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11 military ships with refrigeration capacity, planes ready to transport vaccines (Eagle News) – The Philippine military assured President Rodrigo Duterte that it has alerted all its assets – ships, planes, boats, and vehicles – to be ready to help transport and deploythe increasing number of COVID-19 vaccines being delivered to the country. Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said that all hospitals of the Philippine Military — from the Army, Air Force and Navy — […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Airlines on Wednesday, June 30, cancelled its flights between Manila and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia following travel restrictions. In an advisory, PAL said the PR5654 Manila to Riyadh flight and the PR/5655 Riyadh to Manila flight, both scheduled on Wednesday, would no longer push through due to the “government order restricting operations to/from Riyadh airport on said date.” “We apologize for the inconvenience, as we had to cancel the flight at […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-one more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos to 20,773. Meanwhile, 27 more recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 12261. The death toll is now at 1,229, including the additional two deaths. According to the data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine boxing senator Manny Pacquiao accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge naming the Department of Health (DOH) as one of the government agencies which he claimed was corrupt. In a statement, Pacquiao said that he would investigate how the DOH bought rapid test kits, PPEs and masks, among others at the height of the pandemic. He also dared Health Secretary Francisco Duque to release how he had spent the government money […]
DOH still to release list of “green” or low-risk countries, says Roque (Eagle News) – Malacanang has allowed a shorter quarantine period for international travelers who were fully vaccinated in the Philippines, “regardless of their travel history”, and those who were fully vaccinated in countries who stayed exclusively in the so-called “green” countries 14 days prior to their arrival in the Philippines. This decision will be implemented effective July 1, 2021. The quarantine period […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reminded airlines not to board passengers coming from India and the other countries covered by the travel ban extended until July 15. According to the bureau chief Jaime Morente, airlines that allow the boarding of passengers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates will be referred to the aviation authorities for the imposition of appropriate sanctions. “Foreigners arriving the said countries […]
Balitalakayan interviews Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac regarding overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have been affected by the travel restrictions to control the entry of travelers coming from countries with high Delta variant cases. In an interview on June 28, Cacdac said that there are around 2,000 to 2,500 OFWs who have been stranded or affected by the travel restrictions concerning the Delta variant. He said that there are also […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,408,058 after the Department of Health reported 4,479 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 50037 were active. Of these, 90.4 percent were mild, 4.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.1 percent severe, and 1.54 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,333,464 including the additional 6471 ones. The death toll is now at 24557 including the additional 101 deaths. Metro Manila, Bulacan, and […]
Gives him one week to come up with a list of corrupt officials, gov’t offices (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to campaign against senator Manny Pacquiao if he could not prove his claim that the country became two to three times more corrupt under his administration. Duterte seethed at the senator’s remarks, and challenged him to give him a list of the names of the corrupt in government, and the offices which […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended its travel ban on passengers from India until July 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on passengers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates was also extended due to the Delta variant, which is said to be more transmissible. The ban was supposed to end on June 30. The World Health Organization has said the Delta variant was becoming the globally dominant COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group to look into the illegal operations of “fixers” who seek payment from people who wish to get vaccinated at an earlier schedule. Eleazar gave the order after Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said two “fixers” were caught asking for fees in exchange for allowing persons to get COVID-19 shots ahead of their schedules in Pasig City’s vaccination program. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the community quarantine classifications recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Palace said on Tuesday, June 29. With the approval, Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will be under a general community quarantine (GCQ) “with some restrictions” until July 15, 2021. Laguna and Cavite, meanwhile, will be under a GCQ “with heightened restrictions.” The following areas will be under the corresponding community […]
