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(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of a new law that lowered the height requirement for policemen and other uniformed personnel. In welcoming President Duterte’s signing of Republic Act No. 11549 or the PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Bureau of Corrections Equality Act, PNP Chief General Guillermo Eleazar said he shares the view of Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, that […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,209,154 after the Department of Health reported 8,748 additional cases. The DOH said the data was based on the results submitted to the COVID-19 document repository system by all laboratories except four. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 53770 were active. Of these, 93.2 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 1,200,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 6483 additional cases. The DOH said of the 1,200,430 total cases, 48,109 were active. Of these, 92.7 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent were critical, 2.1 percent were severe, and 1.47 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,131,942 after the DOH reported 4335 additional recoveries. The death toll is now at 20379, including the 210 […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400 Bureau of Immigration employees have been sanctioned or investigated for corruption since 2016. Bureau chief Jaime Morente made the statement following the signing of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission’s Anti-Corruption Manifesto in an online event led by Presidential Anti-Corruption Commissioner Greco Belgica and other PACC officials on on Wednesday morning. The event had around 150 attendees, including the bureau personnel assigned in different regions of the country from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Thursday, May 27, welcomed the decision of the House of Representatives’ justice committee to junk the impeachment complaint filed against him. In a statement, Leonen said a “dismissal on the basis of the mere face of the complaint affirms the baselessness of the grounds raised.” He said it is an “act that powerfully speaks for itself,” and was also a reminder to “some” people “not to waste […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives committee on justice on Thursday, May 27, unanimously junked the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. In junking the complaint filed by Edwin Cordevilla, secretary general of Filipino League of Advocates for Good Government, with a vote of 37-0-0, some lawmakers argued the complaint was based merely on hearsay. They noted the use of newspaper clippings to “back up” the claims in the complaint. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,193,976 on Wednesday, May 26, after the Department of Health reported 5,310 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 46037 were active, the lowest active cases in two months. Of these, 92.5 percent were mild, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent were critical, 2.2 percent were severe, and 1.51 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,127,770, including the additional 7408 ones. The death toll […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has given over P400 million in payouts to drivers under the government’s service contracting program. In a statement, the LTFRB said the P461.8 million distributed as of May 25 includes the initial payout of P4,000, a weekly payout, and a one-time incentive. Drivers who joined the program last year and are still in the program on April 30, 2021 are entitled to a one-time incentive […]
Criminal raps also to be filed vs 29-year-old police corporal (Eagle News) — A police corporal is facing dismissal for robbing an LBC courier service branch in San Miguel, Bulacan, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar has ordered the Quezon City Police District to start the legal process for the immediate dismissal of Moises Yango, 29. ” I will personally monitor the progress of his […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives approved on second reading on Tuesday, May 26, a measure that would provide for P401 billion worth of interventions and programs aimed at helping Filipinos badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The P401 billion passed under the proposed Bayanihan Law 3 was lower than the P405.6 billion initially provided for under the same measure. Under the bill, all Filipinos shall receive financial aid worth P2000, regardless of their […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,188, 672 on Tuesday, May 25, after the Department of Health reported 3,972 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 48201 were active. Of these, 92.7 percent were mild, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent were critical, 2.1 percent were severe, and 1.42 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,120,452, including the additional 4,659 ones. The death toll is now at 20019, including the […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippine National Police has identified the person reportedly behind the viral messages that guaranteed vaccine slots in the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program for a fee. In a statement, the PNP, without giving names, said the person offered his high school friend two brands of vaccines for prices ranging from P12,000 to P15,500 through a social media messaging app. The PNP said the person has been claiming that he has contacts in San Juan […]
