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(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has announced another round of reassignments following the assumption of Gen. Camilo Cascolan as PNP chief. In a statement, the PNP said seven more senior police officials were designated to key positions, based on special order dated Sept. 4. Police Brigadier General Ronaldo Olay, who was deputy director for comptrollership, is now head of the PNP Health Service. Police Brigadier General Herminio Tadeo Jr., on the other hand, was reassigned […]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educational institutions are transitioning from face-to-face instruction to online-based learning for the safety and well-being of students and teachers. In line with this, the University of the Philippines Rural High School (UPRHS) of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has partnered with Globe to make available for the latter’s range of services to enable blended learning. Through the partnership, UPRHS secured Globe’s EDUC Load Up plan and Amber […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque decried an Olongapo court’s ruling for the early release US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton due to alleged Good Conduct Time Allowance, saying that this was contrary to the recommendation of the Bureau of Corrections, and was an “instance of judicial overreach.” Roque, in a press briefing, said that he had already talked with Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra about the issue, and said that the DOJ will also act […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 232,000 mark after the Department of Health reported an additional 3,714 cases. Of these, the DOH said 67,786 were active, of which 90.7 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 0.9 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The DOH said the 3,714 additional cases reported today were from total tests done by 93 out of 113 labs. Of these, 1797 came from Metro Manila, 390 from Negros […]
Is named “Kristine” (Eagle News) — Typhoon “Haishen” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Friday, Sept. 4. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Haishen” entered PAR at 9 a.m., and is now named “Kristine.” As of 3 a.m., it was located 1440 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 205 kph. It was moving west northwest at 15 […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has announced other reassignments following the retirement of Gen. Archie Gamboa as PNP chief. In a statement, the PNP said the following reassignments took effect on Thursday, Sept. 3: PMGen Gilberto Cruz – Director, PNPA PMGen Emmanuel Luis Licup – Director for Comptrollership PBGen Alfred Corpus – Acting Director for Operations PBGen Rolando Hinanay – Acting Director for Personnel and Records Management PMGen Jose Chiquito Malayo – Director for Integrate […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has launched its official contact tracing program, StaySafe.ph application, which is considered a game changer to the country’s COVID-19 response, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, Jr. said this official contact tracing app was launched on Sept. 2 at SM Manila. He said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) as early as June 2020 had reaffirmed its policy on the use […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern and Central Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters. Meanwhile, PAGASA […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte called on various economies to address the twin threats of COVID-19 and terrorism amid the virus pandemic by becoming more open economically with the proper observance of health protocols, and to engage in stronger cooperation among nations. In his statement during the Aqaba Process Virtual Meeting on COVID-19 response hosted by Jordanian King Abdullah II, President Duterte called for global unity to address terrorism and COVID-19 not by […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 228,000 mark on Thursday, Sept. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1,987 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 228403, 65240 were active cases, of which 90.8 percent were mild, 6.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 1987 additional cases were from results of tests done by 91 out of 113 labs. Of these, 818 came […]
(Eagle News)–There has been a reshuffle involving three top posts of the Philippine National Police. The reshuffle announced by Brig. General Bernard Banac came a day after Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan assumed the helm of the 209000-strong police force. According to Banac, with the reshuffle, Police Lt. Gen. Eleazar was now the deputy chief for administration, or the PNP’s number two man. Lt. Gen. Cesar Hawthorne Binag assumes Eleazar’s previous post as PNP deputy chief […]
(Eagle News) — A regional trial court in Olongapo City has ordered the release of US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton who was convicted for the killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude in 2014. Olongapo RTC branch 74 Judge Roline Ginez-Jabalde approved the partial motion for reconsideration submiited by Pemberton, and considered that the US soldier had already served his sentence of more than 10 years imprisonment after computing the period of his preventive suspension, actual […]
