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(Eagle News) – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched an online training program to allow tourism stakeholders to embrace the “new normal” and cope with the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, DOT secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that the program, dubbed DOT Online Training, will be done via Zoom video-conferencing and “offers stakeholders an option to use their time productively during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)”. “The DOT is […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government will now take the lead in the government’s contact tracing efforts as the country continues in its fight against the coronavirus disease 2019. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement in a press briefing on Saturday, April 18. According to Nograles, the decision was made by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in a meeting on Friday. “Ang DILG ay inatasan […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s total COVID-19 cases has breached the 6,000 mark, reaching 6,087 as 209 new confirmed cases were added on Saturday, April 18. The Department of Health also announced that the total number of patient recoveries had reached 516, while COVID-19 related fatalities rose to 397. There were again more patient recoveries recorded in the past 24 hours, at 29, compared to new reported deaths at 10, as of 4 p.m., Saturday, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, April 18, said it expects the acting National Economic Development Authority chief Karl Kendrick Chua to “continue the economic momentum set by his predecessor” as the country prepares for the “new normal.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the remark as he thanked Ernesto Pernia, who resigned as NEDA chief, for “his valuable contribution to the Philippine economy.” According to Roque, Pernia was part of the economic team that “steered the […]
(Eagle News)–The sister of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III passed away due to COVID-19. Bello shared the news in a Laging Handa press briefing on Saturday, April 18. He said his sister Cathy was rushed to the hospital on March 25. It was later confirmed she had the virus. “Just this morning, we received the news that my sisters, my favorite sister Cathy already left us,” Bello said.
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, April 18, condemned the attack of Abu Sayyaf members in Patikul, Sulu that led to the deaths of 11 soldiers on Friday. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the latest incident in Patikul, Sulu, where members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) believed to be under ASG leader Radullan Sahiron and Hatib Hadjan Sawadjaan attacked government troops resulting in a firefight, which left 11 soldiers killed and 14 wounded,” […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Finance (DOF) has exempted from donor’s taxes and VAT all kinds of donations – cash, equipment, and relief goods – related to the COVID-19 crisis in the country. It issued Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 9-2020 on the tax benefits of donations made for the purpose of battling COVID-19 pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.” The regulation “provides that donations […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies will bring cloudy skies and isolated rainshowers to the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as the easterlies affect the eastern section of the Philippines. PAGASA said this was also due to localized thunderstorms. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Friday, April 17, ordered jail authorities to comment on the petition of 22 detainees who are seeking their temporary freedom amid the COVID-19 crisis. The 15 justices ordered the respondents to file their comment to the petition filed by the group led by National Democratic Front consultant Vicente Ladlad by April 24. The group of detainees had asked they be freed temporarily on bail or on recognizance, citing what they […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture is implementing nationwide “Plant. Plant, Plant Program” to ensure adequate food supply amid the COVID-19 crisis. The aggressive implementation of the program starts this week and is also called the “Ahon Lahat Pagkaing Sapat Laban sa COVID-19” that will benefit farmers, fishermen and consumers nationwide, according to agriculture secretary William Dar. He said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) had […]
(Eagle News – At least 766 health care workers have contracted COVID-19 and 22 of them had died due to the disease, according to the Department of Health (DOH). DOH Spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the 769 health care workers among the country’s 5,878 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 399 were doctors and 242 are nurses. The DOH expressed its condolences for the families and friends left behind by the 22 health care workers […]
Cites “personal reasons,” “differences” with other Cabinet members (Eagle News) — Ernesto Pernia on Friday, April 17, announced his resignation as head of the National Economic Development Authority. In a statement, Pernia said his resignation was “due partly to personal reasons and partly to differences in development philosophy with a few of my fellow Cabinet members.” He did not, however, elaborate. “I would like to thank the President for appointing me to the position. It has […]
