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(Eagle News)–Speaker Lord Velasco is proposing another version of a Bayanihan law 3 that would allocate P420 billion in funds for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Velasco, the proposed “Bayanihan to Arise As One Act” was filed on Thursday since the two previous Bayanihan laws were “not sufficient for the genuine economic recovery of the country.” The proposed law was co-authored by Marikina City 2nd District Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo. […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck past noon, at 12:22, had its epicenter six kilometers southeast of Magsaysay. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity: Intensity V – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity V – Koronadal City, South Cotobato Intensity IV – Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani; General Santos […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Cagayan, Batanes, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra and Benguet. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, are expected over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan, on the […]
(Eagle News) — The first batch of Filipino human trafficking victims housed in the Philippine embassy shelter in Syria have been repatriated. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the six Filipinas were scheduled to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Saturday afternoon. The DFA said they were among the 38 Filipinas currently housed at the Philippine Embassy shelter in Damascus who ran away from their employers due to harsh working conditions. They are […]
(Eagle News) — Nine more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the country to 14420. Three more recoveries were reported, also pushing the COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos to 9066. No additional fatality was reported, which means the number of overseas Filipinos who died due to COVID-19 remains at 954, based on DFA data. “Compared to last […]
(Eagle News) — The police have arrested a 40-year-old man with at least six outstanding arrest warrants, the Philippine National Police said over the weekend. The PNP said Enrich Labucay was nabbed by joint elements of the San Juan del Monte, Bulacan police station, the 1st and 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company-Bulacan Provincial Police Office, and the 30th Mobile Company, Regional Mobile Force Battalion-3 and 24th Special Action Company in Central Luzon by virtue of […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP recovery total to 9753. Fifty-seven additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10431. Of these, 649 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP death toll remains at 29. Uniformed personnel, including policemen, are among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program that is slated to […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao del Sur on Sunday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:28 a.m., had its epicenter six kilometers northwest of Magsaysay. It had a depth of 20 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Makilala, Cotabato Intensity III – Kiblawan, Davao Del Sur; Davao City; Kidapawan City and Tulunan, Cotabato; Columbio, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off South Cotabato. PAGASA said so far, the LPA was located 1,010 km East of General Santos City. Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera Administrative Region, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Feb. 7: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 variants. Starting Feb. 1, the Department of Foreign Affairs the following foreigners from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Christoppher “Bong” Go said that he is willing to be publicly given a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine if only to convince people that it is safe. In a Laging Handa press briefing, Go said that he wanted the public to feel safe about being immunized against COVID-19, especially amid the presence of new variants that are more infectious than previous strains. This is why, he said, that he along with […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 535,521 on Saturday, Feb. 6, after the Department of Health reported 1941 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 35946 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 6.8 percent asymptomatic, 2.1 percent severe, 2.2 percent critical and 0.48 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 488465, including the 234 additional ones. The death toll climbed to 11,110 with the additional 52 deaths. The Philippines is gearing up […]
