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(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded local government units of the ban against including infant formula donations in the distribution of emergency food packs to their constituents. “[W]hile milk donations per se are not prohibited items for distribution to communities, infant formula milk donations are banned under the regulations issued by the Department of Health and adopted by the DILG”, the department said in a statement. “May ilang LGUs […]
(Eagle News)–Fifty-eight more Filipinos were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. With the repatriation of the Filipinos, there are now 473 Filipinos repatriated so far since the start of the pandemic, Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Hjayceelyn M. Quintana said. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the OFWs were met in Manila by representatives of the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs. They were also subjected […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Extreme Northern Luzon and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate winds. Slight to moderate coastal waters are expected.
(Eagle News) – The Philippines formally received today, Saturday, April 25, 700 units of Q-Sens 2019-nCoV Detection Kits from South Korea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. “The COVID-19 test kits, which can yield a total of 35,000 tests, are valued at USD 500,000 (approximately PHP 25.38 million) and arrived late in the evening of 24 April 2020”, the DFA said in a statement. The testing kits were turned over by Korean Ambassador to […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 7294 after 102 new cases were reported. The Department of Health said of the 7294, 792 were recoveries. This includes the 30 new recoveries reported. Over 400, or 494 deaths were reported, including the 17 new deaths. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in select areas, including Metro Manila, to May 15. Earlier, the DOH said that although […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections on Saturday, April 25, announced the extension of the suspension of voter registration activities. In a statement, Comelec Executive Director Bartolome Sinocruz Jr. said the extension of the suspension to June 30 was “in light of the extension of the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine until May 15 in select areas in the country.” “The conduct of voter registration is not yet advisable since there will be restrictions on […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 100 Filipinos from Thailand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 185 Filipinos–consisting of six infants and 179 adults from Bangkok, its neighboring provinces, and far away provinces such as Chiang Rai, Narathiwat, Songkhla, Phuket, and Roi Et—arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on Friday, via Air Asia Flight Z28286. Many of the Filipinos lost their jobs in the hospitality and education […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Army has sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation in probing the shooting of a former soldier in Quezon City on Tuesday. In a statement, the Army said the “apparent prejudgement by police investigators moved the Army to seek help from the NBI so that justice may be served for (Winston) Ragos and his family.” Ragos was shot dead after he tried to draw his pistol on Master Sergeant Daniel […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 63 new COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,185 as of Friday, April 24. In a statement, the DFA also reported 177 deaths and 319 recoveries involving Filipinos across 43 countries and regions worldwide. “In contrast to yesterday’s figures, the rates of new confirmed cases at 5.61% and new deaths at 9.62% as of today are higher than […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is converting shipping containers into mobile health facilities, amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. In a statement, DPWH secretary Mark Villar said that the DPWH-National Capital Region (NCR) has already converted a shipping container into a “prototype health facility”. He said that the agency has already prepared design plans to create mobile field hospitals by joining together four high cube containers measuring […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 7000 mark, with 211 new cases reported. The Department of Health said of the 7192 total COVID19 cases, 762 have recovered. This includes the 40 new recoveries. Fifteen new deaths were also reported, bringing the total to 477. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in selected areas, including in Metro Manila, to May 15. The other areas under […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, April 24, said the travel restrictions that were imposed for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine will stand during the extension in selected areas, including Metro Manila. In a statement, Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said the entry of foreign nationals is still “highly restricted,” with only Filipinos, their foreign spouse and children, accredited foreign government and international organization officials, and foreign airlines crew allowed entry into the […]
