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QC Mayor Belmonte tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has tested positive for COVID-19. Belmonte herself made the announcement on the city government’s official Facebook page on Wednesday, July 8. “Sa ngayon, maayos po ang aking kalagayan at wala po akong nararamdamang anumang sintomas,” she said. She said she was strictly following all Department of Health quarantine protocols. The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit has also initiated contact tracing procedures. Belmonte said her office and city hall […]

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DILG urges LGUs to improve digital platforms in communities as PHL transitions to new normal

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, July 8, urged local government units to “beef up their digital platforms” as the country transitions to the new normal  amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In urging LGUs to fast-track the needed permits and clearances to set up crucial infrastructure such as cell sites that will improve Internet connectivity, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año noted the many people dependent on the Internet in the new normal. […]

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DOH reports 1540 COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 47873; Gov’t says of total, 34178 are “active cases”

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 47873 after the Department of Health reported 1540 cases on Tuesday, July 7. According to the DOH, of the 47873 cases, 34178 are active cases. Of the 1540 cases reported today, 993 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were released to the patient within three days. Over 500–or 547–were late cases, or cases where test results were released […]

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Gov’t allows non-essential foreign travel by Filipinos but subject to certain conditions

(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has lifted the suspension on non-essential travel by Filipinos. But the non-essential outbound travel should be subject to the following conditions: Traveler should submit confirmed round-trip tickets for those travelling on tourist visas Traveler should have adequate travel and health insurance to cover rebooking and accommodation expenses if stranded, and hospitalization in case of infection, in such amount as may be determined by the Department of Tourism Traveler should […]

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MRT-3 identifies stations, work shift of ticket sellers who tested positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Tuesday, July 7, identified the work shift of the ticket sellers who tested positive for COVID-19, and the stations where they were deployed. According to the MRT-3, as of July 6, the 16 ticket sellers were deployed at North Avenue, GMA Kamuning, Cubao and Quezon Ave. stations. The following were their work shifts per station: North Ave: from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and from 4:30 a.m. […]

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Inflation rate accelerates to 2.5 percent in June

(Eagle News)–The country’s inflation rate accelerated to 2.5 percent after four months of deceleration, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, July 7. According to the PSA, with the development, year-to-date inflation for 2020 stands at 2.5 percent. In May, inflation was at 2.1 percent and in June 2019 at 2.7 percent. The PSA said the acceleration in the June inflation was primarily brought about by the 2.3 percent annual increment recorded in the transport […]

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MRT-3 to temporarily stop ops starting tomorrow, July 7, amid increase in COVID-19 cases among train personnel

(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will temporarily suspend operations starting tomorrow, July 7. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the temporary suspension approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases would allow for a swab testing of all MRT-3 personnel, including those of its maintenance provider and subcontractors, “to prevent further spread of the disease, and, most importantly, to protect the health and safety of both its personnel and commuters.” […]

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PHIVOLCS hoists Alert Level 1 over Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon

(Eagle News) — Bulusan is now on alert level 1, which means it is in an “abnormal condition.” The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Monday, July 6, said the volcano’s alert level was raised from 0 after 53 volcanic earthquakes were recorded since July 3, and a “short-term inflation of the edifice” was recorded since late February. PHIVOLCS said the quakes included 43 low-frequency events that are “associated with weak and shallow hydrothermal […]

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PCG files raps vs MV Vienna Wood crew, shipment company over Mindoro collision

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has filed criminal charges against the crew members of the Hong Kong-flagged vessel that collided with a Philippine fishing boat vessel off Mindoro last week, and the shipping company. Charges for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and damage to property have been lodged against the MV Vienna Wood crew members identified as Zhang Weiwei, Shin Bin, Yi Lei, and Yang Xileng before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office of […]

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Naga, Cebu Hall of Justice to be temporarily closed starting today, July 6, after court employee tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Hall of Justice in Naga, Cebu will be physically closed starting today, July 6, after a court employee tested positive for COVID-19. A memorandum signed by Executive Judge Dennis Larrobis said the employee from the Regional Trial Court Branch 76 had been swabbed after suffering from fever. The temporary closure, which was approved by Jennylind Aldecoa-Delorino of the Office of the Deputy Court Administrator, will last for 14 days. Tthe RTC […]

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PNP reports 899 COVID-19 cases, nine deaths

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police climbed to 899. The PNP said the data was as of Sunday, July 5, at 6 p.m. Recoveries climbed to 409, while nine deaths were reported. Suspected cases have reached 1188, while probable cases are at 726. At least three policemen based in Cebu have died due to the virus. The Palace has said Cebu was the new epicenter of COVID-19. At […]

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Flying back to the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: what to expect in the “new normal”

by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (Eagle News) — With no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to join 391 stranded Filipino seafarers, workers, and tourists in a repatriation flight organized by the Philippine Embassy in the The Hague last July 3, 2020. KL 875 would take us from Amsterdam to Manila via Bangkok in approximately 15 hours and 45 minutes. – Check-in – Schiphol Airport stands eerily quiet. […]

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