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(Eagle News)–All repatriated Filipinos from Wuhan, China who were quarantined in the New Clark City have been released after they received a clean bill of health, the government announced on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said 30 Filipino repatriates were quarantined for 14 days. They were accompanied by five Department of Health medical team members, five DFA response team members, six plane crew members, and three ground personnel who were also […]
(Eagle News)–The repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess has been rescheduled. In a statement on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Department of Health’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases said it had unanimously resolved to tentatively reschedule the repatriation to early next week. “This is to allow the Japanese health authorities to complete the laboratory testing of the 400-plus Filipino crew members aboard the ship and comply with the established Japanese quarantine protocols,” the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, Feb. 22, slammed what he said was “disinformation” that he was the sponsor of a multi-million-peso road concreting project in a barangay in Tarlac. In a statement, Lacson denied he had sponsored a local item in the P4.1-trillion budget for 2020 for the P25-million road concreting project in Barangay San Rafael. “First, I don’t realign appropriations for road projects, much less local roads since it smacks of a pork […]
(Eagle News)–The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that a Filipino was among the country’s two new novel coronavirus cases. In a statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said the Filipino was a 34-year-old. The other, it said, was a 39-year-old Bangladeshi. The health ministry said the two had recently come in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. “Their condition is stable,” the health ministry said. The number of people in the UAE […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, Feb. 22, said the repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess may be delayed. In an interview over GMA News TV, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this was based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Japan that only half of the crew members and some passengers had completed the tests for the novel coronavirus. There are 538 Filipinos on board the ship that […]
(Eagle News) – Around 30 Filipinos who had earlier been repatriated from Wuhan City in China, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are set to go back to their homes today, Saturday, Feb. 22, after completing the 14-day mandatory quarantine period at the New Clark City in Tarlac. The Department of Health said that they would conduct a “send-off ceremony” for the 30 repatriates as well as the 19 crew members at […]
(Eagle News)–The manner in which Bureau of Corrections legal officer Fredric Santos was killed “shows how cheap life has become in the government’s war on drugs,” Senator Panfilo Lacson said. According to Lacson, this is whether it was ” stage-managed or perpetrated by drug syndicates.” “Either way, it is on the law enforcement agencies to bear the burden of finding the solution to this impunity,” Lacson said. “It is another big challenge to law enforcement […]
(Eagle News)–Almost 500 Filipinos on board the Japan cruise ship that was quarantined off Yokohama in Japan will be repatriated on Sunday, Feb. 23. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement that 497 Filipinos from the Diamond Princess were expected to be flown in to the Clark International Airport through two chartered flights from the Haneda Airport as their 14-day quarantine for the novel coronavirus ends. He said they would be transferred to the […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Visayas, Bicol Region, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with rains. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to […]
(Eagle News) – The VIP service for a fee at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) started in 2016 when the Department of Justice removed the overtime pay for immigration officers, according to an immigration officer who testified at a Senate hearing on Thursday, Feb. 20. Immigration Officer 1 Allison Chiong also named the current and former immigration personnel who are involved in the operations, also known as “pastillas” scheme since money paid for BI officers […]
(Eagle News)–Murder charges were filed on Friday, Feb. 21, against Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam over the killing of a vice mayor last year. Also charged for the death of Batuan, Masbate vice mayor Charlie Yuson III before the Department of Justice were her son, Marco Martin Cam; Nelson Cambaya; Junel Gomez; Bradford Solis; Juanito de Luna; and Rigor dela Cruz. Acting as complainants were Yuson’s widow, Lalaine; Charlie, Yuson, Jr., and […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon and Visayas. Visayas, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with rains on the other hand. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will […]
