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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 6,000 overseas Filipinos last week. The DFA said the additional 6501 repatriates brought the total number of Filipinos abroad brought home by the government since the start of the pandemic in February last year to 394,107. Of the total 394,107 repatriated, the DFA said 104,290 were seafarers, while 289817 were land-based. According to the department, the 6501 overseas Filipinos included 171 overseas Filipinos from Laos […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has announced the cancelation of several international and domestic flights following the restrictions on travel imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19. According to PAL, the following international flights are cancelled in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases order to limit the maximum number of passenger arrivals from international flights to 1,500 a day for all airlines combined into Manila […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has set up 20 quarantine checkpoints within the NCR Plus bubble and in borders with nearby provinces in a bid to ensure compliance with minimum health protocols and to ensure the additional restrictions are followed. According to PNP data, the quarantine control points in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are situated in provincial boundaries and in North Luzon Expressway exits within the bubble. Below is a […]
(Eagle News) — Kabayan, Benguet Mayor Faustino Aquisan passed away due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, March 21. The Public Information Agency in Benguet said Aquisan died past noon at the Notre dame de Chartres Hospital in Baguio City. He was 61 years old. He had tested positive for COVID-19. “Persons who have close contact with the late Mayor from March 6 to 19, 2021 are required to do mandatory home quarantine and wait for […]
(Eagle News) — At least one coronavirus variant is present in all Metro Manila cities. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said some cities have either the United Kingdom variant or the South Africa variant. Other cities have both. She, however, did not specify which cities had a specific variant and which had both. The country’s first UK COVID-19 variant case, however, was a Quezon City resident who arrived from a brief trip to Dubai. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, March 22, intercepted two Filipinos who were bound for the United Arab Emirates using fake employment contracts. In a statement, the bureau said the two had attempted to board an Emirates Airlines flight to Dubai when they were stopped by immigration officers who noted discrepancies in their documents. The officers referred them to the Travel Control and Enforcement Unit for inspection. The TCEU officers then showed […]
(Eagle News) — Residents of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal who went on vacation outside that “bubble” and want to return home can do so during the two-week ban on non-essential travel into and outside that subject area. According to the Department of Transportation, returning home is, after all, considered essential travel, which means it is not covered by the restriction announced by the Palace on Sunday, March 22. The DOTr said travelers […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported over 100 additional COVID-19 cases. The PNP said the 139 additional cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 13,147. Of these, 1,399 were active. Forty additional recoveries, on the other hand, pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 11,712. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 36. The Philippines is battling a surge in COVID-19 cases, which the […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno has placed more areas under a 4-day lockdown. In an advisory, the Manila Public Information Office said the following barangays are under the lockdown starting today, Monday, March 22: —Barangay 107 —Barangay 147 —Barangay 256 —Barangay 262 —Barangay 281 (Under Executive Order No. 10) —Barangay 297 —Barangay 350 —Barangay 385 —Barangay 513 —Barangay 519 —Barangay 624 —Barangay 696 —Barangay 831 —Street lockdown (Barangay 353): Kusang Loob Street, […]
Lays down additional restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — The government has imposed additional restrictions on Metro Manila and nearby areas in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in those areas. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved Resolution No. 104 that imposed the additional restrictions also on Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal–which, together with the National Capital Region, were described as […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Sunday, March 21, logged 7,757 additional COVID-19 cases, pushing the total cases in the country to 663,794. This is the third consecutive day the Philippines reported more than 7,000 additional COVID-19 cases in a single day. Of the total COVID-19 cases, 73,072 were active. Of the active cases, 95 percent were mild, 2.3 percent asymptomatic, 1 percent critical, and 1.1 percent in severe condition. The total number of recoveries also climbed […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections will shorten voter registration hours and suspend satellite registration. In a statement, the Comelec said starting Monday, March 22, until April 4, all offices of the election officer nationwide will accept applications only from Mondays to Thursdays, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Prior to this, voter registration hours were from Mondays to Fridays, including holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The issuance of voter’s certifications, however, […]
