interview with the Eagle News Service […]
In this interview of ASEAN in Focus with Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr., on June 4, the Philipine envoy explained how the very, very strict lockdowns and intensified vaccination drive in India contributed to the decline in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. Ambassadaor Bagatsing also explained that the people in India are also now strictly complying with health protocols. So far, all Filipinos in India who got infected with the […]
NCR still the region with most no. of active cases at over 11k, according to DOH data (Eagle News) – New COVID-19 cases continued to rise as 7,228 new infections were reported on Sunday, June 6. This brought the number of total active cases to 59,997, or 4.7 percent of the total number of confirmed cases (1,269,478). On Saturday, June 5, there were 6,955 new Covid cases reported. It was even higher at 7,450 […]
Galvez said bulk of vaccines to be brought to Visayas in Mindanao areas with high COVID cases (Eagle News) – Another million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China arrived in the country on Sunday morning, June 6, bringing the country’s total of vaccine doses so far delivered at around 9.3 million. This is the first shipment of vaccines delivered for the month of June. This also brings to 6.5 million the total Sinovac doses that […]
(Eagle News) — Retiree visa holders are now allowed to enter the Philippines even without entry exemption documents. The Bureau of Immigration said this was following a recent resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), upon recommendation by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Those holding tourist visas, however, Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said, still need to present the entry exemption document from the country’s foreign posts […]
(Eagle News) – Tropical cyclone “Dante” which exited the country early Friday, June 4, re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) , and is now affecting Batanes which is under signal number 1. Batanes will be experiencing “strong winds” during the passage of Dante, PAGASA said in its 5 p.m. bulletin. The center of Tropical Depression “DANTE” (CHOIWAN) was estimated based on all available data 210 kilometers West Northwest of Basco, Batanes or 185 […]
Dr. Salvaña cites study in India that covered community health workers (Eagle News) – A member of the Department of Health’s advisory group vouched for the reliability of wearing face masks together with face shields to prevent transmission of COVID-19, as well as being infected with the virus. Dr. Edsel Salvaña, a member of the DOH’s Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG), said that the use of face shield together with a face mask has been […]
