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(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, Aug. 14. According to the Department of Health, with the 4182 new cases, the COVID-19 tally rose to 3831941. Of these, 40016 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15767. Calabarzon followed suit with 10014, followed by Central Luzon with 5265, Western Visayas with 2821, and Cagayan Valley […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines and China will resume talks on major transport projects, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian agreed to start the negotiations during a first meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Makati on August 11. In particular, the DOTr said discussed were China-funded railways such as the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul Project, the Subic Clark Railway and the Mindanao Railway. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 4000 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 13. According to the Department of Health, the 4679 additional cases pushed the total cases to 3827758. Of these, 40324 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15843. It was followed by Calabarzon with 10052, Central Luzon with 5212, Western Visayas with 2873 and Cagayan Valley with 2236. Of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Aug. 12. According to the Department of Health, the additional 4661 cases pushed the tally to 3823084. Of these, 40315 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15725. It was followed by Calabarzon with 10102, Central Luzon with 5201, Western Visayas with 2802, and Central Visayas with 2143. […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has appointed Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology chief Renato Solidum Jr., to head the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Malacanang press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed Solidum’s appointment as DOST secretary on Friday, August 12. Before the appointment, Solidum also served an Undersecretary for Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation of the DOST. He has worked with PHIVOLCS since 1984, and became its Director in 2003 up […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 200 more Omicron subvariant cases. According to Department of Health officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire, of the 225 additional Omicron subvariant cases, 190 were BA.5 cases, 34 were BA.4 cases, and one was a BA.2.12.1 case. BA.5 According to Vergeire, of the additional 190 new BA.5 cases, 162 individuals were from Davao Region, 23 from Soccsksargen, three from Bangsamoro, and one each from Caraga and Metro Manila. With the […]
(Eagle News) — The World Bank will be supporting the Philippine government’s programs to to digitalize services and modernize the bureaucracy, according to Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno. “I am very pleased to hear of the World Bank’s willingness to extend support for further digitalizing our revenue agencies and modernizing civil service in line with the President’s goal of rightsizing the bureaucracy,” Diokno said in a release by the Department of Finance on Thursday, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday, Aug. 12, warned of an increase in SO2 gas emission from Taal volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, SO2 flux since July 15 has averaged 7,818 tons/day, an increase from the average of 1,289 tons/day between May and mid-July 2022. On Thursday, Aug. 11, a total of 13,572 tons/day of volcanic sulfur dioxide was recorded on Thursday from the Taal main crater, producing “significant volcanic smog” […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., joined the entire nation in mourning the death of Lydia de Vega, who was once known as Asia’s fastest woman. De Vega, 57, died of cancer on Wednesday evening, August 10. “I join the entire nation in mourning the untimely demise of former Asian sprint queen Lydia de Vega, after a four-year battle with breast cancer. My sincerest condolences to her family and loved ones,” Marcos Jr […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 3000 more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 10. According to the Department of Health, the 3181 additional cases pushed the total cases to 3813952. Of these, 36035 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15804. It was followed by Calabarzon with 10049, Central Luzon with 5102, Western Visayas with 2760 and Central Visayas with 2147. Of […]
(Eagle News)–Guests are not allowed to enter the Senate in the next three weeks as part of the body’s precautions amid the rising COVID-19 cases there that saw three senators contracting the virus in one week. According to Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, only resource persons will be allowed to physically enter the Senate, with two limited per organization. These resource persons, he said, will have to present a negative RT-PCR COVID-19 test taken 24 […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has appointed actor and television personality Arnell Ignacio as head of the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Admnistration (OWWA), Malacanang said on Wednesday, August 10. Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed the appointment of Ignacio as “Executive Director Admin. V of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.” Ignacio will replace former OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac who will serve as one of the four new undersecretaries of the […]
