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(Eagle News) — Davao City mayor Sara Duterte placed armored tanks and heavy equipment in major roads in the city to warn those violating the lockdown protocols of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) there. The mayor had earlier warned that she would place armored tanks or armored personnel carriers (APCs) to guard the streets to block private vehicles violating ECQ guidelines in the city. The ECQ was put in place on April 4 and is […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Davao Oriental within the next one to two hours. PAGASA said this was due to thunderstorms. The weather bureau said these conditions are also being experienced in Parang, Cotabato City, Sultan Mastura, Sultan Kudarat, Kabuntalan, Northern Kabuntalan, Sultan Sumagka and Datu Odin Sinsuat […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Friday, April 17, ordered jail authorities to comment on the petition of 22 detainees who are seeking their temporary freedom amid the COVID-19 crisis. The 15 justices ordered the respondents to file their comment to the petition filed by the group led by National Democratic Front consultant Vicente Ladlad by April 24. The group of detainees had asked they be freed temporarily on bail or on recognizance, citing what they […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — More than a quarter of Myanmar’s prison population is being released, the president’s office announced Friday, after calls grew to ease pressure on overcrowded jails with coronavirus fears gripping the country. The Southeast Asian nation grants an annual amnesty to thousands of prisoners to mark its April New Year holiday, but this is the largest recorded in recent years. It comes as governments around the world — including the US, […]
The Japanese comedian who stormed the world with his nonsense ‘Pineapple-pen’ hit and even entertained President Donald Trump is back with a new message: wash your hands! The entertainer known as Pikotaro grabbed a Guinness World Record in 2016 for his 45-second “Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen” or “PPAP” hit, which became the shortest song to break into the Billboard Hot 100. And now he has repurposed the catchy if bizarre hit to promote proper handwashing as the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture is implementing nationwide “Plant. Plant, Plant Program” to ensure adequate food supply amid the COVID-19 crisis. The aggressive implementation of the program starts this week and is also called the “Ahon Lahat Pagkaing Sapat Laban sa COVID-19” that will benefit farmers, fishermen and consumers nationwide, according to agriculture secretary William Dar. He said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) had […]
(Eagle News – At least 766 health care workers have contracted COVID-19 and 22 of them had died due to the disease, according to the Department of Health (DOH). DOH Spokesperson Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the 769 health care workers among the country’s 5,878 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 399 were doctors and 242 are nurses. The DOH expressed its condolences for the families and friends left behind by the 22 health care workers […]
Cites “personal reasons,” “differences” with other Cabinet members (Eagle News) — Ernesto Pernia on Friday, April 17, announced his resignation as head of the National Economic Development Authority. In a statement, Pernia said his resignation was “due partly to personal reasons and partly to differences in development philosophy with a few of my fellow Cabinet members.” He did not, however, elaborate. “I would like to thank the President for appointing me to the position. It has […]
(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country widened their lead over deaths even as the Philippines confirmed 218 new COVID-19 cases, for a total of 5878 cases. According to the Department of Health, with the 52 new recoveries, the total number of recoveries in the country was 487. This was 100 more than the total COVID-19 deaths in the country, at 387. The 387 deaths overall include the additional 25 deaths reported by the DOH […]
Eagle News — The world today as we know it, is scary and uncertain. Especially with all of Luzon still under lockdown for uncertain amount of time, it can dampen any hope or optimism left in your tank. EBC Films is here to help you turn that frown upside down. We asked some of your favorite Filipino Artists— Kristel Fulgar, Ai Dela Cruz, AC Bonifacio, Arielle Roces and Jiro Custodio, for some advice on staying […]
(Eagle News) — The coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City have reached 996, four cases shy of the 1000 mark. According to the local government, based on Department of Health data, of the 996, 674 have been validated by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit. Deaths so far exceed recoveries, 80 vis a vis 76. The local government said among the close contacts of the COVID-19 cases who were traced, 143 were suspected […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate will hear the resolution calling for the resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III even if President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to retain him in his Cabinet. This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson, who issued a statement on Friday, April 17, a day after news of the 14 senators signing P.S. Resolution No. 362 broke. Apart from Lacson, Senate President Tito Sotto signed the resolution, which asked Duque to […]
