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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy has redeployed its troops to man checkpoints in areas that reverted to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Navy said the teams were sent out to aid other law enforcement agencies in ensuring “an orderly and strict reimplementation” of quarantine guidelines to stem the transmission of COVID-19. Navy troops are also patrolling sea entry points, airports, and swabbing facilities, the Navy said. The Navy said […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos died while several others were wounded after a blast ripped through Beirut on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Beirut, DFA spokesperson Ed Meñez said all the Filipinos were inside their homes when the explosion took place. “The Philippine Embassy is in touch with the Filipino community in Lebanon to assess the situation and provide assistance to any […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has reopened six inter-regional public utility bus routes. According to the LTFRB, the following routes from Caraga to Regions 10 and 11, and vice versa, are now opened: 1. Butuan City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 2. Butuan City – Davao City, and vice versa 3. Surigao City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 4. Surigao City – Davao City, […]
(Eagle News) – -Inflation accelerated further to 2.7 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Wednesday, Aug.5. This brings the year-to-date inflation for 2020 at 2.5 percent. In June, inflation was at 2.5 percent and in July 2019, 2.4 percent. According to the PSA, the acceleration in the overall inflation was caused by the jump in the inflation of the transport index at 6.3 percent during the month with the easing of lockdown […]
by Bachir El-Khoury and Rouba El-Husseini BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Rescuers worked through the night into Wednesday after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut’s port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital. The second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the sky, immediately followed by a tornado-like shockwave that flattened the port and shattered windows across the city. The explosions — which were heard in […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 112,593 on Tuesday, August 4, after the Department of Health announced 6352 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 112593 cases, 44429 were active cases. Of the active cases, 91.2 percent were mild, 7.5 percent asymptomatic, 0.8 percent severe, and 0.6 percent critical. The 6352 newly-announced COVID-19 cases were from tests done by 80 out of 94 laboratories. Of […]
(Eagle News)–Walk-ins will not be entertained in Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board offices during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. In a statement, the LTFRB said the suspension of transactions for walk-ins covering the LTFRB central and National Capital Region offices was necessary as only 50 percent of the workforce in these offices will report to work in compliance with MECQ guidelines. Majority of the workforce, the LTFRB said, will work from […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, Aug. 4, announced it would scale down its operations as Metro Manila reverts to a modified enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the bureau said it will maintain a skeleton workforce at its main office while the MECQ is in effect. This means it will have to temporarily suspend its online appointment system for foreign clients at the agency’s main office in Intramuros, Manila starting today, […]
(Eagle News) — Ex-PhilHealth anti-fraud officer Thorrsson Montes Keith on Tuesday, Aug. 4, claimed PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales asked him to iron out issues stemming from supposedly overpriced COVID-19 kits. “May pagkakataon na inutusan pa po ako ni Brig. Gen. Ricardo Morales na puntahan ko si Commissioner Greco Belgica para hilutin ang kaso ng PhilHealth sa overpriced COVID testing kits,” Keith said during a Senate hearing on alleged corruption in the state insurer. Keith was […]
(Eagle News) — PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales on Tuesday, Aug. 4, defended the state insurer’s proposed P2.1-billion information technology project aimed at stopping fraud. In defending the proposed program which a report had tagged as “overpriced,” Morales said in a Senate inquiry on alleged corruption in PhilHealth that the amount was measly compared to the money PhilHealth stands to lose if fraud is not curbed. “If the corporation stands to lose tens of billions a […]
(Eagle News) — Health workers can still get free rides courtesy of the Department of Transportation even during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four other areas. In a statement, the DOTr said the Free Ride Service for Health Workers Program operates in two shifts—from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. So far, there are 20 bus routes in the Greater Metro Manila area. The DOTr […]
(Eagle News) — Quarantine passes will again be implemented in Cavite, as the province reverts to a modified enhanced community quarantine effective today, Aug. 4. Governor Jonvic Remulla said each household will have only one pass and this is non-transferable. “Ang ‘Stay-at-Home’ order ay in effect. Sino man ang walang Q-pass at nasa lansangan ay huhulihin at bibigyan ng katumbas na multa,” he said. All public transportation may operate for essential workers, including those working […]
