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Wounded policeman to receive assistance, too (Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has assured the family of a Parañaque policeman who was killed in an encounter with a suspected drug personality and his companion over the weekend of financial support and social benefits. In a statement, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said apart from the family of PLT Armand Melad, PCPL Allan Fontanilla Baltazar, also of Parañaque’s police community precinct 1, would receive assistance. The two had […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 is suspending its operations for four weekends to pave the way for rail replacement work. The MRT-3 said passenger operations are suspended during several weekends from July to September: July 4-5, August 8-9, August 21-23, and September 12-13. According to the MRT-3, it, together with the Department of Transportation Road Sector and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will implement its bus augmentation program to help affected passengers during […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, June 23: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA has urged the public to confirm their flights on the same day they are supposed to travel, noting that only those who get confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. The national government has said domestic flight operations are allowed provided […]
-PHL total cases surpass 30,000- (Eagle News) — Metro Manila is the region with the most COVID-19 cases, while Cebu City and Quezon City topped the list of cities in terms of positive cases in the country this week, according to the Department of Health. This came about as the number of coronavirus infections in the country surpassed 30,000 with more than 20,000 considered active cases. Total COVID-19 cases as of Sunday, June 21, […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P3.1 million worth of high-grade marijuana, the BOC said on Monday, June 22. In a statement, the BOC said its personnel assigned at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport discovered the kush in a parcel sent via the Central Mail Exchange Center. Authorities have intensified their profiling of parcels and cargoes arriving via air in view of what they said was the concealment of illegal drugs in […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Monday, June 22: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA urged passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are scheduled, noting only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs on Saturday, June 20, destroyed 11.2 tons of medicines, food and other chemicals that have no Food and Drug Administration approval. The Customs bureau said its Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel destroyed the items that were “unsafe imported goods not fit for human consumption,” the fifth condemnation for 2020. “The condemnation aims to protect the public and decongest the warehouses with overstaying shipments,” the bureau said. “Bureau of Customs NAIA […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, June 21: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Only those with confirmed flights on the day will be allowed entry into airport premises, MIAA earlier said. So far, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said 23 airports have not yet resumed commercial flight operations. Metro Manila and other areas remain under a […]
(Eagle News)–The Navotas government has extended the lockdown in an area in Barangay Navotas West to June 24. Mayor Toby Tiangco said the lockdown on H. Monroy St. will last until 11:59 p.m. on that day instead, after one person who was among the 49 who tested positive in a rapid testing tested positive for COVID-19 in the confirmatory test. He said the extension of the lockdown was upon the recommendation of the City Health […]
(Eagle News)–Over 3000 students have transferred from private schools to public schools in Manila, the local government has reported. According to Division of City Schools (DCS)-Manila Superintendent Dr. Maria Magdalena Lim, the 3,057 transferees figure was based on data as of June 18. Lim said this was expected, with the loss of jobs of some parents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manila government reported that 231,061 have enrolled in public schools in Manila since June […]
https://youtu.be/uvOFDthDUEU (Eagle News) — By end of June, six dormitories for the use of health care workers would be completed inside the Quezon City Memorial Circle, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This ‘We Heal as One Offsite Dormitory’ would be solely for use by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals working in hospitals within the territorial jurisdiction of Quezon City and need space to rest between shifts. Public Works and […]
(Eagle News)–The Muntinlupa City government has placed one of its communities under an extreme localized community quarantine. Mayor Jimmy Fresnedi said the ECQL in Zone 3 Interior, Sitio Pagkakaisa in Barangay Sucat, which started on Thursday, June 18, will end on June 26, at 11:59 p.m. He said the decision to place the community under the ELCQ was upon the recommendation of the City Health Office, which noted a high number of confirmed COVID19 cases […]
