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PNP Chief Gamboa orders reshuffle of four key posts

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has ordered a revamp of four police officials. Below are the new assignments of each official, according to PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac: Police Major General Dionardo Carlos – Directorate for Police Community Relations Police Major General Joselito Vera Cruz – Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management Police Brigadier General Alfred Corpus – Directorate for Integrated Police Operations Police Brigadier General Michael John Dubria – Police […]

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DSWD: AFP and PNP, not LGUs, to distribute second tranche of cash aid

(Eagle News) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, and not local government units, will distribute the second tranche of the cash aid for families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Welfare Secretary Rolando Bautista made the announcement in a televised briefing in the Palace on Tuesday, May 19, as he revealed digital payments would also be availed of. “Ine-expect natin na since merong mga remittance centers, may mga […]

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COVID-19 Task Force chief implementer Galvez: 42,000 OFWs expected to return to PHL by June, may overwhelm hotels

(Eagle News) – Around 42,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are expected to arrive in the Philippines in May and June, COVID-19 chief implementer Carlito Galvez said Tuesday, May 19. Galvez made the statement in his report to President Rodrigo Duterte during the President’s address shortly before midnight. “Malaki po ang problema po natin sa returning OFW. Kasi po sa ngayon po, more than 27,000 na po ang nandito sa Manila at mayroon pa pong darating […]

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President Duterte says he wants Sinas to remain as NCRPO chief: I need him in his post

“It’s not his fault kung may mangharana sa kaniya,” President says (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said it was he who didn’t want National Capital Region Police Office Chief Debold Sinas “transferred,” noting he was a “good” and “honest” officer. According to the President, it wasn’t Sinas’ fault “kung may mangharana sa kaniya.” “It is his time to be there. I do not believe in just firing him just because kinantahan siya ng happy birthday,” […]

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PHL Red Cross set to open bio-molecular lab in Cebu City, bares plans to open more COVID labs nationwide

(Eagle News) – The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is set to open another bio-molecular laboratory, this time in Cebu City, which is currently still under the stricter protocols of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) that will build testing capacity in the Central Visayas region, even as it announced plans to open 19 more laboratiories nationwide for COVID-19 testing, PRC had already opened two testing centers in its national headquarters in Mandaluyong City that are both equipped […]

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Amid numerous complaints, ERC asks Meralco to explain “high billing” for March, April and May

  (Eagle News) — The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has asked the Manila Electric Company to “explain and show proof” of its basis for its computation of electric bills of consumers during the past quarantine period amid mounting complaints of overcharging its consumers. ERC Chair Agnes VST Devanadera said that the commission had been “bombarded with complaints” about the Meralco high billing for the months of March, April and May, 2020 and the ERC wanted […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL near 13,000 mark; recoveries climb to 2,843

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country now nears the 13,000 mark, at 12942, with the addition of 224 new cases on Tuesday, May 19. The Department of Health said of the new cases, 78 percent or 174 cases came from Metro Manila; 15 percent or 33 cases from other areas; and 7 percent or 17 cases from Region 7. Recoveries continued to increase, at 2,843, with the addition […]

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Palace seeks OWWA inventory amid OFWs’ complaints on long wait for COVID-19 results in quarantine centers

Roque says President Duterte concerned with plight of OFWs under quarantine   (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it would already take action on concerns by repatriated overseas Filipinos who had complained of how they had been staying for almost a month in some quarantine facilities without knowing their COVID-19 test results. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that he had been hearing reports on the plight of these OFWs who had been under quarantine for […]

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DOTr: 570 students ferried back to provinces under gov’t’s Hatid Estudyante program

(Eagle News) —  The government has so far ferried over 500 students left stranded following the imposition of a  community quarantine back to their hometowns. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the 570 brought back to their respective provinces under the Hatid Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsiya program includes the first batch of 11 students ferried to Central Luzon. Sixteen students were also ferried back to Cagayan De Oro, while a total of […]

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SC asks Senate, Lower House, NTC to comment on ABS-CBN petition seeking TRO on cease and desist order

  (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court asked the Senate and the House of Representatives to give its comment on the petition filed by ABS-CBN questioning the cease and desist order (CDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). In its en banc session on Tuesday, May 19, the high court “separately impleaded the Senate and the House of Representative as a party to the case and required them to comment on the Petition within […]

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SC directs Congress, NTC to answer ABSCBN petition vs shutdown; no TRO issued vs NTC order

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 19, did not issue a temporary restraining order on the National Telecommunications Commission’s order for  ABSCBN to stop several of its radio and television operations. Instead, the SC unanimously directed the Senate, the House of Representatives and the NTC  to comment on the petition filed by ABSCBN challenging the NTC’s cease and desist order issued a day after the media company’s franchise expired on May 4. The SC […]

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Number of health workers infected by COVID-19 now at 2,245

(Eagle News) – The number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 2,245, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, May 15. The number includes 812 nurses, 660 physicians, 137 nursing assistants, 81 medical technologists, 42 radiologic technologists, and 260 non-medical staff. The number of recoveries among health care workers with COVID-19 has likewise climbed to 779, while the number of deaths remains at 35. Meanwhile, of 1,431 active cases, 398 […]

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