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(Eagle News)–The Cavite government has announced the use of one motorcycle by one couple is not allowed in the province. Governor Jonvic Remulla issued the statement following President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Friday, June 5. According to Remulla, the President in the meeting urged Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia not to push through with the policy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Kung sa Cebu ay […]
(Eagle News)–Teachers in public schools nationwide, except for some, shall in the meantime continue to work from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This was after Education Secretary Leonor Briones signed memorandum 56 s. 2020, which extended a previous memorandum, DepEd Memorandum No. 054 s. 2020, that stipulated the work-from-home arrangement from June 1 to 5. Briones had said the arrangement was to “(prevent) the risk of exposure” to the COVID-19 virus. The new memorandum […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, June 6, said the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act will remain in effect until June 25 because of its sunset provision. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after at least two senators said the additional powers granted to President Rodrigo Duterte under the law lapsed when the House of Representatives adjourned sine die on June 5 because the Bayanihan law that granted them was an emergency measure. But […]
(Eagle News) – The United States government will provide an additional P201 million ($4 million) financial assistance to help support vulnerable populations in Mindanao amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Embassy in the Philippines announced on Friday, June 5. The Embassy said that US Ambassador Sung Kim met with officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) lead by Chief Minister Ahod ‘Al Haj Murad’ Ebrahim, who also chairs the BARMM Inter-Agency Task […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, June 6, said the government will continue to respect its international legal obligations, including human rights, taking offense at the “faulty conclusions” made by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner in its recent report. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Philippines “firmly rejects” the conclusion the country’s “heavy-handed” focus on national security has led to “serious” human rights violations as they were premised on among others “the alleged […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reshuffled key posts. PNP chief Police General Archie Gamboa has designated Police Brigadier General Jesus Cambay Jr. at the helm of Police Regional Office 9 in Zamboanga effective June 4. Cambay, a member of PMA “Makatao” Class of 1989, is former director of the PNP Intelligence Group prior to his appointment. Replacing Cambay as Intelligence Group director is his classmate, Police Brigadier General Joseph Gohel. Police Brigadier General Remus […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of a Davao hospital as an undersecretary of the Department of Health. Dr. Leopoldo Vega was appointed to the post a day after President Duterte expressed dismay over the delay in the distribution of compensation to COVID-19-positive health workers and the kin of those who die in the line of duty. The compensation of P100,000 and P1 million respectively were stipulated in the Bayanihan To Heal As […]
(Eagle News)–Those riding the buses deployed under the Metro Rail Transit-3 Bus Augmentation Program can expect the vehicles to leave stations in intervals of five minutes regardless of whether or not they are full. The MRT-3 said it was implementing the 5-minute fixed interval schedule to ferry passengers from designated loading and unloading stations along the MRT-3 line. Buses will be using dedicated median lanes along EDSA to deliver faster travel times to passengers. Under […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Friday, June 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 9:37 p.m., had its epicenter 19 kilometers northeast of Calintaan. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities Intensity IV – San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Intensity II – Malay, Aklan Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – Roxas, and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Intensity III – Malay, Aklan Intensity II – Malinao, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, June 5, said it was “saddened” but “not surprised” by the rise in unemployment in the country in April, expressing optimism Filipinos would weather the crisis. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the unemployment rate–which, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, was a record-high 17.7 percent two months ago or equivalent to 7.3 unemployed Filipinos–was an “obvious effect of the economic shutdown when the entire Luzon […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the P1.5-trillion COVID-19 Unemployment Reduction Economic Stimulus (CURES) bill. With 210 affirmative votes, seven negative votes, and no abstention, the House gave the green light to House Bill 6920 that aims to fund infrastructure projects prioritizing five sectors: health, education, agriculture, local roads and livelihood. The five sectors are deemed the most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Under the measure, if […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday, June 5, expressed hope the country’s labor force would recover with the resumption of economic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the statement after a survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority found the country’s unemployment rate rose to a record-high 17.7 percent in April, equivalent to 7.3 million unemployed Filipinos. “As the economy opens gradually, we are hopeful that […]
