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PNP creates Technical Working Group to incorporate SC rules on body-worn cameras into police guidelines

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the creation of a technical working group that will incorporate the Supreme Court’s recently approved rules for the mandatory use of body-worn cameras during the execution of search and arrest warrants into its guidelines. In a statement, the PNP said  Eleazar ordered the Directorate for Operations and the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) to come up with a recommendation on the composition […]

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DepEd hails teachers, students, parents for persevering as school year 2020-2021 comes to a close

(Eagle News) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones hailed the country’s teachers, students, and parents as school year 2020 to 2021 came to a close. In a statement, Briones said she was “honored to be part of the accomplishments and milestones” of this year’s graduating batch, noting that “despite being tested in an extraordinary time,” the learners “persevered and made valuable gains for the future.” “While this historic season gave unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 […]

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Over 30,000 more Sputnik vaccine doses arrive in PHL

(Eagle News) — Over 30,000 additional Sputnik COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, July 11. The additional doses from Russia arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport  around 10:30 p.m. The shipment came a day after the Bureau of Customs cleared 132.200 Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine doses from the COVAX facility. That shipment arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 around 10:30 p.m., via Flight No. QR928. Also on July 9, the Philippines received a shipment […]

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Over 3 million Filipinos already fully vaccinated – Palace

(Eagle News) – More than three million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated, according to Malacanang. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that 3,089,976 Filipinos have been given the complete two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines as of July 7, 2021, based on data from the National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard. “Conservative number pa po ito at inaasahan natin na tataas pa ang bilang kapag dumating na ang mga numero mula sa mga lokal […]

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King of the ring Pacquiao mulls Philippines’ top job

  by Allison JACKSON Agence France Presse A two-year break from boxing has left Philippine legend Manny Pacquiao “hungry” to get back in the ring for what could be the last fight of his storied career — and a warm-up for a presidential rumble. The eight-division world champion and hero will have tens of millions of fans from the boxing-mad archipelago in his corner when he faces American Errol Spence in Las Vegas on August […]

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7,552 new recoveries bring total no. of those who beat COVID at 1.39M

5,675 new cases bring total active infections to less than 50k, or just 3.4 percent of total COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded 5,675 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing to 1,467,119 the total confirmed cases recorded so far in the country since the pandemic began. Of this number, only 3.4 percent are active cases, or a total of 49,968 which is one of the lowest percentages so far of active cases since […]

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DFA to public: Beware of visa entry exemption scams

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs warned the public against visa entry exemption scams. In a statement, the DFA said it does not collect any fees from any entry exemption document applicants except for the visa fee paid to the issuing Philippines embassy or consulate abroad. In line with this, it advised foreign nationals to be wary of individuals, groups, establishments or companies offering facilitation services or sponsorship services for a fee, and to report the […]

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PNP, PDEA approve unified guidelines for anti-illegal drug operations

  (Eagle News) — All anti-illegal drug operations will now be monitored by both Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency immediate commanders. This, according to the PNP, was among those stated in the operational guidelines jointly approved by the two law enforcement agencies through a memorandum circular on Friday, July 9. The operational guidelines had been crafted following the fatal shootout between PNP and PDEA operatives at a mall along Commonwealth, Quezon City […]

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SWS: 17% of Filipino families rated themselves “not poor” in latest poll

(Eagle News) — Seventeen percent of Filipino families rated themselves not poor in the latest Social Weather Stations survey. According to the SWS, based on the results of the poll conducted from April 28 to May 2, 2021, 49 percent, on the other hand, rated themselves as mahirap or poor, and 33 percent placed themselves on the borderline. The SWS said this was similar to its findings in November 2020 when only 16 percent felt […]

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Another 2M AstraZeneca doses arrive in PHL from COVAX Facility

Total AstraZeneca doses in PHL at over 5.7M doses, total COVID jab doses reach 20.6M   (Eagle News) – Over two million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrived on Friday, July 9, from the COVAX Facility, bringing to over 5.7 million doses the total AstraZeneca vaccines that have been delivered to the country. The flight that carried the 2,028,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 past 4 p.m. The delivery was welcomed by […]

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Pacquiao-led PDP Laban resolution expels Cusi, two other execs from party

Says supporting calls for Davao City mayor Sara Duterte Carpio to run for President was against PDP-Laban Constitution since she is not a party member Screenshot of PDP-Laban resolution signed by Senator Manny Pacquiao as PDP-Laban president expelling party vice-chair Cusi and other otherss from PDP-Laban.  (Eagle News) – Senator Manny Pacquiao as PDP-Laban national president” expelled PDP-Laban Vice-Chairman Alfonso Cusi, and two other top party officials for allegedly expressing support for presidential daughter Davao […]

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Pres. Duterte thanks Japan for donating 1M AstraZeneca doses

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte thanked the government of Japan for donating over 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to the country. The additional 1 million AstraZeneca doses from Japan that arrived on Thursday night, July 8, brought the total number of vaccine doses so far delivered to the Philippines at over 18.5 million. President Duterte himself witnessed the arrival of the vaccine doses from Japan, saying this would help the county […]

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