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(GMA News) Ambulances carrying patients had to line up outside the Bulacan Medical Center for as long as four hours on Saturday due to the sheer number of patients seeking medical attention, according to a report on “24 Oras Weekend.”

While in line, medical workers examined the patients inside the vehicles, the report said. The frontliners would also get the patients’ information.

Meanwhile, other patients are currently staying in tents.

The provincial government said it Bulacan reports 300 cases per day, leading to a shortage of COVID-19 beds at the Bulacan Infection Control Center.

It said this was also the reason behind the delay in the admission of patients… Read More

(The Manila Times) ACTRESS Angel Locsin and her long-time partner, businessman-producer Neil Arce, are now husband and wife. They made the announcement on their latest YouTube video blog posted Saturday night.

Titled “Lipat Bahay Gang,” the vlog showed Locsin and Arce preparing to move in together, each one busy packing things from their respective homes.

Less than a minute before the video ended, though, they flashed a note that read, “Oh, by the way, since filming this vlog, we decided not to wait and just do it. We got married!”

The announcement segued to snapshots of their civil wedding ceremony officiated by Taguig City Mayor Lino Cayetano.

Both dressed casually – Locsin had a pair of jeans with her white blazer, while Arce wore a sweatshirt – the couple has yet to share more details about the wedding, precisely the date when they exchanged, “I do’s.”

As Locsin put it on Instagram shortly after the vlog’s premiere, “And just like that [heart emoji]. Bukas na yung iba. Namimilipit pa ako sa kilig.” The post was accompanied by photos of the after-ceremony.

Locsin was first linked to Arce in 2017 after years of being close friends. They confirmed they were dating in 2018. By June 2019, they announced they had gotten engaged.

Had it not been for the pandemic, the couple planned to wed November 8, 2020. Instead, the pair spent most of the year mounting large-scale charitable efforts for Covid-19 frontliners as well as communities most affected by the extended lockdowns.

Locsin, who famously portrayed the role of Pinay superhero Darna, is considered a true-to-life hero for always being first to offer help to Filipinos in times of tragedy and calamities… Read More

(BusinessWorld) PHILIPPINE health authorities on Thursday said 116 more people had been infected with the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, hours before Manila, the capital and nearby cities enter a strict lockdown to contain a fresh surge.

This brought the total Delta cases to 331 the Department of Health (DoH) said in a statement. It added that of the new Delta patients, 95 were locals, one was a returning migrant Filipino and 20 were still being verified.

Metro Manila will be under an enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 6 to 20 after researchers from the University of the Philippines warned that the variant from India might be freely roaming in the community.

Of the 95 local cases, 83 had addresses in the National Capital Region, three in Southern Tagalog, four in Central Visayas, two in the Davao region, and one each in Zamboanga Peninsula, Cagayan Valley and Ilocos region, the agency said.

The Health department reported 8,127 coronavirus infections on Thursday, bringing the total to 1.63 million.

The death toll rose to 28,427 after 196 more patients died, while recoveries increased by 4,343 to 1.53 million, it said in a bulletin.

There were 66,895 active cases, 94.6% of which were mild, 1.0% did not show symptoms, 1.9% were severe, 1.3% were moderate and 1.1% were critical… Read More

(GMA News) A supermarket in Quezon City became crowded on Thursday with residents stocking up on essential goods ahead of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20.

According to Bernadette Reyes’ report on “24 Oras,” residents said they want to be prepared so they don’t need to go out of their homes during the ECQ enforces due to the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant.

Several senior citizens, who are not authorized persons outside their residence, also went grocery shopping because they might not be able to go out anymore.

“Senior na ako baka mamaya hindi ako makalabas sa bahay so namili na ako ngayong hapon,” Mercedes Escober said.

Meanwhile, the Department of Trade and Industry assured the public that there will be enough supply during the ECQ and that groceries, supermarkets and wet markets will remain open.

“Hindi naman tayo mawawalan ng supply at puwede naman pong lumabas para bumili ng essentials,” DTI Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said.

