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(Eagle News)–The number of repatriates from Japan exhibiting respiratory illness symptoms has reached seven. This is according to Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Saturday, Feb. 29. According to Vergeire, six had sore throat while the other had cough. Of the seven, she said four have tested negative for the novel coronavirus, but remain admitted in hospitals. The tests on the remaining three have yet to arrive. […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Mindanao as the trough of a low pressure area affects the island group. 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 light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon and Visayas. PAGASA said the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will have strong winds […]
(Eagle News)–Not all travelers from South Korea will be banned from entering the country. According to the Immigration chief Jaime Morente, only travelers from North Gyeongsang Province, Daeugu, and Cheongdo will not be allowed to enter, following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. People will not be allowed to travel from the Philippines to those regions either. Only Korean permanent resident visa holders, overseas Filipino workers, […]
Northeast monsoon affects Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The trough of a low pressure area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, Feb. 28. As a result, PAGASA said Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly […]
(Eagle News)–All Cabinet members support President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy decisions, including the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement. This was the response of Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations some Cabinet members expressed apprehensions over the revocation of the agreement that governs the conduct of American soldiers in the country as they conduct military exercises with their Philippine counterparts. “Yung mga nakausap namin, more or less, halos unanimous naman sila na […]
(Eagle News) – Five Filipino repatriates from the MV Diamond Princess have so far exhibited symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) and have been brought to a referral hospital for isolation and appropriate medical management, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Of the three who had been earlier brought to the hospital, two have so far tested negative, while the other one still has to await his test results from the Research Institute […]
(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases is eyeing a possible travel ban on Japan, Italy and Iran following the spike in the number of novel coronavirus cases there. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the revelation in an interview over CNN Philippines on Friday, Feb. 28. “Ayaw ko pangunahan but obviously the Task Force is looking at these two countries [Japan and Italy] as well, especially Italy,” Nograles said. Italy so far has over […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, Feb. 28, said the so-called pastillas scheme was the result of greed and corruption of unscrupulous Immigration personnel. “Suspension or termination of overtime pay and non-inclusion in the salary hike of other government employees should never be a reason for corrupt BI personnel to justify the illegal acts they commit to augment their income. That is crap, and I am not buying it,” Lacson said in a statement. He […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has formalized the ban on vaping in public and the sale of unregistered e-cigarettes. The President signed Executive Order No. 106 months after he said he would issue the ban on their public use and importation. Under the EO,all e-liquids, solutions or refills forming components of Electronic Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) or heated tobacco products (HTPs) have to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All devices forming […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of every February as National Hazing Prevention Week. The President made the declaration in Proclamation No. 907, which was made available to the media on Friday, Feb. 28. Under the proclamation, the Commission on Higher Education would be in charge of activities that aim to strengthen the campaign against hazing and other fraternity-related violence. The President signed the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 that complete bans hazing, […]
(Eagle News)–Two of the three Filipino repatriates from the Diamond Princess who were brought to the hospital for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have tested negative for COVID-19. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire added in an interview over Unang Balita that only the laboratory test results of one repatriate are pending. She said all three are stable in a hospital. The three were among the 445 Filipinos repatriated from the Japan cruise ship, which […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is still affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. As a result, PAGASA said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. According to PAGASA, Visayas and Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, this time […]
