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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs will suspend operations in some of its offices following the announcement of an enhanced community quarantine in the Greater Manila Area. In an advisory, the DFA said its office in ASEANA Business Park in Parañaque City and its consular offices in Metro Manila, Antipolo, Dasmarinas, San Pablo, and Malolos will be closed from March 29 to 31. Below is the revised appointment schedule of individuals whose original […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has opened more temporary facilities in Camp Crame for the treatment of police personnel infected with the SARS COV-2 virus. In a statement, the PNP said the entire compound of Kiangan Billeting and Transient Quarters with sports facilities has been reconfigured for this purpose. It has a 55-bed capacity. The Kiangan Emergency Treatment Facility is currently the main quarantine facility in Camp Crame for any COVID-positive cases. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has launched an improved Quick Response Feedback System which will be initially implemented in the main office in Intramuros, Manila. The bureau launched the enhanced feedback mechanism as one of its responses to the alleged involvement of some immigration officers in a human trafficking case revealed by Senator Risa Hontiveros during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality. Bureau chief Jaime […]
(Eagle News) — Former Deputy Speaker Raneo Abu has tested positive for COVID-19. In a Facebook post, Abu–who is asymptomatic–said this was based on the results of the RT-PCR test he took on March 25, the last day before the recess. He said on the same day, he went to an isolation facility. He said his daughter tested negative for the virus. “Hinihimok ko ang lahat ng aking mga nakasalamuha ng mga nagdaang araw na […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will again be under the strictest form of community quarantine amid the surge in COVID-19 cases. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday, March 27, that this was after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The ECQ in the Greater Manila Area, as the areas are collectively called, will start at 12:01 a.m. […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 712442 on Saturday, March 27, after the Department of Health reported 9595 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 118122 were active. Of these, 95.1 percent were mild, 3.2 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent critical, 0.7 percent severe and 0.39 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 581161, including the additional 481 ones. COVID-19 deaths have reached 13159, including the ten new ones. The Philippines is dealing with a surge in […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-seven additional COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 16,067. Sixteen additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 9738. No additional fatality was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad remains at 1,047. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases breached the 702,000 mark on Friday, March 26, after the Department of Health reported 9,838 additional cases, an all-time high in the country since the pandemic began. According to DOH data, the additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 total to 702,856, and active COVID-19 cases to 109,018. Of the active cases, 95.1 percent were mild, 3.0 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent critical, 0.8 percent severe, and 0.42 percent were moderate. […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 management will deploy buses for commuters affected by the temporary shutdown of MRT-3 operations for maintenance and rehabilitation activities. In an advisory, the MRT-3 said under the EDSA Bus Carousel Augmentation Program, the public utility buses will be deployed from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., from March 30 to April 4. The MRT-3 did not say how many buses would be deployed but according to MRT-3 Director for […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has announced more international flight cancellations in compliance with the government’s reduced cap on the number of international arrivals in a day. In its advisory issued on Thursday night, PAL said the following are canceled: March 26 PR5686/5687 Manila-Dammam-Manila PR428/427 Manila-Tokyo (Narita)-Manila PR412/411 Manila-Osaka (Kansai)-Manila PR507/508 Manila-Singapore-Manila PR426/425 Manila-Fukuoka-Manila PR 658/659 Manila-Dubai-Manila PR 300/301 Manila-Hong Kong-Manila March 27 PR 104/105 Manila-San Francisco-Manila PR 890/891 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police announced it has simplified its death benefit claims process, with bereaved kin of policemen killed in the line of duty no longer required to make a physical appearance at the PNP headquarters to process claims. In a statement, the PNP said under the new system, a designated “survivor officer” can assist the family in securing the necessary documents required in the processing and timely release of death benefits. […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-one more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 16,040. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos remains at 90,” the DFA said. Twenty additional recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally to 9722. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll among Filipinos abroad due […]
