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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to deliver his last State of the Nation Address before he steps down as the country’s chief executive in 2022. The President’s sixth SONA will take place against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, with countries worldwide still on their toes as COVID-19 virus variants continue wreaking havoc on people and economies. In the Philippines, the Department of Health has confirmed the local transmission of the highly […]
(Eagle News) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones hailed the country’s teachers, students, and parents as school year 2020 to 2021 came to a close. In a statement, Briones said she was “honored to be part of the accomplishments and milestones” of this year’s graduating batch, noting that “despite being tested in an extraordinary time,” the learners “persevered and made valuable gains for the future.” “While this historic season gave unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) –Over 3,000 overseas Filipinos were repatriated last week amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional repatriates brought the total number of Filipinos repatriated since the start of repatriation efforts in February 2020 to 372,730. Of these, DFA data said 101,558 were sea-based, while 271,172 were land-based. It said the 3,994 repatriated last week included a distressed fisherman from Indonesia, medical repatriates from Singapore, Brunei, Thailand, Italy, Turkey, Bahrain […]
(Eagle News)–Forty stranded Filipinos repatriated from North Sulawesi, Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic have arrived in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the second batch of repatriates from Manado were fetched by the Philippine Coast Guard vessel “BRP Tubbataha” (MRRV-4401) on October 15 after being granted diplomatic clearance by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. The vessel docked at the port of General Santos in the morning of October 17 in what […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units to pass ordinances banning videoke sessions and other activities that can distract students as they attend online classes. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año also called on vehicle owners to refrain from blowing the horns of their vehicles during school hours. Año said students were still adjusting to blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bilang mga disiplinado at responsableng mga […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday, Oct. 7, reminded the public travel restrictions remain in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that while the bureau acknowledges the #Loveisnottourism movement calling on the government to allow foreign fiancés of Filipinos to enter the country, and understand “how difficult it must be” to be separated loved ones, this was “a temporary measure.” “We trust the wisdom of the (Inter-Agency Task […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 9,000 Filipinos abroad this week. The DFA said with the additional 9,574 overseas Filipinos, the total number of repatriated Filipinos since February rises to 195,224. Of the total, the DFA said 34.6 percent or 67,484 were sea-based, while 65.4 percent or 127,740 were land-based. This week, the DFA said two DFA-chartered flights from Saudi Arabia brought home 711 overseas Filipinos. The DFA said among them was OFW […]
(Eagle News) — Over 24 million students have enrolled for school year 2020 to 2021, the Department of Education said. According to DepEd, the 24,567,456 enrollees from kindergarten to Grade 12, including ALS and non-graded learners with disabilities, were as of Sept. 23. The figure represents 88.46 percent of the enrollees for school year 2019 to 2020, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The department said of the total figure, 22,383,549 learners enrolled in public schools, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education is preparing for the possibility of a monthly provision for connectivity and communications for DepEd personnel. This was according to memorandum 00-0920-0124 signed by Education Undersecretary Alain Del Pascua, and which was uploaded on the DepEd official Facebook account. According to the memo, in order to qualify for the provision, should there be one, all regional division and school employees, whether teaching or non-teaching personnel, should register and […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has ordered the regional trial courts to conduct proceedings for the possible release of inmates who sought for their temporary liberty on humanitarian grounds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In giving the order, the High Court acted on the urgent petition filed by Dionisio Almonte, Ireneo Atadero Jr., Alexander Ramonita Birondo, Winona Marie Birondo, Rey Claro Casambre, Ferdinand Castillo, Francisco Fernandez Jr., Renante Gamara, Vicente Ladlad, and several others, treating such as […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines made it to the list of safest carriers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PAL garnered a 4.2 rating out of 5.0, making it rank ninth on the list created by Safe Travel Barometer, an independent subsidiary of travel industry advisory and consulting firm VIDEC. The list was drawn up after an audit on COVID-19 safety credentials of over 150 airlines. The audit covered COVID-19-related hygiene and safety measures announced by airlines for travelers […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs said it repatriated over 8000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 8,329 repatriated, the number of Filipinos abroad brought home since the pandemic started rose to 153124 since the pandemic started. Of the total 153,124 repatriates, 57,595 or 37.6 percent were sea-based while 95,529 or 62.4 percent were land-based. “While commercial flights from various countries remain limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DFA […]
