As of July 17, 2020, Metro Manila and areas listed below will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until June 30. It is still unclear if they will automatically be downgraded to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Cebu City was reverted back to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ),the strictest level of lockdown, last June 16. The rest of the country has been downgraded to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Provinces that will be under GCQ until…
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There are now more than 27 thousands confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, this was confirmed by the Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday, June 17. DoH reports that there were 457 new cases on Wednesday, making the total confirmed cases to 27,238. Out of those 27K, 268 recovered on Wednesday, raising the total number of recoveries to 6,820. Then there were 5 new deaths on Wednesday, making the total death toll to 1,108. For…
In their latest meeting, President Duterte reiterates that classes will remain suspended in the country unless there is an available vaccine against COVID-19. Here’s what President Duterte said in the meeting; I will not allow the opening of classes na magdikit dikit ‘yang mga bata. Bahala nang hindi na makatapos. For this generation walang makatapos na doktor pati engineer. Wala nang aral, laro na lang unless I am sure that they are really safe. It’s…
Watch the meeting of President Duterte and IATF-EID on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (5/25/2020).
If you missed the live broadcast, then you can rewatch the meeting between President Duterte and IATF-EID, as they talked about the next course of action on how to tackle the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to his ‘kababayans’ after presiding over the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) meeting where they discussed the latest updates on the government’s efforts and programs…
We just got a new update from Department of Health (DOH) regarding the stats of COVID-19 in the Philippines. The Health department announced an additional 205 coronavirus cases have been recorded today, making the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country to 12,718, wherein 2,729 have recovered and 831 deaths, that’s a 6.53% mortality rate for the Philippines. The number of cases is expected to rise as the government starts to slowly…
We can all agree that if there’s on positive thing that the Coronavirus or COVID-19 has given us, is that it has helped our planet to heal or at least recover from all the man-made damages it has received. One proof of this is these photos uploaded by Fritz Mendez, who is a bank teller at Banco de Oro Unibank, Inc., Boracay Branh. In his post, accompanied with 5 stunning photos of the Boracay island,…
If you missed President Duterte’s public address earlier, then you can rewatch the full video below. In the video, President Duterte addressed a number of concern regarding Government’s action in helping the slowdown of spread of the virus, how to help our Frontliners and what needs to be done to help those who are affected by current crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQZe1Us2iDc
The number of confirmed COVID-19 in the Philippines is now at 1,418, this was confirmed by Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. There have been 71 deaths and 42 have recovered from the virus, the Undersecretary added. Globally, there have been a total of 571,678 of confirmed cases, 26,494 deaths with a 4.63% mortality rate. The United States now have the most number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 at 125,443, surpassing Italy and China. Italy still…
Three days after imposing a curfew, Saudi government announced that the curfew will now extend to 3:00 Pm in the afternoon from the previous time of 7:00 PM. The new curfew time took effect today, March 26, 2020, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,012. There were also reports that a curfew violators have been apprehended in the Eastern region of the country. The new curfew time will not affect the previously reported…
Angkas, the ride-sharing motorcycle company, just introduced Angkas Food, a food delivery service wherein the riders will keep 100% of the delivery fees. Angkas said that this is their way of helping their drivers earn a living in this time of COVID-19. The delivery fee will be Php60 on the first KM and Php10 in the succeeding kilometer up to 5 km. The service will initially be available in Metro Manila area and will deliver…
In an effort to slowdown the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, the Saudi Arabian government has mpose a kingdom-wide curfew for 21 days, which started today, Monday, March 23, 2020. The curfew will be for the “health and safety of citizens and expatriates” within the Kingdom. Exempted from the curfew “are the employees of the security, military and media sectors, and workers in the sensitive health and service sectors.” The Saudi…
There are now 511 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a report by Arab News, “Saudi Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali said that 72 of the newly diagnosed people were Turkish nationals under quarantine in the holy city of Makkah after interacting with an infected compatriot.” You can go to Arab News to read the full report. #UPDATE: #SaudiArabia’s Health Ministry reported a jump in #Coronavirus cases on Sunday of 119,…
Google has officially launch the controversial COVID-19 website. The site (https://www.google.com/covid19/) is a United States-focused website that contains information about the virus, guidance, testing and other information that will help in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, highly contagious virus at as of this posting has affected 185 countries, 267,013 of confirmed case and more than 11,000 of confirmed deaths. The site became a hot pic when President Donald Trump said a site where people…
Philippine Embassy in Riyadh is temporarily suspending all their regular consular services in view of the measures to limit the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19). Exempted from the suspension are emergencies like issuance of travel documents in case of death, medical emergencies and release of passports. You can read the full announcement below;
In a report by CNN Philippines, there are now 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, with 18 deaths connected to the virus, while the number of those who recovered stayed at 8. You can read the full report from the embedded tweet below; BREAKING: The Philippines now has 230 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 18 deaths. https://t.co/FJXbbXigrL — CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) March 20, 2020 Featured image from CNN Philippines.
