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(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, June 7: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. It said flight schedules may change at any given time. So far, travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman and the United Arab Emirates are banned from entering the Philippines. The […]
In this interview in the NET25 program, Mata ng Agila , on Friday, June 4, Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Hans Leo Cacdac explains the newly approved rule that those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Philippines only need to be quarantined for seven days, instead of the previous 10 days, in an isolation facility in the country. He also said that so far, there are around 570,000 OFWs who […]
In this interview of ASEAN in Focus with Philippine Ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr., on June 4, the Philipine envoy explained how the very, very strict lockdowns and intensified vaccination drive in India contributed to the decline in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks. Ambassadaor Bagatsing also explained that the people in India are also now strictly complying with health protocols. So far, all Filipinos in India who got infected with the […]
Strict lockdowns, observance of health protocols, massive vaccination paying off (Eagle News) – Philippine ambassador to India Ramon Bagatsing Jr., talks about the improving situation of COVID-19 cases in India, which recently saw declining infections and deaths. Ambassador Bagatsing told ASEAN in Focus in an exclusive interview on Friday, June 4, that cases have gone down in the past 10 days. In fact, from over 400,000 cases per day in early May, cases have […]
NCR still the region with most no. of active cases at over 11k, according to DOH data (Eagle News) – New COVID-19 cases continued to rise as 7,228 new infections were reported on Sunday, June 6. This brought the number of total active cases to 59,997, or 4.7 percent of the total number of confirmed cases (1,269,478). On Saturday, June 5, there were 6,955 new Covid cases reported. It was even higher at 7,450 […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at next week’s G7 summit will urge leaders to commit to vaccinate the whole world against coronavirus by the end of 2022, Downing Street said Saturday. Britain will host the event in Cornwall in southwestern England starting June 11 with leaders of France, Italy, Japan, Germany, the United States and Canada attending. The British prime minister will call on fellow G7 leaders to make […]
by Armel BAILY Agence France Presse OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) — Suspected jihadists have massacred at least 138 civilians in Burkina Faso’s volatile north in the deadliest attacks since Islamist violence erupted in the west African country in 2015, officials said Saturday. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore denounced an attack near the borders with Mali and Niger, where jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State have been targeting civilians and soldiers. “Several injured have […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos are now at 19878 after two more cases were reported. According to recent Department to Foreign Affairs data, three additional recoveries also pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 12056. No additional death was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll remains at 1194. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries saw a slight decrease to 60.65%. Meanwhile fatalities and those under […]
Galvez said bulk of vaccines to be brought to Visayas in Mindanao areas with high COVID cases (Eagle News) – Another million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China arrived in the country on Sunday morning, June 6, bringing the country’s total of vaccine doses so far delivered at around 9.3 million. This is the first shipment of vaccines delivered for the month of June. This also brings to 6.5 million the total Sinovac doses that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 68th COVID-19 death among its ranks, as it registered more than 100 additional COVID-19 cases. In a statement, the PNP said the most recent fatality was a 55-year-old police master sergeant assigned in Cagayan de Oro City. It said the police officer experienced cough and fever on May 24 but did not initially seek medical consultation for fear of contracting COVID-19. On May 25, still […]
(Eagle News) — Retiree visa holders are now allowed to enter the Philippines even without entry exemption documents. The Bureau of Immigration said this was following a recent resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), upon recommendation by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Those holding tourist visas, however, Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said, still need to present the entry exemption document from the country’s foreign posts […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has distributed over 2,000 body-worn cameras for use during police operations. In a statement, the PNP said the 2696 cameras–which were purchased through a congressional allocation– were given to 170 police stations, which include the five police districts of the National Capital Region Police Office, and 15 city and municipal stations in Metro Manila. The PNP earlier said the cameras would help protect law enforcers conducting operations and […]
