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With more than 18,000 cases, Calabarzon is now the region with second highest COVID count

BENJAMIN CO MD
Updated as of Aug 13 08:27 AM

It has overtaken Region VII as the second highest contributor to the total COVID cases of the Philippines, which now stands at more than 140,000. NCR still rules the roost with lose to 80,000 cases. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

This nurse died of COVID without seeing her hazard pay, which turned out to be P150 a day

JACS T. SAMPAYAN
Posted at Aug 12 06:45 PM

‘She was treated below what she deserves,’ Joie Cruz posted on Facebook about her mother who recently passed away. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

With 398 new COVID cases, Cavite is second only to NCR in PH’s single day tally

BENJAMIN CO MD
Updated as of Aug 11 08:49 PM

Other provinces that produced the most number of new cases today are Laguna, Iloilo, and Cebu. We are now at 139,538, and we will probably breach 140,000 by tomorrow. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

With new COVID cases far outnumbering recoveries, the PH recovery rate dips below 50%

ANCX
Posted at Aug 10 10:38 PM

Another record breaking single day tally for the country coincides with the globe going past the 20 million mark. Meanwhile, our active cases is at nearly 67,000, which is also almost half of our total. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

Ontario’s new COVID case reports keep going down day-by-day

ANCX
Posted at Aug 09 09:24 PM

Plus, Nintendo sees a surge in profit, China pushes through with a gaming event, and San Francisco still has the virus in check. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

The Philippines has been averaging more than 4,000 COVID cases and more than 20 deaths a day.

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 10 07:15 AM

In the past week alone, 28,732 new confirmed cases and 170 new deaths were reported. With just over a week until the lifting of MECQ, the race to control the numbers is even more pressing. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

With 125 new cases, Cebu makes a comeback in the top five provinces with the highest single-day tally

ANCX
Posted at Aug 08 08:24 PM

NCR is still producing the bulk of daily cases while numbers from Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal aren’t letting up. Most of the cases were from the end of July, but more than a thousand are backlogs. BY BENJAMIN CO MD  Read more »

The bulk of PH’s 122,754 cases are from NCR, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, and Western Visayas

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 08 01:07 AM

NCR alone has almost 70,000 cases. Meanwhile, there are now 5,999 cases with no known region, making up five percent of the total cases reported. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

The number of active COVID cases in the Philippines is back up to more than 50,000

ANCX
Posted at Aug 06 08:44 PM

The PH also zooms past Indonesia and Canada, and gains ground as having the most number of COVID cases in the world. It’s a race that no one wants to win. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

Analysis: Has the Philippines really run out of funds for COVID response? The answer will surprise you

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 07 07:15 AM

We have room to spend much more, if we are to believe the analysis of the citizen’s budget tracker. By RAYA BUENSUCESO Read more »

Face shields are now required for all passengers of Cebu Pacific flights starting August 15

ANCX
Posted at Aug 05 09:02 PM

This is an added, government-directed requirement for those hopping on a plane this month. Read more »

According to WHO, the Philippines leads the Western Pacific Region in total COVID cases

ANCX
Posted at Aug 05 08:47 PM

In the last WHO report, the PH was reported to have more cases than countries like China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia. We are also the only country in the cluster with community transmission. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

The PH COVID recovery rate falls to 58.7% from a high of 73%, below both the global and regional average

ANCX
Posted at Aug 04 09:20 PM

Recoveries have been scant the past few days in comparison to our ballooning number of cases. We now have 44,429 active cases from a low of around 20,000 just the previous week. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

Outside NCR and Region VII, Calabarzon is new COVID epicenter in PH, logging 4-figure cases

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 04 07:18 AM

Yesterday, it logged 1,155 cases in the region from 77 municipalities or cities. Leading the way for the region on Sunday was Cavite, which had 463 cases. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

Ongoing trials by DOST reveal virgin coconut oil’s promising results on treating, managing COVID

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 04 06:04 AM

Virgin coconut oil can possibly help prevent, manage and treat COVID-19 patients, research says. By RHIA GRANA Read more »

Poaching of South African rhinos go down amid COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 03 07:22 AM

Plus, Serena Williams is helping schoolchildren get the masks that they need, Egypt posts its lowest tally in three months, and a COVID-positive patient survives a double lung transplant. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

After crossing the 100,000 mark, the Philippines is set to overtake Indonesia in total COVID cases

ANCX
Posted at Aug 02 07:33 PM

The single day COVID tally record was broken for the third straight day, placing the country within arms-reach of SEA neighbor Indonesia. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

NCR’s 2,667 new COVID cases bumps the region’s total past the 50,000 mark

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 01 09:14 PM

54% of today’s 4,962 new COVID cases come from NCR, the healthcare facilities of which are overrun. Our citizens and healthcare workers deserve better says our resident expert. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »

OPINION: Our doctors have confirmed it. We are losing as one.

ANCX
Updated as of Aug 02 08:57 AM

“We need to draw up a consolidated, definitive plan of action,” said the medical community—but is their audience listening? By GIAN LAO Read more »

NCR, Cebu, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite make up bulk of PH’s 4,063 new COVID cases

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 31 10:58 PM

Recoveries also slow down considerably with 165, bringing down our recovery rate once more. In the global total COVID case rankings, a race that nobody wants to win, we are expected to break into the top 25 soon. BY BENJAMIN CO MD Read more »