(Eagle News)–More than 24.6 million learners have enrolled for school year 2020 to 2021, the Department of Education said. According to DepEd, the 24,633,586 were as of 8 a.m. of Friday, Sept. 25. The figure represents 88.7 percent of enrollees for SY 2019 to 2020, and includes kindergarten to Grade 12 students, and ALS and non-graded learners with disabilities. Of the total, the DepEd said 22,444,560 learners enrolled in public schools. Over 2 million, or […]
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Six more COVID-19 cases reported among overseas Filipinos
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported six additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases as of Friday, the COVID-19 tally for Filipinos abroad rose to 10430. The Middle East and Africa still has the most COVID-19 cases, with 7074, followed by the Asia Pacific region, with 1370 cases, Europe with 1178, and the Americas with 808. No new deaths nor recoveries were reported, which means the tally […]
DFA: Arrangements being finalized for repatriation of 11 Filipino seafarers stranded on board vessel off Chinese waters
(Eagle News)–Arrangements are being finalized for the repatriation of the 11 Filipino seafarers who have been stranded in Chinese waters on board Ocean Star 86. The Department of Foreign Affairs issued this statement as it debunked Migrante International’s claims the Philippine Consulate in Xiamen was not doing anything to help the Filipinos, who have been stranded since March 24. The DFA said in the first place, their plight was first directly brought to the attention […]
PNP reports 45 more COVID-19 recoveries
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 45 additional COVID-19 recoveries, pushing the recovery tally to 4411. The PNP said the figures were as of Friday night, Sept. 25. No additional COVID-19 death means the death toll remains at 17. Thirty-five additional COVID-19 cases were reported, however, pushing the total to 5674. The PNP has vowed to continue to man quarantine checkpoints amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making the police one of the country’s frontliners. PNP […]
PAGASA monitoring LPA off Cagayan
Southwest monsoon affects S. Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Cagayan. PAGASA said apart from the LPA located 405 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, as of 3 a.m., the southwest monsoon is affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and the provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Sept. 26
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Sept. 26: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised to 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 subject to the requirements of the local government unit covering the area of […]
DOH reports 2,630 more COVID-19 cases; total at 299,361
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country neared the 300,000 mark on Friday, Sept. 25, with the confirmation of 2630 additional cases. The Department of Health said of the 299,361 total cases, 61766 were active. Of these, 87 percent were mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent severe, and 2.8 percent critical. Of the 2630 newly-reported cases, 1091 were from Metro Manila, 196 from Cavite, 171 from Laguna, 142 from Negros Occidental, and 141 from […]
DFA chief Locsin orders exclusion of convicted Filipino drug dealers in Middle East from prisoner exchanges
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered Philippine ambassadors to exclude convicted Filipino drug dealers in the Middle East from prisoner exchanges. The DFA chief said in a Tweet that he would instead “let the law abroad destroy” them. “I smell a local connection to the drug trade. Sorry, no mercy,” he said. He said “unlike in Indonesia, these dealers were not fooled.” Senate President Tito Sotto agreed in a retweet […]
PNP: 216 more police personnel recover from COVID-19
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported additional 200 COVID-19 recoveries within its ranks. With the 216 new recoveries, the tally jumped to 4407 as of Thursday night. Over 100, or 119, additional COVID-19 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 5650. Of these, 1226 were active. No additional COVID-19 death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The PNP has vowed to continue to man quarantine checkpoints amid the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
DFA reports 16 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News)–Sixteen more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. With the additional recoveries, the DFA said the recoveries tally rose to 6645 as of Thursday. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still had the most recoveries, with 4248, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1041, Europe with 892, and the Americas with 464. Five new COVID-19 cases pushed the tally to 10424, with the Middle East […]
PAGASA monitoring LPA off Aurora
Southwest monsoon affecting S. Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Aurora. PAGASA said apart from the LPA so far situated 615 kilometers east of Baler, the southwest monsoon was affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. MIMAROPA, CALABARZON. Bicol Region and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Sept. 25
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Sept. 25: 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. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine supposedly until the end […]
