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PNP directed to inspect private vehicles, do stricter checkpoints as ECQ violators reach more than 108,000

  Eagle News – More than 108,000 people have violated the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine protocols, according to the Philippine National Police. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who also serves as the spokesperson for the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), said that even President Rodrigo Duterte had noticed that many have been taking the lightly and violating its protocols. “Napapansin po ito ni Pangulong Duterte at siyempre ng mga miyembro ng IATF na […]

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IATF: Gov’t working on recovery plan as expected lifting of ECQ nears

(Eagle News)–The government is working on a recovery plan with the expected lifting  of the enhanced community quarantine on April 30, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday. According to Nograles,  spokesperson of  the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the plan includes an economic recovery plan for the country. He said a presentation was already made but “ang caveat, ang colatilla doon was that hindi pa siya kumpleto.” they still […]

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PNP says 55 of its own are COVID-19-positive

(Eagle News)–Five more police personnel have contracted the coronavirus disease 2019, bringing the total to 55, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP,  of the five new cases, two were policemen from Laguna, while the other three were personnel from Muntinlupa, Taguig and Bulacan. The PNP said there are now 105 police personnel considered as probable cases, while a total of 456 are suspected cases. So far, eight have recovered from the  disease, […]

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SC to hold special session on Friday, April 17

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court en banc will meet on Friday, April 17, via video teleconferencing. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said Atty. Ed Aricheta, the clerk of court En Banc, made the confirmation. Hosaka said he was not privy about the agenda for the meeting, but a petition was recently lodged by several detainees before the High Court, and another seeking to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose his medical records. The 22 detainees in […]

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DILG issues show-cause orders vs 3 governors, 2 mayors for allegedly violating ECQ guidelines

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has issued show-cause orders against three governors and two mayors for allegedly violating the enhanced community quarantine guidelines. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the local government officials, whom he did not identify, were given 48 hours to explain why administrative charges should not be filed against them for their alleged negligence and dereliction of duty and supposed violation of the Bayanihan to Heal […]

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President Duterte stresses need for ASEAN cooperation in defeating COVID-19, other pandemics

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte stressed the need for cooperation of the various member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, and other future pandemics that would threaten the health, food security and economies of other nations. “We are in the middle of an unfolding catastrophe – unprecedented in scale and devastating in impact for all. We face a new and different kind of enemy. In the […]

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DFA reports 44 new COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos; total now at 704

(Eagle News)- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 14, reported a 31.6% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving Filipinos overseas. In a statement, the DFA said that 44 new cases, 22 new recoveries, and 4 additional deaths were recorded as of today, April 14, involving overseas Filipinos in 41 countries/regions. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 704, with 216 recoveries and 88 deaths across 41 countries and […]

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UP research team says Luzon-wide ECQ effective in delaying doubling time of COVID-19 cases in PHL

Predicts COVID-19 cases could reach 9,000 to 44,000 by April 30   (Eagle News) – A team from the University of the Philippines looking into the effectivity of the Philippine government’s Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) said that the policy has been effective so far in delaying the doubling time of COVID-19 cases in the country. The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team “looked into the best available data” to help the national and local government […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 5000 mark; 53 additional recoveries, 20 new deaths recorded

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 5000 mark, after the Department of Health reported 291 new cases on Tuesday, April 14. According to the DOH, of the 5223 COVID-19 cases overall, 295 recovered, counting the additional 53 recoveries. Twenty new deaths have been recorded, bringing that total to 335. Congress has approved P275 billion to fund the government’s COVID-19 response bid. The amount is expected […]

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PNP: Policemen deployed during ECQ to receive hazard pay on April 16

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, April 14, announced policemen deployed during the enhanced community quarantine will receive their hazard pay on April 16. PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said the pay was P500 per day of duty. “That should further boost the financial flexibility of our troops and their families apart from the full range of salary and allowances in April sans deduction for loan amortization for this month,” Gamboa said. The PNP has […]

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Pres. Duterte orders PNP to arrest anyone who will harass, discriminate against health care workers

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest anyone who will harm and discriminate against health care workers amid the current COVID-19 crisis. Duterte said that those who will harass health care workers will face jail time. He also gave strict instructions to the police not to release such individuals until he says so. “I’d like to order the police. If there’s a report of somebody harassing or […]

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Palace predicts SC dismissal of petition seeking to compel President Duterte to reveal medical records

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, April 14, reiterated the petition that seeks to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to disclose his medical records was doomed to fail. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Supreme Court where the petition was filed by lawyer Dino De Leon, after all, only interprets the law and was not a trier of facts. “And since the Supreme Court is not a trier of facts, ang magde-determine po […]

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