News Roundup 12 February 2022
Feb 12, 2022 • 4 min Read
DOH logs 3,792 new COVID-19 cases; active infections drop to 84,229 | INQUIRER.NET – The country’s active COVID-19 cases are now less than 90,000, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Saturday as it added 3,792 new COVID-19 cases to the tally. According to the DOH bulletin, the country’s active cases now stand at 84,229, which are lower than the 91,147 active infections as of Friday. The DOH also reported 10,662 more recoveries and 76 more deaths, raising the total number of recoveries to 3,495,209 and fatalities to 54,930. The country has so far recorded a total of 3,634,368 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of the current active cases, 94.4 percent are either mild or asymptomatic. A total of 3,016 are asymptomatic, 76,487 are mild, 2,971 are moderate, 1,443 are severe, and 312 are critical. According to DOH, 32,067 individuals got themselves tested for coronavirus on Thursday, of which 14.3 percent were found positive.
Robredo: Election is about choosing the type of politics in next 6 years | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo said Saturday that the election is not just about selecting the most skillful candidate but also about choosing the type of politics and leadership Filipinos will want to see in the next six years. Speaking at the balcony of St. Joseph Cathedral in Balanga, Bataan before a pink-clad crowd, Robredo pointed at how significant the upcoming May 9 elections will be for the country’s future. “Alam niyo at alam ko na napakahalaga ng eleksyon na ito. Hindi lang po ito pagpipili kung sino ang pinakamahusay sa mga kandidato pero pagpipili po ito kung anong klaseng pulitika at pamamahala ang gusto nating mamayani sa bayan natin sa susunod na anim na taon,” she told her supporters. (You and I know that this election is really important. It is not just about choosing the most skillful candidate but about choosing the kind of politics and leadership we want to prevail in our country in the next six years.) Robredo said she will face the remaining 86 days of the campaign period with confidence because of the backing of her supporters. “Ang pinapakita niyo po sa amin ngayong umaga na ‘yung inyong commitment para maging bahagi ng pagbabago para sa mas mabuting pamamahala ay buhay na buhay,” the Vice President said. (You are showing us this morning that your commitment to be part of the change for a better leadership is really alive.) “Hindi niyo lang po pinalalakas ang loob ko, pero sinasabi niyo po sa amin ngayong umaga na ang laban na ito ay laban niyo rin. (You are not just giving me courage, but you are telling us this morning that this fight is also yours.) “Sana po hindi kayo magsawa na ipagpatuloy ang laban. Nasa kamay niyo po lahat ang kapangyarihan na pumili kung anong daan ang tatahakin ng ating bansa sa susunod na anim na taon,” she said. (I hope you will not get tired of continuing the fight. You hold the power to choose the path that our country will take in the next six years.)
Robredo poses for ‘selfie’ with supporter who jumps on her campaign vehicle | Manila Bulletin – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running for a Senate seat again, posted about presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo’s compassionate side after she took a selfie with a female supporter despite the commotion during a motorcade. Trillanes posted a video taken in Tabaco City, Albay wherein Robredo was seen onboard a motorcade vehicle while a supporter tried to board the same vehicle to take a selfie with her. “Simpleng display ng malasakit. Nahawi ng security pero pinagbigyan ni next President Leni (Simple display of compassion. She was pushed down by security but next President Leni granted her [request]),” the Senate bet wrote on Facebook. At first, Robredo had her back on the supporter and did not see as she forcibly boarded the vehicle despite the Vice President’s female security personnel trying to ask the supporter to go down.
9 dead in Maguindanao ambush | PHILSTAR.COM – Nine people got killed in an ambush here on Saturday morning in what the police and military said was rooted to a longtime ”rido” between two Moro clans. Rido is a generic term for clan war in many Southern Philippine languages. The Maguindanao provincial police and the Army’s 6th Infantry Division confirmed the death of nine persons in the incident, among them Pagz Mamasainged, also known as “Commander Black Magic,” who died instantly from multiple bullet wounds. They were on board a maroon Mitsubishi Montero and a black Ford Ranger pick-up truck that their attackers shot with assault rifles while maneuvering through a secluded stretch of a road connecting Barangay Kalumamis to the Cotabato-Isulan Highway. Major Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of 6th ID, said Mamasainged and his followers are adversaries of another group led by Jordan Mamalintang and his son, Morsid.
