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(Eagle News) — A portion of a condominium building in Makati collapsed on Thursday, April 30. In an interview, Makati Mayor Abby Binay said no one was hurt after a portion of the Jazz Residences on Nicanor Garcia St. collapsed at 10:50 a.m. The cause of the collapse has yet to be determined. Some media reports said, however, that an explosion was heard in the building beforehand. Authorities are still probing the incident.
(Eagle News)–At least six people, including two minors, died after a fire hit a residential area in Manila on Thursday, April 30. Four people were also hurt in the fire that hit the corner of Tioco and Herbosa streets at 6:37 a.m. The fire reached the first alarm and was put out at 7:52 a.m. Authorities have so far yet to determine the cause of the blaze and the damage to property.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Thursday, April 30: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said all flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have cancelled their flights until May 15. The government has said the extended enhanced community quarantine in select areas will last until May […]
(Eagle News) – Following the lockdown of Sampaloc district, the Manila city government has announced that the entire Tondo 1 district will be placed under hard lockdown this weekend due to rising COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that mass testing operations will be conducted during the lockdown for Tondo 1 residents. “We will try again 48 hours. I think that is good enough to do massive testing,” Domagoso […]
(Eagle News)–The National Capital Region Police Office has ordered the relief of its entire drug enforcement unit. The relief announced in a statement on Wednesday, April 29, came after one of the unit’s personnel, Patrolman Orlando Perez, was caught in the act of using a motorcycle that was seized as evidence during an anti-drug operation in Marikina City last April 5. Perez reportedly did not declare the same as evidence and instead took it home […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has risen to 147. The local government said on Wednesday, April 29, Barangay Talon Dos still registered the most cases, with 21 cases. This was followed by Pamplona Dos with 15 cases, and then by Pulang Lupa Dos with 12. Only Barangay Ilaya registered no COVID19 case. According to the Las Piñas government, of the 147 total COVID-19 cases, 23 have recovered and 12 […]
(Eagle News)–The Quezon City government has approved over one billion in supplemental budget to help fund its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the local government said of the P1.43-billion third supplemental budget, P750 million will go to SAP assistance, P200 million for the hazard pay of barangay frontliners, P150 million to the Kalingang QC financial assistance program and P280 million for relief goods. According to the local government, with the approval, qualified families that […]
Another inmate who died tests positive for COVID-19 (Eagle News)–The first COVID-19-positive case at the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong has passed away. The Bureau of Corrections said based on a report it received, the 72-year-old woman passed away on Monday, April 27. The patient was hospitalized on April 13 after exhibiting symptoms of pneumonia. The BuCor has begun tracing and isolating inmates the patient had contact with. Earlier, the BuCor said initially, 18 […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, April 29: All flight schedules may be subject to changes, MIAA said. Flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID19 virus, airport authorities said. AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific have canceled their flights until May […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-eight of the 45 staff members of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus have recovered. In a statement, the RITM said the seven remaining COVID-19-positive employees are still in quarantine but are in stable condition. The hospital said they were exhibiting mild to no symptoms. Those who have already tested negative for the virus, the hospital said, have since reported to work. According to the […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, April 28: MIAA said the flight schedules may be subjected to changes. MIAA earlier said all flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine in […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 130. The local government said based on City Health Office data, of the 130, 14 have recovered while nine have died. Talon Dos has recorded the most COVID-19 cases with 20, followed by Pamplona Dos with 15 and BF International Village-CAA with 11. Only Barangay Ilaya has zero COVID-19 cases so far. The local government said 15 are probable cases while 55 […]
