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Construction of EDSA Busway bridges, concourse set with MOA signing between DOTr, private partners

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Monday, Nov. 16, signed a memorandum of agreement with its private partners for the construction of EDSA Busway bridges with a concourse. The DOTr said the MOA was signed between SM Prime Holdings, D.M. Wesceslao and Associates Incorporated, and Double Dragon Properties Corporation. The department said the EDSA Busway bridges with concourse–which will be donated by the private partners— will be strategically located at the following locations: SM Mall […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon

Easterlies affecting rest of PHL (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. PAGASA said as a result, the  entire Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies. Light to moderate winds, on the other hand, will prevail over Visayas, […]

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27 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

  (Eagle News)–Twenty-seven more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery toll rose to 7266. Twenty-five additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 7702. Of these, 412 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of its personnel, and […]

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2 police generals, 2 colonels get key PNP posts

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas has implemented a revamp involving four key police positions. In a statement, the PNP said Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana is the new PNP spokesperson and chief of the PNP Public Information Office. Usana, a member of the PNPA Tagapagtaguyod Class of 1988, was chief of the Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), and deputy regional director for Administration of Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) prior to his […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Nov. 17

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Nov. 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the travel requirement set forth by the locl government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of jurisdiction. The government has eased some restrictions on international travel, with Filipinos now allowed to go on non-essential outbound travel subject to travel requirements. Foreigners with […]

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PHL COVID-19 tally at 409,574; recoveries at 374,366

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 409,000 mark on Monday, Nov. 16, after the Department of Health reported 1738 additional cases. The DOH said of the 409574 total cases, 27369 or 6.7 percent were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 5.3 percent critical, 3 percent severe, and 0.2 percent moderate. Over 900, or 906, of the newly-confirmed cases were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases confirmed […]

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Immigration bureau specifies investor visa types not covered by PHL travel restrictions

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Monday, Nov. 16, clarified that only foreigners with specific types of investor visas are allowed entry into the country. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said according to the Department of Justice, citing an Inter-Agency Task Force resolution, only foreigners holding visas granted pursuant to Executive Order No. 226 or the Omnibus Investments Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8756, and some with the Special Investor’s Resident […]

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DFA repatriates over 8,000 more overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News)–Over 8,000 Filipinos abroad were repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs last week. The DFA said with the 8831 more repatriated, the  total number of repatriated overseas Filipinos rose to 254,785 since the start of repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic in February. The department said more than 87 percent or 7,715 of this week’s repatriates arrived from the Middle East. Over 600, or 611, overseas Filipinos meanwhile came home from the Asia […]

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PNP reports 34 more COVID-19 recoveries

(Eagle News)–Thirty-four more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the  recovery tally rose to 7240 as of 6 p.m. of November 15. Forty-eight additional COVID-19 cases pushed the tally to 7677. Of these, 413 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of police personnel, who remain among the country’s frontliners […]

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Amid flooding in “Ulysses”-hit Cagayan, gov’t says it will require public transport cooperatives to plant trees for franchise acquisition

(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said the government would make the planting of trees a requirement for public transport cooperatives and individuals to acquire a franchise or license. Tugade made the announcement as he blamed the cutting of trees for the flooding woes of Cagayan amid the onslaught of Typhoon “Ulysses.” In a statement, Tugade added the Cagayan River was also prone to overflow during inclement weather. “Mapapakita ‘ho dito ‘yung dalawang pangangailangan: Number 1 […]

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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong Surigao del Sur quake

(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to any part of the country. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory after it said a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. PHIVOLCS said  the quake struck at 6:37 a.m. It had its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of San Agustin, and a depth of 58 kilometers. Intensity V was felt in Bislig City. Damage to property and aftershocks are expected.

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JUST IN: Strong quake hits Surigao del Sur: PHIVOLCS

(Eagle News)–A strong earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology earlier said the quake, which hit at 6:37 a.m., had a magnitude of 6.4. PHIVOLCS later downgraded this to 6. The earthquake had its epicenter 29 kilometers southeast of San Agustin, and a depth of 33 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity V- City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur; Rosario, […]

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