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(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, April 24: Flight schedules may be subject 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 select areas, including […]
(Eagle News)–Quezon City has recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1085. The local government said this was based on Department of Health data. Of the figure, 772 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. The local government said Batasan Hills still had the most cases, at 33. Batasan Hills also had the most number of deaths, at 7, followed by Tandang Sora at 6. Recoveries have reached 121, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating the shooting of a retired soldier who allegedly violated quarantine protocols, but turned out to have a mental health issues. PNP chief General Archie Gamboa said that a PNP probe is “already underway” to investigate the shooting incident involving Police Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr., and Winston Ragos who is suffering allegedly from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after his tour of duty in Marawi in […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Army has ordered a probe into Tuesday’s shooting incident that led to the death of a former soldier in Quezon City. In a statement, the Army said the probe of the shooting of Winston Ragos would be conducted by the Army Judge Advocate in coordination with the Philippine National Police. It added Ragos, in November 2017, was given a complete disability discharge from his military service, “complete with pension and other assistance, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Thursday, April 23, defended a Quezon City policeman’s shooting of an armed retired soldier believed to have mental issues during a confrontation. In a statement, PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac said Police Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo was only defending himself when he shot Winston Ragos who had tried to draw his pistol. “P/MSgt Florendo was the only person in the best position to make that judgment call, better than any […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Thursday, April 23: Flight schedules, MIAA said, can 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 virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019. There have so far been limited […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease-2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 119. According to the local government, Talon Dos recorded the most cases, with 18. It was followed by Pamplona Dos with 13 cases and Barangay International Village-CAA with 11. Of the 119, 14 have recovered while nine have died. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 6700 cases, with recoveries widening their lead over deaths.
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 1067. The local government said of the 1067 based on Department of Health data, 728 were validated by the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit and district health centers. Barangay Batasan Hills had the most number of cases so far, with 32. It and Tandang Sora had the most number of deaths, at six each. Among the close contacts of COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The University of the Philippines Diliman administration has refuted a media report a group of construction workers stranded on campus is starving. In a statement, the administration said the workers were actually given cash aid worth P4000 on March 17, and another P2000 on April 14. “The (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development) also inspected their supply room, which contained three sacks of rice (25 kilograms each) and canned […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has opened another COVID-19 testing center as it continues its community-based testing in a bid to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients. The local government said the center at SB Park Novaliches is specifically for residents of District 5. Those from the district who wish to be checked for the virus may coordinate with their barangay health center. The city government in a previous statement said those who would […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine General Hospital is looking to hire more medical workers. The PGH, which is one of several COVID-19 referral centers designated by the Department of Health, made the announcement of its emergency hiring in a Facebook post over the weekend. The PGH said it was looking to hire physicians, nurses, medical technologists, respiratory therapists, radiologic technologists, mechanical equipment technicians, nurse attendants, ambulance drivers and administrative assistants. Each contract, the PGH said, is […]
(Eagle News)–Only two of the 40 employees of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine who were infected with COVID-19 are confined in a hospital. In a television interview on Wednesday, April 22, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the two patients were aged 50 and up. The rest of the 40, she said were only under home quarantine. “Maliban doon (sa dalawa), ang ibang empleyado ay may mga minor (symptoms) at asymptomatic naman sila kaya […]
