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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has expressed support for a House bill that limits the population of each urban barangay in the country to 15,000. In backing House Bill 6686 filed by Rep. Ace Barbers, PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac noted the “better prospects for public safety and law enforcement” the limit in place. He also noted that the bill will “enable the smallest unit of local government with a uniform standard of governance […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines on the conduct of summer classes for 2020, to take effect starting Monday, May 11. Under DepEd Memorandum No. 051 s. 2020, “distance learning modality” shall be utilized in the conduct of summer classes, in compliance with the government’s order to suspend physical classes during the quarantine period. “For Summer 2020, the conduct of remedial, enrichment, and advancement classes shall start on May 11, […]
(Eagle News) — The Chinese government donated more testing kits and overall protective equipment to help the Philippines’ fight against COVID-19. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Chief Implementer of the National Plan Against COVID-19 Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. received from Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian the Chinese Government’s additional donation of 150,000 testing kits and 18,000 disposable overalls on Sunday, May 10. The donations were delivered via two chartered flights. The 150,000 […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 10794, with the addition of 184 cases on Sunday, May 10. The Department of Health said of the new cases, 42 percent or 77 came from Metro Manila, 41 percent or 75 from Region 7 and 17 percent or 32 from other areas. Recoveries neared the 2000 mark, at 1924, with 82 new ones. The death toll stood at 719 with 15 […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area off Mindanao is likely to turn into a tropical depression. In its 11 a.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said when this happens, the weather disturbance will be named “Ambo.” As of 3 a.m. today, the LPA was estimated 750 km east of Davao City. Today, PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that private schools can still open in June if they would want to, provided there would be no face-to-face interaction among students and teachers. “Pagbukas ng klase sa private school ay pupuwedeng mas maaga sa Hunyo pero wala pa pong face-to-face hanggang Agosto 24, 2020,” the Palace spokesperson said in a Laging Handa press briefing on Saturday, May 9. But Roque stressed that the school opening as […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, May 10, with the tremor felt in parts of Metro Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:18 a.m., had its epicenter 20 kilometers northeast of Lubang. It had a depth of 76 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Makati City; City of Manila; Parañaque City Intensity III – Malabon City; Mandaluyong […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang announced the list of essential construction work and projects allowed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), and those allowed under a General Community Quarantine (GCQ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday, May 9, said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) had amended item O, paragraph 4, section 2 of the Omnibus Guidelines on the implementation of the community quarantine in the country. Under this, the following […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 10610, after the Department of Health reported 147 new ones on Saturday, May 9. The DOH said of the total number of cases, 123 or 84 percent came from Metro Manila, and 24 or 16 percent from other areas. Recoveries rose to 1842 with the addition of 108. The death toll stands at 704 after the DOH reported eight new ones. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced another indicator for the flattening of the curve in the country — the decreasing percentage of positive cases as against the total numbers tested daily. Health Undersecretary Dra. Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that in April there was a 17 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. In May, that number dropped to just 10 percent. In a press briefing on Friday, May 8, the DOH spokesperson said that […]
(Eagle News)–Starting May 11, inbound international commercial and chartered flights are allowed into the Ninoy Aquino International Airport but will be assigned days. The Manila International Airport Authority said based on a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) released by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Operations Center, inbound international chartered flights will only be allowed to land on Mondays and Thursdays, provided they secure a clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and […]
(Eagle News)-The May 10 deadline for the distribution of assistance under the Social Amelioration Program will no longer be extended, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Saturday, May 9. Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said in a radio interview this was according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año himself, who had already made a second extension of the deadline from May 7 to 10. The original deadline was April 30 based on a […]
