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(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has suspended voter registration amid the novel coronavirus threat. “As a response to the growing threat to public health posed by COVID19, VoterReg2020 has been suspended by the COMELEC until the 31st of March 2020,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said in a Tweet. He said the suspension would take effect nationwide tomorrow. “The public is advised to take all necessary precaution,” he said. Voter registration started on January […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that workers can talk with their employers regarding the “work from home” scheme amid the rising coronavirus cases in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the “work from home” arrangement is a valid option since this is already contained in Republic Act 11165 of 2018, also known as the “Act Instituting Telecommuting as an Alternative Work Arrangement for Employees in the […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Tuesday, March 10, were cancelled in some areas as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Cainta, Rizal — all levels, public and private Caloocan– all levels, public and private (until March 11) Manila — all levels, public and private (until March 15) Marikina — all levels, public and private (until March 11) Pasay — all levels, public and private The Philippines has so far confirmed 10 […]
(Eagle News) — A Taiwanese national who tested positive for the novel coronavirus visited Makati, the local government said on Monday, March 9. In a statement, Mayor Abby Binay said the Makati Health Department has, however, already located the people he may have had contact with, and “with the exception of another Taiwanese national who was confirmed positive with COVID-19, all the rest did not show symptoms.” “However, they have been instructed to undergo strict […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief General Archie Gamboa went back to work on Monday, March 9, days after he was hospitalized after figuring in a helicopter crash in Laguna. In his first press conference since he was discharged following the incident in San Pedro, Gamboa said he was convinced the crash was not the result of a “sabotage.” “Convinced ako nobody in his right mind will do that,” he said. Gamboa also noted […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are fleeing out of riskier assets and into safe havens, sending gold and the yen surging and pushing US Treasury yields […]
Matapos ianunsyo na ang Twilight actor na si Robert Pattinson na ang bagong gaganap na Batman, ay inilabas naman ng direktor na si Matt Reeves sa kaniyang Twitter account ang larawan ng bagong batmobile na gagamitin sa pelikula. Mixed emotion tuloy ang fans at sinabing best version ang itsura ng new batmobile. Pinalitan ni Robert Pattinson ang aktor na si Ben Affleck na nag-retire na matapos ang “Batman versus Superman: Dawn of Justice” noong 2016 […]
(Eagle News) — Several senators on Monday, March 9, asked the Supreme Court to declare that the withdrawal from a treaty or an international agreement requires the concurrence of 2/3 of all members of the upper chamber for it to be valid. In the petition for declaratory relief and mandamus personally filed by Senate President Tito Sotto, Senator Richard Gordon, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senator Panfilo Lacson before the Supreme Court, the senators […]
Ni Ferdinand Libor Eagle News Service correspondent ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines (Eagle News) – Sinalakay ng mga tauhan ng National Bureau of Investigation Region 9, Bureau of Custom Region 9, Bureau of Internal Revenue at Philippine National Police ang isang pagawaan ng pekeng sigarilyo sa Barangay Don Jose, bayan ng Dinas, probinsiya ng Zamboanga del Sur. Sa pagsalakay ng mga awtoridad, tumambad sa kanila ang mga kagamitang panangkap ng pekeng sigarilyo. Kabilang sa tumambad sa […]
https://youtu.be/1L_tbwyIpLQ (Eagle News) – Nagsisimula na raw maging global pandemic ang 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na kumakalat sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ayon kay Singapore Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng virus sa iba’t ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Europa at North America nitong mga nagdaang araw. Hindi pa itinuturing ng World Health Organization (WHO) sa kategoryang “pandemic” ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon pero sinabing gagamitin ng United Nations agency ang […]
(Eagle News) — St. Luke’s Medical Center on Monday, March 9, said one of the two patients who turned out positive for the novel coronavirus has been transferred by the Department of Health to a government hospital. In a statement, St. Luke’s said the transfer from its Quezon City hospital was made “promptly” as soon as test results turned out positive, even as the medical institution noted that it has “always been equipped to handle […]
(Eagle News)–Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro has suspended the Palarong Pambansa scheduled in the city in May amid novel coronavirus fears. The announcement was made by the local government unit in a text message to reporters on Monday, March 9. Marikina has confirmed its first COVID-19 case. The case was among four additional cases announced by the Department of Health on Sunday. The DOH said so far, the Philippines has ten confirmed COVID-19 cases. With a […]
