Featured News

DILG to LGUs: Establish COVID-19 isolation facilities

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, April 8, ordered local government units to establish their own isolation facilities, as the government prepares to conduct more coronavirus disease 2019 tests. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the order was made by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año himself, noting that the isolation facilities could help decongest hospitals. Malaya said the isolation facility could be charged against the P30.824-billion Bayanihan grant to cities […]

Continue Reading →

Palace: President Duterte cancels trip to Davao, will continue working in Malacañang

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to stay in Manila for the entire week after he canceled his scheduled trip to Davao. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the revelation on Wednesday, April 8, a day after the President was supposed to have flown to his hometown  to be with his family and to celebrate the birthday of his daughter Veronica. Panelo said the President will instead remain in Bahay Pagbabago inside the Malacañang Complex and […]

Continue Reading →

COVID-19 cases in QC reach 625: DOH

  (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 625. According to the local government, of the 625 based on Department of Health data, 550 were validated by the Quezon City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit. Twenty-six have so far recovered while 34 have died. Eighty-five patients are under investigation while 510 are under monitoring. The Philippines has so far recorded over 3000 COVID-19 cases.

Continue Reading →

Military accuses NPA of violating ceasefire

(Eagle News)–The military has accused the New People’s Army of violating the declared ceasefire when it supposedly attacked government security forces in at least three instances. Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Felimon Santos Jr. said one attack on the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Company in Barangay Tangdanua, Pantukan, Davao de Oro on April 7 led to the death of a suspected rebel. An AK-47 rifle was recovered at the site. […]

Continue Reading →

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Wednesday, April 8: Flight schedules, MIAA said, may be subject to changes. In such cases, passengers were advised to coordinate with their respective airlines. The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon has been extended to April 30.

Continue Reading →

PAL cancels all domestic, international flights until April 30

(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines has cancelled all its domestic and international flights until April 30. According to PAL, the cancellation was due to the extended enhanced community quarantine announced by the government on Monday, April 6. “We plan to resume flying by May 1, if the situation allows,” PAL said. Affected passengers may make conversions to their travel vouchers, rebook or reroute or refund. Processing of the requests of those affected due to the cancellation of […]

Continue Reading →

Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected in parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with isolated  rains are expected in parts of Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  cloudy skies with isolated light rains  in particular will be experienced over  Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms are also expected over the provinces of Aurora, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Isabela, Quirino, […]

Continue Reading →

Sotto urges enforcement of nat’l ID system to ensure smooth distribution of financial aid under COVID-19 social amelioration program

(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto has proposed the implementation of the national identification system. Sotto made the remark in a video message to reporters, amid the discrepancies between the national and local governments’ databases of beneficiaries of the social amelioration program. According to Sotto, he has already raised the matter to Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez. He said Dominguez has agreed with him. “This amelioration program rolls out for two months and might extend […]

Continue Reading →

All SC circulars, orders related to COVID-19 to remain effective until end of extended ECQ: spokesperson

(Eagle News) — All Supreme Court circulars and orders related to the coronavirus disease 2019 shall be effective until  the end of the extended enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka made the announcement on Tuesday, April 7, after the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases confirmed President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of the extension of the ECQ until April 30. The ECQ was supposed to last until April […]

Continue Reading →

Nograles: President Duterte has ordered study on proposal to subsidize middle class, too

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his economic team to look into the proposal to include the middle-class in the government’s social amelioration program. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the President has directed the team led by Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez to look at ways to source the funds. So far, the national government’s program only includes poor households. Congress has approved P275 billion to fund the government’s response  to the COVID-19 crisis, but President  […]

Continue Reading →

PSA: Inflation further eases to 2.5 percent in March

(Eagle News)–Inflation further eased to 2.5 percent in March 2020, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. The Philippine Statistics Authority said this was slower than the 2.6% recorded in February, and the 3.3% in March last year. The PSA said the slowdown  was primarily due to the drop in the transport index,  at an annual rate of 1.8 percent. Slower annual increments in the indices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 18.0 percent; and housing, […]

Continue Reading →

UPDATED: President Duterte extends Luzon-wide ECQ to April 30 — IATF

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to April 30, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, April 7. In a virtual press conference, Nograles said this was after the President accepted the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for the extension of the ECQ, which was only supposed to last until April 13. The IATF had made the recommendation in a bid […]

Continue Reading →
1 … 429 430 431 432 433 … 2,385