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COVID-19 cases among police personnel breach 21,000 mark

(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases among police personnel breached the 21,000 mark after the Philippine National Police reported 126 more COVID-19 cases. The PNP said of the total 21,086 cases, 1535 were active. A total of 131 more recoveries pushed the recovery total to 19493. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 58. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, May 8

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, May 8: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time. Allowed foreigners under previous Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases prior to the March 22 travel ban are now allowed entry. […]

PNP’s 58th COVID-19 fatality is 47-year-old police officer assigned in Maguindanao

(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths among police personnel rose to 58 after the Philippine National Police reported another death, this time from Mindanao. According to PNP data, the latest COVID-19 fatality among its ranks was a 47-year-old police officer assigned in Maguindanao. The PNP said the police officer, who was immuno-compromised due to diabetes, was rushed to the hospital for fever and cough on May 3. He underwent an RT-PCR test which […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, May 7

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, May 7: MIAA said only those with the confirmation of their flights will be allowed entry into the airport premises. It added flight schedules are also subject to changes. The NCR Plus area is under a modified enhanced community quarantine, the second most-stringent community quarantine in the country. The MECQ is expected to last until May 14. […]

Immigration bureau reminds kin, others to report deaths of foreign nationals in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded the kin of deceased foreign nationals in the country to officially report their deaths to the bureau. In an advisory, the bureau said this was to ensure the cancellation of registration and proper documentation recording. The bureau said apart from relatives of the deceased, owners and operators of funeral parlors, cemeteries, embassies, local government units, hospitals, and barangay officials, among others, may do the reporting. According […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, May 6

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, May 6: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights before going to the airport. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. MIAA added flight schedules are also subject to changes. The NCR Plus area is on its sixth day under a modified enhanced community quarantine since this […]

Immigration bureau: All offices in NCR Plus area to continue to operate with skeleton workforce

(Eagle News) — All Bureau of Immigration offices in the NCR Plus area will continue to operate with a skeleton workforce until May 14. The bureau made the announcement about its offices in Metro Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, and Rizal following the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine in those areas starting May 1. According to the bureau, all those immigration offices shall operate up to a maximum of 50 percent of the workforce […]

Transportation Assistant Secretary Eymard Eje is new MRT-3 OIC

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 has a new officer-in-charge. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Assistant Secretary Eymard D. Eje was designated to the post by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade on April 23. Eje will fill the post left vacated by Rodolfo Garcia after he passed away due to complications brought about by COVID-19 in February. The department said Eje will continue to hold his position as DOTr Assistant Secretary for […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, May 5

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, May 5: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights before going to the airport as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. MIAA added flight schedules are also subject to changes, MIAA said. The NCR Last Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced the MECQ would be extended in the NCR Plus […]

Sputnik V pilot rollout starts in Metro Manila; Galvez notes successful 1st day of logistical test

All 15k Sputnik V initial doses to be used as first dose   (Eagle News) — The pilot roll-out of the Sputnik V vaccines started on Tuesday, May 4, in Metro Manila as part of the “logistical test” to determine the country’s capability to handle and administer the Russian-developed vaccines which required colder storage temperatures compared to Sinovac and AstraZeneca. Five cities were chosen for the logistical test in Metro Manila — Manila, Taguig, Makati, […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, May 4

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, May 4: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights before going to the airport as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Flight schedules are also subject to changes, MIAA said. Last Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced the MECQ would be extended in the NCR Plus area, including Metro Manila, […]

PNP reports 118 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. Recent Philippine National Police data showed the additional 118 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 20509. Of these, 1677 were active. Over 100, or 110, more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 18776. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 56. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the […]