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Mayor appeals for “calm, understanding” (Eagle News)–The Cebu City government has canceled all quarantine passes issued to its residents, after President Rodrigo Duterte lamented what he said was the continued rise in COVID-19 cases in Cebu. Mayor Edgar Labella said the decision was made upon the recommendation of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, a day after the President ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to go to Cebu and assess the COVID-19 response […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 60 Filipinos from India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 60 included nine seafarers and five babies who underwent liver transplant in India. The repatriates landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 aboard Air India Flight AI 1310 on Tuesday. The DFA said the repatriates underwent routine health screening and mandatory RT-PCR test for arriving passengers. The DFA said the family of a […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, June 24: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with confirmed flights will be allowed in the airport premises. While domestic flight operations are allowed provided there is approval from tbe local government unit […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 23, dismissed Solicitor General Jose Calida’s quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN Corp. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said the petition, which had sought the forfeiture of the media giant’s then-franchise for “highly abusive practices,” was dismissed during the High Court’s en banc meeting on the ground of mootness. ABSCBN Corp.’s franchise already expired on May 4. According to Hosaka, the case against ABSCBN Convergence Inc. remains pending. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate is on “semi-lockdown” after two of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Senate President Tito Sotto said because of the hearings and work to be conducted in the senators’ offices, they “cannot declare a total lockdown.” He added those who were exposed to the COVID-19-positive employees have already “passed” their 14-day quarantine. “Therefore, my suggestion to the Senate Secretary is to inform those who want a lockdown to do so if they […]
Wounded policeman to receive assistance, too (Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has assured the family of a Parañaque policeman who was killed in an encounter with a suspected drug personality and his companion over the weekend of financial support and social benefits. In a statement, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said apart from the family of PLT Armand Melad, PCPL Allan Fontanilla Baltazar, also of Parañaque’s police community precinct 1, would receive assistance. The two had […]
(Eagle News)–Operations at the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah are suspended from June 23 to July 2. In an advisory, the Consulate said the suspension was after one of its personnel “whose duties involve high public exposure,” and two former wards who were recently repatriated to the Philippines tested positive for COVID-19. The Consulate said its personnel would undergo a strict quarantine. Those who visited the Consulate from Sunday, June 14, to Thursday, June 18, […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending its operations for four weekends to pave the way for rail replacement work. The MRT-3 said passenger operations are suspended during several weekends from July to September: July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23, and September 12-13. According to the MRT-3, it, together with the Department of Transportation Road Sector and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will implement its bus augmentation program to help affected passengers during […]
(Eagle News)–The government has repatriated 46 Filipino seafarers who ere stranded in The Netherlands following the cancellation of their flight amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine Embassy in The Hague told the Department of Foreign Affairs the 46 were part of a group of 53 seafarers from different vessels who were scheduled to take a connecting flight to Narita airport at Schiphol airport on June 19. The other seven decided to take other flights arranged […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, June 23: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA has urged the public to confirm their flights on the same day they are supposed to travel, noting that only those who get confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. The national government has said domestic flight operations are allowed provided […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is sending Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to Cebu so he can assess the government’s response to COVID-19 there. The President made the announcement as he noted what he said were the Cebuanos’ slow response to the pandemic during the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting on Monday night. “Bakit marami? Because you were too confident and too complacent about it.Binalewala ninyo,” the President said, referring to […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases among overseas Filipinos has breached the 8300 mark. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 8301 cases, 2160 were recorded in the Middle East and Europe. Recoveries rose to 5055 with the 2193 new recovered cases, mostly from the Middle East as well. The death toll stands at 506. According to the DFA, of the 506, 164 were recorded in the Americas across six countries. The […]
