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(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 261,000 mark on Sunday, Sept. 13, after the Department of Health reported an additional 3372 cases. The DOH said of the 261,216 total cases, 49,277 were active. Of these, 87.6 percent were mild, 8.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, and 2.2 percent critical. Of the 3372 newly-reported cases, 1307 came from Metro Manila, 240 from Cavite, 207 from Laguna, 199 from Negros Occidental, and 145 from Bulacan. […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated 76 Filipinos from Thailand. The DFA said the Filipinos checked in for their flight to Manila at Suvarnabhumi Airport September 9. The Filipinos included a cancer patient whose medical repatriation was arranged during the Songkran holidays that ended on Monday, the DFA said. According to the department, with the latest batch of returnees, the total number of repatriates from Thailand assisted by the Philippine government rises […]
(Eagle News)–US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton has been deported from the Philippines. Immigration bureau spokesperson Dana Sandoval said in a television interview that the military plane carrying the American national took off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday, at 9:14 a.m. Pemberton’s deportation came after President Rodrigo Duterte granted him absolute pardon over the 2014 Laude killing in Olongapo. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said with the absolute pardon, Pemberton could now […]
(Eagle News)–There have been no recent reports of additional COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said this means that as of Saturday night, the death toll remains at 768. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths among Filipinos abroad with 487, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Thirteen additional COVID-19 cases brought the total to 10,181, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported six more COVID-19 cases among police personnel. With the additional cases, the PNP said the tally rose to 4947 as of Saturday night. Twenty-five additional recoveries also brought the total to 3532. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported among police personnel. Suspect cases are at 3147, while probable cases have reached 737. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they continue to man […]
Over 1,000 additional PUJs to be deployed, too (Eagle News)–Over 1,000, or 1159, more traditional public utility jeepneys will start plying Metro Manila streets on Monday, Sept. 14, after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board approved the opening of 28 more routes. The Department of Transportation said apart from the opening of the new routes, the physical distancing in public modes of transport will be reduced from one meter to 0.75 to allow for […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated almost 10,000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said the 9671 overseas Filipinos repatriated since the outbreak of COVID-19 brought the total to 174,039 so far. The DFA said of the 174,039, 61,716 or 35.46 percent were sea-based Filipinos, while 112,323 or 64.54 percent were land-based. The 9,671 repatriated this week, the DFA said, included over 7,500 nationals from the Middle East who were repatriated via 27 special […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Sept. 13: 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 with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine but these were subject to […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 257,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 12, after the Department of Health reported over 4,000 additional cases. The DOH said of the 257,863 total cases, 66,455 were active. Of these, 89.2 percent were mild, 8.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.1 percent severe, and 1.2 percent critical. Of the 4,935 newly-reported cases, 2,619 were from Metro Manila, 343 from Cavite, 258 from Laguna, 227 from Rizal, and 177 from Negros Occidental. […]
(Eagle News)–Eighty-nine barangay chairpersons have been placed under preventive suspension for six months. The Department of the Interior and Local Government said based on the Office of the Ombudsman’s order dated September 2, the evidence shows that the guilt of the local government officials, who face charges for serious dishonesty, grave misconduct, abuse of authority and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service in connection with anomalies in the distribution of the Social […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported over 100 COVID-19 recoveries in one day. According to the PNP, as of Friday night, the tally of recoveries among police personnel has reached 3507, 111 recoveries more than the 3396 reported on Thursday night. Seventy-three additional COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total to 4941. There were no recent reports of additional deaths so far, which means the death toll remains at 16. Suspect cases are at […]
(Eagle News)–Police Colonel Ysmael Salonga Yu has formally assumed his post as the Philippine National Police’s spokesperson. In a statement, the PNP said Yu, who will also serve as acting chief of the Public Information Office, will replace Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac who was reassigned as director of the PNP Training Service. Yu is a member of Philippine Military Academy Tanglaw Diwa Class of 1992. Before his reassignment to the national headquarters, he was […]
