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(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is preparing for the opening of classes for the next school year on August 24 and addressing challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up what it called the “Learning Continuity Plan.” “As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic education through the Learning Continuity Plan […]
(Eagle News)–ABSCBN Corp. on Thursday, May 7, asked the Supreme Court to nullify and set aside the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission against it after the media giant’s franchise expired. In a more than 40-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, ABSCBN Corp. also asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order on the NTC CDO, which came after Solicitor General Jose Calida said there was nothing in the […]
(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 1618 on Thursday, May 7, as cases climbed to 10343. The 1618 recoveries include the additional 112, which represent the country’s single-day highest number of recoveries so far. The Department of Health said of the 339 new COVID-19 cases, 61 percent or 305 cases were from Region 7, 32 percent or 110 from Metro Manila, and 7 percent or 24 cases from other areas. Twenty-seven new […]
(Eagle News) — Malls and shopping centers under a general community quarantine are not allowed to hold marketing or sales events that attract large crowds. This is only of the many guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a bid to contain the COVID-19 virus, which has so far infected over 10,000 in the country. Apart from the ban, the following are the instructions to malls, which […]
(Eagle News) – At least 125 Filipino crew members from a cruise ship docked in Japan were repatriated in the country, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On May 5, Tuesday, the DFA welcomed the 125 Filipino crew members of Costa Atlantica cruise ship docked in Nagasaki, Japan, with permission from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Sub-Task Group for the Repatriation of OFWs. “Upon arrival […]
(Eagle News) – After building quarantine and isolation facilities, the Philippine government will now also be embarking on building mega swabbing facilities. This is part of the country’s push for massive testing for COVIS-19 nationwide, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., announced that there are already four mega-swabbing facilities in place that had been approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) -4 mega swabbing facilities set up so far- Currently, […]
PSA says this is PHL’s first economic contraction since 1998 (Eagle News) — The Philippine economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2020, its first contraction since the fourth quarter of 1998, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, the main contributors to the decline were manufacturing, transportation and storage, and accommodation and food service activities. Agriculture, forestry and fishing; and industry—both major economic sectors—contracted by 0.4 percent and 3.0 […]
(Eagle News)–The United States on Thursday, May 7, announced an additional P298 million in aid to the Philippines in its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the US embassy in Manila said with the amount, the total US COVID-19 assistance given to the archipelago now amounts to over P768 million. As part of the additional assistance, the US embassy said the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will partner with 18 local governments in some […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Thursday, May 7, belied social media reports there would be an “equinox phenomenon” in the next five days. PAGASA said in the first place, the spring equinox already ended on March 20. The autumnal equinox, on the other hand, will take place on Sept. 23. PAGASA said an equinox takes place when the center of the sun is directly on top of the world’s Equator. […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,905 as of Wednesday, May 6. The DFA also reported 10 new recoveries, bringing the total to 523, and 1 death, for a total of 215 COVID-19 related fatalities. “Based on the updated figures, the total number of our nationals abroad who have recovered from COVID-19 remains higher than […]
(Eagle News) – The number of health care workers getting infected with COVID-19 is decreasing over the past few days, with no new coronavirus-related deaths recorded as of Wednesday, May 6. In a virtual presser, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that to protect health care “soldiers”, the department has implemented a more robust campaign on infection prevention and control measures such as webinars on doffing and donning of personal protective equipment (PPEs). “Dahil dito, […]
(Eagle News) – There are indications that the Philippines has started to “flatten the curve” as the rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths slow down, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, May 6. In a virtual presser, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the two indicators showing the flattening of the curve – the doubling time of cases and the doubling time of deaths – have both slowed down from three days […]
