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Asymptomatic cases rising, breach 1000 (Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases continued to rise by about a thousand each day for the third straight day as total cases rose to 38,511. Based on data from the Department of Health, 999 cases were added today, July 1, Wednesday, 595 of which were fresh cases while 404 were late cases. Most of the cases added were still from Metro Manila. On Tuesday, June 30, the added cases were […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) “denounced” what it called as efforts to misrepresent and deceive by “lawyers and officials” of ABS-CBN during the House of Representatives joint committee hearing on its franchise renewal application. In a statement on Wednesday, July 1, the labor department said that it was not true that the ABSCBN was “compliant of labor laws and standards” as had been alleged by ABS CBN representatives during […]
(Eagle News) — A staff member from the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms has died due to pneumonia. Senate President Tito Sotto said, however, that it has not yet been confirmed if the cause of death was COVID-19. According to Sotto, the person was only tested yesterday. The Senate was placed on “semi-lockdown” after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Sotto had said they could not declare a total lockdown because of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, July 1, said people in low-risk modified general community quarantine areas should still stay at home. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said for all levels of community quarantine, the “basic principle” still applies: “Kung non-essential po ang gagawin outside your home, huwag ka lumabas,” she said. She said all residents were also still required to wear face masks when going out and to observe physical distancing. […]
Other GCQ, MGCQ areas announced (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday night announced the community quarantines to be implemented in various parts of the country until July 15. According to the President, Cebu City would remain under an enhanced community quarantine, while Metro Manila would remain under a general community quarantine. In retaining Cebu City’s ECQ status, the President noted “there are already so many people infected (there).” As a matter of fact, […]
DOH: PHL averaging 825 new cases per day as of June 28 based on date of reporting (Eagle News) – The total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 37,514 with the addition of 1080 cases as total recoveries breached 10,000. In its 4 p.m. update on Tuesday, June 30, the Department of Health said that there were 858 fresh cases added today, which is the highest number of fresh cases in a single day […]
Cease and desist order also issued vs ABSCBN subsidiary Sky Cable Corp. (Eagle News)–The National Telecommunications Commission has ordered ABSCBN Corp. to immediately cease and desist from operating its digital transmission in Metro Manila using Channel 43, and Sky Cable Corporation, an ABSCBN subsidiary, its direct broadcast satellite service. In issuing the order against Channel 43, the NTC noted that the May 5 cease and desist order it issued against ABSCBN Corp. following the expiration […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang announced that the Philippine government has extended the enrollment for public schools until July 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this in a virtual press briefer on Tuesday, June 30, after receiving reports from Education Secretary Leonor Briones that only over 15 million students were able to enroll in the month-long enrollment this June. Roque said that parents should avail of this extension to enroll their children whom they have […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education is mulling extending the period of enrollment in public schools in the country to July 15. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a radio interview this was because of “high demand” even after the period of enrollment supposedly expired on June 30. As of June 20, the DepEd said the total number of enrollees has reached 13,253,716 nationwide for kindergarten to Grade 12, including ALS and non-graded learners […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology has said it was eyeing reducing Common Tower Permitting requirements by 2020. The ICT department’s Assistant Secretary for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Rey Caintic said in particular, the government was looking into cutting down “redundant or duplicitous permitting requirements for (independent tower companies) to reduce the number by more than 50 percent, and at the same time, reduce the average processing days.” The department said it started streamlining […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang sees Cebu as the most concerning COVID-19 hotspot in the country as cases have spiked there enough to affect its critical care utilization rate. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Central Visayas, including Cebu, is the region with the highest number of infections and that COVID-19 deaths have been increasing there. He said that the government is sending more doctors, nurses and even more medical equipment, including much needed ventilators […]
(Eagle News) — The next bar exams will be held at a date not earlier than February 2021. This is according to the Office of the 2020 bar chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, which issued a bulletin on the exams which were supposed to be held in November this year. Bar bulletin No. 12 s. 2020 said the SC en banc “resolved to announce the schedule” of the next bar exams to a later date […]
