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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The country on Sunday recorded 203 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest daily case count recorded so far this year, but this excludes data from 45 laboratories.

This is also the lowest single-day tally case since May 23, 2020 with less than 200 infections.

The nationwide tally is now 2,837,577, of which 9,729 are active cases. Of the active cases, 485 are asymptomatic, 3,685 have mild symptoms, 3,379 have moderate infection, 1,800 have severe symptoms, and 380 are in critical condition.

The low case report is due to the suspension of the operations of four laboratories on Dec. 17 and the failure of 41 laboratories to submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System, the Department of Health said.

The DOH also said that based on data in the last 14 days, the 45 non-reporting laboratories contribute, on average, 15.4% of samples tested and 1.8% of positive cases.

Of the 203 new cases, 186 occurred within the past 14 days from Dec. 6 to 19. The regions with the highest cases in this period were National Capital Region with 48 cases (26%), Calabarzon with 37 cases (20%), and Western Visayas with 22 cases (12%), the DOH added… Read More

(BusinessWorld) MORE THAN 80 people have been reported to have died as of Dec. 19 from typhoon Odette, with international name Rai, which left unprecedented damage in southern and central parts of the Philippines.

The highest death toll so far was in the island province of Bohol, where the governor confirmed as of Sunday noon at least 63 deaths in 33 of 48 towns.

The national disaster management agency, meanwhile, recorded another 26 casualties in other areas, which are still subject to validation. At least one person has been reported missing while three were injured.

A total of 706,634 persons were affected, including almost 490,000 who were forced to flee their homes as typhoon Odette brought heavy rains and winds moving at 195 kilometers per hour, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Agency (NDRRMC).

Recovery and relief efforts by both government and the private sector are hampered by damaged infrastructure, including air and sea ports, as well as limited communication lines… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The country on Monday listed an additional 360 coronavirus cases, marking the 20th straight day new infections stayed below a thousand.

The Department of Health said the cumulative tally rose to 2,836,803, where 0.4% or 11,083 are active cases.

Its data showed that of the newly confirmed cases, 348 occurred within the last 14 days, with Metro Manila contributing the highest number at 65, followed by Calabarzon and Western Visayas at 32 each.

Broken down into severity of infections, the DOH said 782 of the currently sick have no symptoms, 4,292 are mild cases, 3,662 are moderate, 1,948 are severe, and 399 are critical.

The department also reported 61 new deaths, but it noted that only nine occurred in December. Others were encoded late, including 26 in November, 23 in October, and three in September.

After final validation, it added that 49 cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths.

Nationwide, the total lives lost to the viral illness now stands at 50,341.

Meanwhile, 519 more patients got well, with the recovery count climbing to 2,775,379.

Based on the bulletin, five testing laboratories did not submit their reports on time, while four did not operate on Dec. 11. These nine facilities contributed an average of 1.7% of all samples tested and 0.8% of all positive cases over the past two weeks.

The DOH also said it deleted two duplicate entries from its data, as well as 147 cases found to have tested negative… Read More

(GMA News) President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday criticized the lack of congressional support for his campaign promise to establish a federal system of government, months before leaving office.

Speaking at a democracy summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, Duterte said his federalism project was meant to “broaden democratic participation” in the Philippines.

“My government also sought to broaden democratic participation through federalism but my constitutional project did not get Congress support. So be it. I respect the separation of powers [that is] vital for democracy,” he said.

“The work of our imperfect democracy will certainly continue.”

Duterte has been pushing for a shift to a federal form of government as a means to address economic and power imbalances.

However, his proposal has languished in Congress, which is dominated by his allies.

Opponents of Charter change, meanwhile, have accused Duterte of encouraging amendments in order to maintain his grip on power, an allegation Malacañang has repeatedly refuted, stating that the President has no desire to extend his six-year term, which ends in June 2022… Read More

(GMA News) Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday clarified that the 23 cities in the country with at least 70% vaccination coverage have reached only population protection and not herd immunity as he earlier claimed.

In a message to GMA News Online, Año said these areas have 70% of their population or “priority groups” fully vaccinated against COVID-19. He said herd immunity is based on the actual population of a particular area.

“I would like to correct na hindi pa yan herd immunity kundi population protection dahil more than 70% ng target population (priority groups) are already vaccinated. Herd immunity is based on actual population,” he said.

(I would like to correct that that is not yet herd immunity but population protection because more than 70% ng target population [priority groups] are already vaccinated.)

Año pointed out that the country still has to vaccinate people in other local government units to secure protection for everyone… Read More

(Pep.ph) Pinangalanan ni Chie Filomeno, 25, si Alexa Ilacad, 21, bilang pinaka-bossy na housemate.
Pero paliwanag ni Chie, nasa pagkatao raw kasi ni Alexa ang pagkakaroon ng “authority.”

Sina Chie at Alexa ay parehong housemates sa ongoing Pinoy Big Brother Kumunity Season 10 at pareho ring Star Magic artists.

Na-evict na sa PBB house si Chie noong November 27, habang nasa loob pa rin ng Bahay ni Kuya si Alexa.

Ngayong Huwebes, December 9, guest si Chie sa Kapamilya morning show na Magandang Buhay.

Tinanong ng host na si Melai Cantiveros si Chie kung sino sa housemates ang “pinaka-bossy.”

Bago pangalanan, nagpaliwanag muna siya kung bakit ang housemate na ito ang kanyang napili.

Ani Chie, “Kasi naiintindihan ko yung pagiging bossy niya also.

“Kasi all her life, gusto niya talagang planned out din yung kung ano yung mangyayari.

“So, for me, si Alexa talaga.”

Hindi naman negatibo ang paglalarawan ni Chie kung bakit si Alexa ang napili niyang pinaka-bossy… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional two portions of the highly contested Anti-Terrorism Law, leaving most of it untouched, it said in a statement on Thursday.

Voting 12-3 in an en banc session on Dec. 7, the justices struck down a part of Section 4 of the Anti-Terrorism Law for “being overbroad and violative of freedom of expression.”

It specifically referred to the part that an action linked to a protest, advocacy, or dissent could be considered terrorism if it is intended to cause death or physical harm to a person, to endanger a person’s life, or to create a serious risk to public safety.

The Supreme Court justices also declared the second part of Section 25 as unconstitutional by a vote of 9-6. It refers to the line “request for designations by other jurisdictions or supranational jurisdictions may be adopted by the ATC (Anti-Terrorism Council) after determination that the proposed designee meets the criteria for designation of UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolutions) NO. 1373.”.. Read More

(BusinessWorld) LABOR group Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) is pressing for government action on its call to lift the “no vaccination, no work” policy, citing the right of workers to make the personal choice of whether to get jabbed or not against the coronavirus.

The militant group condemned the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for its lack of initiative to stop the vaccine requirement, which are contained in resolutions 148-B and 149 issued by the task force managing the pandemic response.

“It’s frustrating that DoLE cannot stand up for the rights of workers,” KMU Chairman and Makabayan senatorial candidate Elmer Labog said in a statement in Filipino released on Tuesday.

Mr. Labog said they had heard nothing from the department except that it did not have a choice but to abide by the resolutions, which mandate vaccination for on-site workers.

“They turned their backs on their own Labor Advisory 3, Series of 2021 that disallows ‘no vaccine, no work’ in workplaces,” he said.

The labor leader said that vaccination “cannot and should not be forced unto individuals.”

He also noted opposition to the requirement for unvaccinated workers to get tested regularly at their own expense.

Many workers in the capital region earn only about P500 a day, while testing for coronavirus costs at most P4,000, he said, adding that many have lost their jobs… Read More