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(Eagle News) — Forty-eight local government units have been issued show-cause orders for their slow distribution of cash aid to survivors of Typhoon “Odette,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Tuesday, March 22. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año did not specify the LGUs but said 16 come from Eastern Visayas, 16 from Western Visayas, 13 from Central Visayas, and three from Mimaropa. He said so far, 85.52 percent of the P4,854,356,000 cash […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities destroyed P5.2 million worth of marijuana plants in a three-day operation in Davao del Sur over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation was Lima Cansing, whom the authorities identified as the cultivator of the more or less 26,350 food-grade marijuana plants seized in barangay Bolol Salo in Kiblawan. All marijuana plants with an estimated street value of P5,270,000. were uprooted, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 3,572 additional COVID-19 cases from March 14 to March 20, the Department of Health said on Monday, March 21. According to the DOH, over 600, or 655, additional deaths were also reported. Over 800, or 805, severe and critical cases are currently admitted in hospitals. “Pinapaalalalahan ang lahat na huwag maging kampante sa banta ng COVID-19. Bagkus, dapat natin ipagpatuloy ang tamang pagsunod sa minimum public health standards sa […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard Fleet has a new commander. According to the PCG, CG Rear Admiral Charlie Q. Rances assumed the responsibilities of the outgoing commander CG Rear Admiral Allan Victor T. Dela Vega in a change of command ceremony attended by PCG Commandant, CG Admiral Artemio M. Abu on March 16. Dela Vega, meanwhile, is the new commander of the Coast Guard Weapons, Communications, Electronics and Information System Command. The minor […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has signed a contract for 304 additional trains for the North-South Commuter Railway Project. The DOTr made the statement after announcing the government’s largest flagship project under the “Build, Build, Build” Program “made a huge headway” following the unveiling of the first-ever eight-car Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) for the PNR Clark Phase 1 (Tutuban-Malolos). According to the department, the 8-car train set measures 160 meters in length, and […]
(Eagle News) — The number of unemployed Filipinos went down to 2.93 million in January 2022. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, this was 1.04 million less than the figure reported in January of 2021. The employment situation in the country for the first month of 2022 also improved, according to the PSA, from 91.2 percent in January 2021 to 93.6 percent this year. This translates to 43.02 million people in January 2022, a 1.77 […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has logged 17 additional COVID-19 cases, it said on Friday, March 18. With the additional cases, PNP data showed the total PNP COVID-19 cases were now at 20. Two recoveries pushed the total PNP COVID-19 recoveries to 48705. No additional deaths were reported. The PNP COVID-19 death toll therefore remains at 128. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 alert level 1. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has said the alert […]
Metro Manila with 2,179 new COVID-19 cases logged in recent 14 days, DOH data shows (Eagle News) –COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,672,661 on Thursday, March 17, after the Department of Health reported 598 more cases on that day. According to the DOH, of the regions, Metro Manila had the most COVID-19 cases added in the last 14 days, with 2179. It was followed by Region 5A with 1,114; Region VI or Western […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Tuesday, March 16, announced the official start of the dry season. The weather bureau made the announcement following the termination of the northeast monsoon. PAGASA said this was signaled by the retreat of the High Pressure Area (HPA) over Siberia, therefore resulting in the weakening of the associated northeasterly winds and decreasing sea level pressure in the country, and the general shift of […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 announced a suspension of operations for five days in April. The MRT-3 said the suspension is scheduled from April 13 to 17. It said the suspension of operations was to pave the way for annual preventive maintenance activities. Normal operations will resume on April 18. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 alert level 1. The Department of Transportation is now allowing a 100% capacity in public transportation.
(Eagle News) — Around P374,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City, the Philippine National Police said on Tuesday, March 15. According to the PNP, also arrested in the buy-bust operation in Purok Tinagong Paraiso, Zone 3, Barangay Banago was Carlo Jordan Arevalo, 24. The PNP said apart from the more or less 55 grams of suspected shabu, one coin purse, one digital weighing scale, one notebook, one box […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday, March 15, announced a minor reshuffle in the organization. According to the PCG, CG Commodore Nelson B Torre is the new Deputy Commander of the PCG’s Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command. Torre was replaced by CG Commodore Allen J Dalangin as CG K-9 Force commander. Prior to his new designation, Dalangin served as the Deputy Chief of Coast Guard Staff for Intelligence, CG-2. During the […]
