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Bureau of Immigration gears up for paperless travel procedures

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is gearing up for paperless travel procedures for the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19. In a statement,  the bureau said frontliners stationed in the different international ports are preparing to use digitized arrival cards and records. The bureau said it would also soon use digitized boarding passes for international passengers entering and exiting the country’s ports. According to the bureau’s Port Operations Division chief Grifton Medina, the digitized arrival […]

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PNP Chief Gamboa orders reshuffle of four key posts

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has ordered a revamp of four police officials. Below are the new assignments of each official, according to PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac: Police Major General Dionardo Carlos – Directorate for Police Community Relations Police Major General Joselito Vera Cruz – Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management Police Brigadier General Alfred Corpus – Directorate for Integrated Police Operations Police Brigadier General Michael John Dubria – Police […]

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DSWD: AFP and PNP, not LGUs, to distribute second tranche of cash aid

(Eagle News) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and not local government units, will distribute the second tranche of the cash aid for families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista made the announcement in a televised briefing in the Palace on Tuesday, May 19, as he revealed digital payments would also be availed of. “Ine-expect natin na since merong mga remittance centers, may mga […]

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Meat establishments in QC to extend operating hours during MECQ

(Eagle News)–All meat establishments in Quezon City are ordered to extend their  operations to a maximum of 12 hours during the modified enhanced community quarantine. According to the guidelines issued by the Quezon City government, this was to prevent overcrowding of customers within a particular timeframe. The practice of rotating schedules for shoppers was also encouraged, and should be done in coordination with the concerned barangay. Establishments were also advised to prepare for contactless transactions. […]

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COVID-19 Task Force chief implementer Galvez: 42,000 OFWs expected to return to PHL by June, may overwhelm hotels

(Eagle News) – Around 42,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to arrive in the Philippines in May and June, COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez said Tuesday, May 19. Galvez made the statement in his report to President Rodrigo Duterte during the President’s address shortly before midnight. “Malaki po ang problema po natin sa returning OFW. Kasi po sa ngayon po, more than 27,000 na po ang nandito sa Manila at mayroon pa pong darating […]

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COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 2,431; still more recoveries than fatalities, says DFA

(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,431 as of Tuesday, May 19. Only one new death was recorded, from the Middle East, bringing to 280 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Twenty-one new recoveries were also reported from Asia and the Pacific and Middle East regions, with the total now at […]

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Gov’t repatriates 157 Filipinos from Bahrain, Macau

(Eagle News)–The government has repatriated over 150 Filipinos from Bahrain and Macau amid since Saturday, May 16. Based on data from the  Department of Foreign Affairs, of the 157 repatriated, 14 were from Bahrain and 143 from Macau. The DFA said of the 14 Filipinos repatriated from Bahrain, five  lost their jobs with the closure of their respective companies due to the global health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The other was  a […]

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President Duterte says he wants Sinas to remain as NCRPO chief: I need him in his post

“It’s not his fault kung may mangharana sa kaniya,” President says (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said it was he who didn’t want National Capital Region Police Office Chief Debold Sinas “transferred,” noting he was a “good” and “honest” officer. According to the President, it wasn’t Sinas’ fault “kung may mangharana sa kaniya.” “It is his time to be there. I do not believe in just firing him just because kinantahan siya ng happy birthday,” […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL near 13,000 mark; recoveries climb to 2,843

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country now nears the 13,000 mark, at 12942, with the addition of 224 new cases on Tuesday, May 19. The Department of Health said of the new cases, 78 percent or 174 cases came from Metro Manila; 15 percent or 33 cases from other areas; and 7 percent or 17 cases from Region 7. Recoveries continued to increase, at 2,843, with the addition […]

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MRT-3 eyeing completion of all rail replacement activities by September

Faster, more reliable trains expected with completion, DOTr says (Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit 3 is eyeing the completion of all its rail replacement activities by September this year. According to the MRT-3, once those activities are done ahead of its original February 2021 target date, train speeds will increase  and “vibration-caused breakdowns reduced. “Once all rail replacement activities are completed, the operating speed of MRT-3’s trains are expected to increase gradually, from […]

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DOTr: 570 students ferried back to provinces under gov’t’s Hatid Estudyante program

(Eagle News) —  The government has so far ferried over 500 students left stranded following the imposition of a  community quarantine back to their hometowns. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the 570 brought back to their respective provinces under the Hatid Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsiya program includes the first batch of 11 students ferried to Central Luzon. Sixteen students were also ferried back to Cagayan De Oro, while a total of […]

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SC directs Congress, NTC to answer ABSCBN petition vs shutdown; no TRO issued vs NTC order

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 19, did not issue a temporary restraining order on the National Telecommunications Commission’s order for  ABSCBN to stop several of its radio and television operations. Instead, the SC unanimously directed the Senate, the House of Representatives and the NTC  to comment on the petition filed by ABSCBN challenging the NTC’s cease and desist order issued a day after the media company’s franchise expired on May 4. The SC […]

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