Metro

43 more COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel reported

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 43 additional recoveries among police personnel. The PNP said with the additional recoveries, the total rose to 7206. Sixteen new cases pushed the total to 7629. Of these, 399 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The police remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has said policemen on modified enhanced community quarantine and enhanced community […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Nov. 15

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Nov. 15: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to get 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 premises. The government has eased some restrictions on international travel, with foreigners with investor visas allowed entry into the […]

26 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 26 additional recoveries among police personnel. The PNP said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 7163. Twenty-three more cases, however, pushed the total to 7613. Of these, 426 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The police remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to enforce laws. The PNP has said all […]

MRT-3 operations suspended this weekend for maintenance

(Eagle News)–Metro Rail Transit-3 operations are suspended today, Nov. 14. The Department of Transportation said the scheduled temporary shutdown until Sunday, Nov. 15, was to give way to a bushing replacement at the depot and some turnout activity at the Taft Avenue station. The MRT-3 said this was part of the MRT-3 massive rehabilitation and maintenance being conducted by maintenance provider Sumitomo-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The MRT-3 said part of the bushing  replacement of the 34.5-kilovolt […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Nov. 14

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Nov. 14: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. The government has eased some travel restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with domestic flights allowed but subject […]

Guevarra orders NBI to probe killing of Manila judge

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered a probe into the killing of a Manila judge in her own office on Wednesday, Nov. 11. “Though Judge (Maria Teresa) Abadilla’s death appears to have arisen from an internal issue with her clerk of court, I have nonetheless directed the (National Bureau of Investigation) to conduct a parallel probe, considering that the incident has implications on the personal security of our judges and justices,” Guevarra […]

MRT-3, LRT-1 and 2, PNR operations resume today, Nov. 13

(Eagle News)–Railway operations resume today, Nov. 13, the Department of Transportation said. The DOTr said the resumption of  the Metro Rail Transit-3, the Light Rail Transit 1 and 2, and the Philippine National Railways operations was after all of them completed and passed system checks. The checks were conducted following a  suspension of railway operations on Thursday, Nov. 12, due to the strong winds and heavy rains brought by Typhoon “Ulysses.” “Limited power and strong […]

News in photos: Marikina submerged by Ondoy-high floods after rains dumped by Ulysses

  (Eagle News) — Eleven years after the 2009 Ondoy floods that killed almost 80 people in Marikina, deep floods once again submerged many parts of the city as heavy rains dumped by typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) caused Marikina River to swell and spill over to the streets transforming these into rivers. Waters were so high that people living in houses with more than two storeys had to go to the rooftop or to higher floors, […]

Updated: Marikina River water level reaches 21.8 meters; tops 2009 “Ondoy” record of 21.5 meters

  (Eagle News) — The Marikina River water level has reached 21.8 meters as of 9:04 a.m., topping the record water level set in 2009 by Typhoon Ondoy at 21.5 meters. According to the Facebook page of the Marikina local government’s Public Information Office (PIO), the increase in water level within half an hour was already 10 centimeters. Marikina River water level at 7:58 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, stood at 21.6 meters, already past […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Nov. 12

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Nov. 12: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. On Wednesday, MIAA said flight operations had been suspended at NAIA from midnight to Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 a.m., due to Typhoon “Ulysses.” “Ulysses”  made its second landfall over Burdeos, Quezon on Wednesday night.

All NAIA flight operations suspended until 6 a.m. of Thursday, Nov. 12: MIAA

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has suspended flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport due to Typhoon “Ulysses.” In making the suspension that is in effect until 6 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, MIAA noted  typhoon forecasts  the typhoon would be strongly felt in Metro Manila by 2 a.m., with strong winds “that would endanger flight movements.” MIAA said the suspension was in consultation with the Airline Operators Council (AOC), the Air Carriers […]