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(Eagle News)–Fifty-five more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday, Sept. 4. The DFA said with the additional recoveries, the total is now at 6275. Eighteen new COVID-19 cases from the Asia Pacific region and Europe pushed the tally to 10113. “The two previously confirmed cases in Asia and the Pacific were deducted from today’s figures upon verification by Post,” the DFA said. The death toll is still […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 232,000 mark after the Department of Health reported an additional 3,714 cases. Of these, the DOH said 67,786 were active, of which 90.7 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 0.9 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The DOH said the 3,714 additional cases reported today were from total tests done by 93 out of 113 labs. Of these, 1797 came from Metro Manila, 390 from Negros […]
(Eagle News) –The Bureau of Customs has seized P88.1 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from China. In a statement, the bureau said the cigarettes, contained in two containers, arrived separately on Aug. 8 and 13. The shipments–one with 851 cases of cigarettes, and the other with 911 cases–had been declared as containing umbrella and various home furniture. The bureau said according to the Inward Foreign Manifest, the shipments were consigned to GRR Trading, whose recent […]
Is named “Kristine” (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Haishen” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, Sept. 4. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Haishen” entered PAR at 9 a.m., and is now named “Kristine.” As of 3 a.m., it was located 1440 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 205 kph. It was moving west northwest at 15 […]
(Eagle News) — Former Ozamiz City councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog was found dead inside the city police’s detention facility on Friday, Sept. 4, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP spokesperson Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, Parojinog, who is facing drug-related charges, was found dead at 6 a.m., on the same day he was supposed to attend a court hearing. “No violence was noted,” Banac said. Banac said PNP Chief Camilo Cascolan has ordered […]
(Eagle News)–Over 1000 overseas Filipinos were repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday and Thursday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the at least 1391, 361 came from Beirut, Lebanon; 180 from Macau; over 200 from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; over 500 from Qatar; and around 150 from LA, in the United States. The DFA said this was the second DFA-chartered mass repatriation flight from Lebanon since the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has announced other reassignments following the retirement of Gen. Archie Gamboa as PNP chief. In a statement, the PNP said the following reassignments took effect on Thursday, Sept. 3: PMGen Gilberto Cruz – Director, PNPA PMGen Emmanuel Luis Licup – Director for Comptrollership PBGen Alfred Corpus – Acting Director for Operations PBGen Rolando Hinanay – Acting Director for Personnel and Records Management PMGen Jose Chiquito Malayo – Director for Integrate […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern and Central Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters. Meanwhile, PAGASA […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 228,000 mark on Thursday, Sept. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1,987 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 228403, 65240 were active cases, of which 90.8 percent were mild, 6.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 1987 additional cases were from results of tests done by 91 out of 113 labs. Of these, 818 came […]
(Eagle News)–There has been a reshuffle involving three top posts of the Philippine National Police. The reshuffle announced by Brig. General Bernard Banac came a day after Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan assumed the helm of the 209000-strong police force. According to Banac, with the reshuffle, Police Lt. Gen. Eleazar was now the deputy chief for administration, or the PNP’s number two man. Lt. Gen. Cesar Hawthorne Binag assumes Eleazar’s previous post as PNP deputy chief […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Haishen” continued to intensify on Thursday, Sept. 3, as it moved towards the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 11 a.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Haishen” is expected to enter PAR tomorrow morning. The weather bureau said it will be located 1,340 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon, but will remain far from the landmass and will head towards southern Japan and the Korean Peninsula after leaving […]
(Eagle News)–Two more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday night. According to the DFA, the additional deaths push the death toll to 757. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths, at 476, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific Region with eight. Total COVID-19 cases are at 10,096, including the ten new cases in […]
