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167 Filipinos from Macau to be repatriated today

(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos will be repatriated from Macau on Saturday, March 7. The government said the 167 Filipinos–composed of 137 undocumented and irregular Filipino workers and 30 personnel from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration–were among those stranded when travel restrictions were imposed amid the threat of the novel coronavirus. The Philippines has imposed a travel ban on  China, Macau, Hong Kong, among other places as protective measures. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the […]

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Palace calls for calm amid confirmation of two new COVID-19 cases

Gives assurance gov’t is doing its job (Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 7, called on the public to be calm,  refrain from sharing unverified information, and exercise protective measures against  the novel coronavirus. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the Department of Health confirmed two more COVID-19 cases in the country. One was a 48-year-old Filipino male with a travel history from Japan and the other, a 62-year-old Filipino male in San […]

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BPO firm Deloitte Philippines says employee tested positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–A business process outsourcing firm has confirmed one of its employees in its Taguig office has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. It was unclear, however, if the employee of Deloitte Philippines based in  Bonifacio Global City was among the two new COVID-19 cases announced by the Department of Health on Friday. “We confirm that a colleague in our Deloitte Philippines office has tested positive for COVID-19,” the firm, which offers management consultancy and […]

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Work scheduled on some M. Manila roads; MMDA urges motorists to use alternate routes

(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority urged motorists to use alternate routes with several roads  scheduled to undergo a reblocking, repair and maintenance over the weekend. The MMDA said work on the following roads began on Friday, March 6, at 11 p.m., and will end on Monday, March 9, at 5 a.m.: Southbound 1. A. Bonifacio Ave. Sgt. Rivera St. to Bansalangin St. (1st lane from sidewalk) 2. EDSA Guzent to Bansalangin St. (3rd lane […]

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Visayas, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula to have cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers due to LPA

(Eagle News)–Visayas, Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to the  Low Pressure Area estimated 30 kilometers west northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur. Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon  will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail end of a cold front. Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands will […]

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Adviser to Iran’s foreign minister dies of coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — An adviser to Iran’s foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis has died from coronavirus, the official IRNA news agency reported. Hossein Sheikholeslam, “a veteran and revolutionary diplomat” died late Thursday, IRNA said. Iran has been scrambling to contain the rapid spread of coronavirus which so far has infected 3,513 people and killed at least 107 people in the Islamic republic. Six of those who died […]

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PHL gov’t ready to repatriate Filipinos on board cruise ship off California coast

(Eagle News) — The Philippine government is ready to repatriate the around 500 Filipinos who were stranded off California in the United States amid novel coronavirus fears. So far, though, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said no request for the repatriation of the Filipinos on board the Grand Princess cruise ship had been made. The cruise ship, which was quarantined after one of its passengers died due to COVID-19, carried an estimated 3500 people. “Kung hinihingi […]

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Palace after PHL registers two new COVID-19 cases: No need for alarm

(Eagle News) –No need for alarm. This was the reaction of the Palace on Friday. March 6, following the Department of Health’s announcement two more novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the country. According to the DOH,  one was a 48-year-old male Filipino with travel history to Japan, while the other was  a 62-year-old male Filipino in San Juan City, who had no travel history, prompting the agency to say a local transmission was […]

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UPDATED: PHL records two new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  (Eagle News)–The Philippines has recorded two more  cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to five. The Department of Health also noted that two of the three foreign nationals who were confirmed to have COVID-19 and who were reported to have a travel history to the Philippines may have contracted the disease somewhere else. In a press briefing on Friday, March 6, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Philippines’ […]

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SWS: President Duterte admin gets excellent net satisfaction rating, 81% of Filipinos satisfied with gov’t

(Eagle News)–The net satisfaction rating of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government climbed up to an excellent in December, with 81 percent of Filipinos satisfied with its performance, the Social Weather Stations said. According to the SWS,   based on the December 13 to 16, 2019 survey, the +73 net satisfaction rating, with only 12% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 7% dissatisfied,  was up by  6 points from the very good +67 the administration got in September 2019. […]

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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected in Visayas and Mindanao due to LPA

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to the low pressure area estimated 150 kilometers east northeast of General Santos City in South Cotabato. Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Aurora […]

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Año says Cascolan is PNP officer-in-charge while Gamboa recovers

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Deputy Chief for Administration Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan will serve as officer-in-charge of the PNP. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said this was until PNP chief General Archie Gamboa recovers from the injuries he sustained during a helicopter crash on Thursday, March 5. Gamboa and his five companions are in stable condition after the helicopter crashed in San Pedro, Laguna in the morning after getting entangled in wires due to […]

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