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(File photo) MANILA - Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Tuesday night directed police units to intensify the deployment of personnel to public places after the country was again classified as "high-risk" for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "DOH (Department of Health) is sending a red flag to law enforcers to recalibrate their strategy. It is laid upon us to manage the movement of people, grounded on the national IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) direction and local Executive Orders," Carlos said in a statement. Starting Wednesday, the pr...

TYPHOON-HIT AREAS VISIT. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inspects one of the areas battered by Typhoon Odette in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Dec. 22, 2021. Malacanang on Wednesday (Jan. 5, 2022) said protocols are in place to protect Duterte without limiting his activities amid the surge of Covid-19 infections. (Presidential photo by King Rodriguez) MANILA - Amid a spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, Malacanang on Wednesday said it is taking the necessary steps to enforce strict Covid-19 protocols following the planned visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to areas hit by Typhoon Odett...

(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday reported 611 new recoveries and 5,434 additional cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Recoveries are now at 2,779,706 or 97.2 percent of the total 2,861,119 infections since the pandemic started in March 2020. Active cases climbed to 29,809 of which 24,026 are mild, 3,020 are moderate, 889 are asymptomatic, 328 are critical, and 1,546 are severe. "Of the 5,434 reported cases today (January 4), 5,395 or 99 percent occurred within the recent 14 days - December 22 to Jan. 4, 2022," the DOH reported. As in the p...

MANILA - The Philippine Post Office will issue a new postage stamp on December 30 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with this year's theme, "Rizal: Para sa Agham, Katotohanan at Buhay". Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was an extremely gifted student and had won literary competitions from a young age. Rizal was a multifaceted intellectual best known for his two famous novels, the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, which inspired...

(Photo from Philippine Post Office) MANILA - The Philippine Post Office will issue new postage stamps on December 30 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal with this year's theme, "Rizal: Para sa Agham, Katotohanan at Buhay". Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was an extremely gifted student and had won literary competitions from a young age. Rizal was a multifaceted intellectual best known for his two famous novels, the Noli Me Tangere an...