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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration posted total revenues amounting to almost P6 billion in 2020. Bureau chief Jaime Morente said the P5.88 billion total revenue from immigration fees is P5.88 billion was 36.1-percent less compared to the record-high income of P9.3 billion in 2019. “We anticipated our revenues to decrease due to the pandemic,” Morente said. According to Morente, “with more foreign nationals going out of the country than going in, we were able […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-three more overseas Filipinos have died due to COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional deaths pushed COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad to 977. Two additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos based outside the country to 14556. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9155. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in Lucena is temporarily closed today, Feb. 11, and tomorrow, Feb. 12. The DFA said this was to pave the way for a disinfection of the premises and for the “and implementation of other preventive measures to manage risks against COVID-19.” The DFA said operations will resume on Monday, Feb. 15. According to the department, affected applicants with confirmed appointments who are unable to avail […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel breached the 10,000 mark after 52 more recoveries were reported. According to latest Philippine National Police data, the COVID-19 recovery tally now stands at 10,040. Twenty-four additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 10558. Of these, 488 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 30. Uniformed personnel, including policemen, are among the priorities in […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Feb. 11: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised all passengers to secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has eased travel restrictions imposed on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Another individual has tested positive for the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines. The Quezon City government said the individual was a 35-year-old male who had been quarantined for COVID-19 in an apartment with another. On February 5, his genome sequencing results showed he contracted the B.1.1.7 variant. In its release last February 5, the local government said the Department of Health referred to the man who hails from Liloan, […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Rail Transit-3 General Manager Rodolfo Garcia has passed away. A Department of Transportation statement said he died early this evening. It did not state a cause of death. In January, the DOTr said he tested positive for COVID-19. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade had said Garcia was at that time in the intensive care unit. In its statement, the DOTr recognized Garcia’s “untiring effort to improve the state of the MRT-3.” […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 541,560 after the Department of Health reported 1345 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 30188 or 5.6 percent were active. Of these, 88.2 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.6 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.6 percent were moderate. Over 200 more recoveries–or 276–pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 499971. The COVID-19 death toll also rose to 11401 after the DOH reported […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has called on Myanmar to restore the status quo ante as the military there stepped up its campaign following its coup that ousted the civilian leadership. “The Philippines has been supportive of Myanmar’s progress towards a fuller democracy, cognizant of the Army’s role in preserving its territorial integrity and national security, as well as the unifying role of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the history of the country and […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will not extend the deadline for foreign nationals to make their annual report for 2021 before the bureau. In a statement, the bureau said the March 1 deadline stands. Bureau chief Jaime Morente urged those who have yet to make a report to immediately register with the BI’s online appointment system at http://e-services.immigration.gov.ph to obtain their slots. He said 800 slots for the annual report are reserved per […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to escort COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination teams to ensure they reach their destinations. DILG officer-in-charge Bernard Florece Jr. gave the order as Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya slammed the Communist rebels for setting conditions for the transport of the vaccines. Earlier, the Communist Party of the Philippines said it would allow the safe transport of the same but urged […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government said it will waive the public market rental fees of meat retailers affected by the price cap. Mayor Joy Belmonte made the announcement after inspecting pork prices at the Commonwealth market and Mega Q mart on Monday. “We have decided to waive their rental fees to help them cope with the current crisis, and we enjoin our private markets to do the same,” Belmonte said. Belmonte, who was […]
