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MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) has detected 613 new cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron subvariants. In its latest Covid-19 biosurveillance report, the agency noted that there were 694 samples sequenced by the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center on Jan. 28. Out of the total samples, 252 or 36.31 percent were classified as BA.2.3.20; 201 or 28.96 percent as XBB; 25 or 3.6 percent as BA.5 (including 18 cases classified as BQ.1); 15 or 2.16 percent as XBC; two or 0.29 percent as BA.2.75; and 118 or 17 percent as other Omicron sublineages. Screenshotfrom DOH website "All additional BA.2.3.20 and XBB cases were local cases from all regions except Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region," the DOH said. "Among [the] 25 BA.5 cases detected, 16 were local cases from Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Central Visayas, Soccsksargen, Caraga, and NCR, and the remaining nine cases were Returning Overseas Filipinos". It added ....
Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reported on Friday that official ballots for four regions and one province have already been printed which would be used in the October Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco said these ballots for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Caraga, Soccsksargen, Davao Region and the province of Batanes. "Per update of the printing committee, 15 percent of the projected ballot quantities have been printed," he said in a message to reporters. The poll body official added that the number will increase based on the hearings to be conducted next month by the Election Registration Board (ERB) on the applications for registration that have been submitted by voter applicants. "These are projected figures as the final quantity will be determined after the conduct of the Election Registration Board Hearings come Februa ....
MANILA - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported on Wednesday that torrential rains and floods from the low-pressure area, shear line, and northeast monsoon that hit several parts of the country since early January have caused PHP1.26 billion worth of damage to agriculture and infrastructure. In its latest bulletin, the OCD said agricultural damage has reached PHP833.07 million in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and Caraga. Meanwhile, infrastructure damage has amounted to PHP430.48 million in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. A total of 1,780 houses were damaged - 1,232 of which were classified as "partially damaged" and 548 as "totally damaged." The number of reported deaths rose to 39, with 19 confirmed and 20 still being verified. The number of injured and miss ....
FLOODING. The spillway in Sitio Tabu-ay in Barangay Banban, Mabinay, Negros Oriental overflows on Thursday (Jan. 12, 2023) due to the heavy rains dumped on the province by a low-pressure area and shear line. The Office of Civil Defense said the damage to infrastructure and agriculture due to bad weather since Jan. 2 has reached more than PHP620 million. (Photo courtesy of the 11th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army) MANILA - The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Friday put the amount of damage to infrastructure and agriculture due to a low-pressure area, shear line, and northeast monsoon since Jan. 2 at more than PHP620 million. In a bulletin, the OCD said infrastructure damage was placed at PHP206.96 million in Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Meanwhile, agriculture damage was estimated at PHP414.35 million in Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Western Vi ....