The Philippines is now at low-risk for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Malacanang, as the country, particularly Metro Manila, prepares to de-escalate to a less strict Alert Level 1 by March.
Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo Puyat has also noted the marked increase in the number of foreign tourists coming to the country, with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reminding airline companies to refrain from accepting unvaccinated passengers to the Philippines.
The case count had the number of new cases at 2,010 – the lowest this year, with 6,239 recoveries, and 52 deaths.
Meanwhile, the governments of Japan and the United Kingdom have forged deeper ties with the Philippines on environment and climate change.
These are among the top stories this Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2022.
COLLAPSE – A portion of a house located next to a construction site on Mariano Marcos St. and V. Cruz St. in Barangay Maytunas, San Juan City, collapsed on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Photo also shows a car gobbled up by a sinkhole being lifted out of the rubble by a backhoe the next morning. (Noel B. Pabalate)
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