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(Eagle News) — Senator Sonny Angara has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Angara made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, March 26. “I have been feeling some symptoms like mild fever, cough, headaches and general weakness,” he said. He said he has not had any contact with the public since he took the test on March 16. “Let us continue to support all efforts to fight the further spread of the virus. […]
(Eagle News)–A member of the staff of a Supreme Court associate justice has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. A statement from the Office of Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier said the staff member had a fever which persisted from March 12 to 18. The patient got tested for COVID-19 on March 19, and the results came out positive on March 24, according to the City Health Office of Bacoor, the statement said. The statement […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has undergone the coronavirus disease 2019 test after feeling “unwell” upon his arrival in the country. This is according to his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, in a message on Thursday, March 26. “He came back from Spain unwell. Finally got a test two nights ago, getting better at home,” she said. She said the results have not been released. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 600 COVID-19 cases.
(Eagle News)–Senator Koko Pimentel on Thursday, March 26, apologized to the Makati Medical Center for breaching the hospital safety protocol against the coronavirus disease 2019. “I apologize to MMC for being in their hospital [in] the evening of March 24, 2020 which they deemed to be a breach of their safety/containment protocols,” Pimentel said in a statement. According to Pimentel, he “never intended to breach any protocol but I realize now that my presence in […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms are expected over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. Light to moderate winds coming from the east to southeast will prevail over Northern […]
(Eagle News)–One of the authors of the House bill giving President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency has tested positive for the virus. Rep. Eric Go Yap, chair of the House committee on appropriations, himself made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, March 25. “It is with a heavy heart that I share (with) all of you that I tested positive for coronavirus,” he said. He said he […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as a result. PAGASA said these conditions are also due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are expected. Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters are expected […]
(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases kept rising with the addition of 84 COVID-19 positive patients bringing the country’s total to 636, as of Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The numbers were added to the previous day’s report of 552 cases, according to the Department of Health. The DOH is also monitoring 9,000 people nationwide for possible COVID-19 infection. They include around 6,000 persons under monitoring (PUMs) and 2,800 persons under investigation […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, March 25, advised local government units to remove the window hours people are allowed to purchase their basic needs in markets. In a press conference, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said this was to prevent people from gathering in a crowd in specific areas, in violation of social distancing protocols against the coronavirus disease 2019. “Dapat, 12 hours (na allowed bumili ang tao […]
Those with comfortable lives should no longer wait for gov’t assistance, DILG adds (Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, March 25, said government was prioritizing the less fortunate families in the distribution of basic goods. In a press briefing, Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said as a result, those who live a comfortable life should no longer wait for government assistance. “Let me just emphasize ‘yung iba po na […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Pimentel himself said this in a message on Wednesday, March 25. He said he received the news from the Department of Health, after he underwent the test on Friday, March 20. “I have quarantined myself upon the doctor’s advice and consistent with the protocol,” he said, noting that he felt he was “on the way to recovery.” He urged […]
DOJ: No PNP, no barangay checkpoint (Eagle News)–All barangay checkpoints must now be under the supervision of the Philippine National Police. According to Justice spokesperson Markk Perete, “no PNP, no barangay check points.” In a memorandum from the PNP headquarters signed by Police Major General Emmanuel Luis Licup, all quarantine control points at the barangay level shall be specifically supervised by the unit commander or the chiefs of police. “In this regard, all unit commanders, […]
