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(Eagle News)–Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente on Saturday, Feb. 22, expressed disappointment over what he said were “unauthorized activities” of some immigration personnel. Morente issued the statement as the bureau finds itself in hot water anew over the illegal escort into the country of some Chinese nationals for a fee. Morente said the leadership of the bureau “welcomes the efforts to cleanse the ranks of all personnel involved in unethical and corrupt practices,” noting that it […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is so far securing clearances and permits for the disembarkation, land transfer and chartered flights for the almost 500 Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess who will be repatriated early next week. In a statement, the DFA said this includes working with the Japan Self Defense Forces in arranging for the land transfer of the repatriates from Yokohama Port to Haneda where the chartered flight will take off. The […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by a “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 meters high..” The Taal Volcano Network recorded 38 volcanic earthquakes that are “associated with rock fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, ashfall and […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon and Visayas. PAGASA said Bicol Region, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Samar Provinces will have cloudy skies with rains. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and of Visayas, on […]
By Zharita Sese EBC Southern Ontario Bureau TORONTO, CANADA (Eagle News) — On Friday night the Toronto Raptors dawned their black and gold “Welcome Toronto” jersey and hosted the young Phoenix Suns for their first game back since the All-Star break. The Raptors were looking to get back on track as they entered the break winning 15 of their last 16 games. Meanwhile the Suns’ star, Devin Booker, was riding a high from his first […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo’s mother Sally Gerona passed away on Saturday, Feb. 22. Robredo confirmed her mother’s death in a Facebook post. She did not say the cause of death. She said her mother’s wake would begin on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Naga City. Funeral details will be announced after, she said.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and light rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon and Visayas. Bicol Region, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Samar Provinces, and Panay Island will have cloudy skies with rains. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and of Visayas […]
(Eagle News)–All repatriated Filipinos from Wuhan, China who were quarantined in the New Clark City have been released after they received a clean bill of health, the government announced on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said 30 Filipino repatriates were quarantined for 14 days. They were accompanied by five Department of Health medical team members, five DFA response team members, six plane crew members, and three ground personnel who were also […]
(Eagle News)–The repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess has been rescheduled. In a statement on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Department of Health’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases said it had unanimously resolved to tentatively reschedule the repatriation to early next week. “This is to allow the Japanese health authorities to complete the laboratory testing of the 400-plus Filipino crew members aboard the ship and comply with the established Japanese quarantine protocols,” the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, Feb. 22, slammed what he said was “disinformation” that he was the sponsor of a multi-million-peso road concreting project in a barangay in Tarlac. In a statement, Lacson denied he had sponsored a local item in the P4.1-trillion budget for 2020 for the P25-million road concreting project in Barangay San Rafael. “First, I don’t realign appropriations for road projects, much less local roads since it smacks of a pork […]
(Eagle News)–The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that a Filipino was among the country’s two new novel coronavirus cases. In a statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said the Filipino was a 34-year-old. The other, it said, was a 39-year-old Bangladeshi. The health ministry said the two had recently come in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. “Their condition is stable,” the health ministry said. The number of people in the UAE […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, Feb. 22, said the repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess may be delayed. In an interview over GMA News TV, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this was based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Japan that only half of the crew members and some passengers had completed the tests for the novel coronavirus. There are 538 Filipinos on board the ship that […]
