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(Eagle News)–Navotas City will be under an extreme enhanced community quarantine starting Wednesday, May 6. Mayor Toby Tiangco said the EECQ, which will last until May 15 at 11:59 p.m., was needed as the number of COVID-19 cases in the city continues to rise despite the implementation of an enhanced community quarantine there and later an extension of the same. He said most of the patients had gone to the market or grocery store. According […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 175. The Las Piñas government said Talon Dos still has the most cases, with 21; followed by BF International Village-CAA, Pamplona Dos, Pamplona Tres and Pulanglupa Dos with 15 each. Talon Singko had 12 COVID-19 cases. Of the total, the local government said 24 have recovered while 16 have died. The local government has three probable cases and 95 suspected ones. The […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Monday, May 4: Flight schedules, MIAA said, may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA announced the suspension of flights to and from the Philippines starting May 3. MIAA later clarified only inbound international flights, except enroute emergency flights, are covered by the one-week suspension aimed at decongesting Metro Manila’s quarantine facilities. Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines […]
(Eagle News)–All persons deprived of liberty who are committed to a detention facility in Quezon City are now required to undergo COVID-19 testing. This was after Mayor Joy Belmonte signed Executive Order No. 30, following reports from the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Quezon City Police District that some inmates and personnel in their respective detention facilities tested positive for COVID-19. According to the EO, the BJMP is required to coordinate with […]
(Eagle News) – The San Juan police station invited for questioning former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, May 3, for conducting relief operations without a permit which was allegedly a violation of the protocols on enhanced community quarantine. The Philippine National Police (PNP), through spokesperson General Bernard Banac, said that they just issued a “stern warning” to the former senator to coordinate first with the San Juan City local government before he holds any […]
(Eagle News)–All commercial flights to and from the Philippines are temporarily suspended starting today, May 3. In an advisory on Saturday night, the Manila International Airport Authority said the decision was made through Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the national action plan against COVID-19, in a bid to “help further mitigate the spread of the deadly Corona Virus in the country.” MIAA said all cargo flights, medical supplies, utility, and maintenance flights remain […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, May 2: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have canceled their flights until May 15 in light of the enhanced community quarantine in some areas. All flights are concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of […]
(Eagle News) – The Marikina Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory is now licensed to conduct COVID-19 tests after passing the stringent stage 4 proficiency testing, according to the Department of Health. Because of this, the DOH said on Friday, May 1, that Marikina can now start COVID-19 tests in its laboratory. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the Marikina molecular diagnostic laboratory passed on Thursday, April 30, the stage 4 proficiency testing. “Ngayon ay lisensyado […]
(Eagle News)–Rail transportation operations will resume but in a limited capacity once the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila is lifted, the Department of Transportation said on Friday, May 1. In a statement, the DOTr said the Light Rail Transit 1 and 2, the Metro Rail Transit 3 and the Philippine National Railways shall observe the March 14, 2020 DOTr Guidelines on community quarantine and the additional health and safety measures “pursuant to Inter-Agency Task […]
(Eagle News) — The Las Piñas government on Friday, May 1, reported eleven additional COVID-19 cases in the city, bringing the total to 160. According to the local government, Barangay Talon Dos still had the most cases, with 21. It was followed by Pamplona Dos and Pamplona Tres with 15 each. BF International Village-CAA reported 12 cases. Of the city’s barangays, only Barangay Ilaya still had no reported COVID-19 case. The local government said of […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Friday, May 1: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled their flights until May 15 in light of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in some areas, including in Metro Manila, to that date. All flights are concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 149. In its update on Thursday, April 30, the local government said the barangay with the most cases was still Talon Dos, with 21 cases; followed by Pamplona Dos with 15; and Pulanglupa Dos with 12. Ilaya still has zero COVID-19 cases. According to the city government, of the 149 COVID-19 cases, 23 have recovered and 12 have died. There are 14 […]
