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(Eagle News) – Total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 36,438 on Monday afternoon, June 29, after 985 additional confirmed cases were added by the Department of Health (DOH). Of the additional cases, 643 were fresh cases while 342 were late cases. Metro Manila still had the most cases — both fresh and late cases — 223 fresh cases and 96 late cases. Total recoveries were 9.956 with the addition of 270 new recoveries, […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has released its updated list of travel bans and restrictions in countries around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the list contains updates from more than 10 countries across the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa: According to the DFA, it is, however, “always best for the traveler to check ahead of travel dates with the airlines that will be used as […]
Remulla sees grounds for filing case before Ombudsman, as Marcoleta airs resignation call for NTC commissioner (Eagle News) – Several lawmakers hit the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for not immediately stopping ABS CBN in its use of its TV Plus digital box and UHF channel 43 to broadcast its programs even if its legislative franchise had already expired. During the continuation of the hearing on Monday, June 29, at the House of Representatives, Cavite Rep. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to announce the community quarantines to be imposed in several parts of the country on Tuesday, June 30. But the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said what’s certain is that no community quarantine shall be lifted, at least until October. NTF chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said the task force has decided the “threshold” would be a modified general community quarantine, where restrictions are further eased but not […]
(Eagle News) – A moratorium is now imposed on the travel of locally-stranded individuals (LSIs) in Central Visayas, Cebu island, Mactan, Eastern Visayas, and CARAGA region, Malacanang announced today, Monday, June 29. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) came out with the decision today after noting the COVID-19 situation in these areas. The IATF is currently meeting on the country’s COVID-19 situation, and so […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine rescuers were searching Monday for 14 people missing after a local fishing boat collided with a cargo ship, authorities said. The boats crashed early Sunday in waters southwest of Manila, capsizing the Philippine fishing vessel Liberty 5 off the coast of Occidental Mindoro province. The captain of the cargo ship Vienna Wood, which is registered in Hong Kong, called for help “a few hours later” and the vessel was being […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has recorded over 600 confirmed COVID-19 cases so far. In a press conference on Monday, June 29, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said 671 confirmed cases represent 1.9 percent of the total COVID-19 cases recorded so far. Of the 671, 51 percent or 342 people, have recovered. The PNP so far has 320 active cases, of which 287 are in quarantine facilities for mild to moderate cases, 18 are in the […]
(Eagle News) –Over 59,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated to the country since February when the first flight from WUhan, China had brought home Filipinos from abroad, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Last week alone, the DFA said it had repatriated almost 8,000 overseas Filipinos (OFs) or 7,928 OFs to be exact. This brought to 59,041 the total number of repatriated overseas Filipinos since the COVID-19 outbreak. Of the total, 53.67 percent (31,688) […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Imee Marcos has filed a bill that aims to make the work-from-home arrangement mandatory. In pushing for Senate Bill No. 1448 that aims to amend Republic Act No. 11165, or the “Telecommuting Act,” Marcos noted the over 30,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed in the country. As of Sunday afternoon, there are 35455 COVID-19 cases. The World Health Organization has said the Philippines has the fastest rise in cases in the Western Pacific. “Clearly, a […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 35455. The Department of Health said of the 653 cases reported today, 485 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were released to the patient three days ago. The remaining, or 168, are late cases or cases where test results were released to the patient four days ago or more. According to the DOH, of the 485 fresh cases, 245 were […]
(Eagle News)–The remote and dropbox enrollment of students in public schools ends on June 30. The Department of Education issued the reminder as it urged parents to submit the Learner Enrollment Survey Form on or before the date, the end date of the enrollment period for school year 2020 to 2021. According to DepEd, so far, 15182075 have enrolled since the start of the enrollment period on June 1, with 14548915 enrolled in public schools […]
(Eagle News)–Former congressman Antonio Cuenco has died due to COVID-19. His son James confirmed the passing of the 83-year-old, now a Cebu councilor, in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 27. “Today, a great man has passed on. What is very shocking is the manner and the suddenness of his passing,” he said. “It happened so fast and has left us very shocked to realize that the good man that we have had the […]
