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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is requiring national government agencies to publish in newspapers of general circulation the details of each of their transactions to ensure transparency in the disbursement of government funds. President Duterte made the disclosure in a meeting with members of the Cabinet aired on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The President said the policy was in light of the “sama ng loob” of the public over the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth, the state […]
(Eagle News)–The number of those injured in the explosions in Jolo on Monday, Aug. 24, has risen to 78, the military said. Joint Task Force Sulu said of this figure, 24 were government troops, 48 civilians, and six police officers. The task force said the death toll in the incident, which authorities have so far blamed on the Abu Sayyaf Group, remains at 15. Among the fatalities were seven soldiers, six civilians, one policeman, and […]
(Eagle News)–Branch 42 of the Dagupan City Regional Trial Court is physically closed until September 3. Memorandum 12-2020 from Executive Judge Caridad Galvez said the temporary closure, which started on Aug. 24 and was approved by the Supreme Court’s Office of the Court Administrator, was after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The memo, which was uploaded on the SC Twitter account, said this was to allow for the disinfection of the premises and contact […]
(Eagle News)–The total number of enrollees for school year 2020 to 2021 has reached over 23 million so far, the Department of Education has said. According to DepEd, the 23,643,113 enrollees for Kindergarten to Grade 12, including ALS and non-graded learners with disabilities as of Monday, Aug. 24, constitute 85.07 percent of enrollees for school year 2019 to 2020. The department said based on the data, 21813184 learners enrolled in public schools, while 1785323 registered […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Aug. 25: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers were advised to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation, MIAA had said, would be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine. Restrictions on […]
(Eagle News)–The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos breached the 10,000 mark–now at 10,003– with 19 additional cases in the Middle East. The DFA said the number of recoveries as of Monday also rose to 6014 after 61 new recoveries were reported from Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. “As the DFA personnel in our (foreign service posts) continue to monitor the status of our Filipino community abroad and work […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:43 a.m, had its epicenter 442 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It depth was 85 kilometers, and it was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers also due to […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country topped 194,000 on Monday, Aug. 24, after the Department of Health reported 4,686 additional cases. The DOH said of the 194,252 cases, 59,200 were active, of which 91.5 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 4,686 newly-announced COVID-19 cases were from tests done by 95 out of 109 labs. Of these, the DOH said 2519 came from […]
Suggests submission of documents instead (Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General is moving for the cancellation of the oral arguments on the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Law set in September. In calling for the same in its very urgent motion filed on Monday, Aug. 24, the OSG noted the “logistical restrictions and health threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” and the provisions of the Internal Rules of Court and pertinent jurisprudence that […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday, Aug. 24, publicly apologized to President Rodrigo Duterte for saying he was “in perpetual isolation.” In a virtual briefing, Roque said he had made the “wrong choice of words” in his press briefing on Aug. 17. According to Roque, what he meant was that the Presidential Security Group “has been doing a good job at ensuring that there is social distancing between anyone who wants to […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Aug. 24, denied the government was pushing for the imposition of toll fees on Edsa. “Wala pong ganung initiative sa pamahalaan ni Presidente (Rodrigo) Duterte,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, if there was any proposal to that effect, “ibang Presidente po iyon.” Roque echoed the statement of the Department of Transportation on Friday, days after a news report quoted Transportation Road Sector Consultant Assistant Secretary […]
