The Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is equivalent to a 93.5-percent recovery rate from a total of 1,667,714 infections since the start of the pandemic last year.
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Phil news: Chinese drug suspect killed, P1.5-B worth of shabu seized
MANILA – A Chinese drug suspect was killed while four others were arrested in three separate anti-illegal drug operations in Quezon City, Valenzuela City and Bulacan province that also netted some PHP1.48 billion worth of shabu on Sunday. One of the drug suspects, identified as Wu Zishen, 50, was killed during the buy-bust operation in Balagtas...
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Philippines: Leisure flights from NCR suspended- Department of Tourism
MANILA – Leisure point-to-point flights are suspended, effective immediately for areas under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions (GCQ-HR), the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced Friday. Through the Interagency Task Force Resolution No 130-A, Metro Manila had been placed under GCQ-HR from July 30 to August 5, 2021, and on a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beginning...
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Olympian Hidilyn Diaz gets promotion after winning Olympic gold: AFP chief
MANILA – Olympian Hidilyn Diaz, also a Philippine Air Force (PAF) sergeant, gets promoted to the next rank following her historic gold medal win for weightlifting in the Tokyo Games. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana has lauded the initiative of the PAF to promote Diaz to the rank of staff sergeant...
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Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio assured of Olympic medal, Rule bows out
MANILA – Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio is now assured of at least an Olympic bronze medal after beating Yeni Arias of Colombia in the women’s featherweight quarterfinals at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Wednesday. Despite an aggressive stance from Arias, Petecio landed the more accurate shots in the opening minutes, earning the nod of all...
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Siargao among Time magazine’s greatest places of 2021 list
MANILA – Siargao Island made it into Time magazine’s list of “greatest places” in 2021, which recognizes destinations that were able to adapt and innovate despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic. In a statement, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat hailed Siargao’s inclusion as a recognition of the country’s continuous efforts to make the country a...
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Sulu plane crash underscores need to modernize military
Update, July 5, 2021, 7:42 pm: The death toll from the C-130H transport plane crash in Patikul, Sulu has now climbed to 52. MANILA – Senators offered condolences to the families of 47 soldiers who died when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Lockheed C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday. Three civilians on...
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‘Consider me a candidate for VP at this time’: Duterte
Phil President Duterte admitted that his previous remarks about his potential vice presidential run are part of “political posturing.”
He reiterated that he would still wait for the announcement of House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez who might also join the 2022 vice presidential race.
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Philippine President Duterte won’t crow about his admin’s accomplishments
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that his appointed Cabinet secretaries should be praised instead of him because of their resolve to fulfill their respective duties to give a comfortable life to Filipinos.
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Malacañang Palace, nation pray for victims of Sulu military plane crash
MANILA – Malacañang is one with the nation in praying for the victims of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 crash in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday. The Western Mindanao Command report as of 5:30 p.m. said of the 96 onboard, 50 were rescued but injured, 29 cadavers were retrieved, and 17 were still unaccounted for in the...