Earlier, the Quezon City government announced it will set a limit on the number of items or goods a person can buy during the ECQ. It also directed barangays to issue quarantine passes.

Quezon City Mayor Belmonte said the move is to prevent panic buying and hoarding… Read More

(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The province of Laguna and the cities of Iloilo and Cagayan de Oro will be placed under enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 6 to 15, Malacañang said on Thursday.

President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force to place the areas under the strictest lockdown measure, his spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.

Parts of Calabarzon will also be placed under tighter quarantine protocols for the same period.

Cavite, Lucena City, and Rizal will be under modified ECQ, while Batangas and Quezon will be placed under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions.

Roque also announced that Iloilo province will be classified under MECQ until Aug. 15.

IATF officials earlier this week said they would review and evaluate whether to put Calabarzon or some areas in the region under ECQ amid rising COVID-19 cases.

Metro Manila will also be placed under hard lockdown until Aug. 20 to contain the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant… Read More

(BusinessWorld) THE TRANSPORTATION department said Tuesday it is targeting to award the project management consultancy services contract for the first segment of the Mindanao Railway Project this week.

The Department of Transportation (DoTr) is “about to” award the contract,” it said in a statement to BusinessWorld. “We are targeting (it) for this week,” the department added.

The DoTr announced in December last year its invitation to shortlisted Chinese consultants to submit bids for the project management consultancy services contract that covers the Tagum-Davao-Digos segment of the railway.

In January, the department said three short-listed Chinese groups had submitted bids for the consultancy contract: the China Railways Design Corp. and Guangzhou Wanan Construction Supervision Co., Ltd. Consortium; China Railway Liuyuan Group Co., Ltd.; and CCCC Railway Consultants Group Co., Ltd.

The China-funded project has an approved budget of P3.09 billion for the consultancy services.

The department requires the completion of the detailed design and works within 17 months, with 33 months set as the period for the contractor to be engaged in pre-construction activities and the defects notification period.

The railway’s P82.9-billion first phase stretches from the Tagum Station and Depot in Davao del Norte to Digos City in Davao del Sur. It will have stations in

Carmen, Panabo, Santa Cruz, and three in Davao City including a sub-depot. .. Read More

(SunStar) THE Philippines on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, received another shipment of Moderna mRNA vaccines donated by the United States through the Covax Facility.

The 3,000,060 doses that arrived Tuesday make up the second tranche of donation from the US, which earlier sent 3,240,850 doses of the single-dose Janssen viral vector vaccine.

With this new shipment, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Philippines has received 6,240,910 doses of vaccine from the US through Covax.

President Rodrigo Duterte, in his speech during the arrival ceremony, said the government will try to entice those who do not want to be vaccinated with the vaccines given by the US.

He said the “cooperation between the Philippines and the US in overcoming the pandemic highlights the deep friendship between the two countries.”

“Now, ensuring that these vaccines are brought to our people safely is a tedious and difficult process,” he said.

Duterte said the government will comply with the US government’s sentiment that the vaccines it donated go first to the poor.

“Rest assured, everybody will follow that directive. Let us beat Covid together,” he said.

US Embassy Charge d’Affaires John Law, for his part, noted that the US, as the biggest contributor to Covax, has facilitated the delivery of more than 13 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the Philippines… Read More

(CNN Philippine) Metro Manila – The National Capital Region has returned to “high risk” classification due to rising COVID-19 cases, according to the Department of Health.

Aside from NCR, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Visayas, and Northern Mindanao are also under “high risk,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing Tuesday.

Vergeire added that the six regions saw an increase in their average daily attack rates (ADAR), or the number of confirmed cases in a certain area or population.

The ADAR of the following regions from July 20 to Aug. 2 are as follows:

– NCR: 8.96
– Central Visayas: 8.79
– Ilocos Region: 8.47
– Cagayan Valley: 7.50
– CAR: 7.48
– Northern Mindanao: 7.47.. Read More