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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, March 4, urged the kin of deceased foreign nationals in the country to report such deaths to the government. In a statement, Bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said under the 1950 alien registration act, the parents or relatives or persons in charge of the burial of a deceased foreign national based in the Philippines are required to surrender the latter’s alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte received his national ID card on Wednesday, March 3, more than a month after he registered for it. In photos released by Malacanang, President Duterte received his national ID from National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) acting secretary Karl Kendrick Chua. He registered for the national identification system on January 21 this year. The legislation on the Philippine Identification System ID (PhilSys ID) was signed by President Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Nineteen more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 10945. Seventy-nine additional COVID-19 cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 11,499. Of these, 523 are active. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31, with no additional deaths reported. The Philippines kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday, with some government and medical frontliners given […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines said it was “deeply concerned” over the recent escalation of violence in Myanmar, and urged Filipinos there to avoid places of protest. In a statement, the Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, also urged Filipinos to monitor developments through reputable sources, and check with the Philippine Embassy in Yangon for further advisories. The Philippines also called on Myanmar security forces to “exercise restraint and refrain from using excessive force […]
“It’s about time to open up the economy,” says FFCCCII president (Eagle News) – The head of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., (FFCCCII) said that they prefer a shift to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) by the end of March at the latest since the vaccine program has already started. FFCCCII president Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong said that “it’s about time to open up the Philippine economy” noting […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 582,223 after the Department of Health reported 1783 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 35,056 were active. Of these, 90.1 percent were mild, 4.7 percent were asymptomatic, 2.2 percent were critical, 2.2 percent were severe, and 0.82 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 534,778, including the 330 additional ones. Twenty additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 12,389. The OCTA Research Group […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine will receive on Thursday evening at least 487,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) COVAX facility, according to Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go. President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Go will also welcome the arrival of the vaccines expected at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021. “Good news po — inaasahan na darating bukas ng gabi, 7:30pm ang 487,200 doses ng mga vaccines mula sa AstraZeneca. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed from government service the country’s former ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro who was found to have repeatedly maltreated one of her household staff. President Duterte said that he had already signed the document that affirmed the earlier decision to dismiss Mauro. “(She) repeatedly inflicted physical harm doon sa tao. The recommendation was.. I signed the document affirming the decision. The decision metes out the penalty of […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have warned the public against individuals soliciting funds or favors supposedly in behalf of Philippine Port Authority officials. A joint statement from the Department of Transportation and the PPA said that the PPA has not authorized anyone nor any company to do the same. “These solicitations are fraudulent, unauthorized, illegal, and prohibited. The DOTr and PPA condemn these activities in no uncertain terms, and categorically deny any involvement or participation in […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines called for the “immediate release” of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for a “complete return to the previously existing state of affairs” as protests against the Southeast Asian country’s military coup continued. The Philippines made the call in a statement after the Informal Association of Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers meeting held to discuss international and regional issues. According to the Philippines, the “complete return to the previously […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education has extended the school year for basic education to July 10, 2021. In issuing DepEd Order No. 012, s. 2021 that made the amendment to DepEd Order No. 30, s. 2020, the DepEd noted that there was a need to address “learning gaps” which were “attributable to reduced academic opportunities at home and substantial loss of live contact with teachers.” It said there was also a need to […]
Assures safety of Sinovac shots which can prevent severe COVID-19 infection (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that 13 “minor” adverse events were reported in the first day of the vaccine rollout using Sinovac vaccines donated by China. All did not require hospitalization and they were allowed to go home after a period of observation that same day. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all of the adverse events were considered […]
