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(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and light rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Group of islands will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the easterlies. Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the plan of the Department of Foreign Affairs to repatriate 148 overseas Filipinos from Macau within the week. This was according to the DOH which leads the task force. In a release, the DOH said that 48 active members of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will also be repatriated via commercial flight. But the 148 overseas Filipinos from Macau […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government on Tuesday, March 3, partially lifted the travel restrictions to South Korea, stressing that only travel to North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo county, is banned. According to the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IAFT-EID) headed by the Department of Health (DOH), Filipinos will now be allowed to travel to the other parts of South Korea provided that they “sign a declaration signifying their […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions to South Korea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can now travel to South Korea but not to the whole of North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, where the novel coronavirus outbreak is concentrated. Panelo said the ease in the travel restrictions was decided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases after its meeting on Tuesday. Prior to this, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a probe into what Senator Richard Gordon said were huge amounts of cash being brought in by Chinese nationals. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the probe, which takes place amid speculations the money was under an money laundering scheme , would likely be headed by the Department of Finance. Panelo also made the announcement as he revealed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor and Anti-Money Laundering Council chair Benjamin Diokno […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate and the House of Representatives garnered a very good net satisfaction rating, and the Supreme Court and the Cabinet a good one in the recent Social Weather Stations survey. The December 2019 survey by the SWS found 73% satisfied and 11% dissatisfied with the performance of Senate, 63% satisfied and 12% dissatisfied with the House of Representatives, 62% satisfied and 13% dissatisfied with the Supreme Court, and 56% satisfied and 11% […]
(Eagle News)–A third Filipino in Singapore tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Singapore’s health ministry said on Monday, March 2. The ministry said the 34-year-old woman had a Singapore Work Pass and has no recent travel history either to China or to Daegu City and Cheongdo County in South Korea. Her employer, however, tested positive for the virus. “She was confirmed to have COVID-19 infection on 2 March morning and is currently warded in an […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Batanes and Babuyan Group of islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Visayas, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the easterlies. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
(Eagle News) — The remaining three Filipino repatriates from Japan who were being observed for symptoms of a respiratory disease have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. This was according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who gave a television interview. “They turned out negative, according to the latest report from (the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine),” Duque said. He said the test results would be validated. Earlier ten Filipinos who were repatriated from Japan […]
(Eagle News)–Media practitioner Ramon Tulfo on Monday, March 2, linked Vitaliano Aguirre to the so-called “pastillas” scheme, but the former justice secretary called Tulfo’s allegations “absolute lies and complete fabrications.” “Base po sa sinabi sa ‘kin ni Mr. Chiong, siya po ‘yung protector ng sindikato, si former Secretary Aguirre,” Tulfo said, referring to Allison Chiong, immigration officer 1, who made the revelations on the scheme in a Senate probe hearing issues on the proliferation of […]
(Eagle News)–Ten of the 13 Filipino repatriates from the Diamond Princess who were being monitored for respiratory disease symptoms have tested negative for the virus. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Department of Health was awaiting the results of the three other Filipinos. Over 400–or 445–Filipinos were repatriated from the Japan cruise ship, including Department of Foreign Affairs and Health officials. The Filipino repatriates remain quarantined in the New Clark City in Tarlac. […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will continue to have isolated light rains and partly cloudy to cloudy skies today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to the northeasterlies affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies. Flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible.
