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Home quarantine prohibited for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, including those with mild symptoms

(Eagle News) — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms of the disease should be placed in a quarantine facility approved by the government, according to the latest resolution no. 74 from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque revealed that the IATF had ratified the decision of the technical working group to prohibit home quarantine for such COVID-19 cases, but that there are exemption […]

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PNP reports 55 new COVID-19 recoveries

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 55 additional COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel. The PNP said with the additional ones, the recovery tally rose to 4610 as of Monday night. Sixty-one new COVID-19 cases brought  the total to 5812. The PNP said of these, 1185 were active. No new deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police are among the country’s frontliners, as they continue to man quarantine checkpoints […]

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Pres. Duterte says he had offered to resign before after realizing he can’t stop corruption

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he had offered to resign from the presidency because he is already exhausted and had realized that he cannot stop corruption. “Ewan ko kung sabihin ko ito sa inyo, I offered to resign as president. Kasi nagsasawa na ako. In my years of government, wala ng katapusang ito,” President Duterte said in his address to the nation on Monday night, Sept. 28.  He however did not give […]

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Southwest monsoon affecting western section of Luzon

Frontal system affecting extreme N. Luzon (Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the frontal system is also affecting extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Western Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to southwest monsoon. The rest of Visayas, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 29

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 29: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine but subject to the restrictions of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. Metro Manila is expected to remain a GCQ area until the end of October. Restrictions on international flights remain.

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M. Manila still under GCQ starting Oct. 1

  (Eagle News)–Metro Manila will remain under a general community quarantine starting Oct. 1. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night also  approved the announcement that   Batangas, Tacloban, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Iligan would  be GCQ areas starting October. Lanao del Sur, including Marawi City, will be under a stringent  modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). The rest of the country on the other hand will be under the least stringent modified general community quarantine. The newly-announced quarantine […]

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New start date for virus-delayed Olympic torch relay

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Tokyo 2020 torch relay, which was put on hold when the Olympics were delayed over the coronavirus, will start next March from Japan’s Fukushima region, organizers said Monday. The Olympic flame had already arrived in Japan from Greece and the relay was days from beginning earlier this year when organizers and Olympic officials took the historic decision to postpone the Games by 12 months. The flame is currently on […]

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Palace: President Duterte may announce quarantine classifications today

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte may announce the country’s quarantine classifications tonight. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President may make the announcement in his Monday public address. Roque said the President’s address will take place after the meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. At present, Metro Manila is under the less stringent general community quarantine. Earlier, Roque said some cities in Metro Manila may be placed […]

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Palace notes downtrend in COVID-19 cases in PHL, citing latest OCTA Research findings

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang noted the downtrend in Philippine daily COVID-19 cases, and the decrease in positivity rate based on latest report from the OCTA research group composed of faculty from the University of the Philippines (UP) and the University of Sto. Tomas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the daily cases of coronavirus in the country had been significantly reduced this September, compared to the number of cases last month. From the 4,300 […]

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DOH reports 3,073 more COVID-19 cases; PHL tally at 307,288

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 307,000 mark after the Department of Health reported additional 3073 cases today. The DOH said of the 307,288, 49,242 were active. Of these, 86.4 percent were mild, 8.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent severe, and 3.4 percent critical. Of the 3,073 newly-reported cases, 1158 came from Metro Manila, 225 from Cavite, 203 from Laguna, 173 from Rizal, and 169 from Batangas. Recoveries rose to 252,665 including […]

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Work in gov’t offices in executive branch suspended starting 3:30 p.m. today

(Eagle News)–Work in government offices in the executive branch is suspended starting 3:30 p.m. today. The suspension was announced in memorandum circular number 80 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The memorandum said the suspension was pursuant to Proclamation No. 60, s. 1992, which declared the last week of September of every year as family week, and was “in order to afford government workers and their families time to celebrate in their respective homes the […]

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16 Filipino seafarers stranded in China amid COVID-19 pandemic to arrive in PHL tomorrow

Three land-based OFWs to return home, too (Eagle News)–Nineteen Filipinos from China will be arriving in the Philippines tomorrow. The Department of Foreign Affairs said  of the 19, 16 were seafarers who have been stranded amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven of these were  from Ocean Star 86 who have been stranded in Dongshan since March. Earlier, Migrante alleged the government was not exerting efforts to get the seafarers home, an allegation the DFA strongly denied. […]

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