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(Eagle News) — No monkeypox cases have been detected in the Philippines so far. The Department of Health issued the advisory following reports of cases in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other European countries. The DOH said it issued the advisory “in the interest of protecting the general public from both diseases and misinformation.” Citing information from the World Health Organization, the DOH said monkeypox is a viral disease coming from animals […]
(Eagle News) — More Filipinos are fishing in waters in the vicinity of Pag-Asa Island, the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, around 25 Filipino fishing boats were found fishing in the island’s waters during the deployment of the largest Coast Guard contingent in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from May 12 to 14. The PCG said Coast Guard personnel checked their conditions and gave them relief supplies and COVID-19 kits during their […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte commended a known supermarket chain for assisting small businesses during times of uncertainties as he stressed the importance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) as the backbone of Philippine economy. The President attended the opening of the Puregold Sari-Sari store Negosyo Convention Center on Wednesday, May 18, and commended the supermarket chain and its owners, Lucio Co and wife Susan, for their advocacy to help in the creation […]
Appeals to both incumbent and newly-elected senators to back federalism which he believes has the support of over 26M Filipinos who voted for him (Eagle News) – Top senator-elect Robin actor Padilla urged his fellow senators to support the campaign for constitutional reform, saying that it is now the right time to push for charter change and allow for a federal system of government. In his short message after he was proclaimed senator by […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has implemented a minor reshuffle, with 13 police officials assigned to new posts. Formally installed to the new positions by PNP Officer-in-Charge, Police Lieutenant General Vicente D. Danao Jr. were the following: PBGEN Emmanuel B Peralta, Acting Director for Information and Communication Technology Management (DICTM); PBGEN Jon A Arnaldo, Acting Director of National Police Training Institute (NPTI); PBGEN Lawrence B Coop, Chief of Supervisory Office for Security and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has announced the start of the rainy season in the country. PAGASA said the country satisfies the criteria for the same, amid the presence of a frontal system, the occurrence of severe thunderstorms that have brought widespread rains in parts of the country, and the southwesterly windflow also observed during the past few days. With the start of the season, PAGASA said intermittent rains […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections proclaimed today, Wednesday, May 18, the senatorial bets who made it to the top 12 of the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. Leading the 12 senators is actor and TV personality Robin Padilla who got 26,612,434 votes based on the Comelec canvass of votes. The Comelec, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, has finished canvassing 172 out of the 173 local and overseas Certificates of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected a local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said three new cases were detected in the Western Visayas region, bringing the total number of the subvariant’s cases in the country to 17. She said of the three new cases, one was a returning overseas Filipino from the United States who was fully vaccinated. The remaining two are local cases detected in Iloilo City, […]
10 gold medal haul on May 16 alone, four in dancesports, two in gymnastics (Eagle News) – Philippine athletes participating at the 31st Southeast Asian Games bagged a total of 30 gold medals so far, retaining the country at third place in the overall medal tally. The games being held in Vietnam proved to be another sports event where Filipinos excelled after the Philippines got not only 30 golds, but 34 silver medals and 45 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is set to deploy its newest vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua, to participate in marine pollution exercises in Indonesia. According to the PCG, the multi-role response vessel (MRRV), which was commissioned several days ago, will participate in the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise 2022, which will also be attended by the Directorate of Sea Transportation (DGST) of the Republic of Indonesia, and the Japan Coast Guard (JCG). According to PCG […]
39 other provinces under Alert Level 2 until May 31 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1 until May 31, along with 42 provinces and 20 cities nationwide. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on May 14, 2022, the recommendation retaining the Alert Level 1 status of the entire National Capital Region from May 16, 2022 until May 31, 2022. The following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component […]
PAGASA forecasts isolated rains, thunderstorms until 5 p.m. of Monday, May 16 (Eagle News) – Heavy torrential rains with lightning and strong winds were experienced Sunday afternoon, May 15, in Metro Manila and other areas in Central Luzon and CALABARZON region, the country’s weather bureau said. PAGASA said that these sudden heavy rains were due to thunderstorms. In a thunderstorm advisory issued at 2:49 p.m. on May 15, it identified these areas that experienced heavy […]
