Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News) — The employees of non-essential establishments should not be forced to go to work while the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is in place, the Palace said on Wednesday, March 18. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said “employers should not terminate their employees by reason only of not reporting for work because of the COVID-19 situation.” “Unless the company is engaged in basic necessities or services, employers should not require their employees to report for […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Gamers breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday after the end of a network outage that affected Nintendo’s online games, with internet-based systems under increasing pressure from people staying home over coronavirus. “The issue with our network services has now been fixed. Thank you for your patience!” tweeted Nintendo on its European Twitter account, with similar messages posted on its other accounts. The hours-long outage affected its online games but also […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, March 18, released the do’s and dont’s during the enhanced community quarantine on Luzon. The Luzon-wide quarantine started on March 17 and is expected to end on April 13, or earlier or later, depending on the situation. Below are the do’s and dont’s: The Philippines has so far recorded 193 COVID-19 cases, with 14 deaths. Seven have recovered.
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has announced the lifting of the 72-hour travel period for departing Overseas Filipino Workers, balikbayans and foreign nationals. According to immigration commissioner Jaime Morente, foreign nationals may now leave the country any time during the community quarantine period unless their flights have been cancelled by the airlines of the Civil Aeronautics Board. “There was some confusion with other government agencies yesterday, but we discussed this with them and […]
Aftershocks expected (Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Wednesday, March 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 11:13, had its epicenter 384 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. Depth of focus was 117 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Alabel, Sarangani. No damage to property was expected, but aftershocks were.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, March 18, recorded six new coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country, bringing the total number of those infected to 193. Of the total number of cases, the DOH said seven have recovered and 14 have died. President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the country under a state of calamity in order to mobilize the government’s resources against COVID-19. Under the proclamation declaring the state of calamity, […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Airlines worldwide face an unprecedented existential threat as the coronavirus shuts down global travel, leaving governments with controversial and costly decisions about which carriers to bail out. A toxic mix of fear, crippling travel bans and investor panic have pummeled the sector, with demand collapsing and carriers cutting flight capacity by up to 90 percent. One troubled airline, Britain’s Flybe, has already gone to the wall and […]
(Eagle News) — Watch the live updates and interviews from North America through the reports of EBC Bureaus and its correspondents on the coronavirus pandemic. EBC correspondents give the latest situations in their areas. EBC Washington Bureau interviews people there, including a doctor from California who gives advice on how the public can cope with this pandemic. EBC Washington Bureau’s Eliza Gonzales-Manglicmot anchors the program. Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) through its coverages by its bureaus […]
(Eagle News) — EBC Washington Bureau interviews a geriatrician, a doctor especializing in senior health care, who tells the viewers how adjustments are made in the US to make sure that health services continue to be given to the elderly amid the rising cases there. In the video interview, Dr. Minerva Navarro from Palo Alto, California also explained how doctors are more worried about “asymptomatic cases” as these can be much more dangerous since […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation deployed today, March 18, an initial 10 buses to deploy health workers to several hospitals amid the enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the DOTr said there will be two pick-up points for the buses: the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), and the BFCT East Metro Transport Terminal in Marikina City. The free bus service, which is implemented in cooperation and close coordination with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government has now allowed financial markets to re-open amid the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a joint statement, the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases had already issued an exemption for the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corp. (PDEX), Philippine Depository & Trust Corp., and […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The World Health Organization called for “aggressive” action in Southeast Asia to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus, warning Tuesday that some countries were heading towards community transmission of the deadly disease. Infections have soared across the region in recent weeks, forcing several countries to introduce drastic measures ranging from closing their borders to foreign arrivals and imposing nighttime curfews to closing schools and cancelling sports events. There are concerns that weaker […]
