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(Eagle News)–The country is expected to have cloudy skies and rainshowers today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are also expected in Metro Manila as the easterlies affect the eastern part of the country. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said the archipelago is expected to have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Thursday, March 19, launched its COVID-19 hotlines amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. The DOTr said these hotlines are for road concerns by health workers, and aviation and maritime concerns: The DOTr reminded people who are not employed in establishments deemed essential by the government during an enhanced community quarantine to stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Payo po namin na ugaliin po nating lahat na […]
(Eagle News) — Valenzuela City has confirmed its first case of the 2019 coronavirus disease. In a Tweet on its official Twitter account, the Valenzuela government said the case was a 34-year-old female who consulted a private hospital in Manila after experiencing sore throat and fever. The local government said the patient had no travel history but had been exposed to someone who traveled to Malaysia. At present, Valenzuela said the patient was having “mild-flu […]
(Eagle News) — Another employee of the Government Service Insurance System has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, bringing the total number of cases there to two. According to GSIS president and general manager Rolando Macasaet, the new case was a male employee from the main office in Pasay. He said the patient was now confined in the Las Pinas General Hospital. The GSIS’ first case was a female employee who had a travel history […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is on self-quarantine for coronavirus disease 2019. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Duque was tested for the disease even if he was asymptomatic because he was “asthmatic and hypertensive.” The results are expected in a few days. Duque , Vergeire said, is working from home. Earlier, the Department of Health said one of its directors had tested positive for COVID-19. The agency gave the assurance its […]
(Eagle News)–There are now 11 Filipinos who tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said this was after a Filipino national tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17. The patient is currently confined in a hospital and is in isolation, the DFA said. Of the 11, the DFA said two have recovered, which means nine are COVID-19 active cases. One of them was discharged on […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has deployed additional buses with additional routes to ferry health workers to hospitals. The DOTr said the buses plying the following routes are free of charge: North West Area Route 1 • Malanday – (pickup/transfer point) • Valenzuela City General Hospital • Monumento / MCU- (pickup/transfer point) • Tondo General Hospital • Metropolitan Medical Center • San Lazaro Hospital • Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center • University of Santo […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert level on Taal after it noted low-level volcanic earthquake activity and weak emissions of steam-laden plumes, among others. In an advisory, PHIVOLCS said from alert level 2 or decreased unrest, Taal’s alert level was now number 1 or abnormal. According to PHIVOLCS, Taal’s condition in the succeeding four weeks after a step-down to Alert Level 2 on February 14 has been characterized by […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country today. 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 as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The whole archipelago, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
(Eagle News) — Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. In a statement, the BSP said Diokno “will report for work tomorrow, just in time for the Monetary Board policy meeting.” “The continued health of members of the Monetary Board is paramount to the stability of the financial system amidst this pandemic,” it said. Earlier, Diokno went on self-quarantine after he had exposure to a person who […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire against the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front, the Palace said on Wednesday, March 18. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the unilateral ceasefire, which will be effective at midnight of March 19 to April 15, was in view of the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine on Luzon to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. “The President has […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. 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 as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The entire country will have light to moderate rains and slight to moderate coastal waters, PAGASA said.
