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PHL joins 25 other countries which have over 1 million total COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) – Philippine COVID-19 cases breached 1 million on Monday, April 26, with the addition of 8,929 cases, the Department of Health reported. Total COVID-19 cases on Monday reached 1,006,428, but most of these, 915,952, are recoveries. In fact, recovered patients accounted for 90.9 percent of total cases, the highest percentage so far since March 10. New recoveries added on Monday […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources stepped up the conduct of comprehensive maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea on April 24. The PCG made the announcement after the Philippines lodged two new diplomatic protests against China due to the “continued unauthorized presence and activities” of 160 Chinese fishing vessels, Chinese maritime militia vessels and other vessels in Philippine waters. According to the PCG, BRP Gabriela […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine coast guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea which an official said Sunday were part of efforts to secure “our maritime jurisdiction” over the disputed waters. The exercises near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island and China-controlled Scarborough Shoal come amid heightened tensions over the resource-rich sea. The latest diplomatic wrangle between the two countries was triggered by the detection last month of hundreds of Chinese vessels […]
9,661 new COVID cases added on Saturday; total cases at almost 990k, could breach 1M by Monday (Eagle News) – The percentage of active cases compared to total COVID-19 cases continued its decline from 10.5 percent on Friday, April 23, to just 9 percent on Saturday, April 24, with the addition of 9,661 cases. This brought the total active cases to 89,485. The 9 percent active cases is the lowest percentage of COVID-19 active […]
(Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III was vaccinated with Coronavac, a brandname of the Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, on Friday, April 23. Duque was given the SInovac jab at around 10 a.m. at the Department of Health office compound where some 70 more DOH officials are also set to be vaccinated. He is vaccinated as part of the A2 sector (elderly group) in the vaccine priority list. Health Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo administered […]
Unscheduled meeting called to address DOLE chief Bello’s concerns on “too long” 14-day quarantine for OFWs (Eagle News) – Health experts insisted on the value of a longer quarantine period for returning OFWs – from a minimum of 10 to 14 days –to protect the country from incoming variants of COVID-19 which President Rodrigo Duterte supported. In a Talk to the Nation of President Duterte Wednesday night, April 21, specialist doctors who are members […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities stopped two Filipinos who were victims of illegal recruitment from leaving the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said on Thursday night. A report by Travel Control and Enforcement Unit Chief Ma. Timotea Barizo said that the passengers, whose names were withheld for their protection, were intercepted on Tuesday at the departure area of NAIA Terminal 3 after immigration officers found their Overseas Employment Certificates were not encoded in the bureau’s linked […]
(Eagle News) — There are over 600 active COVID-19 cases among rail line personnel so far, recent data from the Department of Transportation showed. According to the data from the ongoing COVID-19 mass testing in the country’s rail lines, the breakdown of the 655 active cases is as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 19 active cases Light Rail Transit-2: 215 active cases Metro Rail Transit-3: 201 active cases Philippine National Railways: 220 active cases So far, […]
(Eagle News) – Another 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine arrived from China on Thursday, April 22, as scheduled, bringing the total number of Sinovac doses delivered to the country at 3 million. Total vaccine doses now reached 3.525 million including the 525,600 AstraZeneca doses from the COVAX Facility. The Philippine government said that the additional SInovac doses would be used to vaccinate those in the A1 to the A4 priority list. The A1 group […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKrcqfzvP6c (Eagle News) – Typhoon Bising left at least three persons dead and 10 injured, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Among the fatalities was a 47-year old woman from Catmon, Cebu, and a 79-year old male from Southern Leyte. At least 10 have been reported injured, while one is reported in missing in San Jose, Northern Samar. The number of affected families reached 59,098 or 229,829 individuals from […]
PNP should coordinate with FDA regarding operations on Ivermectin (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Food and Drug Administration to “take the lead in determining the course of action against the illegal trading/dispensing of Ivermectin.” In a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, he said that this directive was issued “to ensure the safety and welfare of the public and at the same time avoid any unnecessary conflicts.” “The Philippine National […]
(Eagle News) – After careful consideration, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) to the “Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine” of Johnson and Johnson on Monday, April 19. The single dose vaccine can only be used for individuals aged 18 and above. The FDA said that Johnson and Johnson was able to provide all the supporting documents, and these had been reviewed by local experts. The EUA was issued amid a […]
