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Other plans bared (Eagle News)–Newly-installed Philippine National Police chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan is eyeing a decongestion of Camp Crame and other police camps to ensure efficient services to the public. In a statement, the PNP said under the PNP Master Development Plan or the decongestion plan, police units situated inside the main headquarters such as the Highway Patrol Group, the Health Service, the Explosives and Ordnance Division/K9 unit will be relocated. The PNP said the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 42,000 overseas Filipinos in August amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said of the 42,583 repatriated, 76.1 percent flew in from the Middle East. The breakdown of returnees is as follows: 32,389 or 76.1% from the Middle East; 4,423 or 10.4% from Asia and the Pacific; 4,109 or 9.6% from the Americas; 1,571 or 3.7% from Europe; and 91 or 0.2% from Africa. According to the DFA, […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines has released its updated list of international and domestic flights for September. The carrier said the list was as of September 5: International flights Manila- Los Angeles- Manila 4x a week (Tue/ Wed/ Fri/ Sun) Manila- San Francisco- Manila 2x a week (Wed/Sat) Manila- New York Once a week (Friday) New York- Manila Once a week (Saturday) Manila- Honolulu- Manila Once a week (Thursday): Entry requirements for Hawaii have been updated recently. […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported three additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said as of Saturday night then, the number of Filipinos who contracted COVID-19 has reached 10,116. The DFA said the additional cases were reported from the Asia Pacific. Nine new recoveries from the same region and in the Americas brought the total to 6284. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of Filipinos who have recovered from […]
Tyhoon “Haishen” out of PAR (Eagle News)–Typhoon “Haishen” is outside the Philippine Area of responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the southwest monsoon, however, is affecting the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will therefore have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, also due to localized thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The northern and eastern sections […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 234,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 5, after the Department of Health reported an additional 2529 cases. The DOH said of the 234,570 total cases, 69,112 were active. Of these, 90.4 percent were mild, 7.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 2,529 additional cases were from tests done by 92 out of 113 labs. Of these, the DOH said 1171 were from […]
(Eagle News)–There have been no reports of COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday night. According to the DFA, as of September 4, the death toll therefore remains at 757. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths with 476, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Eighteen new cases reported in the Asia Pacific […]
(Eagle News)–The Japanese Coast Guard has temporarily suspended its search and rescue operations for the missing crew of the Panamanian-flagged vessel that sank off Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs made the announcement on Saturday, Sept. 5, based on a report from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka. The DFA said the temporary suspension was in light of the expected arrival of Typhoon 10 in Japan. It came after […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs surpassed its August 2020 target collection by P10.956 billion. The bureau said the increase in collection from the target P33.675 billion to P44.631 billion represents a 32.53 percent increase. “Amid the challenging time, the BOC continues to showcase its consistent and positive monthly collection for the third month since June 2020,” the bureau said. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, nine of the […]
(Eagle News)–Another Filipino crew member of the Panamanian-flagged vessel that sank off Japan has been found, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday night. According to the DFA, the Filipino, who worked on board Gulf Livestock 1, was found alone in a life raft. He is conscious and able to walk, the DFA said, without disclosing his identity. Meanwhile, the DFA said based on a report from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has announced another round of reassignments following the assumption of Gen. Camilo Cascolan as PNP chief. In a statement, the PNP said seven more senior police officials were designated to key positions, based on special order dated Sept. 4. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Olay, who was deputy director for comptrollership, is now head of the PNP Health Service. Police Brigadier General Herminio Tadeo Jr., on the other hand, was reassigned […]
(Eagle News)-The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Sept. 5: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers were advised to get confirmation of their flights on the same day they are supposed to be scheduled. Domestic flight operations are allowed with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine. The Bureau of Immigration has said the restrictions on international travel remain.
