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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 326,833 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, after the Department of Health reported 2,093 more cases. According to the DOH, of the total COVID-19 cases so far, 47,655 were active. Of these, 85.6 percent were mild, 9.5 percent were asymptomatic, 1.6 percent severe, and 3.4 percent critical. Of the additional 2,093 cases, the DOH said, 1,741 or 83 percent, occurred within the recent 14 days, or from September […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Tuesday, Oct. 6, vowed to destroy confiscated illegal drugs in a week’s time. PDEA issued the statement a day after President Rodrigo Duterte issued the order, noting that the contraband could be again used and recycled in the market. The agency said it was following up on the issuance of court orders for the destruction of the drug evidence pursuant to the Office of the Court […]
(Eagle News) –Thirty-one more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries as of Monday night, the recovery tally rose to 5,119. Fifty-five new cases, however, pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the PNP to 6,195. Of these, the PNP said 1,059 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police are one of the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has lauded the decision of AF Payments Inc. to give away 125,000 beep cards. The provider of the automatic fare system made the announcement after the DOTr suspended its no-beep card, no ride policy following complaints from commuters about having to pay P80 for the card on top of the minimum required load of P65. “We thank AFPI for seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has suspended the issuance of a travel authority for locally stranded individuals and residents traveling to Negros Occidental. In a statement, the PNP said the suspension was until Oct. 9. According to the PNP, the move was in compliance with Joint Resolution No. 43 of the Western Visayas Regional Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 that suspended travel to the province due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. “The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 5, ordered the destruction of illegal drugs being kept as evidence against accused personalities “in one week.” The President gave the order as he noted that the illegal drugs could be again used and recycled in the market. “Tutal, pag mag-ocular inspection, may prosecutor iyan.. You can also invite the (National Bureau of Investigation) and the forensic guy of the NBI will also conduct the examination […]
(Eagle News) — Headline inflation decelerated to 2.3 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Inflation is defined as the general increase in the prices of goods and services over a period of time. According to the PSA, this was slower than the 2.4 percent recorded in August, but faster than the 0.9 percent recorded in September last year. With the development, the PSA said the year-to-date inflation for September 2020 […]
(Eagle News)–Fifty-three Filipinos who were stranded in Israel amid the COVID-19 pandemic have returned home. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the Filipinos arrived in Manila on Oct. 2 from Istanbul via the Voluntary Repatriation Program (VRP) of Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA). The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv assisted the Filipinos, many of whom had overstayed their visas in Israel. The Filipinos constitute the first batch of Filipino beneficiaries under […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting Visayas, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan, including the Kalayaan Group of Islands. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it was also monitoring a low pressure area, which was now 555 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon. As a result, PAGASA said the Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds will prevail over […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 5, called on the relevant agencies to make the beep cards used for commuting free of charge. The President’s announcement came after the Department of Transportation said it had suspended the mandatory use of beep cards on Edsa Busway vehicles following complaints by commuters who were made to pay P80 for the card on top of the minimum required load of P65. The DOTr said it was currently […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Oct. 6: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said passengers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but passengers need to comply with the requirements imposed by the local government […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 324,762 on Monday, Oct. 5, after the Department of Health reported 2,291 new cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 45,799 were active, of which 85.6 percent were mild, 9.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent severe, and 3.6 percent critical. Of the 2,291 newly-reported cases, 825 were from Metro Manila, 140 from Batangas, 128 from Laguna, 114 from Rizal, and 102 from Cavite. Recoveries rose to […]
