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PPA to open South Harbor COVID-19 treatment facility next week

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Ports Authority is slated to  open the South Harbor Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) medical treatment facility next week. The PPA said  retrofitting of the passenger terminal at  Eva Macapagal Super Terminal, is aimed at boosting the medical treatment capacity of the National Capital Region and cities and provinces, is likely to finish this weekend. General Manager Jay Daniel R. Santiago said that the “round-the-clock construction has been on-going since Monday to speed-up […]

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QC COVID-19 cases breach 1000 mark

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases has breached the 1000 mark. The local government said of the 1016 cases based on Department of Health data, 690 were validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit and district health offices. Batasan Hills had the most COVID-19 cases with 31. Deaths surpassed recoveries, with 90 vis à vis 80. Matandang Balara and Tandang Sora recorded the most number of deaths, at five each. Among […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, April 18

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, April 18: According to MIAA, flight schedules may be subject to changes anytime. 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 coronavirus disease 2019, MIAA had said. The Philippines has so far recorded over 5000 […]

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QC COVID-19 cases near 1000 mark

(Eagle News) — The coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City have reached 996, four cases shy of the 1000 mark. According to the local government, based on Department of Health data, of the 996, 674 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Deaths so far exceed recoveries, 80 vis a vis 76. The local government said among the close contacts of the COVID-19 cases who were traced, 143 were suspected […]

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DILG urges LGUs to conduct COVID-19 testing in jail facilities

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Friday, April 17, urged local government units to include jail facilities in the conduct of their tests for the coronavirus disease 2019. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya made the remark after the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology reported nine Quezon City jail detainees and nine BJMP personnel tested positive for COVID-19. He said the detainees are now in a quarantine site in Payatas. […]

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DA partners with QC gov’t for city-wide urban agriculture, vegetable gardening

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture and the Quezon City local government launched a city-wide urban agriculture program with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on Thursday, April 16, 2020. “With the partnership, the DA and the QC government will enable residents to produce their own vegetables that are safe, nutritious, and readily available,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Under the agreement, the DA through its Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) with support […]

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Marikina personnel need to pass proficiency test before COVID-19 lab accreditation, IATF says

(Eagle News)–Marikina City personnel who will man the city’s COVID-19 laboratory  have to pass a proficiency test before the lab gets approved for accreditation. This is according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who gave a virtual press conference on Friday, April 17. Nograles is also the spokesperson of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. According to Nograles, if the personnel pass the test, the lab could get accreditation by Monday. […]

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BJMP says 9 QC detainees, 9 jail personnel tested positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Nine Quezon City Jail detainees have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. According to Bureau of Jail Management and Penology spokesperson Major Insp. Xavier Solda, nine BJMP personnel assigned in the same jail also tested positive for COVID-19. He said so far, authorities were conducting their contact tracing. Solda’s announcement came days after 22 detainees asked the Supreme Court to allow them to be temporarily free  on  bail or on recognizance, citing their […]

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DOTr, attached agencies turn over P80 billion in dividends, remittances from revenues to national treasury

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation and its attached agencies have recently turned over P80 billion in dividends and remittances from revenues to the national treasury. Of the amount, the DOTr said the P50.7 billion represent dividends from 2017 to 2020 and P29.3 billion in remittances from revenues for 2019. In a statement, the DOTr said of the P50.7 billion, P10.1 billion were from 2017, P12.2 billion from 2018, P11.1 billion from 2019, and P17.3 billion […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, April 17

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights amid the enhanced community quarantine. MIAA said the list was for Friday, April 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes anytime. MIAA 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 coronavirus disease 2019.

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COVID-19 cases in Las Piñas rise to 92

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas rose to 92 on Thursday, April 16. The local government said of the 92, 13 were from Talon Dos; twelve from Pamplona Dos; nine from BF International-CAA;   six each from Manuyo Dos and Pulanglupa Dos; five each from Pamplona Uno and Pilar; four each from Almanza Dos, Pamplona Tres, Talon Uno, Talon Kuatro, Talon Singko and Zapote; and three each from Almanza Uno and […]

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Caloocan health department head tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The head of the Caloocan health department has tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Oscar Malapitan made the announcement without naming the city’s health chief in a Facebook post on Thursday, April 16. He said the result was based on a test the doctor took on April 9, under  the Department of Health’s Memorandum No. 2020-0151. “Base sa nasabing Department Memorandum, lahat ng healthcare workers, kahit walang sintomas, na may posibleng exposure sa […]

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