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(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 9,000 Filipinos abroad this week. The DFA said with the additional 9,574 overseas Filipinos, the total number of repatriated Filipinos since February rises to 195,224. Of the total, the DFA said 34.6 percent or 67,484 were sea-based, while 65.4 percent or 127,740 were land-based. This week, the DFA said two DFA-chartered flights from Saudi Arabia brought home 711 overseas Filipinos. The DFA said among them was OFW […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has awarded the three remaining civil works contract packages for the Clark Phase 2 project, or the Malolos-Clark extension of the North-South Commuter Railway System. With the awarding of the three contract packages, the DOTr said the awarding of five civil works packages of the PNR Clark Phase 2 project is now completed. Contracts for Packages N-04 and N-05 were signed on August 1, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Sept. 28: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. The Palace has said a travel pass from the Philippine National Police was required for those traveling from general community quarantine areas to modified general community quarantine areas, […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 304,000 mark on Sunday, Sept. 27, after the Department of Health reported additional 2995 cases. The DOH said of the 304,226 total COVID-19 cases, 46372 were active. Of these, 86 percent were mild, 8.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent severe, and 3.7 percent critical. The department said of the 2995 newly-announced COVID-19 cases, 2694 or 90 percent occurred in the last 14 days. Metro Manila had 1065 of […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos were repatriated from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 356 Filipinos from Jeddah and other parts of the western region returned home via a Philippine Airlines chartered flight that arrived in Manila on Thursday, Sept. 24. The DFA said tbe repatriates were among the thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who have been economically displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA […]
(Eagle News)–Twelve modified provincial bus routes will be opened starting Sept. 30. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said under Memorandum Circular 2020-051, the following routes will be opened: 1. San Fernando, Pampanga – Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City 2. Batangas City, Batangas – Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITx) 3. Lemery, Batangas – PITx 4. Lipa City, Batangas – PITx 5. Nasugbu, Batangas – PITx 6. Indang, Cavite – PITx 7. Mendez, Cavite – […]
(Eagle News)–Ninety additional police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the new recoveries, the tally is now at 4500. Thirty-seven additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 5,705. Of these, the PNP said 1188 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police remain as one of the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they man quarantine checkpoints […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported three more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the tally rose to 10433 as of Saturday. Nine new recoveries pushed the total to 6654. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still has the most recoveries, with 4248, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1050, Europe with 892, and the Americas with 464. The death toll is now at […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrived on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 317 Filipinos arrived on board DFA-chartered PAL flight PR8681 that landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 2 at 10:38 a.m. Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje led the repatriation and goodwill mission to Lebanon on September 25. The DFA said the repatriates underwent the appropriate medical protocols upon […]
Southwest monsoon affecting western sections of Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Batanes. PAGASA said apart from the LPA so far located 360 kilometers from Basco, the southwest monsoon was affecting the western sections of Luzon and Visayas. The weather bureau said as a result,Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 301,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 26, after the Department of Health reported additional 2747 cases. The DOH said of the 301256 total cases, 63066 were active. Of these, 87.3 percent were mild, 8.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent severe, and 2.7 percent critical. Of the 2747 newly-reported cases, 1115 came from Metro Manila, 196 from Negros Occidental, 153 from Cavite, 112 from Laguna, and 107 from Cebu. Recoveries […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid is pushing for the establishment of a nationwide donation and recycling program for used electronic gadgets. In filing Senate Bill No. 1846, Lapid noted that the old and used gadgets can still be used, especially with the shift to remote learning modalities for school year 2020-2021 due to the pandemic. “Hindi natin masisisi ang ating mga kababayan kung gugustuhin nilang palitan ng bago ang kanilang mga gadget kahit hindi pa ito […]
