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554 more COVID-19 cases added to PHL COVID-19 tally on Monday, March 14 (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 554 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, March 14, pushing the total COVID-19 cases to 3,671,293. According to the Department of Health, the region which posted the most additional COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days was Metro Manila, with 2251. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,221; Western Visayas with 879; Central Luzon with 719; and […]
Brazilians, Israelis can stay for 59 days in PHL without visas, bureau says (Eagle News) — Macau and Hong Kong nationals may again enter the country visa-free for 14 days. According to the Bureau of Immigration, nationals from Israel and Brazil may also enter the Philippines visa-free for an initial stay of 59 days. The bureau said this was according to the latest resolution passed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3670749 on Sunday, March 13, after the Department of Health reported 564 additional cases on the same day. According to the DOH, the regions with the most additional COVID-19 cases reported in the last 14 days were Metro Manila with 2307, Calabarzon with 1253, Western Visayas with 903, Central Luzon with 775 and Central Visayas with 796. The cities and provinces with the most additional COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 Filipinos have so far been evacuated from Ukraine, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said. Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola said in a social media post that of the 309 so far evacuated, 150 Filipinos have already been repatriated to the Philippines while 159 are staying in other European countries as of Friday afternoon. The day before, she said Filipino seafarers from the MV Key Knight, MV Star […]
(Eagle News) — Five Filipinos victimized by human traffickers were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration said on Saturday, March 12. According to the bureau, the victims were stopped at Terminal 2 following an attempt to depart via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Thailand. The victims reportedly fell in line separately, with three of them having been initially cleared for departure. Bureau Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-nine more Filipinos evacuated from Ukraine arrived in the Philippines on Thursday, March 10. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the 29 seafarers arrived from Bucharest in Romania. The department said the 29 seafarers consist of 20 crew members of MV Global Aglaia; two seafarers of MV Joseph Schulte; and seven seafarers from MV Star Helena. They exited Ukraine via Moldova with assistance from the Philippine Honorary Consulate in Chisinau and […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Artemio Abu has been promoted to the highest rank of a commissioned officer. President Rodrigo Duterte promoted Abu to admiral from vice admiral a week after he was assigned at the helm of the PCG, replacing Admiral Leopoldo Laroya, who retired in February. The PCG said the promotion was “upon recommendation of Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur P. Tugade” and was effective Monday, March 7. Abu is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed National Transmission Corporation head Melvin Matibag as acting Cabinet secretary. Matibag, who is also PDP Laban secretary general, will replace Karlo Nograles, who has been appointed chair of the Civil Service Commission. Nograles will serve in that capacity for seven years, if his appointment is approved by Congress. In a statement, Matibag said he will “make sure the important policy issues of President Duterte are acted […]
(Eagle News) — The 21 seafarers who were evacuated from the vessel MV S-Breeze in Ukraine have arrived in the Philippines. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, with their arrival, the total number of Filipinos repatriated from Ukraine was now 63. Meanwhile, 136 have been evacuated. The department said another group of seven seafarers from MV Joseph Schulte are also scheduled to arrive in Manila later today. Seafarers of MV Star Helena, MV Global Aglaia, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Saidamen Balt Pangarungan as ad interim chair of the Commission on Elections. This is according to Martin Andanar, who made the announcement on Tuesday, March 8, in his first press conference as newly-designated acting Palace spokesperson. According to Andanar, the President also signed the appointment of George Erwin Garcia and Aimee Torrefranca-Neri as ad interim Comelec commissioners. “The directive of the President is to ensure an honest, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar as acting presidential spokesperson. The Palace made the announcement about Andanar’s designation on Tuesday, March 8. The announcement came a day after Karlo Nograles, then the acting Palace spokesperson, was appointed chair of the Civil Service Commission by the President. Nograles replaced Alicia dela Rosa-Bala who retired in February, the end of her seven-year term. If Nograles’ appointment is confirmed by Congress, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged 6,297 new COVID-19 cases in the recent seven days, the Department of Health said on Monday, March 7. According to the DOH, which has started a different kind of reporting that focuses on critical and severe cases, the 6,247 new cases recorded since March 1 translates to an average of 899 new COVID-19 cases per day this week. The department said, meanwhile, 1,055 severe and critical cases have […]
