(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police Academy has extended its period of lockdown until the end of September. In an interview, PNPA director Major Gen. Gilberto Cruz said the extension of the lockdown, which was supposed to end on Sept. 18, was to ensure that all those who had to go in quarantine were really “okay.” The lockdown of the academy located in Silang, Cavite started on Sept. 3 after some cadets tested positive […]
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DFA: COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos reach 10,314
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos have reached 10,314 after the Department of Foreign Affairs reported an additional 133 cases. The DFA said as of Monday night, the Middle East and Africa had the most number of COVID-19 cases, with 7017, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1320, Europe with 1172, and the Americas with 805 cases. The death toll also rose to 722 after four additional deaths were reported from the Middle East. […]
DFA: No reports so far of Filipinos affected by forest fires in US
(Eagle News)–There are so far no reports of Filipinos being affected by the recent forest fires across the United States’ west coast. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, which issued the advisory following reports of wildfire destruction across California and other states that has also led to at least 15 deaths. The wildfires have forced thousands to evacuate, and prompted the deployment of emergency responders who continue to struggle to keep pace […]
Rains expected in parts of PHL today
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Sept. 15. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the entire Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area estimated 225 kilometers west northwest of Catarman, Northern Samar or 40 km west of Pili, Camarines Sur. PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will […]
President Duterte approves raps vs former PhilHealth chief Morales, others
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendations of a task force to file charges against former PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales and several others in connection with corruption in the state insurer. The President gave his tacit approval as he read out on Monday night the recommendations of the task force formed by the Department of Justice, and which had been submitted in a report to the President on the same day. Based on the […]
Roque: Pemberton to face court martial in US
(Eagle News) — US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton will face court martial proceedings in the United States. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was what US authorities said during Pemberton’s pre-trial over the Laude killing in 2014. “Pag-uwi raw po ni Pemberton tuloy pa rin ‘yung kanyang court martial proceedings at doon po malalaman kung meron pang additional na parusang ipapataw sa kanya at yung kanyang qualification to remain in service,” Roque said […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 265,888; recoveries at 207,504
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 265,888 on Monday, Sept. 14, after the Department of Health reported 4,699 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 53,754 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 8.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent severe, and 2.1 percent critical. Of the 4,699 newly-reported cases, 1,498 came from Metro Manila, 221 from Cavite, 198 from Bataan, 185 from Bulacan, and 176 from Batangas. The department said of […]
DOH urges extra vigilance as reduced physical distancing in public modes of transport starts today
If possible, choose transport modes that afford at least one-meter distancing, DOH says (Eagle News)–The Department of Health enjoined Filipinos to be “extra vigilant” as the reduced physical distancing in most public modes of transport starts today. In a statement, the DOH said the public should continue wearing masks and face shields, hand-wash, and practice physical distancing as based on evidence, the level of protection increases when the practices are combined. The department said if […]
COVID-19 cases in House of Representatives reach 74
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the House of Representatives have risen to 74. House Secretary General Jose Luis Montales said this was after a member of the security staff tested positive for COVID-19. Montales said the security staff member last reported for work on Sept. 2. He developed a fever, prompting him to undergo COVID-19 testing. Montales said contact tracing is ongoing. According to Montales, employees should only report physically to work if absolutely […]
Immigration bureau: Pemberton banned from re-entering PHL
(Eagle News)–American soldier Joseph Scott Pemberton is now banned from re-entering the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration said on Monday, Sept. 14. According to immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente, this was since Pemberton, who was deported on Sunday, has already been placed on the bureau’s blacklist. He said the American soldier has been on that list since Sept. 16, 2015, when he was ordered deported by the bureau’s Board of Commissioners for being an undesirable […]
DFA: No weekend reports of additional COVID-19 cases, deaths among Filipinos abroad
(Eagle News)–There have been no weekend reports of additional COVID-19 cases or deaths among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday night. The DFA said the total tally then remains at 10,181, while the death toll is at 768. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of COVID-19 cases, with 7,002, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1205, Europe with 1169, and the Americas with 805. The Middle […]
In photos: Reduced physical distancing inside MRT-3 trains starting today, Sept. 14
(Eagle News)–In these pictures shared by the Department of Transportation, passengers inside Metro Rail Transit-3 trains are seen sitting at a shorter distance between each other. From the original one-meter distance, the DOTr said it was now implementing a 0.75-meter distance between commuters in almost all public modes of transport, based on the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Only planes shall retain the original physical distancing protocol […]
