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(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año is returning to work on Friday, April 16, following his extended leave after contracting COVID-19. Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in an interview that Año’s doctor has already given him the clearance to work. He is scheduled to lead a meeting on Friday. Año first tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020 and recovered soon after. He, however, again tested positive in August of the same year. He […]
(Eagle News) — The severe tropical storm off Mindanao has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Surigae” entered PAR at 6:20 a.m. It now has the domestic name “Bising.” Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases breached the 904,000 mark on Thursday, April 15, after the Department of Health reported 11,429 additional cases. DOH data showed of the total 904,285 cases, 183527 were active. Of these, 96 percent were mild, 2.8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and 0.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 705164 including the 856 additional ones. Over 100, or 148, more deaths, were reported, pushing the COVID-19 death […]
(Eagle News) — Four more Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19. The additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 18005, Department of Foreign Affairs data showed. According to the DFA, four additional recoveries also pushed the recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 11042. No additional death due to COVID-19 was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos remains at 1113. Based on the DFA data, the Middle East and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has lifted the ban on granting new mine agreements in a bid to spur economic growth. In signing Executive Order No. 130, the government may now effectively “enter into new mineral agreements, subject to compliance with the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations.” Then-president Benigno Aquino III had ordered the ban in 2012 “until a legislation rationalizing existing revenue sharing schemes and mechanisms shall […]
(Eagle News) — The physical closure of courts in the NCR Plus area is extended until April 30. According to Administrative Circular No. 22-2021 signed by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, also physically closed until that date are the courts in Abra, Quirino and Santiago City. Those provinces and the NCR Plus area, which covers Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal have been placed under a modified enhanced community quarantine until the end of the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 892,880 on Wednesday, April 14, after the Department of Health reported 8122 additional cases. According to the DOH, the “low number of cases today was caused by lower testing output of laboratories on Monday.” The DOH data showed of the total cases in the Philippines, 173047 were active. Of these, 96.3 percent were mild, 2.4 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent were critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested three South Korean fugitives in separate operations in Parañaque City and Nueva Ecija. The bureau said Jung Myunghun, 38; Yu Daewoong, 38; and Kang Wesung, 36 were nabbed by operatives of the bureau’s fugitive search unit (FSU) in coordination with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Major Crimes Investigation Unit, after Korean authorities sought the assistance of the bureau for that purpose. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 884,783 after the Department of Health reported 8571 additional cases on Tuesday, April 13. DOH data said of the total cases, 165534 were active. Of these, 96.9 percent were mild, 1.8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and 0.31 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 703963 including the 400 additional ones. The death toll is now at 15285, including the 137 additional ones. The Philippines […]
(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit 1 operations are suspended on selected days this April to pave the way for rehabilitation activities. The Light Rail Manila Corp. said the suspension of operations is from April 17 to 18, and from April 24 to 25. The LRMC said rehabilitation activities include the maintenance of trains, stations, and various systems and the scheduled replacement of overhead catenary wires. “The additional days will also accelerate the preparations needed […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada is now negative for COVID-19. Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, April 13. “His repeat RT-PCR (swab test) is now NEGATIVE!” he said. He said that while the former president was “still on high flow oxygen support,” this was “at a much reduced rate.” The former senator said his father has also been allowed to resume a soft diet. “Mentally, he […]
(Eagle News) — Bureau of Immigration officers stopped a Filipino national it said was a victim of illegal recruitment bound for Dubai. In a statement, the bureau said the man, who was not identified in compliance with human trafficking and illegal recruitment laws, attempted to depart via an Emirates Airlines flight from Clark International Airport on April 5. The bureau said he presented an overseas employment certificate (OEC) as a Balik Manggagawa, but a check […]
