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UN launches global campaign against COVID-19 misinformation

(Eagle News) – The United Nations on Thursday, May 21 launched “Verified”, a worldwide initiative to combat misinformation about COVID-19. ““We cannot cede our virtual spaces to those who traffic in lies, fear and hate,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. He noted that misinformation spreads online through “savvy production and distribution methods”, and thus “scientists and institutions like the United Nations need to reach people with accurate information they can trust.” As […]

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COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 2,504

(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,504 as of Friday, May 22. Two new fatalities were also recorded, both from the Middle East region, bringing to 287 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Five  new recoveries were recorded as well, from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East, with […]

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DILG issues guidelines for LGUs, gov’t agencies on management of returning overseas Filipinos, locally stranded individuals

(Eagle News) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released guidelines to be observed by local government units and government agencies in the management of returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Memorandum Circular No. 2020-087, issued by the DILG on Thursday, May 21, “sought to provide a systematic and coordinated approach in facilitating the return of ROFs and LSIs.” “All receiving LGUs shall not […]

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DOF reports dive in tax, customs collections for this year amid COVID crisis

P706.85-B collected from Jan-April much lower compared to P900.33-B collected for same period last year (Eagle News) — The Department of Finance reported a dive in tax and customs collections for this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported a huge drop in collections from January to April this year, as these reached only P706.85 billion. This is P28.17 billion short of […]

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DFA: 278 Filipinos repatriated from Doha, Qatar

(Eagle News) — Over 200 Filipinos from Doha, Qatar were repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said  278 overseas Filipinos, including an infant, were ferried back to the Philippines via a chartered Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight on May 20. The DFA said the chartered flight also included 28 Filipinos who had sought temporary shelter at the embassy and other Overseas Filipino Resource Centers prior to their repatriation. According to the DFA, the […]

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DA to help first batch of those who availed of “Balik Probinsya” program

  (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it will be giving agricultural aid to 112 Leyteaños who were among the first batch of beneficiaries returning to their homeland under the Balik Probinsya, Balik Pag-asa program (BP2) of the government. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that the DA will provide farm inputs and implements to those who availed of the government’s Balik Probinsya program, if they wish to try agriculture and fishery […]

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COVID-19 recoveries in PHL breach 3000 mark as cases reach 13,597

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 13597, with the addition of  163 cases on Friday, May 22. The Department of Health said of the new cases, 56  percent or 91  cases were from Metro Manila; 34     percent or  56 cases from Region 7; and  10 percent or  16 cases from other areas. Recoveries increased to 3092, with the addition of  92 recoveries. The death toll […]

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Teachers’ group to Congress: Pass law that allows date of school opening beyond August

(Eagle News) — A group of teachers is asking Congress to pass a law that allows the date of school opening beyond August. In calling on the Senate and the House of Representatives to act on the proposals aimed at amending Republic Act 7977, the Teachers Dignity Coalition said there were concerns about the Department of Education’s announcement about the opening of classes on Aug. 24. RA 7977 sets the opening of classes within the […]

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DOH clarifies “second wave” of COVID-19 amid confusion; says PHL still on first wave of local transmission

https://youtu.be/iqQ8h_f8xRc   The Department of Health clarified its earlier statement that the country is now on the second wave of COVID-19, saying that currently the country is still considered on its first major wave. In a virtual presser, Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho, the Director of the Health Promotion and Communication Service (HPCS) of the DOH said that the country is still on its first major wave of sustained community transmission in the COVID-19 pandemic. “The […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of M. Manila, other areas

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said heavy to intense rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced particularly in Las Pinas and Caloocan; and in San Clemente, Camiling, SantaIgnacia, Mayantoc, SanJose, Capas, Bamban in Tarlac; Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino in Zambales; Hermosa, Mariveles in Bataan; Lubao, Floridablanca in Pampanga; San […]

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DOTr: Cashless transactions in taxis, TNVS to be part of “new normal”

(Eagle News) — Cashless transactions will now be implemented in taxis and transport network vehicle services to further curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019. The Department of Transportation made the announcement as it and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board partnered with various digital payment providers for the public vehicles, which are so far only allowed in general community quarantine areas. One of the first to tie-up with the government for this […]

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Sons of murdered Saudi journalist Khashoggi say they ‘forgive’ killers

  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they “forgive” the killers of their father, an announcement analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicted people on death row. Khashoggi — a royal family insider turned critic — was killed and dismembered at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, in a case that tarnished the reputation of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. […]

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