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(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has dismissed the petition seeking to compel the government to, among others, conduct mass testing for COVID-19. In junking the petition filed by the Citizens Urgent Response to End COVID-19 led by former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo, the en banc noted that courts had no authority to issue a writ of mandamus without a demonstration that an official in the executive branch failed to perform his or her […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte may decide on the fate of the physical distancing reduction rule in public transportation on Thursday, Sept. 17. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview the decision was expected two days after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases submitted its recommendation to the President after discussions on Tuesday. According to Roque, present in Tuesday’s meeting were medical experts for and against the reduction of […]
Says Calabarzon police chief Vicente Danao being considered as next NCRPO chief (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief, Police General Camilo Cascolan believes National Capital Region Police Office chief Debold Sinas should be promoted. Cascolan made the comment in a television interview on Wednesday, Sept. 16. “The guy deserves also an evaluation and of course, a promotion too. He has done good things and that’s all really I can say,” Cascolan said. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief, Police General Camilo Cascolan has ordered a crackdown on police personnel using vehicles impounded as evidence. Cascolan ordered a nationwide inspection and inventory of all motor vehicles, and instructed PNP unit commanders to conduct surprise camp inspections. He directed the PNP Highway Patrol Group and PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group to lead the crackdown. According to Cascolan, police personnel found using evidence vehicles face stiff administrative sanctions for “infidelity […]
(Eagle News)–“Leon” has intensified into a tropical storm as it moved west-northwest over the West Philippine Sea. “Leon,” which is located 225 kilometers west northwest of Coron, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, is forecast to reach the severe tropical storm category within 24 hours and the typhoon category within 48 hours. No tropical cyclone wind signal is currently in effect, but intermittent […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 269,000 mark on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after the Department of Health reported an additional 3,544 cases. The DOH said of the 269,407 total cases, 57,392 were active. Of these, the DOH said 87.9 percent were mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent severe, and 2.9 percent critical. Of the 3,544 newly-reported cases 3,177 or 90 percent, occurred within the recent 14 days, from September 2 to […]
(Eagle News)–The people who were supposed to set the policies and operational guidelines for the management of PhilHealth did not show the due diligence required of them in the discharge of their duties. This was among the findings of the Department of Justice-led task force that probed the allegations of corruption in the state insurer, and which submitted a report of its recommendations to President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday. Also on Monday, the President approved […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education is preparing for the possibility of a monthly provision for connectivity and communications for DepEd personnel. This was according to memorandum 00-0920-0124 signed by Education Undersecretary Alain Del Pascua, and which was uploaded on the DepEd official Facebook account. According to the memo, in order to qualify for the provision, should there be one, all regional division and school employees, whether teaching or non-teaching personnel, should register and […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Sept. 15. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the entire Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area estimated 225 kilometers west northwest of Catarman, Northern Samar or 40 km west of Pili, Camarines Sur. PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendations of a task force to file charges against former PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales and several others in connection with corruption in the state insurer. The President gave his tacit approval as he read out on Monday night the recommendations of the task force formed by the Department of Justice, and which had been submitted in a report to the President on the same day. Based on the […]
(Eagle News) — US Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton will face court martial proceedings in the United States. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was what US authorities said during Pemberton’s pre-trial over the Laude killing in 2014. “Pag-uwi raw po ni Pemberton tuloy pa rin ‘yung kanyang court martial proceedings at doon po malalaman kung meron pang additional na parusang ipapataw sa kanya at yung kanyang qualification to remain in service,” Roque said […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 265,888 on Monday, Sept. 14, after the Department of Health reported 4,699 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 53,754 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 8.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent severe, and 2.1 percent critical. Of the 4,699 newly-reported cases, 1,498 came from Metro Manila, 221 from Cavite, 198 from Bataan, 185 from Bulacan, and 176 from Batangas. The department said of […]
