Day: October 3, 2021

Veteran photojournalist and reporter Recto Mercene passed away on October 2, his family announced. He was 77. Mercene had been admitted to the Asian Hospital in Alabang since September 7 after suffering a fall. According to an obituary posted by his publication, BusinessMirror, he was being prepared for release from confinement so he can get […]

As active cases of the coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19) decrease, the vaccination rate will go up as there will be less need for health care workers in treatment facilities. The National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 noted decrease by as much as 12,000 in the average daily vaccination rate last month due to a surge in […]

The Philippines received 1,813,500 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine early Sunday, bringing the country’s total supplies to 77,410,640 doses. National Airlines Flight N8 523 landed at around 3:30 a.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, carrying the US-donated vaccines from the COVAX Facility. Director Ariel Valencia of the Department of Health’s Supply […]

The country has recorded 45,249 new Covid-19 recoveries, bringing the recovery count to 2,442,623 as of Sunday. The Department of Health (DOH) said the figure is equivalent to a 94.2 percent recovery rate from a total of 2,593,399 infections since the start of the pandemic last year. The DOH also tallied 13,273 new confirmed cases, […]

Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Caraga and Davao regions due to a low pressure area (LPA), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its 5 a.m. bulletin, the weather bureau said an LPA, based on all available data, was last monitored 515 kilometers east […]

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor occurred at 5:59 a.m. with its epicenter traced at 10 kilometers northwest of Sablayan. It was tectonic which indicated a movement in the Earth’s crust and had a depth […]

In a bid to encourage tourists to visit tourism destinations in Cebu province, government agencies and the private sector held a two-day intensified vaccination program in three municipalities in Bantayan Island. A total of 3,494 individuals were inoculated in Bantayan, Santa Fe, and Madridejos towns on Friday and Saturday. Bantayan had the most number of […]