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(Eagle News) — Former Cebu Gov. Pablo P. Garcia has passed away. The House of Representatives made the announcement on Thursday, Aug. 19, as it condoled with the kin of Garcia. Garcia is the son of 18th Congress Deputy Speaker Pablo John F. Garcia. “Our prayers and heartfelt sympathies to the family and loved ones he has left behind, especially to his son and our colleague in the 18th Congress, Deputy Speaker Pablo John F. Garcia,” […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners who were hired to work here by employers based in the Philippines may now be given work visas, the Bureau of Immigration announced. According to the bureau, this was after Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente issued an operations order allowing companies that wish to engage such services to apply for a 9(g) working visa on behalf of those foreigners outside the Philippines. Upon approval by the bureau, the order granting the visa […]
(Eagle News) — Over P4 billion worth of cash assistance was distributed to eligible beneficiaries affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said. According to the DILG, the P4.5 billion given out was of the total P11.2 billion released by the national government to the cities and lone municipality in the National Capital Region. That represents 40.57 percent of the total ayuda allocated for the […]
Social services sector, including health and education, has biggest allocation at P1.922 trillion (Eagle News) – Malacanang is set to submit to Congress on Monday, Aug. 23, the proposed P5.024 trillion budget for next year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the 2022 National Expenditure Program at P5.024 trillion is the highest budget in the country’s history. “Ang proposed budget para sa susunod na taon ay nasa 5.024 trillion – ang pinakamataas na budget […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,776,495 after the Department of Health reported 11,085 additional cases. According to recent DOH data, of the total cases, 105,151 were active. Of these, 96 percent were mild, 1 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent critical, 1.3 percent were severe, and 0.91 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,640,721 including the additional 11,628 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll in the Philippines is now at 30,623 including the […]
Says voter registration hours to be extended instead (Eagle News)– The Commission on Elections has rejected the proposal to move the voter registration deadline to October 31, 2021, opting to extend registration hours instead. In a statement, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the decision was made by the Comelec en banc following a discussion of the proposal made by seven senators to extend the voter registration period beyond the original date set on September 30. […]
(Eagle News) – Thirty-five Filipinos from Afghanistan who had been evacuated by their companies to Doha, Qatar earlier arrived in the country on Tuesday, Aug. 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. The DFA said it is still working to repatriate the other Filipinos still left in Kabul, Afghanistan. ‼️Read: Situation Bulletin on the Armed Conflict in Afghanistan as of 17 August 2021‼️ Any Filipino in distress can contact the Philippine Embassy in […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-six more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases detected among Filipinos outside the country to 21767. Forty-five additional recoveries also pushed the total COVID-19 recoveries to 12603. Seven more COVID-19 deaths have been reported among Filipinos abroad, pushing their COVID-19 death toll to 1332. “Compared to last week’s figures, the total number of COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Janette Garin has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Garin, now the 1st district representative of Iloilo, said this was “despite following the minimum health protocols and being extra cautious..” She said so far, she has mild symptoms such as cold, cough, fever, and chills. Her doctor advised her to be on home quarantine, adding that she was under strict monitoring because she was tachycardic or has a […]
DOH Usec Vega says in the midst of COVID-19 crisis, submission of some paperwork delayed so as not to compromise lives of public (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) explained to President Rodrigo Duterte how it is complying with the reported deficiencies in documents on the P67.3 billion earlier flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA). The DOH also found a sympathetic ear in President Duterte who said that he understood the […]
Bello on self-quarantine in hometown in Ilagan City, Isabela (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has tested positive for COVID-19, but is “asymptomatic and remains on top of his health,” according to a statement from the labor department. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that Bello is “fully vaccinated” and is on “self-quarantine at his hometown in Ilagan” where he took the COVID-19 test on Saturday. “Even while in isolation, […]
Says DOH can still submit documents and supporting papers to rectify deficiencies on P67.3B fund as part of audit process (Eagle News) – The Commission on Audit clarified that it did “not mention any findings” of funds lost to corruption in the reported deficiencies in documents related to funds amounting to P67.3 billion in the Department of Health. In a statement, the COA said that its observations were as a result of “non-submission of […]
