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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Dumagat tribe in Luzon has a unique traditional way of cooking food, harking backing to the old days when their ancestors had to cook food using what could be found in the forest. With the use of bamboo, they are able to cook rice and even the Philippine dish “sinigang”. They also cook chicken in a unique way while buried in the ground. -Sinigang with katmon fruit, lando leaves […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,179,812 on Sunday, May 23, after the Department of Health reported 3,083 additional cases. According to the DOH, the data represents results submitted by all operational laboratories on May 21 except for three. The department said these three laboratories that did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System represent 4.1 percent of the total samples tested and 2.6 percent of the total number of […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is investigating reports that COVID-19 vaccines that are supposed to be given for free are being sold in the market. In a statement released by Malacanang, it said that “the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 is deeply concerned with reports it has received regarding the illicit selling of anti-COVID vaccines.” “We are investigating this matter,” Malacanang said in a release. “We would like to remind everyone that anti-COVID […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,178,217 on Saturday, May 22, after the Department of Health reported 6,831 additional cases. The DOH said only three laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Documentary Repository System. Of the total cases in the Philippines, 54,326 were active. Of these, 93.6 percent were mild cases, 1.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.9 percent severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.26 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1103945, including the […]
Palace says directive is in accordance with COVAX guidelines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Pfizer vaccines donated by the COVAX Facility should be reserved for indigent Filipinos in accordance with the conditions set by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the vaccines’ delivery. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., said that the instructions were given amid the reported preference by many, especially the well-off for the Pfizer doses that have been donated […]
Total Sinovac doses delivered as of May 20 reach 5.5 million (Eagle News) – An additional 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines under the brand name CoronaVac arrived in the country on Thursday morning, May 20. This brought the total Sinovac vaccine doses delivered so far at 5.5 million, and over-all total of COVID vaccine doses of 8.2 million. The new vaccine doses will be delivered to Metro Manila and other regions and provinces with […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, May 20: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time, so passengers should consult with their airlines. The NCR Plus area, which includes Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, are under a […]
Metro Manila, other regions with high COVID cases to be prioritized (Eagle News) – The Philippines aims to vaccinate 500,000 people a day or three million people in a week, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. This is so the country would be able to achieve “herd immunity by November or even September.” Galvez reported to President Rodrigo Duterte that they are already doing simulations in preparation for this, starting with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Tuesday, May 19, said it does not recognize China’s unilateral imposition of a fishing moratorium in the South China Sea. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the moratorium for the period May 1 to August 16 as announced by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs covers “waters north of 12 degrees north latitude” in the body of water, and those include “areas over which the […]
Duterte says vaccination should be done day and night if possible so there’ll be no wastage of expiring vaccines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a much faster vaccine rollout, directing his vaccine czar to start giving the vaccine doses to the country’s essential workers, including policemen and soldiers, and also to the poor communities, so millions of people would get immunized against COVID-19, and the country could achieve herd immunity faster. Duterte […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Five suspected members of Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf have been shot dead in a firefight with police on the Malaysian part of Borneo island, authorities said Tuesday. Police were attacked by men armed with guns and machetes Monday when they raided a settlement near the town of Beaufort in Sabah state and returned fire. “Five male suspects were successfully defeated,” said Sabah police commissioner Hazani Ghazali in a statement. […]
Total active cases reach 52,291 or 4.5 percent of total COVID cases (Eagle News) – The number of new COVID-19 cases added on Tuesday, May 18, was recorded at 4,487, the lowest single-day tally so far this month. The Department of Health (DOH) said that so far, total active cases reached 52,291 which represent only 4.5 percent of total COVID-19 cases (1,154,388). New recoveries reached 6,383 bringing total recoveries to 1,082,725. These total recoveries […]
