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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Aug. 31

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Aug. 31: Flight schedules may change at any given time. According to MIAA, passengers should coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel as a result. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila and other areas are under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Sept. 7.

DBM’s Procurement Service main offices on lockdown after 82 employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management is implementing a 10-day lockdown on its main offices after it logged 82 COVID-19 cases so far. According to the PD-DBAM, the cases were confirmed following a recent RT-PCR testing of its employees. It said as a result, the lockdown applies to its offices in Paco and San Miguel in Manila until September 5. “This is to allow the agency to conduct […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Aug. 30

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Aug. 30: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to their travel. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila and other areas are under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Sept. 7.

PNP reports 143 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to the Philippine National Police, the additional 143 COVID-19 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 34316. Of these, 1917 are active. Recoveries also increased, now at 32295, with the addition of 76 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll among policemen is at 104, including one additional death. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According […]

Eleazar orders probe into allegations of extortion vs cops in Pasay checkpoint

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into alleged extortion activities by policemen in a Pasay checkpoint. In a statement, Eleazar said he has ordered the Southern Police District, through the Regional Director of the National Capital Region Police Office, to look into the allegations against uniformed personnel manning a checkpoint on Andrews Ave. The accusations were made by some concerned citizens on social media. The citizens said the […]

PNP logs 234 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Over 200 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the 234 additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 34,188. Of these, 1851 are active. Recoveries also climbed–now at 32234–with the addition of  264 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is now at 103 with the addition of one death. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the police should be among the priorities in the country’s […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 28

(Eagle News)– The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 28: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel. The flight ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila and other areas are  under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 31.

PNP reports 159 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to the PNP, the additional 159 COVID-19 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 tally to 33975. Of these, 1778 were active. Recoveries rose to 32095 including the additional 131 new recoveries. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 102. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte […]

PNP’s 102nd COVID-19 fatality is 34-year-old staff sergeant

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police logged its 102nd COVID-19 fatality as the country continues to battle an increase in COVID-19 cases reportedly due to the highly contagious Delta variant. According to the PNP, its latest COVID-19 death was a 34-year-old police staff sergeant assigned in a national support unit. He died on August 25 due to pneumonia and acute respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19. The PNP said the police officer experienced mild symptoms […]

Manila mayor recovers from COVID-19, is discharged from hospital

(Eagle News) — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has been discharged from the hospital after his bout with COVID-19. The Manila Public Information Office made the announcement on Facebook on Wednesday, Aug. 25, as it shared pictures of the mayor leaving the Manila Infectious Disease Control Center of the Sta. Ana Hospital in Manila. The Manila government announced on Aug. 16 that Moreno tested positive for COVID-19. Earlier, a medical bulletin was reported as saying Moreno […]

Caloocan mayor tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan has tested positive for COVID-19. Malapitan made the announcement in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Aug. 25. According to Malapitan, he was so far “in good condition” and was currently “recovering.” He urged all his close contacts to self-quarantine and undergo swab testing. The Caloocan government, he said, will continue its operations. “Umasa po kayo na ang inyong lingkod ay patuloy na nakaantabay sa mga nagaganap at pangyayari […]

PNP: Quarantine control points in place across borders in NCR during MECQ

(Eagle News) — Quarantine control points will still be in place across borders in Metro Manila for the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the control points will be manned and supervised by policemen to ensure the restrictions for the duration of the community quarantine are followed. He said the new quarantine did not mean that non-eligible individuals could already cross borders, noting that authorized […]