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COVID-19
Cases
DOH records over 14,000 COVID-19 cases for 2 consecutive days
The Philippines recorded 14,749 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 1,741,616.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Department of Health
DOH detects first case of Lambda variant; reports 182 additional Delta cases
The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of the first case of the COVID-19 Lambda variant on Sunday, along with an additional 182 cases of the Delta variant.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IATF/NTF COVID-19
'Better' Christmas for Filipinos still attainable amid COVID-19 surge — Galvez
Filipinos can still celebrate a “better” Christmas season this year despite the worrisome surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases which are seen to be caused by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Manila Bulletin
NTF asks vaccine makers for faster, larger shipments
The government’s vaccine negotiating panel is asking manufacturers to speed up deliveries and increase to 25 million doses the monthly volume of shipments to the Philippines as the country races against the rapid spread of COVID-19 infections.
Philippine Star
More than 400,000 doses of Moderna vaccine arrive in PH
A total of 469,200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Sunday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Regions
Luzon including NCR
ICU occupancy in Metro Manila reaches 71 percent, highest since May — OCTA Research
As the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is still increasing, the intensive care unit utilization rate (ICUUR) in Metro Manila is now at “high risk,” based on the OCTA Research’s report on Sunday, Aug. 15.
Manila Bulletin
DOH launches mass testing of close contacts of Delta cases in Calabarzon
The Department of Health (DOH) has initiated mass antigen testing to all close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 Delta variant cases in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible virus.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Isko Moreno tests positive for COVID-19
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno tested positive for COVID-19, the Manila Public Information Office (PIO) confirmed Sunday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
Cebu logs 496 deaths in last 14 days due to COVID-19
At least 496 people have died due to COVID-19 in the entire island of Cebu in the last 14 days.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
COVID-19 surge in Eastern Visayas due to variants, says DOH
Aside from the Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas also recorded other variants which could have contributed to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the region.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mindanao
Detecting COVID-19 variant cases in Mindanao will soon be done in Mindanao
Detection of Delta and other variant cases of COVID-19 in Mindanao will soon be done in Mindanao instead of the present practice of sending specimens to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in Quezon City for whole genome sequencing (WGS) and waiting for several weeks to get results.
MindaNews
Bukidnon struggles as region’s top COVID-19 hospital reaches full capacity
Northern Mindanao’s primary referral hospital for seriously ill COVID-19 carriers has practically shut its doors on patients as it reached full capacity and saw a shortage in oxygen supply.
Rappler
World
[ANALYSIS] Belgium’s COVID-19 Comeback Is a Model for the World
Europe’s poster child for pandemic dysfunction can now teach other countries how to beat the disease.
Foreign Policy
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Palace mum on health workers’ mass resignation plan
Malacañang on Sunday declined to comment on the planned mass resignation of health workers over low salaries and lack of benefits.
Politics
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo seeks improvement in testing, contact tracing amid soaring COVID-19 cases
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for an improvement in the country’s testing and contact tracing efforts amid soaring COVID-19 cases.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
P275.9-M ‘unauthorized grant of meal allowances’ settled —DOH
The Department of Health clarified on Sunday that the reported P275.9-million deficiencies in the unauthorized grant of meal allowances to health workers have been settled.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Despite pandemic challenges, DepEd ‘satisfactorily’ complies with COA’s accounting standards
The Department of Education (DepEd) thanked Sunday, Aug. 15, the Commission on Audit (COA) for recognizing its efforts to comply with the current accounting standards.
Manila Bulletin
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
Strict curbs to impact Q3 economic performance
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects the third quarter economic performance to take a hit from the revert to lockdown in select areas.
Philippine Star
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
P5.5-B Nova-Balara water project to ensure water security: MWSS
The ongoing construction of the PHP5.5 billion Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 (NBAQ4) project of Manila Water under a flagship “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration is on track to ensure water security for Metro Manila and suburban areas in the next 10 to 25 or, hopefully, 50 years.
Philippine News Agency
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
Teachers spend own money to buy gadgets, avail of internet services to facilitate teaching, learning —DOST study
Public school teachers are spending money from their own pocket to buy gadgets such as laptop computer, and mobile phone, and to avail internet connection services to facilitate teaching and learning, based on the results of a study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP).
Manila Bulletin
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
DICT asked: Where is the uniform vax certificate?
Officials of the Department of Information and Communications Technology must explain the DICT’s failure to produce the uniform vaccination certificates it promised to issue this month, Sen. Imee Marcos said.
Philippine Star
ELECTION RELATED
More than 18,000 posts at stake in 2022 polls
Over 18,000 national and local elective positions are waiting to be filled in the May 2022 polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported over the weekend.
Philippine Star
‘Research, economic studies’ undertaken for Sara’s 2022 run
A senior ally of President Duterte yesterday said they are in the process of providing an “in-depth research and economic studies” for purposes of convincing Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to run for president in the May 2022 elections.
Philippine Star
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
DOLE: Issues with COA have been cleared
THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has been cleared by the Commission on Audit (COA) of possible mishandling of its funds for assistance to workers affected by Covid-19 last year, an official said on Sunday.
Business Mirror
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
US senators call for release of de Lima, other women political detainees
Several American senators filed a resolution to urge governments all over the world to free women political prisoners, including Senator Leila de Lima who was detained over drug charges.
GMA News
House of Representatives
COA to brief House on DOH spending deficiencies
The Commission on Audit is set to brief members of the House of Representatives on the “deficiencies” it discovered in the management of some P67.32 billion in COVID-19 funds allocated to the Department of Health in 2020.
Philippine Star
‘House aims to hasten economic recovery by raising agri budget’
The chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means said the lower chamber will push for a higher agriculture budget in the proposed 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA) to fight inflation and hasten the country’s economic recovery.
Business Mirror
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
DFA raises Alert Level 4 in Afghanistan; advises Filipinos to prepare for evacuation
The Department of Foreign Affairs issued Alert Level 4 in Afghanistan after the Taliban captured key cities, including the capital of Kabul.
ABS-CBN News
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
DoE seeks views on energy subsidy rules
The Department of Energy (DoE) is soliciting comments from industry stakeholders on the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of a law that extends electricity lifeline rate for low-income households.
Manila Times
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