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(Eagle News)–The Bacoor government has extended its lockdown of Barangay Molino III until May 7. The local government said the decision to extend the lockdown to 11:59 p.m. of that date was due to the three new COVID-19 cases recorded in the barangay. Earlier, Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla ordered the total lockdown through Executive Order No. 16-2020, citing the “clusters” of COVID-19 cases there. It was supposed to end at 11:59 p.m. of April 30. With […]
(Eagle News) – At least 96 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have tested positive for COVID-19, while three others have died, police chief PPGen Archie Francisco Gamboa said in a virtual presser on Thursday, April 30. “The latest count as of today is that 96 PNP personnel were confirmed infected, 12 of who have since recovered while three died”, Gamboa said on Thursday. Gamboa assured that police frontliners are being provided with proper […]
(Eagle News) – The number of health workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 1,619, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, April 30. In a virtual presser, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these includes 604 nurses, 557 doctors, 99 nursing assistants, 63 medical technologists, 31 radiologic technologists, 17 respiratory therapists, 18 midwives, and 13 pharmacists. “Mayroon din po tayong 217 na ibang health care workers kagaya ng mga barangay health workers, administrative […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 1, reminded businesses of their “shared responsibility in improving the lives of our workers by providing them stable career opportunities and humane working conditions.” The President issued the reminder in his Labor Day message, as he extolled the Filipino worker, whose “hard work serves as the very foundation of our nation’s prosperity and growth.” “As all work is vital in forging a more inclusive and more progressive Philippines, […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the creation of help desks for Overseas Filipino Workers who have been repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Año said the decision to have OFW help desks in DlLG regional offices was following reports some OFWs were not being allowed in their communities, or were being prevented from getting to a government facility so they could undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine. All OFWs are also required […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has increased to 8488, after the Department of Health reported 276 new cases on Thursday, April 30. According to the DOH, 20 new recoveries were also recorded, bringing the total to 1,043. The total number of deaths stands at 568, including the ten new deaths reported. The DOH has said it was still early to say the country has flattened the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) – Religious activities and work-related gatherings will be allowed in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), with strict observance of social distancing, according to Malacanang a day before May 1, the start of the so-called “new normal” of extended quarantine protocols. “Ngayon po, ung mga essential work gatherings and religious activies, pupwede na pong magpatuloy provided mayroong social distancing na at least two meters (Now, essential work gatherings and religious activities may continue, […]
(Eagle News) — Bacolod City will still be under an enhanced community quarantine after April 30. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in an online press briefing on Thursday, April 30. According to Roque, the following areas are still under the extended ECQ until May 15: Metro Manila Cebu Region III except Aurora Region IV-A (Calabarzon) Pangasinan Benguet Iloilo Bacolod City Davao City Those excluded from the list will be placed under a general […]
(Eagle News)–Anyone can be infected by the COVID-19 virus, the Department of Health reiterated on Thursday, April 30. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire issued the remark, after Presidential adviser on entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said the poor were somehow “resilient” to the virus, which has so far affected over 8000 people in the country. According to Vergeire, while members of the middle and the upper class who usually travel were affected at the onset, “hindi natin […]
(Eagle News)–At least six people, including two minors, died after a fire hit a residential area in Manila on Thursday, April 30. Four people were also hurt in the fire that hit the corner of Tioco and Herbosa streets at 6:37 a.m. The fire reached the first alarm and was put out at 7:52 a.m. Authorities have so far yet to determine the cause of the blaze and the damage to property.
(Eagle News) – Following the lockdown of Sampaloc district, the Manila city government has announced that the entire Tondo 1 district will be placed under hard lockdown this weekend due to rising COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that mass testing operations will be conducted during the lockdown for Tondo 1 residents. “We will try again 48 hours. I think that is good enough to do massive testing,” Domagoso […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has realigned its 2020 budget to provide financial assistance to around 300,000 workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the DOLE said that it “has realigned P1.5 billion of its 2020 budget in order to provide a one-time assistance of P5,000 to an additional 300,000 workers already processed under the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP).” With the realignment, the DOLE will now be […]
