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(Eagle News)–Almost 22,000 persons deprived of liberty have been released amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the 21,858 PDLs were released from March 17 to July 13 from 470 jail facilities managed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Año said of the total, 5,102 were paralegal releases through bail, plea-bargaining, parole or probation. Over 6000, or 6,756 were non-paralegal releases through acquittal or served sentences. Año said […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 21, ordered all judges to suspend the issuance of commitment orders for newly detained persons deprived of liberty to facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. The SC, through Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, said this was based on a letter of request from Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, and to prevent COVID-19 infections among PDLs. Instead, all judges were directed to issue orders for newly-arrested PDLs […]
Of 1951, 1464 come from Metro Manila, DOH says (Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 70,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1951 cases on Tuesday, July 21. The DOH said of the total 70,764 cases, 45646 are active cases, of which 91.1 percent are mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent severe, and 0.5 percent critical. The DOH said the 1951 cases reported on Tuesday were from tests done by 73 out […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Tuesday, July 21, said parents who do not want their children to attend face-to-face classes may opt for other forms of learning for the students instead. “Yung mga parents na ayaw ng face-to-face (classes), may choice naman sila sa online halimbawa,” she said after President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the conduct of the same–albeit on a limited basis–in areas considered low-risk for COVID-19 infections. The Palace had said […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, July 21, said the conduct of limited face-to-face classes will be allowed starting January 2021, although private schools that already started conducting the same in June 2020 will be allowed to continue. The Palace added the localized face-to-face classes–which should only be “intermittent” and shall complement distance learning–shall only be allowed in low-risk areas or those that are already at least under a modified general community quarantine or in […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 21, clarified only foreigners with permanent or immigrant visas will be allowed entry into the country starting Aug. 1. According to Port Operations Division Acting Chief Grifton Medina, only those foreigners who fall under each of the following visa categories will be allowed entry starting next month : those who were issued immigrant visas under Section 13 of the Immigration act; those who acquired resident status under […]
(Eagle News)–A teacher’s group on Tuesday, July 21, hit the Department of Education’s recent recommendation to hold limited face-to-face classes in areas where there is a low risk for COVID-19, and which was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Benjo Basas, chair of the Teachers Dignity Coalition, said the recommendation–which was a deviation from the no face-to-face classes previously announced by the Palace–was proof plans for the new school year have not been […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Education’s recommendation to allow face-to-face classes in areas where there is a low risk for COVID-19—but only on a limited basis. “I’m with you on this,” the President said after Education Secretary Leonor Briones made the proposal during a meeting with the President on Monday but which was aired on Tuesday morning. Briones had proposed the classes be held once or twice a week in those […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte called on the police to be strict in implementing the rule on the wearing of face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The President issued the reminder in a meeting with government officials aired on Tuesday morning, as COVID-19 cases in the country continued to increase. As of Monday afternoon, the Department of Health has confirmed 68898 cases. Of the 1521 newly reported cases, 1237 come from Metro Manila. “I have no […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 68,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1521 cases on Monday, July 20. The DOH said the 1521 cases that brought the total COVID-19 cases to 68898 were based on results from tests done by 62 laboratories out of 84. According to the department, of the 1521 newly-announced cases, 1237 came from Metro Manila; 51 each from Cavite and Laguna; 34 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed two new commissioners to the Energy Regulatory Commission. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the appointment of Floresinda Baldo-Digal and Marko Romeo Fuentes to the body on Monday, July 20. Baldo-Digal, who was ERC spokesperson prior to her appointment, replaces Josefina Patricia A. Magpale-Asirit. Her term will expire on July 10, 2027. Fuentes, on the other hand, is an accountant from Davao City. He replaces Paul Christian Cervantes, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, July 20, said the start of classes is still on Aug. 24. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was “unless magkakaroon po ng bagong rekomendasyon ang ating kalihim na Secretary of Education.” Roque made the remark after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11480, which allows the President, upon the recommendation of the Education Secretary, to set a different date for the school opening in […]
