Metro

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Oct. 20

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Oct. 20: 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. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but passengers need to comply with the requirements set forth by the […]

MMDA: M. Manila, except for Navotas, to have shortened curfew hours starting this week

(Eagle News)–The entire Metro Manila, except for Navotas, will have shortened curfew hours starting this week, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia said on Monday, Oct. 19. According to Garcia, the expected curfew was from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. Navotas, however, will keep the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. Garcia said, however, that the local government units were still preparing the respective ordinances for the new curfew hours. Garcia made the […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Oct. 19

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Oct. 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA has 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. Domestic flights are allowed but all passengers must comply with the requirements set forth by the local […]

MRT-3 to increase maximum passenger capacity to 30 percent starting Monday, Oct. 19

(Eagle News)–Starting Monday, Oct. 19, the Metro Rail Transit-3 will increase its passenger capacity  as the economy reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the MRT-3 said from the allowable maximum passenger capacity of 13 percent, or 51 passengers per train car or 153 passengers per train set, the allowable maximum passenger capacity will increase to 30 percent, or 124 people per train car or 372 passengers per train set. The MRT-3 made the […]

Customs bureau seizes P1.5 million worth of firearms, parts, accessories in 28 parcels

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P1.5 million worth of firearms, parts and accessories recently. The bureau said the items, which did not have the necessary import permit from the Firearms and Explosive Office of the Philippine National Police, were in   28 parcels found in the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay. The items were seized by Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for violation of Section 117 and Section 1113 of […]

26 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Twenty-six more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the tally rose to 5976. Thirty-nine additional cases pushed the total PNP cases to 6675. Of these, 679 were active. No additional death was reported, which meant the death toll remained at 20. The police continue to man quarantine checkpoints and enforce laws, making them the country’s frontliners, together with medical workers, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]

Authorities seize P750,000 worth of illegal drugs in Pasay

(Eagle News)–Authorities have seized P750,000 worth of illegal drugs from the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay recently. In a statement on Friday, the Bureau of Customs said its Ninoy Aquino International personnel, the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized the 196 ecstasy tablets and 151 grams of MDMA or raw ecstasy from a shipment sent by a certain Jansen J.J.K from Amerfoort, The Netherlands. The shipment had […]

LTFRB: Ban on eating, talking in PUVs stays despite one-seat-apart rule

(Eagle News)–The ban on eating and talking in public utility vehicles remains even with the implementation of the one-seat-apart rule in public utility vehicles. This is according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, which released Memorandum Circular 2020-061 that provided details on the new rule days after the Department of Transportation announced the policy that effectively replaced the one-meter social distancing rule in PUVs. According to the LTFRB, passengers could also sit beside […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Oct. 17

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Oct. 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time. MIAA has 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. Domestic flights are allowed but passengers need to comply with the requirements set […]

PNP Chief Cascolan wants more rigid marksmanship training for cops

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Camilo Cascolan is pushing for a more rigid marksmanship training for policemen. In a statement, the PNP said Cascolan tapped the Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine Development (DHRDD) to expedite the PNP Standard Handgun Marksmanship Training for Directorial and Personal Staff, and National Support Units for the redesign of the program aimed at improving the shooting skills of police personnel. The DHRDD said the marksmanship training will be conducted […]

50 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Fifty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the total number of police personnel who recovered from tbe disease rose to 5900 as of Thursday night. Seventy-one more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 6586. Of these, 666 were active. No additional death has been reported, which means the death toll remained at 20. The police continue to man quarantine checkpoints and enforce laws […]

LTFRB eyes release of guidelines for implementation of one-seat-apart policy this week

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board may release the specifics of  the one-seat-apart policy of  Department of Transportation in public utility vehicles this week. LTFRB chair Martin Delgra III said the agency was only “ironing out” the details of the policy, which aims to help allow for a further opening of the Philippine economy while protecting the public’s health. The policy was announced by the DOTr, after President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the gradual […]