The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has reminded Pangasinenses anew to be vigilant against dengue as cases in the province almost doubled from January to July 26 this year. The latest data provided by the PHO Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit on Saturday showed 2,634 dengue cases were recorded during this period, a 97-percent increase from 1,334 cases recorded in the same period last year. However, the mortality rate is lower this year with two, as compared to last year’s 11. The two mortalities were from Rosales and Malasiqui towns. A high number of cases was recorded in June and July
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has repatriated 405,769 distressed overseas Filipinos (OFs) since February 2020, an official said Friday. In a virtual presser, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said of the figure, 105,606 were sea-based OFs, while 300,163 were land-based. Arriola, however, said they have to comply with travel restrictions imposed by the government of some countries due to the threat posed by the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “For UAE (United Arab Emirates) since June, we repatriated through our chartered flights 2,069 stranded Filipinos already in the UAE and 351
Churches will observe a 10-percent seating capacity for churchgoers as Cebu reverts to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). In a statement Friday, Monsignor Renato Beltran Jr., Archdiocese of Cebu chancellor, said the new policy takes effect on Sunday. Malacañang announced Friday that this capital city and Cebu province would be placed under MECQ from August 1 to 15, amid the spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. “This may be increased to a maximum of 30 percent but with permission from our respective LGUs (local government units),” Beltran said. He, however, left it to the Emergency Operations Center to
The national government will deliver 6.5 million doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs to local government units in the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus to intensify mass vaccination. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 deputy chief Secretary Vince Dizon said NCR mayors asked for more supplies during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20. “Plus” provinces Rizal, Laguna Cavite, and Bulacan will also be supplied an additional 2.5 million doses. “Humingi ang NCR ng four million doses. ‘Yan ay ibibigay na ng national government. Ipinangako na ni (NTF chief) Sec. (Carlito) Galvez ang four million doses
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday advised the public to take extra precautions amid the reported spike in cases of the more transmissible Delta coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variant in the country. During his commentary show Counterpoint, Panelo said the threat of the Delta variant is “no joke.” “Napakahalaga na tayo po ay tignan nating seryoso po itong Delta variant. Hindi ito biro-biro. Kailangan pong pahintuin natin ito habang hindi pa ito kumakalat (It’s very important to take the threat of Delta variant seriously. It’s no joke. We have to stop its further transmission),” Panelo said. He said
The city of Manila opened on Saturday its 27th vaccination hub and first drive-thru site at the Quirino Grandstand. As with the other vaccination centers in the city, the drive-thru site will accommodate even non-Manila residents but by schedule. All other inoculation sites in the capital city are on first come, first served basis. Only four individuals per vehicle will be vaccinated. Four hundred slots are initially allotted but as many as 1,200 may be vaccinated daily in the coming days. After the vehicle gets past the screening stage, the entire process takes about five to seven minutes, depending on
