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(Eagle News) — Five Filipinos victimized by human traffickers were intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Bureau of Immigration said on Saturday, March 12. According to the bureau, the victims were stopped at Terminal 2 following an attempt to depart via a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight bound for Thailand. The victims reportedly fell in line separately, with three of them having been initially cleared for departure. Bureau Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) […]
(Eagle News) — Construction of the North Avenue Common Station structure in Quezon City is slated to be completed by end of March this year, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said. Tugade made the statement during his site inspection of the Common Station on Thursday, March 3. According to the DOTr, to date, the Station Building of Area A is now connected to Area B or the Atrium, which is now 100% complete. The 13,700 square meter […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P6.8 million worth of shabu in a recent buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, March 3. According to the PNP, four people were also arrested in the operation on National Road in Barangay Poblacion. The PNP identified the suspects as Jhonray Barendse, 31; Joselito Olong Estay, 52; Emely Dologuin Subrado, 48; and Marcel Iglesias Alawia, 36. Based on initial investigation, the PNP said the suspects […]
Palace releases new guidelines as NCR and 38 other areas shift to Alert Level 1 (Eagle News) — Wearing of well-fitted face masks at all times, full seating capacity for public transport, and not requiring the use of health declaration forms for contact tracing. These are just some of the amended protocols by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) released by Malacanang as Metro Manila and 38 more areas in the country shift to the least […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila and 38 other areas in the country were placed under Alert Level 1 effective Tuesday, March 1, Malacanang said. The announcement was made on Sunday, February 27, after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 from March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022. Other areas in Luzon placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are the following: • […]
Other areas in the PHL to also be assessed if they can be de-escalated (Eagle News) – The Inter-Agency Task Force is set to decide whether to place Metro Manila under Alert Level 1 and will study current data if the National Capital Region, currently under Alert Level 2, is ripe for de-escalation. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the IATF is set to study on Thursday, February 24, the proposal of the […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Coast Guard officers, enlisted personnel and civilian employees can now avail of free train rides at all Light Rail Transit-2 stations from Antipolo, Rizal to Recto, Manila. According to the PCG, this was after the PCG partnered with the Light Rail Transit Authority to uphold public transport, safety and security in Metro Manila. Under the memorandum of agreement signed by both parties, PCG personnel shall reinforce security measures in LRT-2 stations and help […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila could be placed under a “very low risk classification” by next month, as reproduction numbers and health care utilization rates decrease, according to Octa Research. Metro Manila or the National Capital Region “targets very low risk classification by March,” said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, February 11. “The magic number to achieve very low risk classification is 140 new cases per day, which seems possible by […]
(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office seized 1.3 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Manila last week, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the buy-bust operation in Sta. Cruz on Feb. 2 were the suspects identified as Santa Aguilar, 34, and Noria Marcelino, 38. The PNP did not provide additional details. It said the suspects will face charges in violation of Republic Act […]
(Eagle News) – Starting Tuesday, February 1, the “No Vaxx, No Ride Policy” in Metro Manila will be lifted as the Philippine capital region reverts to the less restrictive Covid-19 alert level 2. The Department of Transportation said this policy of not allowing unvaccinated passengers from riding public transport will be automatically lifted or suspended when the Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila is lifted. The National Capital Region and seven other provinces will […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel have climbed to 48,193. According to the Philippine National Police, this was after 132 more COVID-19 cases were reported within their ranks. The PNP data showed of the total cases, 1607 were active. Over 100, or 122, more recoveries were also reported. With the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally is now at 46,460. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel have breached the 48,000 mark. According to the Philippine National Police, this was after the 111 more COVID-19 cases have been reported. Of the total cases, 1597 were active. Over 200, or 207, more have recovered, pushing the total PNP COVID-19 recovery to 46,363. According to the PNP, no additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 126. President Rodrigo Duterte has […]
