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(Eagle News) — Caloocan City will reimpose the use of quarantine passes and a curfew following the rise in COVID-19 cases there. Mayor Oscar Malapitan made the announcement on Monday, March, 8, even as he disputed rumors the city would revert to a lockdown. According to Malapitan, the color-coded quarantine passes would again be required for those who wish to go to supermarkets and markets in the city. The 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, […]
(Eagle News) — The completion of the first two segments of the North-South Commuter Railway is on track, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, the NSCR’s first leg, the PNR Clark Phase 1, which runs from Tutuban, Manila to Malolos, Bulacan, has an over-all progress rate of 43 percent. Construction phase rate is at 11.78 percent as of January 31. “Partially operable na po ito by the fourth quarter of 2021 and […]
Five more deaths reported (Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 15089. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9526. Five additional fatalities pushed the COVID-19 fatalities among Filipinos abroad to 1038. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, March 8: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the lowest form of community quarantine, sans a COVID-19 vaccine rollout. His go-signal would have led […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, March 7: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the lowest form of community quarantine, sans a COVID-19 vaccine rollout. His go-signal would have meant […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-four more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 11037. Thirty-eight additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 11613. Of these, 545 are active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They were among several who […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, March 6: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the lowest form of community quarantine, sans a COVID-19 vaccine rollout. His go-signal would have meant […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 10,993. Seventy-six additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 11575. Of these, 551 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31. The Philippines kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday, with some medical and government frontliners given the inoculation. Among the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, March 5: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has imposed some restrictions on entry into the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Light Rail Transit-2 East Extension is expected to start operations this April. The Department of Transportation said the specific target date is April 27. The two new stations – the Marikina Station (in front of the Sta. Lucia mall and Robinsons) and the Antipolo Station (in front of SM Masinag) –, however, will have a soft opening on April 26, the DOTr said. With the two new stations, travel time from […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — In a virtual press conference held on March 3, 2021, the OCTA Research Team, an independent and inter-disciplinary Philippine-based research group, shared its latest report which highlights a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in some local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), including: Pasay, Quezon City, Manila, Makati, Malabon, Taguig, Paranaque, and Navotas. This surge is possibly being driven by […]
(Eagle News) — The police arrested on Tuesday, March 4, a Chinese national and his Filipino cohort for selling unauthorized COVID-19 test kits, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Liset Lo Kaw, 40, and Christian Casanova Cruz, 23, were nabbed in an entrapment operation in Barangay San Rafael Village, Navotas City. The operation was conducted following information from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the illegal online sale of unregistered COVID-19 […]
