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(Eagle News) — Former Dinagat Islands Rep. Ruben Ecleo Jr. has been transferred to the New Bilibid Prison. In a statement, the Bureau of Corrections Public Information Office said the transfer of Ecleo, who was recently nabbed in Pampanga, was ordered by the Sandiganbayan’s first division where he was convicted of graft and corruption over several anomalous projects when he was town mayor. Ecleo was also convicted of killing his wife Alona Bacolod in 2002. […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has risen to 2314. The PNP said the data was as of Tuesday, 6 p.m. Over 1000, or 1329, recoveries were recorded. Eleven deaths have been reported. The PNP said so far, there were 883 probable cases, and 2235 suspect cases. COVID-19 cases in the country have so far breached the 112,000 mark, with 6352 cases reported on Tuesday afternoon. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy has redeployed its troops to man checkpoints in areas that reverted to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Navy said the teams were sent out to aid other law enforcement agencies in ensuring “an orderly and strict reimplementation” of quarantine guidelines to stem the transmission of COVID-19. Navy troops are also patrolling sea entry points, airports, and swabbing facilities, the Navy said. The Navy said […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Aug. 5: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised 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. With Metro Manila now under a modified enhanced community quarantine, flights are again limited. […]
(Eagle News)–Walk-ins will not be entertained in Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board offices during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. In a statement, the LTFRB said the suspension of transactions for walk-ins covering the LTFRB central and National Capital Region offices was necessary as only 50 percent of the workforce in these offices will report to work in compliance with MECQ guidelines. Majority of the workforce, the LTFRB said, will work from […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, Aug. 4, announced it would scale down its operations as Metro Manila reverts to a modified enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the bureau said it will maintain a skeleton workforce at its main office while the MECQ is in effect. This means it will have to temporarily suspend its online appointment system for foreign clients at the agency’s main office in Intramuros, Manila starting today, […]
(Eagle News) — Health workers can still get free rides courtesy of the Department of Transportation even during the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and four other areas. In a statement, the DOTr said the Free Ride Service for Health Workers Program operates in two shifts—from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. So far, there are 20 bus routes in the Greater Metro Manila area. The DOTr […]
(Eagle News)–AirAsia has released its updated list of international and domestic flights for August. The budget carrier made the update as Metro Manila reverted to a modified enhanced community quarantine on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Under the MECQ, flights are limited. Below is the updated list: Domestic Z2 480: Clark – Davao – Clark; Starting August 1, Saturdays only Z2 481: Clark – Davao – Clark; Starting August 17, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only Z2 […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Aug. 4: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. 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 premises. With the effectivity of the modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila and parts of CALABARZON starting today, domestic flights […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The OSG said the temporary closure, which will last until Aug. 18, was in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement Metro Manila and four other areas will revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine. The President made the decision after the medical community called for a two-week “time-out” so they could recover from exhaustion. The medical community said the […]
(Eagle News) — The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila is under a two-week lockdown starting today, Aug. 3, and will hold its enrollment of students online. In a Facebook post, PLM said the lockdown was due to the rising active, probable, and suspected COVID-19 cases within the campus. PLM said there are currently four confirmed cases, with two recovered patients and one fatality among employees. There are also three probable and one suspect cases. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 and Light Rail Transit-2 will suspend operations starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. In separate Tweets, the MRT-3 and LRT-2 said this was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement on Monday night that Metro Manila would revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The President made the announcement a day after the medical community called for Metro Manila’s return to an enhanced community quarantine, saying […]
