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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has banned employees from taking Tiktok videos of themselves in uniform. In a statement on Monday, Dec. 7, Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the ban was because the posting of videos by immigration employees dancing, singing and performing other acts in uniform undermines the reputation of the bureau and creates a negative image for the agency’s personnel, especially the frontline immigration officers assigned in the ports of entry. […]
(Eagle News) — An impeachment complaint has been filed against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. The complaint filed by Edwin Codevilla, secretary general of the Filipino League of Advocates For Good Government, before the House of Representatives was for alleged culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust. Codevilla was assisted by his lawyer Larry Gadon in the filing of the complaint, which was endorsed by Ilocos Norte Rep. Angelo Barba. It […]
Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Visayas, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region will also have cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, December 7: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government has eased restrictions on travel, with domestic flights allowed but subject to the travel requirements set […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Sunday, December 6, announced the Manila-Mindanao drug network backbone has been broken with the arrest of two of its key players over the weekend. In a statement, PNP Chief, Police General Debold M Sinas, citing reports from PNP Drug Enforcement Group Director, Gen. Ronald Lee, said Marlon Bayan, 32, and Guimalodin Ebrahim were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation by PDEG agents at 7 p.m. on Saturday […]
(Eagle News) — Five more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total among Filipinos abroad rose to 7564. An additional case from the Asia Pacific pushed the COVID-19 total among overseas Filipinos to 11,671. The department said no additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. It said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 10,000 Filipinos abroad were repatriated by the government in the first days of this month. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 9,981 overseas Filipinos figure was as of December 1 to 5. The DFA said the breakdown is as follows: 8,432 (84.48%) from the Middle East 843 (8.45%) from Asia and the Pacific; and 706 (7.07%) from Europe According to the department, five medical repatriations were made from Bahrain, Japan, […]
Northeast monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 439,000 mark on Sunday, Dec. 6, after the Department of Health reported 1768 additional cases. The DOH said of the 439,834 total cases, 5.1 percent were active. Of these, 84.2 percent were mild, 6.2 percent were asymptomatic, 6.2 percent critical, 3.1 percent severe, and 0.34 percent moderate. The cases with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 112, Laguna with 94, Rizal […]
(Eagle News) — Fourteen more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the total COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos overseas to 7559. The DFA said 21 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed, pushing the total to 11670. No new fatalities were reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP recovery total rose to 7845 as of December 4. Twenty-one more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 8266. Of these, 394 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll for police personnel remains at 27. Uniformed personnel, including police personnel, are among the country’s frontliners amid the […]
(Eagle News) — Over P802 million in cash subsidies have been distributed to public utility vehicle operators whose livelihood was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chair Martin Delgra said the P802,860,500 was as of December 3 and translates to a 87.52 percent disbursement rate. Delgra said the amount–which was part of the P1. 158 billion total budget allocated as direct cash subsidy under the Solidarity to […]
