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(Eagle News)–The remote and dropbox enrollment of students in public schools ends on June 30. The Department of Education issued the reminder as it urged parents to submit the Learner Enrollment Survey Form on or before the date, the end date of the enrollment period for school year 2020 to 2021. According to DepEd, so far, 15182075 have enrolled since the start of the enrollment period on June 1, with 14548915 enrolled in public schools […]
(Eagle News)–The new Passenger Terminal Building at Clark International Airport is now 99% complete. The Department of Transportation on Sunday, June 28, said as a result, authorities were eyeing the opening of the same by the third quarter of 2020. The DOTr said the new PTB will boost and triple the current passenger capacity of the airport, from 4.2 million to 12.2 million passengers annually. According to the DOTr, construction continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
(Eagle News)–Former congressman Antonio Cuenco has died due to COVID-19. His son James confirmed the passing of the 83-year-old, now a Cebu councilor, in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 27. “Today, a great man has passed on. What is very shocking is the manner and the suddenness of his passing,” he said. “It happened so fast and has left us very shocked to realize that the good man that we have had the […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-five stranded Filipinos in Myanmar joined the special repatriation flight organized by the Philippine Embassy in Yangon and the Myanmar Embassy in Manila in coordination with Myanmar Airways International to return home. The relief flight departed Yangon International Airport for Manila on June 25. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, most of the passengers were “adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and could no longer afford to continue staying in Myanmar.” It said […]
(Eagle News)-The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, June 27: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those that have the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed provided there is approval by the […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. has passed away. Senator Bong Revilla, his son, made the announcement in a video message on Friday, June 26. “Wala na po ang tatay ko,” the senator said. The Revilla patriarch was 93 years old. On May 31, Revilla Sr. was rushed to the hospital after his son said he had difficulty breathing and was “somewhat unresponsive.” A day later, the senator’s son Jolo Revilla said his grandfather was […]
(Eagle News) — Over 16,000 Filipino and foreign seafarers have been cleared for disembarkation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bureau of Immigration said. Bureau Seaport Operations Chief Alnazib Decampong said in a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente that of the 16287 cleared by immigration boarding inspectors, 11,189 are Filipinos and 5,098 are foreigners. They disembarked from 42 vessels that arrived and anchored at Manila Bay between April 16 to June 15, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 areas nationwide are under a localized lockdown, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Friday, June 26. In a statement, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said of the 112, 67 are in the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR); 18 in the National Capital Region, 19 in Cebu City; one each in Cavite, Quezon Province, Leyte; and five in Cagayan de Oro City. Malaya said in CAR, the localized lockdown […]
(Eagle News)–Physical reporting of Department of Education personnel, including public school teachers, to the workplace or on-site is “not mandatory.” The DepEd reiterated the statement following reports some personnel were being made to sign a waiver in connection with the possible risk of exposure to COVID-19 upon return to the workplace. According to a June 24 memorandum signed by Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo, the waivers authorizing the personnel to report for work voluntarily and physically […]
(Eagle News)–The government has facilitated the return to the Philippines of over 400 Filipinos stranded in South Korea amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the DFA said the 425 Filipinos arrived on June 23 via two special flights – Korean Air KE 623 and Asiana Airlines OZ 703. The special flights were arranged by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs and other relevant Philippine government agencies […]
Releases additional guidelines in issuance of PWD cards (Eagle News)–The Quezon City government has issued a show-cause order against the person allegedly behind the issuance of Persons With Disabilities cards to “unqualified” members of a well-off family for P2000. In a statement, the local government said the permanent employee, who was ordered back to his mother unit in July 2019, was asked to explain within 72 hours why the cards, which went viral on social […]
(Eagle News)–The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary closure of its main office after several of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory, the SEC said the closure of its Pasay office from today, June 26, to June 30 will facilitate a “thorough disinfection of the premises.” The SEC said the employees and outsourced personnel have no history of travel abroad, no known exposure to confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and no symptoms. […]
