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Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected today due to easterlies

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines today. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said the same conditions are expected over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon. Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, […]

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House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Romualdez, the representative of Leyte, said he received the results of the RT-PCR test he took on Wednesday, March 17. “I am scheduled to undergo a second test tomorrow to rule out a false positive result,” Romualdez said. He said he was currently in isolation and was “coping.” Prior to Romualdez, Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong  and Anakalusugan […]

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House of Representatives on 4-day lockdown

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives is under a four-day lockdown amid what it said was the “alarming” increase in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. The House’s public affairs office said the lockdown starts today, March 18. It will end on Sunday, March 21. According to the public affairs office, the complex’s media center will also be closed. Plenary sessions, committee meetings, public hearings and other events will be held via Zoom and other […]

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Camp Crame to implement modified work arrangement for non-uniformed personnel

(Eagle News) — Camp Crame will implement a modified work arrangement for its non-uniformed employees amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, PNP officer-in-charge, said the arrangement  includes a work from home setup for those assigned in the national headquarters. He said, however, that uniformed personnel were not included in the modified work arrangement because of their regular law enforcement duties. “However, there is already an ongoing assessment […]

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DOH reports 4,387 additional COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 61,733 after the Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional cases. According to the DOH data, the 4,387 additional cases also pushed the COVID-19 total to 635,698. Of the active cases, the DOH said 93 percent were mild, 3.8 percent were asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 561,099 including the 374 additional ones. Eighteen additional deaths […]

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MRT-3: Train operations suspended starting March 30 for maintenance, rehabilitation activities

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending train operations starting March 30, Tuesday. A statement from the MRT-3 management said the suspension was to pave the way for maintenance and rehabilitation activities. The suspension of operation ends of April 4, Sunday. According to the MRT-3, these activities include changes in the railway turnout at the depot, changes in the point machine, and the installation of closed-circuit television cameras. The MRT-3 said turnouts are […]

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PHL suspends entry of foreigners, returning Filipinos who are not OFWs amid surge in COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The National Task Force Against COVID-19 has suspended the entry of foreigners and returning Filipinos who are non-overseas Filipino workers into the country. According to Memorandum Circular No. 5 s. 2021 signed by NTF chair Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the suspension, which starts on Saturday, March 20, was amid the “significant rise” in COVID-19 cases at the start of this year, which he said was likely attributed to “increased transmission due to […]

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PHL confirms 4,437 additional COVID-19 cases; 11 more deaths reported

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, March 16, pushing the total active cases in the Philippines to 57,736. According to DOH data, the 4,437 additional cases also pushed the confirmed COVID-19 cases to 631,320. Of the active cases, 92.6 percent were mild, 4 percent were asymptomatic, 1.3 percent were critical, 1.3 percent were severe, and 0.68 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 560,736 including the 166 […]

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Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor has tested positive for COVID-19. Defensor, who is in isolation, said he contracted the virus two weeks ago. His final test is scheduled tomorrow, Wednesday, March 16. He said seven others from his household also tested positive for the virus. Defensor’s announcement came less than a day after Negros Oriental 1st District Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong said she also contracted the COVID-19 virus. “Despite strictly following health protocols and […]

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MRT-3 maintenance provider personnel involved in hasty disinfection of trains to be relieved, charged

(Eagle News) — The personnel involved in the hasty disinfection of Metro Rail Transit-3 trains as seen in a viral video will be relieved from their posts. The Metro Rail Transit-3’s said its maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP has also vowed to file administrative charges against the personnel, and has issued an apology over the incident. According to the MRT-3, Sumitomo is deploying additional staff to supervise its disinfection teams and is rolling out a re-training of […]

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MPD Station 11 under special quarantine after 46 cops test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Manila Police District Station 11 in Binondo is under a “special quarantine.” MPD district director Police Brigadier General Leo Francisco gave the order for the lockdown after 46 policemen stationed there tested positive for COVID-19. The results were based on COVID-19 testing done on the 121 MPD station personnel assigned in the station. The PNP has said those concerned have been isolated, while contact tracing was underway. The Octa research group […]

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PHL reports 5,404 additional COVID-19 cases today, the most COVID-19 cases reported in a day in 7 months

(Eagle News) — Active COVID-19 cases reached 53,479 after the Department of Health reported 5404 additional cases today, March 15, the most COVID-19 cases reported in a single day in seven months. The figure does not include data from five laboratories, and pushed the total COVID-19 cases to  626,893. According to DOH data, of the active cases, 92.4 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.4 percent severe, and 0.73 percent were moderate. […]

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