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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday, May 14, repatriated over 100 Filipinos from China. In a statement, the DFA said the 155 overseas Filipinos arrived from Nanjing via Philippine Airlines flight PR8430 at 10:30 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The department said most of the recent arrivals were assisted with their overstaying fees in the country by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing and the Philippine Consulates General in Chongqing, […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director General Wilkins Villanueva are set to meet to iron out what the PNP said were gaps and weaknesses in procedure on coordination and interoperability between the two law enforcement agencies in the war on drugs. In a statement, the PNP said Eleazar sought the meeting following another incident of apparent miscommunication at the parking lot of a mall in Quezon […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, May 16: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time, so passengers should consult with their airlines. NCR Plus, including Metro Manila, is under a general community quarantine, but with heightened restrictions. The […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1,138,187 on Saturday, May 15, after the Department of Health reported 6739 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 93.4 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.17 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1062427, including the additional 8952 recoveries. The death toll is now at 19051, including the 93 additional ones. The DOH has said COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) — Three close contacts of the overseas Filipino worker who was found to have the India variant of the coronavirus, have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday, May 15, that the three positive cases were found among the 32 identified as close contacts of the 58-year-old male from the United Arab Emirates. Of the three who tested positive, one was already sent to the Philippine Genome Center […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Two tornadoes that struck central and eastern China killed at least 10 people and injured more than 300, authorities said Saturday. Violent winds of more than 100 kilometres per hour (60 miles per hour) blasted the central city of Wuhan on Friday night. Six people died and more than 200 were injured, authorities said, adding that around 30 homes had collapsed. Vehicles were crushed by falling objects, trees uprooted, buildings […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Saturday, May 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 11:04 a.m. It had its epicenter 13 kilometers southwest of Calatagan. The depth of focus was 94 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II – Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Tagaytay City, Cavite Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas; San Ildefonso, Bulacan No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ Miss Universe bet Rabiya Mateo stunned the audience in the pageant preliminaries with her yellow evening gown number, and national costume that showed style as well as the Philippine colors. In the 69th Miss Universe contest that is streamed online on Saturday, May 15, (May 14 in Florida) from Seminole, Florida amid the pandemic, the 24-year physical therapy graduate from Iloilo radiated confidence as she donned her yellow […]
(Eagle News) — Ten more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. Recent Department of Foreign Affairs data showed the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 18581. Three additional recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 11369. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll due to COVID-19 among overseas Filipinos remains at 1162. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is eyeing the partial operability of a segment of the Philippine National Railways project in Bicol next year. In a statement, the department said so far, on-site activities are ongoing, with a land survey, and the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment report also underway. “Inaasahan po natin na makapag-award po tayo ng unang contractor itong 3rd quarter ng 2021. Ongoing na rin po ang pag-aacquire natin ng […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard rescued six individuals transporting COVID-19 vaccines off Quezon after their boat capsized on Friday, May 14. In a statement, the PCG said the service boat of the Department of Agriculture capsized approximately 100 meters away from the shoreline of Barangay Ungos, Real, Quezon at 7:55 a.m., after it accidentally hit a concrete post. The two Department of Health personnel, two police officers of the Municipal Police Station in Polillo, […]
Oman, UAE added to list of countries covered by travel ban until May 31 (Eagle News) — All passengers coming from or who have been to India 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines shall still be banned from entering the country until May 31. According to the Bureau of Immigration, the ban also covers travelers from Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, , Sri Lanka and, additionally, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The travel ban on […]
