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(Eagle News)–The Presidential Electoral Tribunal has denied the motions for Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to inhibit from proceedings stemming from the poll protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. The SC Public Information Office confirmed the SC, sitting as the PET on Tuesday, Nov. 17, denied the motions filed by Marcos and the Office of the Solicitor General. In calling for his inhibition, Marcos and the OSG separately […]
(Eagle News)–The government will test evacuees hit by the recent storms in the country using COVID-19 antigen tests. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the revelation on Tuesday, Nov. 17, days after “Quinta,” “Rolly” and then “Ulysses” caused devastation in several parts of the Philippines. According to Roque, although he could not confirm all evacuees would be tested, “magkakaroon po ng testing sa mga evacuation centers lalung-lalo na po doon sa mayroong sintomas.” He said this […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government is nearing its target of hiring 50,000 contact tracers to help in the country’s fight against COVID-19. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said 46,338 are now “embedded” in localities, while the remaining will be hired this week. According to Año, the National Capital Region, as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, got the most number of contact tracers with 7,362. Metro […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has expressed its condolences to Bahrain over the demise of its Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs, said his demise was a “great loss to Bahrain, the Middle East, and the international community.” “His Royal Highness was a model statesman and sage leader who will be remembered for his contributions to the development of modern-day Bahrain,” the DFA said. Prince Khalifa was […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas has implemented a revamp involving four key police positions. In a statement, the PNP said Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana is the new PNP spokesperson and chief of the PNP Public Information Office. Usana, a member of the PNPA Tagapagtaguyod Class of 1988, was chief of the Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), and deputy regional director for Administration of Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) prior to his […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 409,000 mark on Monday, Nov. 16, after the Department of Health reported 1738 additional cases. The DOH said of the 409574 total cases, 27369 or 6.7 percent were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 5.3 percent critical, 3 percent severe, and 0.2 percent moderate. Over 900, or 906, of the newly-confirmed cases were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases confirmed […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Monday, Nov. 16, clarified that only foreigners with specific types of investor visas are allowed entry into the country. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said according to the Department of Justice, citing an Inter-Agency Task Force resolution, only foreigners holding visas granted pursuant to Executive Order No. 226 or the Omnibus Investments Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8756, and some with the Special Investor’s Resident […]
(Eagle News) – The death toll due to Typhoon Ulysses which lashed Luzon has reached 69, as those affected by the typhoon reached 1.1 million individuals, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). NDRRMC Executive Director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said that the typhoon fatalities came from six regions in Luzon. Only the Ilocos Region did not report any death. The highest number of fatalities came from Cagayan Valley which experienced […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, the entire Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. A thunderstorm advisory has, on the other hand, been raised over parts of Quezon. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with possible lightning and strong […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 407,000 mark on Sunday, Nov. 15, after the Department of Health reported 1530 additional cases. The DOH said of the 407838 total cases, 25677 or 6.3 percent were active. Of these, 82.5 percent were mild, 8.4 percent asymptomatic, 5.6 percent critical, 3.2 percent severe, and 0.2 percent moderate. Over 1000, or 1335, tested positive for COVID-19 today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Sunday, Nov. 15, Cagayan, which was badly-hit by Typhoon “Ulysses.” A picture shared by Transportation Assistant Secretary Goddes Libiran showed the President with Senator Bong Go at the airport. Libiran said the President was in Tuguegarao. Pictures from Go showed the President and the senator conducting an aerial inspection of Cagayan Valley. The President also talked to residents of Solana. Cagayan and its capital Tuguegarao are under a state […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo visited Cagayan on Sunday, Nov. 15. Robredo made the announcement in a Tweet. “We arrived in Cagayan this morning. Our team arrived a few hours earlier with supplies,” she said. She said the situation was “so much better.” “Many areas still flooded but water receded already,” she said. Cagayan has been placed under a state of calamity following the effects of “Ulysses” on the province. The Philippine National Police has […]
