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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Police Lieutenant General Vicente Danao Jr. as the officer in charge of the Philippine National Police. According to Presidential Spokesperson Martin Andanar, the designation is effective May 8. This is the same day PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos is expected to retire from the agency after reaching the mandatory age of retirement at 56. It is also a day before the national and local elections are expected to […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s next Philippine National Police will be known on Tuesday, May 3. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who held his Talk to the Nation on Monday, May 2. According to the President, he will take a look at what the contenders for the post–as submitted by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año—have done in the past and at their track record in government. Earlier, Año said he recommended two senior […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration reminded Filipinos planning to work abroad to beware of trafficking and illegal recruitment schemes. Immigration Chief Jaime Morente issued the statement amid the 688 human trafficking attempts reported in 2021, with 13680 passengers reported without proper documentation. “Human trafficking is considered as modern-day slavery. It is real and has hit many Filipinos,” Morente said. According to the Immigration Chief, victims would be given fake documents or be trained to provide […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines now recognizes the national COVID-19 vaccination certificates of Lao PDR and Rwanda, the Palace said on Friday, April 29. According to Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar, this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the acceptance and recognition in the Philippines of the documents, which can now be used by Lao PDR and Rwanda citizens for purposes of protocols in arrival, movement, and quarantine. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has called out 61 local government units for what it said was their non-compliance with the mandatory representation of indigenous people in local legislative councils. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año gave two provinces, 14 municipalities, and 51 barangays until May 3 to explain why they have no Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) as mandated by Section 16 of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act. According to […]
(Eagle News) — A fire hit the Bureau of Immigration main office in Manila on Thursday, April 28. According to the bureau, the fire broke out at 1:40 p.m. The bureau said the blaze was caused by a faulty air conditioning unit on the second floor of the building. The fire was declared out at 2:30 p.m. No fatalities nor injured were reported. The bureau said immigration services resumed after the fire was put out.
(Eagle News) — The country’s first Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 case had 44 close contacts, the Department of Health said on Thursday, April 28. According to the DOH, of the 44, nine were the 52-year-old Finnish woman’s close contacts in Quezon City, five in Benguet, and 30 were fellow passengers on the plane she rode on the way to the Philippines. The DOH has said upon arrival in the country on April 2, she did not […]
DOH says first case also traveled to QC (Eagle News) — The COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12 has been detected in Baguio City, the Department of Health announced on Wednesday, April 27. According to the DOH, the sublineage was detected in a 52-year-old Finnish female who arrived in the country on April 2. The DOH said the patient was not required to undergo routine isolation in a quarantine facility because she was asymptomatic and was fully […]
Rest of PHL affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, Sorsogon, Masbate and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, PAGASA said, will […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has added three crew change hubs in the country to help facilitate the movement of seafarers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), with the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa, Palawan crew change hubs now operational, the Philippines already has a total of nine change crew hubs. Prior to the activation of the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa hubs, the Manila South Harbor, Port Capinpin in […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,684,712 after the Department of Health reported 213 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday, April 25. According to DOH’s COVID-19 tracker, the top regions with the highest tally of new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 14 days were the following: Metro Manila: 1069 Calabarzon: 436 Central Luzon: 274 Western Visayas: 147 Davao Region: 133 The following cities had the highest tally of new COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News)–The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 212. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, of the fatalities, 186 were reported from Eastern Visayas, 21 from Western Visayas, three in Davao Region, and two in Central Visayas. The NDRRMC said 132 individuals have been reported missing. Of the number, 130 were reported from Eastern Visayas, and one each from Western Visayas and Davao Region. Eight were reported […]
