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Northeast monsoon affects Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains. Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to […]

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List of LGUs with announced curfews

(Eagle News)–Several local government units have  announced curfews in their respective areas as a precaution against the 2019 coronavirus disease. The following cities said the curfew would be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.: -Caloocan -Cebu City – Las Piñas – Makati -Pasig -Manila -Muntinlupa -Navotas -Pasay -Parañaque -Pasig -Quezon City -San Juan City -Taguig Earlier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Metro Manila would have a curfew. The Department of the Interior and Local […]

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Dutch government announces new measures as COVID-19 cases increase

by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News TILBURG, The Netherlands (Eagle News) – Update: as of 15 March 2020, all schools, cafes, restaurants, sports centres, and other establishments in the Netherlands will be closed until 6 April 2020. This was announced by Minister for Education Arie Slob in a press conference. On 12 March 2020, the Dutch government implemented measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. These include social distancing, cancellation of gatherings of more […]

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Cloudy skies, rains forecast in PHL today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains as the northeast monsoon affects Northern and Central Luzon. Ilocos Region and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy […]

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UPD says it’s still COVID-19-free; says professor with COVID-19 had no interaction with anyone from university

(Eagle News)–A University of the Philippines faculty member tested positive for the novel coronavirus, UP Diliman said in an advisory on Sunday, March 15. UPD said, however, that the campus remains COVID-19-free as the patient, who had come from travel, “immediately did self-quarantine before checking in the hospital and has had no interaction from anyone in UP Diliman.” UPD said two of its three persons under investigation have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. UPD […]

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Senate work hours temporarily adjusted, now from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

(Eagle News)–Senate work hours are now from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. An advisory from the Senate said this was “in view of the curfew to be implemented by the various local government units in Metro Manila, the possible reduction of public transport vehicles due to the declared community quarantine, the social distancing imposed in mass transit systems (LRT & MRT) and the establishment of checkpoints at various points of ingress and egress to Metro […]

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Tugade tests negative for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade tested negative for the novel coronavirus. He will, however, the  Department of Transportation said in a Facebook post on Sunday, March 15, “take precautionary measures seriously while working for the benefit of the country” in compliance with Department of Health protocols. “Matibay ang Pilipino. Tuloy ang trabaho. COVID-19 may be strong, but it will never be strong enough to bring this country, and the hearts of the Filipinos down. GOD […]

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Cavite confirms second COVID-19 case

(Eagle News)–Cavite on Sunday, March 15, confirmed its second case of the 2019 coronavirus disease. In a Facebook post, Gov. Jonvic Remulla said the patient was a medical practitioner. He said the patient, who is confined in a private hospital in Silang, was the apparent result of a community transmission. “Covid is here in Cavite. The possibilities of community transmission is very high. Please stay at home as much as possible,” Remulla said. Earlier, Remulla […]

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Imus mayor: Cavite’s first confirmed COVID-19 case in stable condition

(Eagle News)–The first confirmed novel coronavirus case in Cavite is now in stable condition. Imus Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi said patient number 20, a seaman who hails from Imus, has responded well to treatment. Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla earlier said the 48-year-old man who had passed through Narita airport in Japan was confined in the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Remulla had said the government was tracing the contacts the patient may have had contact with. […]

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Cebu Pacific, Cebgo cancel selected flights to Cebu from March 15 to April 13

(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific on Sunday, March 15, announced the cancellation of selected flights to Cebu. In an advisory, CebuPac said the cancellation of the CebuPac and Cebgo flights from Clark, Legazpi, Dumaguete and Cagayan de Oro was in line with directives from the Provincial Government of Cebu prohibiting the entry of passengers from those areas. The following  are cancelled from March 15 to April 13, 2020: 5J 607 Clark-Cebu 5J 157 Clark-Cebu 5J 609 Clark-Cebu […]

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DOTr to PUVs: Limit number of passengers during community quarantine

(Eagle News)–All public utility vehicles should limit their number of passengers during the community quarantine, based on the guidelines released by the Department of Transportation. According to the DOTr,  the following is the limit of each PUV to avoid any concentration of passengers in a single area: Transportation Network Vehicle Services (TNVS), including airport taxis: not more than four passengers. Multiple bookings for a single trip provided by the TNVS, and the pilot implementation of […]

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