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COVID-19
Cases
DOH confirms 18,937 new COVID-19 cases as death toll nears 37,000
The Department of Health announced 18,937 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while the cumulative death toll approached 37,000.
CNN Philippines
Department of Health
97 areas in PH under Alert Level 4 — DOH
Ninety-seven areas in the country are currently under Alert Level 4, the highest alert level for COVID-19, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
COVID-19 cases in PH may peak by October — DOH
COVID-19 cases in the country may peak by October, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Monday, citing experts’ projections.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Still no go-signal for pediatric vaccination – DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) said yesterday that there is still no recommendation from the All Expert Group to administer COVID-19 vaccines among minors aged 12 to 17 years old.
Philippine Star
IATF/NTF COVID-19
516,000 Pfizer COVID-19 doses from COVAX facility arrive in PH
A total of 561,600 doses of the US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Philippines on Monday evening.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
PH's high vaccination rate protecting people vs severe COVID-19, says Dizon
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer and Testing Czar Vince Dizon said Monday, Sept. 20, that the country’s high vaccination rate is protecting people against severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Manila Bulletin
Regions
Luzon including NCR
COVID rampage extends beyond NCR
The COVID-19 rampage in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has reached areas in several regions outside the capital that are now seeing high virus transmission rates, COVID cases, and bed occupancy that are overwhelming their health capacities.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
69% of hospitalized Covid-19 cases in Bacolod City unvaccinated
Ninety-seven of the 141 hospital admitted cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) from Sept. 1 to 19 here are unvaccinated, data released by Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) on Monday showed.
Philippine News Agency
Mindanao
Total Covid-19 recoveries in Davao Region now at 63.3K
Davao Region has so far recorded a total of 63,383 recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the Department of Health in Region 11 (DOH-11).
Philippine News Agency
World
Philippines ranks 8th in global COVID-19 cases
The Philippines ranked eighth among countries with the most COVID-19 cases in the past 28 days, according to the global tracker of the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine (JHU) based in Maryland.
Philippine Star
Diplomatic, Development and Private Sector
Incidents and Violations
Editorial, Analysis, Opinion and Features
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Roque: No proof of Duterte’s link to Davao Death Squad
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday insisted there is no proof that President Rodrigo Duterte is linked to the vigilante killings in his hometown led by the Davao Death Squad (DDS).
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Palace won’t let ICC probers in the Philippines
The government won’t allow International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators to come to the Philippines to look into the killings tied to President Duterte’s drug war because only local authorities can probe crimes that happened in the country, Malacañang said yesterday.
Philippine Star
Rody taunts Dick: 'I will reduce you to your original size'
President Duterte has addressed Senator Richard Gordon by his nickname–“Dick”–for the first time in his public briefings since he began to beef with the latter around three weeks ago.
Manila Bulletin
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
BUDGET, FINANCE, and TAXATION
BUSINESS, ECONOMY AND INVESTMENT
BUILD, BUILD, BUILD and PUBLIC WORKS
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine National Police
EDUCATION
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Low budget, turf issues hamper ICT infrastructure – Honasan
Low annual budgets as well as turf issues among hundreds of government agencies are seriously hampering the development of the information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure in the public sector, badly needed in times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said yesterday.
Philippine Star
ELECTION RELATED
Robredo, Moreno among 1Sambayan’s top bets to lead opposition in 2022
Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Franciso “Isko Moreno” Domagoso are among 1Sambayan’s top contenders to lead the unified opposition against the administration in the May 2022 presidential election.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
No talks yet on Bongbong Marcos candidacy under PDP-Laban
There are no talks yet, whether formal or informal, on the candidacy of former Senator Bongbong Marcos under the PDP-Laban, an official from a party faction said Monday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
Senate of the Philippines
Villar, Pacquiao still the only billionaires in Senate
Senators Cynthia Villar and Manny Pacquiao remain the only billionaires in the Senate, their latest statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) showed.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Pharmally funding came from friends, not me, Michael Yang insists
Michael Yang, the Chinese businessman who was once economic adviser of President Rodrigo Duterte, insisted on Monday it was his friends, not him, who funded Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. when it entered into contracts with the government.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
‘I’d rather be tried, hanged’ in PH, Dela Rosa says on ICC drug war probe
“I [would] rather be tried, convicted and even hanged before a Filipino court.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Drilon wants income tax records of Pharmally execs with luxury cars
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon wants a copy of the income tax records of three top officials of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. before and after they acquired millions-worth of luxury cars.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
House of Representatives
Solons shift pandemic supplies probe to Red Cross ‘wrong’ COVID tests
Lawmakers from the House of Representatives probing the supposedly overpriced pandemic supplies purchased by the government have now switched their attention to allegations that the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) released wrong results of COVID-19 tests done on health workers.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Makabayan bloc wants ‘wealth tax’ for people with over P1-B worth of assets
The House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc has proposed taxing the super rich, imposing an additional wealth tax for people with taxable assets worth over P1 billion or more.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Congressman files bill abolishing DBM purchasing arm
A House leader has filed a bill that seeks the abolition of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) which was linked to the purchase of overpriced COVID-19 supplies from an undercapitalized Palace-favored firm.
Philippine Star
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs)
DILG only enforcing the law in NCR granular lockdown restrictions- Año
The 14-day quarantine lockdowns in the Metro Manila granular areas is just being enforced as a measure to contain the transmission of the dreaded coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año insisted on Monday, Sept. 20.
Manila Bulletin
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
FOREIGN RELATIONS
West Philippine Sea
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
HOUSING and SETTLEMENT
POVERTY
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
TRANSPORTATION
TOURISM
WATER and ENERGY
Aboitiz Group accelerates projects as economy recovers
THE business units of the Aboitiz Group are pursuing various projects as the Philippine economy gradually recovers from the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sun Star
Aboitiz to focus on Magat, Ambuklao, Binga for floating solar projects
Aboitiz Power Corporation, the country’s largest power generation company (genco), said it will focus on putting up floating solar projects in the Magat, Ambuklao, and Binga reservoirs — all in Northern Luzon — instead of the Laguna De Bay.
Power Philippines
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