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ICT department eyes reduced permits for common towers

(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology has said it was eyeing reducing Common Tower Permitting requirements by 2020. The ICT department’s Assistant Secretary  for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Rey Caintic said in particular, the government was  looking into cutting down “redundant or duplicitous permitting requirements for (independent tower companies) to reduce the number by more than 50 percent, and at the same time, reduce the average processing days.” The department said it started streamlining […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, June 30

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, June 30: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. All travelers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are now allowed provided there is approval from the […]

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Año orders cops involved in fatal “encounter” with soldiers in Jolo disarmed, placed under custody

(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the policemen involved in the fatal “encounter” with four soldiers in a Jolo town disarmed. Año also ordered Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa to restrict the policemen who, according to an initial report from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police, gunned down the soldiers in Barangay Walled on Monday, June 29. The report said the policemen were conducting patrol operations when they saw the four armed […]

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Next bar exams to be held not earlier than February 2021

(Eagle News) — The next bar exams will be held at a date not earlier than February 2021. This is according to the Office of the 2020 bar chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, which issued a bulletin on the exams which were supposed to be held in November this year. Bar bulletin No. 12 s. 2020 said the SC en banc “resolved to announce the schedule” of the next bar exams to a later date […]

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DFA releases updated list of travel bans, restrictions

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has released its updated list of travel bans and restrictions in countries around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the list contains updates from more than 10 countries across the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa: According to the DFA, it is, however, “always best for the traveler to check ahead of travel dates with the airlines that will be used as […]

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President Duterte to announce new quarantine classifications on Tuesday; COVID-19 task force says no community quarantine to be lifted

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to announce the community quarantines to be imposed in several parts of the country on Tuesday, June 30. But the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said what’s certain is that no community quarantine shall be lifted, at least until October. NTF chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said the task force has decided the “threshold” would be a modified general community quarantine, where restrictions are further eased but not […]

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PHL Army sends medical team to Cebu

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Army has sent a medical team to Cebu, where authorities said COVID-19 cases have continued to increase. The Army said the team–composed of two doctors, two nurses, and two medical aidmen–were sent on Sunday to “augment the need of additional health-care workers addressing the COVID-19 cases in the city.” Prior to their departure, members of the team underwent swab testing and were given flu vaccination. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, who oversees the […]

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LTFRB main office closed for disinfection

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board main office was temporarily closed today, Monday, June 29. In a statement, the LTFRB said this was to pave the way for a disinfection of the area, after one of the 313 employees who underwent rapid testing tested positive. This is the second time the agency conducted a rapid testing of its employees since the National Capital Region was placed under an enhanced community quarantine […]

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PNP COVID-19 cases reach 671; 342 recover

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has recorded over 600 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far. In a press conference on Monday, June 29, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said 671 confirmed cases represent 1.9 percent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded so far. Of the 671, 51 percent or 342 people, have recovered. The PNP so far has 320 active cases, of which 287 are in quarantine facilities for mild to moderate cases, 18 are in the […]

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20 Wi-Fi sites for free Internet access to be put up in Isabela, Lamitan in Basilan

(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology will launch 20  Wi-Fi sites in various parts of Basilan on Tuesday, June 30. The DICT said the following  will be launched in Isabela and Lamitan through the department’s Free Wi-Fi for All Program: DICT Basilan Provincial Office Basilan National High School Basilan Provincial Capitol Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office Basilan Provincial Library Infantry Brigade101 Headquarters, Isabela City Isabela City Hall Isabela City Maritime Police […]

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Mandatory work-from-home arrangement proposed

(Eagle News)–Senator Imee Marcos has filed a bill that aims to make the work-from-home arrangement  mandatory. In pushing for Senate Bill No. 1448 that aims to amend Republic Act No. 11165, or the “Telecommuting Act,” Marcos noted the over 30,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country. As of Sunday afternoon, there are 35455 COVID-19 cases. The World Health Organization has said the Philippines has the fastest rise in cases in the Western Pacific. “Clearly, a […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 35455; of 485 “fresh cases,” 245 come from NCR

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 35455. The Department of Health said of the 653 cases reported today, 485 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were released to the patient three days ago. The remaining, or 168, are late cases or cases where test results were released to the patient four days ago or more. According to the DOH, of the 485 fresh cases, 245 were […]

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