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(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, with the total number of confirmed cases remaining at 2,845 as of Saturday, May 30. “Today’s reports from our Foreign Service Posts reflect no new fatalities due to COVID-19 among Filipinos abroad,” the DFA said in a statement. Likewise, “the daily rate of confirmed cases remains at 24 while the daily rate of recoveries increased to 28 […]
by Celine Le Prioux with Daniel Lawler in Paris and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump faced a broad backlash on Saturday over severing ties with the UN’s health agency during a pandemic, as coronavirus cases worldwide topped 6 million and infections surged in Latin America. The EU urged Washington to reconsider its decision to permanently cut funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the pandemic, which has […]
(Eagle News) – A total of 31,352 overseas Filipinos affected by COVID-19 have been repatriated to the Philippines since February, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported on Saturday, May 30. In a statement, the DFA said that of those repatriated, 65.8 percent (20,633 OFs) are sea-based and 34.2 percent (10,719 OFs) are land-based. The most recent repatriates arrived from the UAE on Friday, May 29. “OFs who wish to be repatriated are requested to […]
(Eagle News) – Business establishments caught violating the “no mask, no entry” policy during the general community quarantine (GCQ) will face closure, the Manila City government announced on Saturday, May 30. “Ordinance No. 8627, which mandates citizens to wear face masks in public, is still in effect”, Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso said in a statement. Under the ordinance, the face masks “must sufficiently cover one’s nose and mouth and must be worn at all times.” […]
(Eagle News) – The total coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million with more than 368,000 deaths as infections continued to spike with no vaccine developed yet. Based on the virus dashboard of Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as of 7:32 a.m.(Philippine time) May 31, 2020, total COVID-19 cases have reached 6,054,187 worldwide. Global deaths due to the virus hit 368,711. The United States is still the country with the most cases and most deaths. The […]
DOH says 46 are “fresh cases,” the rest are four days old or older (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 16000 mark and is now at 16634 after the Department of Health reported on Friday night 1046 cases. The DOH, which had said it was ramping up tests to reduce an existing backlog, said of the 1046 reported cases, 46 were test results released to patients within […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines on a “modified regular enrollment process” for school year 2020-2021 amid the COVID-19 health emergency. Under Department Order No. 8 s. 2020, issued on Thursday, May 28, enrollment “shall primarily be administrated remotely”, with physical enrollment “highly discouraged” even in areas declared as low risk for COVID-19. “The first two weeks shall completely be remote enrollment, where there will absolutely be no face-to-face,” the […]
(Eagle News)–The Maritime Industry Authority on Friday, May 29, reiterated the need to keep shipping and supply chains open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MARINA issued the statement as it outlined the procedures on ship crew changes and on the repatriation of seafarers in foreign-registered or Philippine-registered vessels docked in international ports or seaports under the jurisdiction of the Philippines. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said all available assistance should be extended to Filipino mariners, who are […]
(Eagle News) – There will be no face-to-face classes or sessions until the safety of students and teachers is assured amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education announced on Thursday night, May 28. In a report during President Rodrigo Duterte’s public address, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that there has been confusion among the people who associate the opening of classes with physical classes. “We are used to learners, we are used to teachers […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday, May 28, created a masterlist of overseas Filipinos who tested negative for COVID-19. In a statement, the PCG said that the list contains the names of 36,832 overseas Filipino workers, Filipino seafarers, and returning Filipinos who yielded negative result in the RT-PCR test conducted by the Sub-Task Group for the Repatriation of OFWs. According to the PCG, the list consolidates the names of overseas […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported more confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, as it vowed to work “to safely repatriate” more stranded Filipinos home. On Wednesday, May 27, the DFA reported 29 new COVID cases, that brought the total number of confirmed cases to 2,664. On Thursday, May 28, the new cases spike at a high of 157 confirmed COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad – mostly from the Middle […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has climbed to 15,588, after the Department of Health reported 539 new cases on Thursday, May 28. According to the DOH, of the new cases, 61 percent or 330 came from Metro Manila, 10 percent or 55 cases from Region 7, 19 percent or 99 cases for other areas, and 10 percent or 55 cases are repatriates. The DOH said of the […]
