PH retains 50th spot in Bloomberg’s COVID resilience ranking

John Eric Mendoza 02/26/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Despite measures in place and ramped up vaccination programs, the Philippines’ status hardly changed in Bloomberg’s COVID-19 resilience ranking among nations amid the highly transmissible Omicron threat at the start of the year. The…

2 alleged Maute group members killed, 4 Marines hurt in Lanao del Sur clash

John Eric Mendoza 02/03/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Two alleged members of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute terror group were killed while four Marines were hurt in a clash in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur on Wednesday, the military reported on Thursday, February 3, 2022.…

Popcom: PH logs highest mortality rate in 2021 with 768,504 deaths — highest in a single year post-WWII

John Eric Mendoza 02/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has reported a total of 768,504 deaths in 2021, the highest mortality rate recorded in the country in 63 years, the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) reported on Tuesday. Popcom, citing…

Pacquiao on his absence as Sarangani Rep.: ‘Tinatamad ako doon sa Kongreso’

John Eric Mendoza 01/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential aspirant Sen. Manny Pacquiao on Saturday gave a candid answer on the reason behind his being a top absentee in the House of Representatives. Pacquiao, who was the former representative of the lone…

LPA brings rain to Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao — Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 01/25/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The entire Bicol region, Visayas and Mindanao will experience rainy weather on Tuesday due to the low pressure area (LPA) that has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the state weather bureau reported. The…

DepEd: No discrimination in vax requirement for teachers in-person classes

John Eric Mendoza 01/20/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The requirement that teachers and other personnel who will be attending “face-to-face” or in-person classes be vaccinated against COVID-19 is not discrimination but is meant to protect them and their students, the Department of…

COVID-19 infection of 22,958 more boosts PH’s tally to nearly 3.3 million

John Eric Mendoza 01/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ total COVID-19 case count is approaching 3,3 million as the Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday, January 19, 2022, the infection of 22,958 more people in the country. The nationwide COVID-19 tally…

Pagasa: Cloudy skies, rain showers nationwide on Friday

John Eric Mendoza 01/14/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and scattered rain showers are expected nationwide on Friday, January 14, 2022,  according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa said parts of Mindanao on Friday will experience…

More Filipinos anticipate a happy Christmas in 2021 – SWS survey

John Eric Mendoza 12/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are expecting a “happy” Christmas this year, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Christmas Eve. SWS said that 65 percent of Filipinos expect a happy Christmas, which is…

Comelec junks petition to declare Bongbong Marcos a nuisance candidate

John Eric Mendoza 12/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections Second Division has denied the petition to declare former senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. a nuisance candidate,Comelec  spokesperson James Jimenez announced on Saturday. The petition was filed…

Rainy Thursday in Bicol, VisMin due to approaching typhoon — Pagasa

John Eric Mendoza 12/02/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — The typhoon outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) may trigger light to heavy rains in the Bicol region, Visayas and Mindanao on Thursday, December 2, 2021, the state weather bureau reported. In…

DepEd tapping more schools for pilot face-to-face classes

John Eric Mendoza 11/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, November 12, 2021, announced that it will increase the number of participating schools under the pilot face-to-face classes following President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval. DepEd said this development…

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