PhilHealth benefits for COVID-19#MyPhilHealth pic.twitter.com/vLFdUvX7ls — PhilHealth (@teamphilhealth) March 16, 2020 You can read the circular here.
Department of Health just announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 case in the Philippines is now at 140, a two-digt jump from the previous reported cases. DOH reported that 29 new patients infected by COVID-19. DOH also said that there have been three new deaths due to the virus; an 86-year-old American man from Marikina City, a 40-year-old Filipino from Pasig City and a 64-year-old man from Negros Oriental. You can read the…
As you know, we have temporarily suspended our season in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We made this decision to safeguard the health and well-being of fans, players, everyone connected to our game and the general public. This hiatus will last at least 30 days and we intend to resume the season, if and when it becomes safe for all concerned.
stay safe and healthy, mga panget pic.twitter.com/ZPrnq9GB8h — Angkas (@angkas) March 12, 2020
LOOK: President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go get tested for COVID-19 📸 Senator Bong Go pic.twitter.com/zLnM2cULZh — CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) March 12, 2020 President Duterte and Senator Bong Go undergo COVID-19 testing on Thursday. (Photos courtesy of Senator Bong Go) pic.twitter.com/YMk5ywjxOp — The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) March 12, 2020
From the latest report from Rappler, there are now 52 confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Philippines, three more asof today, Thursday, March 12, 2020.
If you are coming from the Philippines, you won’t be able enter Saudi Arabia, since the Kingdom just included Philippines in their travel restriction list. You are exempted from the travel ban if you are a health workers in as long as you take the necessary precautions and cleared enter the country. Here are the list of countries as reported by Arab News; Region 1. Bahrain 2. Egypt 3. Iraq 4. Kuwait 5. Lebanon 6.…
The NBA just announce that they've suspend the season after a Utah Jazz Player tested positive for corona virus or COVID-19. The announcement did not include the name of the player but in an ESPN reports, that player is Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert.
Globe last Saturday, March 7, 2020, has release the a public advisory regarding the latest situation on COVID-19 and warns its customer regarding the malicious activity of Cyber Criminals to steal sensitive information. I embedded the Globe’s public advisory below; At the same time, Globe will provide free access to the official website of DOH and NDRRMC, to all Globe moblie and prepaid broadband customers. #StaySafePH
Philippine Embassy in Riyahd just released an advisory regarding the corona virus (COVID-19) situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The press release summarizes the current state of (COVID-19) situation in the country and provided a number of guidelines in order to keep the Filipino community safe. You can read the full text below;
via Philstar.com; MANILA, Philippines (2nd update at 1:20 a.m.) — The Department of Health confirmed four additional cases of the novel coronavirus disease, namely two Filipinos and two foreign nationals who are being treated in undisclosed private hospitals. The report released shortly before midnight on Monday brings the confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines to 10. Two of the four new cases are foreigner and two Filipinos A 38-year-old Taiwanese man who did not recently…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education suspends all classes to all levels as a preventive measures against COVID-19. Here’s what the ministry announced from their official twitter account; (Translated via Google Translate) # The Ministry of Education announces the # suspension of study in all public, private, university and technical education schools and institutions in the Kingdom, from Monday 7/14/1441 AH until further notice. #وزارة_التعليم تعلن عن #تعليق_الدراسة في جميع مدارس ومؤسسات التعليم العام والأهلي والجامعي…