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(Eagle News) — Over 500 people who were initially probed for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospitals. Based on data from the Department of Health’s tracker, the 548 discharged was as of Thursday, Feb. 27. Over 60, or 64, remain admitted, the tracker showed. The Philippines has so far confirmed three cases of COVID-19. It has also imposed a travel ban on specific areas, including China, where the virus was first […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo recently visited the wake of the mother of Vice President Leni Robredo. In pictures released by the Office of the Vice President to the media on Thursday, Feb. 27, Panelo was seen talking to Robredo at the wake of Salvacion Gerona in Naga City. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte said he condoled with Robredo’s family and sent flowers to them. Gerona passed away last week. The cause of her death was […]
(Eagle News) — Another Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong said the confirmation about the 29-year-old Filipino’s test results was made by the Hong Kong Health Department on Thursday morning. The consulate said the Filipino, who is in isolation, was so far “in good spirits” and “no longer has fever.” With the confirmation, the number of Filipinos in Hong Kong who tested positive for […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a task force to prevent the entry and control the spread of animal-borne diseases. The President ordered the creation of the National Task Force on Animal-Borne Diseases that will craft policies to the effect amid the outbreak of the African Swine Fever in some parts of the country. On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the President met with government officials in the Palace to discuss the […]
(Eagle News) — Immigration Chief Jaime Morente on Thursday, Feb. 27, ordered a “total revamp” of personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Morente ordered the revamp amid the so-called “pastillas scheme” involving the escort of Chinese nationals by immigration personnel into the country for a fee. “This practice of rotating and changing assignments on a regular and programmed basis is both a means to enable better performance and encourage skill upgrades, as well as […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, Feb. 27, called for the temporary suspension of operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators. Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women and Children, made the remark in an interview over ANC. “I think we should temporarily suspend all POGO operations while we are really accounting for ano ba talaga ang ganansiya sa atin and what are the costs on the other side of the balance sheet,” Hontiveros said. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 26, warned more immigration officials would be sacked over the so-called “pastillas” scheme. Duterte told reporters that while some had already been sacked, “there will be more.” So far, at least 19 have been sacked in connection with the scheme which sees Chinese nationals being escorted into the country for a fee. The scheme derived its name from the money being wrapped in paper in much the same […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte swore in office the new members of the Board of Commissioners of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and its Executive Council on Wednesday, Feb. 26, calling on them to “continuously work towards the development of Filipino culture and the arts.” At the same time, the President also honored 52 awardees of the 12th Ani ng Dangal comprised of talented artists from various fields. Honored […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects extreme Northern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., visited Oman’s Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Allawi, at the Foreign Ministry in Muscat, in his first official visit to Oman. The DFA chief, who was warmly received by his Omani counterpart, conveyed President Rodrigo Duterte’s message of condolences on the demise of the late Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as well as the President’s congratulations to the new Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. During […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 26, said he “accept(s)” ABS-CBN’s apology for not airing his paid political advertisements in 2016. “I accept the apology, of course,” the President told reporters in the Palace, referring to ABS-CBN president Carlo Katigbak’s apology before a Senate panel hearing the network’s compliance to its franchise. President Duterte added that he would not interfere in the network’s application for franchise renewal in Congress. Justice Secretary Menardo […]
(Eagle News) – The Ambassador of the Republic of India to the Philippines, H.E. Jaideep Mazumdar, visited Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday, Feb. 26. at the new INC Museum in Quezon City. This was the first time that an ambassador from India, the second most populous country in the world, made a courtesy call on the INC Executive Minister. In September last year, the INC, […]
