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(Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 1492. The PNP said the 1492 cases were as of Saturday, 6 p.m. Over 500, or 586 policemen, have recovered. Nine deaths were recorded. Over 1000, or 1506, are suspected cases, while 740 are probable cases. At least three Cebu policemen have died due to COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte had lamented what he said was the slow response of Cebuanos to the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 700 overseas Filipinos from Saudi Arabia. The DFA said the 707 Filipinos were composed of 353 OFWs from Riyadh, and 354 Filipinos from Jeddah. They arrived on Saturday afternoon via Philippine Airlines flights PR665 and PR8661. Upon arrival, the repatriates underwent a “thorough” briefing on current safety protocols as well as RT-PCR Testing as prescribed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Bicol and other areas today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these same conditions are being experienced in Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Palawan due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, July 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit concerned. International non-essential travel is allowed but only subject to conditions. The Bureau of Immigration has urged travelers abroad to strictly comply with the requirements.
(Eagle News)–The chair of the Department of Public Works and Highways Build, Build, Build committee tested positive for COVID-19. Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo made the announcement on a Facebook post on Saturday, July 18. “I regret to announce that today, July 18, I received my test result (swabbed July 16) and it is positive for COVID-19,” she said. Lamentillo’s announcement came days after Public Works Secretary Mark Villar said he tested positive for the virus. […]
Senator, his wife, 2 members of household staff test negative for virus (Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon and his wife have gone on quarantine after ten of the senator’s immediate staff tested positive for COVID-19. Gordon said the “self-imposed isolation” at home was really to “ensure the safety and well-being of anyone with whom we will interact in the future” as he and his wife Kate, including two of their household staff, actually tested negative for […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases continued to surge in Metro Manila with more than 1,800 new cases reported on Saturday, July 18, as the number of active cases nationwide reached 41,464 and total cumulative cases hit 65,304, mostly mild cases. Latest data from the Department of Health (DOH) also showed asymptomatic cases were increasing at 9.1 percent as of Saturday, July 18, from the 7.1 percent six days ago (July 12), as mild cases went […]
(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula as a result will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due, not only […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 65000 mark, now at 65304 cases, after the Department of Health reported 2357 cases today. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 41464 are active cases, of which 90 percent are mild cases, 9.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The newly-announced 2357 cases were from total tests done by 76 out of 84 labs. Of the […]
(Eagle News) — The number of overseas Filipinos repatriated by the Department of Foreign Affairs since the COVID-19 outbreak has reached 90,047. In a statement, the DFA said that this week alone, it had facilitated the return of 11,688 overseas Filipinos (OFs) which brought the total number of repatriates to over 90,000 since it began repatriation in February. Of this number, 44.8 percent (40,540 OFs) are sea-based and 55.2 percent (49,957 OFs) are land-based, […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s parliament will be suspended for two weeks over fears that politicians could bring coronavirus from outbreak hotspots to the country’s capital, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday. The postponement comes a day after the nation’s second-biggest city reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections. Citing medical advice, Morrison said the government could not ignore the risk that legislators might spread the disease to Canberra. “The risks posed by a parliamentary […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration is reminding travelers to strictly comply with the travel requirements for them to leave the country. The immigration bureau issued the reminder after the government allowed non-essential international travel for Filipinos months after it was banned to prevent the spread of COVID-19. “We will be very strict in seeing to it that these requirements are fully complied with, otherwise we will not allow them to leave,” Commissioner Jaime Morente said. […]
