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Alert level 2, however, still in place (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Tuesday, May 18, warned against Taal’s “elevated unrest” after over 200 earthquakes were monitored at the volcano in 24 hours. PHIVOLCS said the 288 quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 39 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes and 249 volcanic tremor events with durations of one to 20 minutes, and low-level background tremor that has […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, May 18: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time, so passengers should consult with their airlines. NCR Plus, including Metro Manila, is under a general community quarantine, but with heightened restrictions. Under […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,149,925 after the Department of Health reported 5979 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 54235 were active. Of these, 93.3 percent were mild cases, 2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2 percent severe, and 1.25 percent were moderate. Recoveries climbed to 1,076,428 including the additional 6602 ones. The death toll is now at 19262 including the additional 72 ones. The NCR Plus area […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign parents of Filipinos need to secure a visa and an entry exemption document to be allowed to enter the Philippines. Bureau of Immigration chief Jaime Morente made the clarification, noting that foreign parents of Filipino citizens are not covered by the Balikbayan privilege. Morente said these foreign nationals may apply for an entry visa from the Philippine posts abroad and secure the entry exemption document from the Department of Foreign Affairs […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have jointly drawn up guidelines for the conduct of anti-drug operations to prevent a repeat of the botched buy-bust operation in Quezon City in February that left two policemen, one PDEA agent and one informant dead. In a statement, the PNP said the guidelines were drawn up in a bilateral meeting on Saturday among top officials of both agencies at the PNP […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar ordered police units to go on the offensive against Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Eleazar gave the order after Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said the BIFF had intensified its recruitment activities and increased attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “I agree with our Presidential Peace Adviser, Sec. Carlito Galvez, that it is easy now for the BIFF to recruit members because the […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1143963 on Sunday, May 16, after the Department of Health reported 5790 additional cases. The DOH said the low number of cases reported today was due to the low testing output of laboratories on Friday, May 14. Of the total cases in the Philippines, 54904 were active. Of these, 93.3 percent were mild cases, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.9 percent severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.23 percent were […]
(Eagle News)–Lieutenant General Jose Faustino Jr. was replaced as acting commanding general of the Philippine Army. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Cirilito Sobejana said the relief of Faustino was in accordance, in particular, with section 4 of RA 8186, which states the commanding general should have at least one year remaining in the service on the day of his assumption. Major General Andres Centino will instead replace Faustino, who is due to retire […]
(Eagle News) — A fire hit a portion of the Philippine General Hospital, TXTFire Philippines said in a Facebook post. The fire reached the third alarm. A Tweet from Senator Richard Gordon said he ordered the dispatch of two Philippine Red Cross firetrucks and and four ambulances to help put out the fire and provide first aid. All in all, he said there were 32 responders from Red Cross at one point. “Our response team […]
(Eagle News) — More COVID-19 variant cases have been detected in the Philippines. The Department of Health said of the additional variant cases, 10 were B.1.617.2 variant cases (India); 13 were B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom) cases; seven were B.1.351 (South Africa) cases; and one was a P.3 variant case that was first detected in the Philippines. The DOH said the results were based on the sequencing of 37 samples last May 14. The department said the […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six more overseas Filipinos tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18607. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery total and death toll due to COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos remain at 11369 and 1162, respectively. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and fatalities saw a slight […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 14, repatriated over 100 Filipinos from China. In a statement, the DFA said the 155 overseas Filipinos arrived from Nanjing via Philippine Airlines flight PR8430 at 10:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The department said most of the recent arrivals were assisted with their overstaying fees in the country by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing and the Philippine Consulates General in Chongqing, […]
