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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has a new officer-in-charge. According to the PCG, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade named Vice Admiral Eduardo D. Fabricante at PCG’s helm following the retirement of Commandant Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya. Tugade made the announcement during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony on Feb. 10. Fabricante is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1989. He served as Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations before […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3627575 on Thursday, Feb. 10, after the Department of Health reported 4,575 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 176 duplicates were removed. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 93,307 are active. Of the active cases, 3316 are asymptomatic, 85244 are mild, 2991 are moderate, 1444 are severe, and 312 are critical. Recoveries rose to 3479485 with the addition of 7504 recoveries. The […]
Trough of LPA affecting eastern section of Mindanao (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Meanwhile, the trough of a Low Pressure Area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as a result, Caraga, Davao Region, Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Samar, and Eastern Samar will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides […]
(Eagle News) — Seventy-five percent of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, the latest Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the survey conducted from December 12 to 16, 2021 using face-to-face interviews, this was an increase of 8 points from the 67 percent satisfied in September. The December survey showed only 9 percent were undecided, and 15 percent were dissatisfied, yielding a net satisfaction rating of +60, classified by SWS as very […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration clarified that only fully-vaccinated foreigners coming from any of the countries listed in a recently issued executive order will be allowed entry into the country even without visas. According to the bureau, these foreigners from any of the 157 countries listed in Executive Order No. 408 are required to present the appropriate proof of full vaccination as set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the additional 141 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 24909. Over 100–or 184–more recoveries were also reported, pushing the total COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos to 14728. One more fatality was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos overseas is now at 1460. The Middle East and Africa […]
(Eagle News) — A police lieutenant was killed in a recent encounter with communist terrorists in Northern Samar, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Police Lieutenant Kenneth Tad-awan, died in the encounter which ensued while on preventive patrol in Barangay Look, Lapinig. Joint police and military pursuit operations are underway against the local terrorist group, the PNP said. PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos extended his condolences to the kin of the fatality. “We […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Sunday, Feb. 6, announced that some bar examinees were disqualified from completing the 2020/2021 bar examinations. In bar bulletin no. 39, s. 2022, 2020/2021 bar chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said based on reports he received, the disqualified examinees deliberately entered the local testing centers without disclosing that they had previously contracted the COVID-19 virus, smuggled mobile phones inside exam rooms, and checked social media during lunch break. […]
(Eagle News) — The COVID-19 national vaccination program for children aged 5 to 11 will kick off on Feb. 14. According to National Vaccination Operations Center co-lead Dr. Kezia Lorraine Rosario, the pilot, however, is expected on Feb. 7. Around 1,000 children are expected to be vaccinated during the pilot implementation. During the nationwide rollout, around 38 vaccination sites in the country are expected. Rosario urged parents to have their children vaccinated so they can […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has released over P3 billion as the performance-based bonus (PBB) of policemen. PNP Finance Service Director Police Brigadier General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said bonuses were credited to the individual payroll accounts of PNP personnel on Friday, February 4, 2022″. The PNP said 201,398 PNP personnel are set to receive their bonuses. Those who were found guilty of administrative and/or criminal cases by final and executory judgment […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P3.5 million worth of shabu in Cebu on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the illegal drugs were seized from John Casper Puyat Macaalay, 21, during the buy-bust operation in Sitio Hawod in Barangay Bulacao. Apart from the 525 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P3,570,000.00, seized from the suspect was one unit caliber.22 revolver. “Isa na namang matagumpay na operasyon laban sa […]
(Eagle News) — Inflation eased to 3 percent in January. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, this was slower than the 3.6 percent rate recorded in December 2021. The PSA said the slowdown was due to the lower annual increase in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel, now at 4.5 percent in January 2022, from 5.1 percent in December 2021. The lower annual increments in the indices of the following commodity groups aslo contributed […]
