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LTO, LTFRB to have online, cashless transactions under “new normal”

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board are implementing online and cashless transactions as the country transitions to the “new normal” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said starting June 16, the LTFRB will implement in the National Capital Region the Public Transport Online Processing System (PTOPS) that will allow for the online transactions. The DOTr said the system is still on pilot testing […]

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Sotto: DepEd should press flexible tuition payment for private schools amid COVID-19 economic crisis

  (Eagle News) — Senate President Vicente Sotto III asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to formulate a flexible tuition payment scheme for private schoolsthat will make it easy for parents to enroll their children amid the economic difficulties encountered during the quarantine period. He gave this statement amid reports that more parents are now opting to enroll their childrent in public schools. Enrollment data for public schools showed that it has exceeded 7 million […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, June 10

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, June 10: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Several airlines have announced a resumption of domestic flight operations, which Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said was allowed provided there was approval from the concerned local government unit. The Bureau of Immigration said its operations remain downscaled at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as international […]

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Palace closely monitoring DOH on cash benefit distribution to COVID affected health workers and their families

Families of 26 of 32 health workers who died due to COVID given P1M cash benefits Screengrab of PCOO video/Courtesy PCOO  (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that it is closely monitoring how the Department of Health is distributing the cash benefits for COVID-19 severely affected health care workers, and for the families of 32 health care workers who died due to the virus. Palace spokesperson Harry Roque said that the DOH had reported so far, […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach almost 23,000 as new cases continue to rise

  (Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the country reached almost 23,000 as infections continued to rise in two major regions in the country — Metro Manila and Central Visayas (Region 7). As of Tuesday, June 9, total COVID-19 cases reached 22,992 with the addition of 518 reported cases, mostly coming from Central Visayas, followed by Metro Manila. There were 280 fresh cases: 82 from Region 7, while 61 came from Metro Manila. There were […]

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Lawmakers question alleged “dual allegiance” of ABSCBN chair in House hearing on franchise renewal

(Eagle News) – Several lawmakers continued questioning ABS CBN Chair Emeritus Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III if his chairmanship and management of a Philippine mass media entity is allowed under the Philippine Constitution. In the continuation of the House joint committee hearing on the ABS CBN franchise renewal on Monday, June 8, lawmakers questioned Lopez not only on his dual citizenship – being both a US and Philippine citizen – but also questioning him as to […]

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SC: Oath-taking of 2019 bar exam passers to be done via online video conference on June 25

(Eagle News)–The oath-taking of  2019 bar exam passers will be done online. This was after the Supreme Court approved on Tuesday, June 9, a resolution allowing for the conduct of the same via online video conference. The ceremony, slated on June 25, will be linked to a government television network for broadcast. In approving the resolution, the High Court  noted that the current health crisis and COVID-19 pandemic makes it impossible to hold to  ceremony […]

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PHL, AIIB sign $750-m loan agreement on co-financing for COVID-19 response

(Eagle News)–The Philippines has signed a $750-million loan agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank to help boost the government’s COVID-19 efforts. According to the DOF, the loan accord cements AIIB’s commitment to co-finance with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Philippines’ COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) program. The loan agreement signed with the ADB would allow the Philippines to access loans worth $1.5 billion. Finance  Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and AIIB Acting […]

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DFA: No new COVID-19 recoveries from overseas Filipinos recorded today

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, June 8, said there were no new recoveries recorded today among overseas Filipinos who contracted the COVID-19 virus. The DFA said those who recovered remain at 2231. The number of confirmed cases among overseas Filipinos has reached 5405, with 13 new cases. The death toll, the DFA said, stands at 371 with one new death reported in the Americas.

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DOJ: 112 reports from users with duplicate, dummy Facebook accounts received as of Sunday night

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has received over 100 reports  of dummy  accounts from Facebook users as of Sunday night. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the 112  reports were as of 10:45 p.m. “This initial batch accounts has been brought to the attention of Facebook to be taken down, with a concomitant request for their preservation,” he added. He said the DOJ will look at “all possible angles and leads” into the surge in […]

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DepEd: Groundwork for blended learning “well underway”

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Monday, June 8, said the groundwork for blended learning was “well underway,” as it noted it would comply with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive face-to-face classes be postponed until a vaccine against COVID-19 was available. In a statement, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said DepEd was currently conducting its remote enrollment nationwide “in order to assess learners’ household information, which will be crucial in the preparation and contextualization of […]

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Pres. Duterte appoints trailblazer chief of Southern PHL Medical Center as new DOH Usec

New DOH Usec points out things he could help improve on in DOH including coordination, harmonization of work with IATF and with community’s needs   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City as the new undersecretary of the Department of Health (DOH) after expressing his disappointment with the slow release of cash benefits to health care workers who were severely affected by COVID-19, […]

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