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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has upheld its decision ordering a Dutch national participating in rallies in the country to leave. In denying Otto Rudolf De Vries’ Feb. 8 motion for reconsideration, the 3-man bureau Board of Commissioners said the Dutch national failed to provide evidence that would warrant a reversal of its decision to cancel his permanent residence visa. The bureau ordered the cancellation in November 2020, following information from government intelligence […]
(Eagle News) — Fifty additional COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 11742. Of these, 589 were active. Thirty-four additional recoveries also pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 11742. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31. The Philippines kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination drive last week. The kickoff took place as […]
But weather bureau says LPA is not likely to develop into a tropical depression (Eagle News) — The low pressure area spotted east of Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility today, March 9. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s weather specialist Meno Mendoza said, however, that the LPA located 1,130 kilometers east of Davao City is not likely to develop into a tropical depression. Caraga and Davao Region, nonetheless, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 597,763 after the Department of Health reported 3356 additional cases. This is the fourth consecutive day the Philippines recorded over 3,000 additional cases in a day in 2021. Of these, 39330 were active. Of the active cases, 91.2 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 2 percent critical, 2 percent severe, and 0.83 percent were moderate. Sixty-one additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 545912. Five […]
(Eagle News) — Caloocan City will reimpose the use of quarantine passes and a curfew following the rise in COVID-19 cases there. Mayor Oscar Malapitan made the announcement on Monday, March, 8, even as he disputed rumors the city would revert to a lockdown. According to Malapitan, the color-coded quarantine passes would again be required for those who wish to go to supermarkets and markets in the city. The 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 130,000 foreign nationals residing in the country filed their annual report with the Bureau of Immigration for 2021. Bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said the 130,148 foreign nationals who took part in this year’s annual report in compliance with the alien registration act were less than the 169,890 aliens who filed their AR in 2020. “This is not surprising as many of these registered aliens were stranded abroad as a result of […]
(Eagle News) — The completion of the first two segments of the North-South Commuter Railway is on track, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the NSCR’s first leg, the PNR Clark Phase 1, which runs from Tutuban, Manila to Malolos, Bulacan, has an over-all progress rate of 43 percent. Construction phase rate is at 11.78 percent as of January 31. “Partially operable na po ito by the fourth quarter of 2021 and […]
Five more deaths reported (Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 15089. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9526. Five additional fatalities pushed the COVID-19 fatalities among Filipinos abroad to 1038. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 594,412 on Sunday, March 7, after the Department of Health reported 3276 additional cases. This is the third consecutive day the country saw more than 3,000 additional cases in a day in 2021. Earlier, the government said it detected 52 more South African variant cases in the Philippines, 31 additional United Kingdom variant cases and “42 additional cases with mutations of potential clinical significance.” The additional variant cases […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos abroad to 9526. Twenty-seven additional COVID-19 cases, however, also pushed the COVID-19 total to 15,079. No additional deaths were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos remains at 1033. Based on the DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, March 6, clarified that entry exemption documents were not a “free pass” to enter the country. In a statement, Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said the documents were merely a requirement set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases for foreigners arriving under temporary visitor’s visas. That means, he said, that the arriving foreigners are still subject to immigration scrutiny. Morente issued the clarification as […]
The additional COVID-19 cases the highest count so far in 2021 (Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday, March 5, reported over 3,000 additional cases, its highest count so far in 2021. According to data released by the Department of Health, the 3045 additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 587,704. The report on the spike in additional COVID-19 cases came after the DOH said 52 additional South African COVID-19 virus variant cases, 31 […]
