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Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrived on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 317 Filipinos arrived  on board DFA-chartered PAL flight PR8681 that landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 2 at 10:38 a.m. Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje led the repatriation and goodwill mission to Lebanon on  September 25. The DFA said the repatriates underwent the appropriate medical protocols upon […]

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2,747 more COVID-19 cases push PHL tally to 301,256

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 301,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 26, after the Department of Health reported additional 2747 cases. The DOH said of the 301256 total cases, 63066 were active. Of these, 87.3 percent were mild, 8.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent severe, and 2.7 percent critical. Of the 2747 newly-reported cases, 1115 came from Metro Manila, 196 from Negros Occidental, 153 from Cavite, 112 from Laguna, and 107 from Cebu. Recoveries […]

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Nationwide donation and recycling program for used electronic gadgets proposed

(Eagle News)–Senator Lito Lapid is pushing for the establishment of a nationwide donation and recycling program for used electronic gadgets. In filing  Senate Bill No. 1846, Lapid noted  that the old and used gadgets can still be used, especially with the shift to remote learning modalities for school year 2020-2021 due to the pandemic. “Hindi natin masisisi ang ating mga kababayan kung gugustuhin nilang palitan ng bago ang kanilang mga gadget kahit hindi pa ito […]

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DepEd: More than 24.6 million learners enrolled for SY 2020-2021 so far

(Eagle News)–More than 24.6 million learners have enrolled for school year 2020 to 2021, the Department of Education said. According to DepEd, the 24,633,586 were as of 8 a.m. of Friday, Sept. 25. The figure represents 88.7 percent of enrollees for SY 2019 to 2020, and includes kindergarten to Grade 12 students, and ALS and non-graded learners with disabilities. Of the total, the DepEd said  22,444,560 learners  enrolled in public schools. Over 2 million, or […]

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DFA: Arrangements being finalized for repatriation of 11 Filipino seafarers stranded on board vessel off Chinese waters

(Eagle News)–Arrangements are being finalized for the repatriation of  the 11 Filipino seafarers who have been stranded  in Chinese waters on board Ocean Star 86. The Department of Foreign Affairs issued this statement as it debunked Migrante International’s claims the Philippine Consulate in Xiamen was not doing anything to help the Filipinos, who have been stranded since March 24. The DFA said in the first place, their plight was first directly brought to the attention […]

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PNP reports 45 more COVID-19 recoveries

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 45 additional COVID-19 recoveries, pushing the recovery tally to 4411. The PNP said the figures were as of Friday night, Sept. 25. No additional COVID-19 death means the death toll remains at 17. Thirty-five additional COVID-19 cases were reported, however, pushing the total to 5674. The PNP has vowed to continue to man quarantine checkpoints amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making the police one of the country’s frontliners. PNP […]

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DOH reports 2,630 more COVID-19 cases; total at 299,361

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country neared the 300,000 mark on Friday, Sept. 25, with the confirmation of 2630 additional cases. The Department of Health said of the 299,361 total cases, 61766 were active. Of these, 87 percent were mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent severe, and 2.8 percent critical. Of the 2630 newly-reported cases, 1091 were from Metro Manila, 196 from Cavite, 171 from Laguna, 142 from Negros Occidental, and 141 from […]

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DFA chief Locsin orders exclusion of convicted Filipino drug dealers in Middle East from prisoner exchanges

(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has ordered Philippine ambassadors to exclude convicted Filipino drug dealers in the Middle East from prisoner exchanges. The DFA chief said in a Tweet that he would instead “let the law abroad destroy” them. “I smell a local connection to the drug trade. Sorry, no mercy,” he said. He said  “unlike in Indonesia, these dealers were not fooled.” Senate President Tito Sotto agreed in a retweet […]

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PAGASA monitoring LPA off Aurora

Southwest monsoon affecting S. Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Aurora. PAGASA said apart from the LPA so far situated 615 kilometers east of Baler, the southwest  monsoon was affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. MIMAROPA, CALABARZON. Bicol Region and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila […]

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SC studying possibility of “online but proctored bar exams,” 2020/2021 bar exams chair confirms

Mix of online and written exams also being looked into (Eagle News)–The next bar exams will not be conducted in the same manner as the previous ones. This was confirmed by 2020/2021 bar exams chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, who issued the bar bulletin  after Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta told  a budget hearing for the judiciary that the Supreme Court was “considering” online bar exams. Leonen confirmed that his  office was specifically studying the possibility […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 296,755 with 2,180 more cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 296,000 mark on Thursday, Sept. 24, after the Department of Health reported additional 2180 cases. The DOH said of the 296,755 total cases, 59,700 were active. Of these, 86.6 percent were mild, 9.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent severe, and 2.9 percent critical. Of the 2180 additional cases today, 802 were from Metro Manila, 292 from Laguna, 152 from Batangas, 144 from Cavite, and 87 from […]

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DepEd: Over 24 million learners enrolled so far for SY 2020 to 2021

(Eagle News) — Over 24 million students have enrolled for school year 2020 to 2021, the Department of Education said. According to DepEd, the 24,567,456  enrollees from kindergarten to Grade 12, including ALS and non-graded learners with disabilities, were as of Sept. 23. The figure represents 88.46 percent of the enrollees for school year 2019 to 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The department said of the total figure, 22,383,549 learners enrolled in public schools, […]

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