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(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Feb. 8: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. It said only those with the confirmation are allowed entry into the airport. Starting Feb. 1, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the following foreign nationals from the over […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP recovery total to 9753. Fifty-seven additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10431. Of these, 649 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP death toll remains at 29. Uniformed personnel, including policemen, are among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program that is slated to […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Feb. 7: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 variants. Starting Feb. 1, the Department of Foreign Affairs the following foreigners from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, […]
BFP, city officials still probing how leak occured, inspect ice plant Eagle News Service reporter Mar Gabriel gives a view of the ice plant in Navotas City which is the site of the Feb. 3 ammonia leak accident that has killed two people. The Burea of Fire Protection and the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Navotas City inspected the site of the ammonia leat inside the T.P. Marcelo ice plant on Thursday […]
https://youtu.be/VZR52whAyeE (Eagle News) – Some 116,000 health care workers in Metro Manila have so far registered for the country’s Phase 1 masterlisting of those who will be among the first to receive vaccines against COVID-19. This is just the initial list. More will be added as the registration is still ongoing, said Dr. Nikka Hao of the COVID-19 surveillance and quick action unit. “We are in the process of master listing for group a1 or […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation on Friday, Feb. 5, unveiled the first among tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will be used for the partial operability section of the Metro Manila subway project (MMSP). The DOTr said the MMSP is the first underground railway system in the country, and is expected to run from Valenzuela City to Bicutan, Parañaque, and NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay, and will further stretch across North and South zones of […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Feb. 5: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has relaxed travel restrictions on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 virus variants, with […]
(Eagle News) — The 60-day price cap for pork and chicken not only covers public markets, but supermarkets in Metro Manila as well, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Thursday, Feb. 4. Roque said that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will also subject imported pork and chicken being sold in supermarkets to a price cap. “Nangako po ang ating DTI sa pamamagitan ni Secretary (Ramon) Lopez na henceforth, unang-una magkakaroon po ng […]
(Eagle News) — The number of fatalities due to the ammonia leak in a facility in Navotas has risen to two. Mayor Toby Tiangco identified the second fatality in the incident in T.P. Marcelo Ice Plant and Cold Storage in Barangay North Bay Boulevard South on Wednesday as Joselito Jazareno. Vonne Villanueva, chief of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said in a radio interview the body of the 54-year-old electrician employed at […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed over 100 newly-commissioned officers into the service. In a statement, the PCG said the 108 were composed of six lieutenants and 102 ensigns. They successfully finished the Coast Guard Officer’s Course (CGOC) held at the PCG Training Centers in Bagac, Bataan and Taguig, Metro Manila, the PCG said. “Now that you are here, I expect you to maximize this blessing. Start now and start right,” PCG […]
(Eagle News) — One person died and several others were injured after ammonia leaked from a facility in Navotas on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Mayor Toby Tiangco identified the fatality as Gilbert Tiangco, an ice plant worker at the TP Marcelo Ice Plant and Cold Storage on Barangay North Bay Boulevard South. Tiangco has admitted the facility was owned by his mother’s family. He said 61 were brought to the hospital while others went straight to […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-one more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP recovery total to 9639. Thirty-five additional cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 cases among police personnel to 10288. Of these, 620 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 29. The government has said uniformed personnel–including the police–were among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program. It […]
