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(Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that there were over 69,000 Filipinos who lost their jobs during the COVID-29 pandemic. These Filipinos were employed by at lease 2,068 firms which were affected by the virus crisis, the chief of the Department of Labor and Employment said, Bello made this statement during a Laging Handa press briefing on June 10, to make the clarification on the number of 17.3 million unemployed Filipinos given […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Army has a new provost marshal. Col. Randy O. Remonte took over the helm of the Office of the Army Provost Marshal in a change of chief of office ceremony on Wednesday, June 10. Remonte replaced Col. Medel M. Aguilar. According to the Philippine Army, Remonte served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and as commanding officer of the 4th Disaster Response Battalion, both of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Wednesday, June 10, reported 11 more COVID-19 recoveries, bringing the total to 219. COVID-19 cases in the PNP, however, rose to 382 as of 6 p.m. The death toll stands at five. The PNP said suspected case reached 776, while probable cases were at 699. The Philippines has so far reported over 23,000 COVID-19 cases.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law, Republic Act No. 11470, which establishes the National Academy of Sports (NAS) in New Clark City (NCC), Capas, Tarlac. The law seeks to produce world-class athletes by integrating a special sports curriculum in secondary schools. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement, said that President Duterte signed RA 11470 on Tuesday, June 9, in Davao City. The National Academy of Sports (NAS) is “mandated […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has reported a jump in COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, with the addition of 740 cases, bringing the total virus cases to 23,732. Of this number, 452 are fresh cases, while 288 are “late cases” or those wherein the test results had been released to patients at least four days ago. In the past three days, the cases added daily were more than […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities have intercepted a South Korean national wanted for illegal gambling in his country, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to the bureau, An Byeonghyeon, 27, who was intercepted on Friday at the immigration departure area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1. “He was being processed at our counter when our primary inspector discovered that he is in the Interpol’s list of wanted fugitives,” bureau port operations division acting chief Grifton Medina […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has assured China of the Philippines’ commitment to maintain ties amid the challenges. The President gave the assurance in a June 9 letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. “As the entire world continues to face challenges to security and stability and the rule of law, and with the rise of non-traditional and emerging threats such […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines on Wednesday, June 10, released its list of operational flights for the month. In an advisory, PAL noted that these were planned flights, and were “highly subject to change for reasons beyond our control,” such as the entry restrictions and requirements set by local government units for domestic travel, which change day to day; COVID-19 testing and quarantine limitations set by the government; and international travel restrictions: INTERNATIONAL – (June 10 to […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recorded 12 additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. In a statement, the DFA said with the confirmation of the new cases, the number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rises to 5401. Recoveries, the DFA said, stand at 2295, while those undergoing treatment have reached 2726. The death toll has reached 380. According to the DFA, despite the corrected total, regional comparative data shows the Middle East continues […]
IATF meeting set today to decide on protocols after June 15 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that if the increasing trend in high cases continue in Metro Manila and Cebu City, these areas might not “graduate” into Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) after June 15 when the GCQ in these areas would supposedly end. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) would depend […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently assisted over 100 Filipinos stranded in Korea and brought them back to the Philippines. In a statement, the DFA said the 148 Filipinos stranded due to the “intermittent schedule and frequent cancellation of international flights to Manila” departed from Incheon International Airport via special Korean Air flight KE 623 on June 7 at 6:45 p.m. According to Charge d’Affaires Christian de Jesus, many “finished their employment contracts […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology has issued guidelines on the shared common policy. The department said the issuance of Department Circular (DC) No. 008, s. 2020, dated May 29, that provides for the guidelines on Shared Passive Telecommunications Tower Infrastructure, is in compliance with the directives of President Rodrigo Duterte. The DICT said the directive was given through the Executive Secretary last May 28. “Under the Policy on Shared PTTIs, the DICT […]
