(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 12305, with the addition of 214 cases, the Department of Health reported on Saturday, May 16. The DOH said of the new cases, 69 percent or 147 cases were from the National Capital Region, and 31 percent or 67 cases from other areas. Recoveries rose to 2561, with the 101 new ones. The death toll stands at 817, including the 11 […]
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COVID-19 cases in PHL climb to 11618; 2251 recoveries recorded
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 11618 on Wednesday, May 13, after the Department of Health reported 268 new cases. The DOH said of the new cases, 61 percent or 165 cases came from the National Capital Region; 22 percent or 58 cases from Region 7; and 17 percent or 45 cases from other areas. The country registered its most number of single-day recoveries at 145, […]
JUST IN: COVID-19 recoveries in PHL climb to 1842 as cases rise to 10610
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 10610, after the Department of Health reported 147 new ones on Saturday, May 9. The DOH said of the total number of cases, 123 or 84 percent came from Metro Manila, and 24 or 16 percent from other areas. Recoveries rose to 1842 with the addition of 108. The death toll stands at 704 after the DOH reported eight new ones. Earlier, […]
COVID-19 recoveries in PHL rise to 1618 as cases climb to 10343
(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 1618 on Thursday, May 7, as cases climbed to 10343. The 1618 recoveries include the additional 112, which represent the country’s single-day highest number of recoveries so far. The Department of Health said of the 339 new COVID-19 cases, 61 percent or 305 cases were from Region 7, 32 percent or 110 from Metro Manila, and 7 percent or 24 cases from other areas. Twenty-seven new […]
PHL to receive additional P298 million in COVID-19 aid from US
(Eagle News)–The United States on Thursday, May 7, announced an additional P298 million in aid to the Philippines in its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the US embassy in Manila said with the amount, the total US COVID-19 assistance given to the archipelago now amounts to over P768 million. As part of the additional assistance, the US embassy said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will partner with 18 local governments in some […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 10,000 mark; recoveries rise to 1506
(Eagle News)– The number of coronavirus disease-2019 cases in the country has breached the 10,000 mark, with the addition of 320 cases on Wednesday, May 6 The Department of Health said of the total 10,004 cases, 1506 have so far recovered, including the 98 new ones. Twenty-one new deaths have been reported, bringing the total number of deaths to 658. According to the DOH, of the 320 new COVID-19 cases, 179 or 56 percent were […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL rise to 9684; DOH says 87 percent of new cases from NCR
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has climbed to 9684, after the Department of Health reported 199 new cases on Tuesday, May 5. Of the new cases, the DOH said 87 percent or 173 were from Metro Manila, 0.5 percent or one was from Region 7, and 12.5 percent or 25 cases were from other areas. The DOH said 93 new recoveries have been reported, bringing the total to 1408. […]
Single-day COVID-19 recoveries in PHL hit record-high as cases rise to 9485
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 9485 on Monday, May 4, after the Department of Health reported 262 new cases. The DOH said of the 262 new cases, 122 or 47 percent were from Metro Manila, 88 or 33 percent from Region 7 and 52 or 20 percent from other areas. Recoveries continued to increase, now at 1315, after 101 additional ones were reported. This was […]
Recoveries climb to 1084 as COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 8772
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 8772 after the Department of Health reported 284 new cases on Friday, May 1. According to the DOH, the number of recoveries continues to increase, now at 1084 with 41 additional ones. Eleven new deaths were reported, bringing the total to 579. Today marks the start of the easing of restrictions in some areas under a general community quarantine. […]
Roque: UN Tribunal ruling leaves PHL land disputes with China “unresolved”
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that the ruling of the United Nations Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the West Philippine Sea dispute has only resolved issues involving the seas, not land. In a press briefing in Palawan on Wednesday, March 7, the Palace spokesperson said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s position is that the tribunal has particularly established that “China cannot claim any of the waters of the West Philippine […]
PHL eyeing 50 gold medals in SEA Games
(Agence France Presse) — The Philippines is targeting 50 gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, one of their biggest tallies on foreign soil, the head of the country’s delegation said Friday. Chef de mission Cynthia Carrion-Norton said 50 was a “reasonable” target based on estimates by the national commissions of each sport which will compete from next week in Kuala Lumpur. “The president of each sports commission promised me and it […]
Satellite that will provide range of video, data services to PHL, other Asian countries launched into space
A range of video and data services will soon be available in the country after a rocket carrying the telecommunications satellite that will enable such services was launched on Thursday. The Ariane 5 rocket carrying the satellite, KOREASAT-7 owned by South Korea’s KTsat, blasted off at 6:51 pm (2151 GMT) from Europe’s space port in Kourou, Guiana. The launch had been delayed several times after the French territory in South America was hit by more than a month of […]
