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(Eagle News)–The Communist Party of the Philippines has declared a unilateral ceasefire from March 26 until April 15. The CPP made the announcement “upon the recommendation of the Negotiating Panel of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), by way of direct response to the call of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a global ceasefire between warring parties for the common purpose of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic..” Earlier, CPP founder Jose Maria Sison […]
(Eagle News)–The country will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers 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 due to the easterlies affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. PAGASA said this was also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The whole archipelago, PAGASA said, will have […]
Calls on gov’t, local officials to ensure fast delivery of basic needs of health facilities (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on all Filipino to “participate in this war” against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by staying at home, and for all agencies to ensure fast delivery of basic medical supplies to health facilities. “I now call on every Filipino to participate in this war by following the guidelines set by the national government […]
Calls for unity for the nation to beat the pandemic (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 signed into law the “Bayanihan To Heal as One Act” that gives him additional powers to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the country. With the signing into law of the Act, the President assured the entire nation that the government would tirelessly work to beat the pandemic together with all the Filipinos. […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 552 total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country as more positive test results come in, the latest of which were 90 additional cases today, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Health said. The DOH also announced two additional deaths, all Filipino males in their 70s with no travel nor exposure history. This brings to 35, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country. They were […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Jose Maria Sison’s recommendation for a ceasefire amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “The recommendation of Mr. Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to issue a declaration of a ceasefire addressed to the New People’s Army purportedly in response to the call of the United Nations Secretary General for a global armistice, is a positive […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Tuesday, March 24, called on hospitals to employ emergency backup systems amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “(T)he Cybersecurity Bureau of the DICT urges hospitals and healthcare facilities nationwide to employ emergency backup systems to ensure operational continuity for both databases and infrastructure in case of outages caused by malware or cyber attacks,” the DICT said in a statement. According to the DICT, “cyber-attacks are happening […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Office has announced the suspension of operations in all its offices in the country. According to LTO, the suspension, which started on Monday, March 23, was in compliance with the work suspension declared in the executive department as a result of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon and other areas. “Kaugnay nito, HINDI MANGONGOLEKTA NG MULTA para sa mga lisensya at rehistro na kailangang i-renew habang pinaiiral ang “Enhanced Community Quarantine,” […]
(Eagle News)–A cardiologist who was at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 has passed away. “It is with profound sadness that we announce the loss of one of the great pillars of cardiology, PHA past president Dr. Raul Diaz Jara. He was a great father, teacher, mentor, poet, author, singer, colleague, friend,” the Philippine Heart Association said in a statement on Tuesday, March 24. The PHA described Jara as a “great […]
(Eagle News) — The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines has reached 501 with the addition of 32 new cases as of Tuesday morning, March 24, 2020, according to the Department of Health. The new confirmed cases came as the country’s testing capability for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been strengthened with the arrival of 100,000 COVID-19 test kits from China, and other detection kits which had been already approved for distribution […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 24, adopted the Senate version of the bill giving President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency. With the adoption of the Bayanihan We Heal As One Act, or Senate Bill No. 1413, the Senate and the House of Representatives will no longer have to convene into a bicameral conference to thresh out differences in the versions passed by each chamber of Congress. […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport has released its list of operational flights amid the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. As of Tuesday, March 24, MIAA said the following were the operational flights: “Due to the evolving situation in the Philippines and foreign ports of entry, the airlines MAY randomly CANCEL their flights for the day,” MIAA said. According to MIAA, in such cases, passengers were encouraged to coordinate with the airline for instructions.
