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(Eagle News) — The Philippines will not withdraw its ships from the West Philippine Sea. This was President Rodrigo Duterte’s stance himself, which he made public again days after the country filed another diplomatic protest against China, this time over the more than 200 Chine maritime vessels in the West Philippine Sea. The Asian giant has staked its claims on almost all of the body of water, citing the nine-dash line it said demarcated its […]
(Eagle News) — “Crising” has weakened into a low pressure area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, all tropical cyclone wind signals are lifted. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains, however, may still be experienced over Zamboanga Peninsula, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Cotabato, Maguindanao, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, and Misamis Occidental, with the LPA estimated in […]
(Eagle News) — The free rides program for healthcare workers and other essential workers will continue even in areas that are now under a general community quarantine. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a statement released a day after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced the community quarantines for parts of the country that will take effect today, May 14. The free rides program was first launched to ensure the mobility of authorized people […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is eyeing to acquire over 30,000 body cameras for use of its police personnel nationwide. The 32,136 cameras, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said, will add to the 2,696 cameras that have already been distributed to police units. According to Eleazar, his plan was to have the body cams used by policemen while serving court-issued search warrants to clear up allegations of irregularities in such operations. He said this […]
(Eagle News) — Parts of the country are still under Signal No. 1 on Friday, May 14, as Tropical Depression “Crising” accelerates. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: The southeastern portion of Negros Oriental (Dumaguete City, Valencia, Sibulan, Santa Catalina, Siaton, Zamboanguita, Dauin, Bacong) and Siquijor The western portion of Misamis Oriental (Jasaan, Villanueva, Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro City, Opol, City of […]
Religious gatherings for other GCQ areas limited to 30 percent venue capacity (Eagle News) — Religious gatherings under the “General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions” protocol will be limited to 10 percent of a venue’s capacity starting Saturday, May 15, in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. This was announced by Malacanang on Friday, May 14, the last day of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocol for the so-called “NCR Plus […]
(Eagle News) — NCR (National Capital Region) Plus areas composed of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Riza will shift into “General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions” starting Saturday, May 15 until the end of the month. What does this mean? What are the activities which are allowed and not allowed under the so-called “GCQ with heightened restrictions” protocol? Malacanang has listed the following activities 1. On the heightened restrictions […]
(Eagle News) — Ruben Ecleo Jr., the former Dinagat congressman who was found guilty of murdering his wife, died on Thursday, May 13. Bureau of Corrections spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said Ecleo, who had been committed to the New Bilibid Prison, died due to cardiopulmonary arrest at 12:20 p.m. According to Chaclag, Ecleo recovered from COVID-19 just a week ago. “Other medical conditions include obstructive jaundice, chronic kidney disease secondary to obstructive uropathy,” Chaclag said. Ecleo […]
President Duterte to hold accountable LGU officials for any violation of quarantine protocols in their area as new community quarantine classifications are announced (Eagle News) – The so-called NCR plus areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will shift to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting May 15 until May 31, Malacanang said Thursday night, May 13. The announcement was made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1124724 on Thursday, May 13, after the Department of Health reported 6385 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 55260 were active. Of these, 93.3 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate. Over 4000–or 4289–additional recoveries pushed the recovery total to 1050643. The death toll is now at 18821, including the 107 additional ones. […]
(Eagle News) — More areas are under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Crising” accelerated and continued to move towards the Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area on Thursday, May 13. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 2 p.m. bulletin that the following areas are under Signal No. 2: The southern portion of Surigao del Sur (Lingig, City of Bislig) the southern portion of Agusan del Sur (Loreto, Trento, Bunawan, Santa Josefa, […]
Says OFWs in Israel banking on PHL gov’t’s contingency plan, evacuation if situation worsens (Eagle News) — A Filipino health worker in Israel talks about how they are affected by ongoing tensions in that area as rockets continued to rain down in the region. Marlyn Sanchez said that they could not sleep at night and are continually on the alert for sirens that would signal that they have to run to shelters underneath their […]
