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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs surpassed its collection target in February by P8.7 billion. According to the bureau, its target was supposed to be P50.302 billion but it managed to collect P59.036 billion during the month, a 17.4% increase. The bureau said based on the preliminary report released by the BOC-Financial Service, 14 of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for the month. These were the Port of San Fernando, POM, MICP, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,555,016 on Tuesday, March 1, after the Department of Health reported 1,067 additional cases. The DOH said according to the latest report, all laboratories were operational on February 27, 2022 while nine laboratories have not submitted data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). “Please note that lower reported numbers and positivity rate today are because these are Sunday laboratory outputs, which traditionally have the […]
(Eagle News) — Vice Admiral Artemio M. Abu is the new Philippine Coast Guard commandant, the PCG said on Monday, Feb. 28. According to the PCG, this was after President Rodrigo Duterte appointed him to the post left vacant by Admiral Leopoldo Laroya, who retired from the service early February. With his appointment, Abu is officially the 29th PCG commandant, the PCG said. According to the PCG, before his appointment, Abu was the Commander of […]
(Eagle News) — Six Filipinos who were evacuated from Ukraine have safely arrived in Moldova. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the evacuees include a fourth-year medical student at the Bukovinian State Medical University, two Filipino nationals married to Ukrainian nationals (one of whom traveled with her two-year-old son), and two Filipinos working for an international organization managed to cross the Moldovan border. The department said Honorary Consul Victor Gaina of the Philippine Honorary […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,661,049 on Sunday, Feb. 27, after the Department of Health reported 1038 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 52961 were active. Of these, 556 were asymptomatic, 47910 were mild, 2780 were moderate, 1417 were severe, and 298 were critical. Almost 2000, or 1999, more recoveries were reported, pushing the total recoveries to 3551687. Fifty-one additional deaths were reported, pushing the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The first group of Filipino evacuees from Ukraine arrived in Poland over the weekend, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the evacuees were welcomed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., after attending the European Union Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in Paris. The department said the DFA chief welcomed the evacuees on board a bus. Food and bottled water were also distributed to the evacuees. According […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,660,020 after the Department of Health reported 1,223 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 53,934 were active. Of these, 597 were asymptomatic, 48842 were mild, 2780 were moderate, 1417 were severe, and 298 were critical. Over 2000, or 2400, more recoveries were reported, pushing the total recoveries to 3549735. Over 100, or 128, more deaths were reported, pushing the total COVID-19 death toll […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has urged the public to exercise caution amid what it said were the emerging human trafficking trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Immigration bureau Travel Control and Enforcement Unit Head Ma. Timotea Barizo said one of the most common ‘modus operandi’ of human traffickers is the falsification of Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) and the subsequent tampering with Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) forms. “There are instances […]
Northern Luzon and the rest of Central Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Central and Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern Luzon and the rest of Central Luzon. Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, PAGASA said, are expected over Caraga. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense is ready to provide assistance in the repatriation of overseas Filipinos in Ukraine following Russia’s attack. According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, they shall provide the aid to agencies led by the Department of Foreign Affairs “if and when we are called upon to do so.” “We are monitoring the situation closely and are standing by…,” Lorenzana said. Echoing the DFA’s statement, the defense chief expressed hope […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,658,892 on Friday, Feb. 25, after the Department of Health reported 1,671 additional cases. The DOH said all laboratories were operational on Feb. 23 while three laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55140 were active. Of these, 645 were asymptomatic, 49988 were mild, 2784 were moderate, 1424 were severe, and 299 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has said the deadline for the mandatory filing of annual reports by foreign nationals this year will not be extended. In a statement, the bureau said those concerned only have until March 1 to file their 2022 annual report, in compliance with the Alien Registration Act. According to the law, bureau-registered aliens should report in person to the bureau within the first 60 days of every calendar year. […]
