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(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 29, ordered judges to suspend the issuance of commitment orders for the transfer of convicted persons deprived of liberty from Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facilities to those managed by the Bureau of Corrections. The SC order, which applies until Aug. 31, was contained in OCA circular no. 125-2020 signed by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez days after he issued another circular, OCA circular no. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of an inter-agency committee that will study the viability of nuclear energy as part of the country’s power generation mix. In signing Executive Order No. 116 on July 24, the President noted that sustained economic development and energy security require a “reliable, secure, sustainable, quality and reasonably-priced” electricity supply, and that some countries have shown that nuclear power can be a “reliable, cost-competitive and environment-friendly […]
Drive-in cinemas, specific grooming services allowed in those areas starting Aug. 1, too (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the opening of gyms, review centers and Internet cafes in general community quarantine areas but subject to certain conditions starting Aug. 1, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said. In a radio interview, Lopez said drive-in cinemas and grooming services such as foot spa, facials, waxing and spot […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported “danger zone” levels for COVID-19 bed occupancy in Metro Manila and the CALABARZON region or Region 4-A, as more than half of hospital beds reserved for COVID-19 patients nationwide are being occupied. The department aired the warning call as nationwide the 52.3 percent occupancy for all COVID beds was reached as of July 26, which means the whole country entered the “warning zone” level for COVID-19 bed […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Coast Guard members who tested positive for COVID-19 are now at 600, with the addition of 71 cases, the PCG reported on Wednesday, July 29. According to the PCG, of the 600, 297 are active cases. The PCG said they have been pulled out from their stations, and given medical assistance and “other resource support.” Over 300–or 303–recoveries have been reported, including the 45 new ones. The PCG said it continues […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has breached the 2000 mark. The PNP said as of today, 6 p.m., COVID-19 cases in their ranks have reached 2048. Ten deaths have so far been reported, while 730 have recovered. The PNP said suspected cases are at 2464. Probable cases have reached 809. Policemen in the country are frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they continue to man […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 106th anniversary on Monday, July 27, and thanked the Church for helping the government and the whole nation. In his video message, the President noted how the Church Of Christ for more than a century had been a model in sharing and making known the Words of God as written in the Bible. He said the Church had also […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday, July 27, to fast-track the passage of several economic measures to help the country recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of these are the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which will supplement funds for the recovery and response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Corporate Recovery and the Tax Incentives for Enterprises or CREATE Act, and the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 83,000 mark on Tuesday, July 28, after the Department of Health reported 1678 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 83673 total cases, 55,109 were active cases. Of these active cases, 90.2 percent were mild, 8.9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The 1678 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 81 out of 91 labs. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Tuesday, July 28, approved the proposed Bayanihan To Recover As One Act on third reading. Voting 22-1, senators gave the green light to Senate Bill 1564 that, if passed into law, would provide an additional P140 billion for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass the same. The President made the call as he thanked […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, July 28, said his COVID-19 confirmatory test yielded negative results. Zubiri made the announcement a day after he said he tested positive for COVID-19 in a recent Department of Health swab test. Prior to that, he said he tested negative in three rapid tests. “I AM NEGATIVE…My confirmatory test with the Philippine Red Cross has come out and shows that I no longer have live RNA […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed two members of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ seven-member Monetary Board. The BSP said V. Bruce J. Tolentino and Anita Linda R. Aquino will serve as full-time representatives of the private sector in the BSP’s highest policy-making body. Tolentino, who first joined the board on June 18, 2018, will have a fresh term of six years after serving the unexpired balance of the term of Valentin A. […]
