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(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,504 as of Friday, May 22. Two new fatalities were also recorded, both from the Middle East region, bringing to 287 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Five new recoveries were recorded as well, from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East, with […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released guidelines to be observed by local government units and government agencies in the management of returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Memorandum Circular No. 2020-087, issued by the DILG on Thursday, May 21, “sought to provide a systematic and coordinated approach in facilitating the return of ROFs and LSIs.” “All receiving LGUs shall not […]
P706.85-B collected from Jan-April much lower compared to P900.33-B collected for same period last year (Eagle News) — The Department of Finance reported a dive in tax and customs collections for this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported a huge drop in collections from January to April this year, as these reached only P706.85 billion. This is P28.17 billion short of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it will be giving agricultural aid to 112 Leyteaños who were among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that the DA will provide farm inputs and implements to those who availed of the government’s Balik Probinsya program, if they wish to try agriculture and fishery […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 13597, with the addition of 163 cases on Friday, May 22. The Department of Health said of the new cases, 56 percent or 91 cases were from Metro Manila; 34 percent or 56 cases from Region 7; and 10 percent or 16 cases from other areas. Recoveries increased to 3092, with the addition of 92 recoveries. The death toll […]
(Eagle News) — A group of teachers is asking Congress to pass a law that allows the date of school opening beyond August. In calling on the Senate and the House of Representatives to act on the proposals aimed at amending Republic Act 7977, the Teachers Dignity Coalition said there were concerns about the Department of Education’s announcement about the opening of classes on Aug. 24. RA 7977 sets the opening of classes within the […]
https://youtu.be/iqQ8h_f8xRc The Department of Health clarified its earlier statement that the country is now on the second wave of COVID-19, saying that currently the country is still considered on its first major wave. In a virtual presser, Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, the Director of the Health Promotion and Communication Service (HPCS) of the DOH said that the country is still on its first major wave of sustained community transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]
(Eagle News) — Cashless transactions will now be implemented in taxis and transport network vehicle services to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. The Department of Transportation made the announcement as it and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board partnered with various digital payment providers for the public vehicles, which are so far only allowed in general community quarantine areas. One of the first to tie-up with the government for this […]
Says almost all families interviewed by phone have received food aid (Eagle News) — Around 4.2 million Filipino families “experienced involuntary hunger” or “hunger due to lack of food to eat” at least once in the past three months, according to a recent special Social Weather Stations COVID-19 mobile phone survey. “This is nearly double the 8.8% (est. 2.1 million families) in December 2019, and the highest since the 22.0% (est. 4.8 million families) […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Information and Communications Undersecretary Eliseo Rio. In a statement on Friday, May 22, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque thanked Rio for his ” invaluable services to the nation..” “..We wish him well in all his future endeavors,” Roque said. In February, Rio filed his resignation but he said President Rodrigo Duterte did not accept this. Rio filed his resignation after he was allegedly not informed about how […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired a deputy administrator from the Office of the Civil Defense. In an interview over GMA 7 on Friday, May 22, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Assistant Secretary Kristoffer Purisima was sacked due to “lack of trust and confidence.” Roque said Purisima’s office is at the forefront of giving aid during calamities, including the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Roque, another official has submitted an irrevocable resignation. He did not however […]
(Eagle News)–A frontal system is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte as a result will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA […]
