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(Eagle News) — The mother of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Benhur Abalos has passed away after contracting COVID-19. A statement from the Abalos family released by the MMDA said Corazon, the wife of former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos Sr., died from severe sepsis, secondary to pneumonia due to COVID-19 on Monday, Jan. 25. The statement said she tested positive for COVID-19 the night before she died. “Some of our family members have […]
(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 9314. Sixty-nine additional cases, however, pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 9909. Of these, 567 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among police personnel remains at 28. The government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has warned the public against individuals extorting money in exchange for their victims’ removal from the police’s supposed list of Communists and New People’s Army members. In a statement, the PNP said its Anti-Cybercrime Group has already initiated an investigation and case-build up against the individuals, who would identify themselves as policemen and would attempt to solicit amounts ranging from P500,000 and above. “We condemn these fraudulent acts..,” […]
(Eagle News)– The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Jan. 26: MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry. The government has so far imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the UK and South African COVID-19 strains there. These countries are the UK, Denmark, Ireland, […]
NCR quarantine status to be discussed, too (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Council will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 26, to discuss whether or not the National Capital Region should be placed under a more relaxed quarantine status. Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the MMC chair, said in an interview that also to be discussed during the meeting was whether or not cities in Metro Manila–which remains under a general community quarantine status–should ease age […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-four more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 9293. Thirty-one additional cases, however, brought the PNP COVID-19 taly to 9840. Of these, 519 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 28. The Philippine government has said it was eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Jan. 25: Flight schedules may change at any given time. All passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA earlier said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippine government has imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a Chinese fugitive who has been overstaying in the country. In a statement issued over the weekend, the bureau said Li Xinlei, 51, was in the Pasay City Hall for a scheduled preliminary investigation for a separate case when she was nabbed by immigration agents on Thursday morning. “Records show that she is already overstaying, and has reportedly misrepresented herself as a Filipino using a fraudulently […]
(Eagle News)– Twenty-five more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally rose to 9269. Fifty-two additional cases, however, pushed the PNP total number of COVID-19 cases to 9809. Of these, 512 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 28. The government is eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the population to achieve […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Jan. 24: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to confirm 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 Philippine government has imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and […]
(Eagle News) — The mother and the girlfriend of the Quezon City resident who was found positive for the UK COVID-19 variant upon arrival from Dubai have tested negative for the variant. This is according to the Quezon City government, which made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday night. “Patuloy na imomonitor ng mga doktor ang kanilang kalagayan, at tatapusin na lamang ang kanilang quarantine sa isolation facility,” the local government said. Earlier, […]
Mayor Belmonte warns against discrimination if resident is allowed to return to community (Eagle News) – The country’s first UK-COVID-19 variant positive case who has now tested negative for the virus might soon be allowed to return to his community once assessed to have fully recovered, according to the Quezon City government on Friday, Jan. 21. The patient who is a resident of Quezon City is still staying at a quarantine facility and doctors […]
