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(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has identified three more cadavers of military personnel who figured in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu in July. A report from the Scene of the Crime Operatives Lab Region IX confirmed the identities of Corporal Jerome M Balivado, Private Joey T. Loterte, and Private Kevin L Damole. The AFP through the Western Mindanao Command has reached out to the families of the deceased and is […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to implement blended learning for school year 2021 to 2022, the Department of Education said over the weekend. According to the DepEd, the conduct of face-to-face classes, whether partial or not, is still banned unless President Rodrigo Duterte allows it. The department said the enrollment starts on Aug. 16 until September 13. Classes will start on Sept. 13 and will end on June 24. Overall, there are 209 […]
(Eagle News) — Over 20,000 people were fined and warned for violation of the community quarantine restrictions in the NCR Plus bubble on the first day of implementation on Aug. 6, the Philippine National Police said over the weekend. According to the PNP, based on data from Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield, 20,511 violated restrictions in place for the duration of the ECQ in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, and Cavite from August 6 to […]
(Eagle News) — The enhanced community quarantine takes effect in Bataan on Sunday, Aug. 8, as the province continues to contend with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Bataan had been placed under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 15 prior to the Palace’s announcement on Saturday, Aug. 7. According to the Palace, the ECQ in Bataan will last until Aug. 22. As of August 6, Bataan recorded 14,643 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Of the 69 […]
Period may be extended upon LGU request (Eagle News) — Local government units are given 15 calendar days to manage the distribution of financial assistance to eligible individuals for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila but the period may be extended upon request of the LGU. This is based on Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 3, s. 2021 for the release and distribution of ayuda in the National Capital Region recently approved […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration said its unit at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was on “heightened alert” for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the bureau will continue to operate at full capacity there to “ensure that our services are not hampered and adequate manpower is available to serve passengers arriving and departing at our premiere port.” Airport personnel, according to Morente, are […]
More Alpha, Beta, P.3 variant cases also detected (Eagle News) — Over 100 more Delta variant cases have been detected in the Philippines, pushing the total cases detected of that COVID-19 variant to 450. According to the Department of Health (DOH), apart from the 119 Delta variant cases detected in the latest batch of samples sequenced by the Philippine Genome Center, also detected were 125 Alpha variant cases, 94 Beta variant cases and […]
Other areas in Cordillera, in other regions also under the classification (Eagle News) — Eight areas in Metro Manila and several other parts of the country have been classified as COVID-19 alert level 4 areas due to the high number of COVID-19 cases, hospital occupancy rate. According to a DOH presentation, Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Pateros, Quezon City, Taguig, Malabon, Makati and San Juan are under the classification for being moderate- to critical-risk areas for COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Vaccinated authorized persons outside residences can continue to avail of free fares for specific rail transport until Aug. 20. The Department of Transportation said APORs who wish to ride the Metro Rail Transit-3, Light Rail Transit-2, and the Philippine National Railways free of charge should just show their vaccination cards as proof of full vaccination. Metro Manila reverted to an enhanced community quarantine starting Aug. 6 amid the threat of the Delta […]
(Eagle News) — Persons who don’t fall under the authorized persons outside residences category but who have been designated as an APOR’s fetcher still need to present specific documents to be allowed passage through checkpoints for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. According to Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar, these documents are a certificate of employment of the APOR passenger indicating the name of the designated non-APOR fetcher, the make […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1627816 after the Department of Health reported 8127 more COVID-19 cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 66895 were active. Of these, 94.6 percent were mild, 1 percent asymptomatic, 1.1 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1532494 including the additional 4343 recoveries. The death toll is now at 28427 with the additional 196 recoveries reported. The […]
(Eagle News) — Inflation eased to 4 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Aug. 5. According to the PSA, this was less than the 4.1 percent inflation rate recorded in June 2021, and brought the country’s year-to-date inflation from January to July 2021 at 4.4 percent. In July 2020, inflation was at 2.7 percent. According to the PSA, the downward trend was attributed to the lower annual increment registered in the transport […]
