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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to ensure the public complies with the requirement of wearing face shields. The DILG issued the directive in a statement on Tuesday, March 23, following results of a study that showed only 32% compliance. Interior spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said compliance with the use of face masks is at 91%. According to Malaya, “the combined population effectiveness of […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has announced the cancelation of several international and domestic flights following the restrictions on travel imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19. According to PAL, the following international flights are cancelled in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases order to limit the maximum number of passenger arrivals from international flights to 1,500 a day for all airlines combined into Manila […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has set up 20 quarantine checkpoints within the NCR Plus bubble and in borders with nearby provinces in a bid to ensure compliance with minimum health protocols and to ensure the additional restrictions are followed. According to PNP data, the quarantine control points in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are situated in provincial boundaries and in North Luzon Expressway exits within the bubble. Below is a […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, March 23: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights, as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has imposed travel restrictions anew amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, with foreigners, with exceptions, not allowed entry until April 19. The National […]
(Eagle News) – A two-week ban on religious and mass gatherings took effect on Monday, March 22, in the General Community Quarantine bubble of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. The prohibition on religious gatherings was decided upon as the Philippines recorded successive record number of COVID-19 cases daily, with active cases breaching 80,000. “Ipinagbabawal po ang lahat ng mass at public gatherings kasama na po ang religious gatherings. Iyong tinatawag po nating […]
98 percent of vaccines delivered to PHL already distributed nationwide – Vergeire (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that there is no spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines as it reported a total of at least 336,656 vaccinated across the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that around 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines already in the country have already been distributed. This is already 98 […]
But DOH also records only 4 COVID deaths, one of the lowest single-day fatalities (Eagle News) – The new COVID-19 cases added on Monday breached 8,000 for the first time, becoming the new record-high for single day new cases. The Department of Health said that additional cases reached 8,019 on March 22, bringing the total active cases to 80,970 or 12.1 percent of total COVID-19 cases. The new record-high came about as the DOH reported […]
(Eagle News) — At least one coronavirus variant is present in all Metro Manila cities. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said some cities have either the United Kingdom variant or the South Africa variant. Other cities have both. She, however, did not specify which cities had a specific variant and which had both. The country’s first UK COVID-19 variant case, however, was a Quezon City resident who arrived from a brief trip to Dubai. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, March 22, intercepted two Filipinos who were bound for the United Arab Emirates using fake employment contracts. In a statement, the bureau said the two had attempted to board an Emirates Airlines flight to Dubai when they were stopped by immigration officers who noted discrepancies in their documents. The officers referred them to the Travel Control and Enforcement Unit for inspection. The TCEU officers then showed […]
(Eagle News) — Residents of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal who went on vacation outside that “bubble” and want to return home can do so during the two-week ban on non-essential travel into and outside that subject area. According to the Department of Transportation, returning home is, after all, considered essential travel, which means it is not covered by the restriction announced by the Palace on Sunday, March 22. The DOTr said travelers […]
Diplomatic protest filed after 220 Chinese militia boats spotted near Whitsun Reef (Eagle News) — The Philippines’ top defense official called on China on Sunday, March 21, to “stop encroaching” into the country’s sovereign territory, and demanded that China recall more than 200 militia boats spotted near a disputed reef some 320 kilometers west of Palawan Island. In what could be defense chief Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s toughest pronouncement on China, he said that China […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels believed to be crewed by militia have been spotted near a disputed reef off the Philippines, a government agency said, expressing “concern” over their presence. The Philippine coast guard detected the boats “in line formation” at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef around 320 kilometres (175 nautical miles) west of Palawan Island on March 7, a task force charged with monitoring the South China Sea said […]
