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(Eagle news) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would no longer consider holding “peace talks” with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) because of the New People’s Army (NPA) attacks done on soldiers who were simply accompanying government workers delivering food any money amid the COVID-19 crisis. “There is no more peace talks to talk about,” Duterte said on Monday, April 27, during a late night press briefing in Malacanang. “It is […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has secured a loan agreement from the Asian Development Bank that would enable the country to get $1.5 billion budgetary support for its efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic. This came in time as funds to support the government’s programs to beat COVID-19 and to support its people under lockdown as President Rodrigo Duterte decided to extend the enhanced community quarantine in the Philippine capital of Metro Manila and […]
(Eagle News) – What is the “new normal” under the so-called GCQ or General Community Quarantine where almost all areas in the country are classified? Unlike the ECQ or enhanced community quarantine which employ stricter protocols, areas under GCQ (those with zero to few COVID-19 cases) in the Philippines allow the so-called “essential services and work”, as are certain businesses and establishments, essential construction work, and public transport — but all with strict social […]
Imposes ECQ in Cebu province, Cebu City, Davao City (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to extend the enhanced community quarantine until May 15 in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other high risk areas in Luzon, and imposed the ECQ in other high-risk areas in Visayas and Mindanao with high incidence of COVID-19. Duterte, upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, extended the ECQ in the following […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte slammed the continuous killing being done by communist rebels of soldiers and policemen who were just assigned to secure the transportation of food and supplies across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Duterte warned that he might just declare martial law if this continues to stop the New People’s Army (NPA)’s violence and mayhem, he said. “I might declare martial law, and there will be no falling back. […]
Spokesperson says it’s a balance of public’s right to health and right to earn a living (Eagle News) – This morning, Friday, April 24, President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce his decision on whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine after April 30, or just impose a modified version of the ECQ where the lockdown protocols stay in areas with high incidence of COVID-19 or for those vulnerable sectors at high-risk of contracting […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is thankful to all Filipinos who have expressed their support for the Philippine government’s response to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to his spokesperson Harry Roque. This was after the release of a Gallup survey showing that around 80 percent of Filipinos among their respondents believed that the government is handling the COVID-19 crisis “well.” The survey, conducted from April 6 to 8, […]
(Eagle News)–The United States has approved an additional P269 million in aid to the Philippines in its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the US Embassy said with the addition, the total US assistance to the country now amounts to more than P470 million. According to the US embassy, the newest tranche will “support laboratory and specimen-transport systems and intensify case-finding and disease surveillance.” It will also assist Filipino and international technical experts in “risk […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to study further its recommendations and provide more options on a post-April 30 scenario. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the IATF submitted its recommendations to President Duterte on Monday, April 20, but he advised them that more options should be put in place and he would need more time to study such options. In a virtual presser […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is consulting with former health secretaries of the Department of Health to help him decide whether to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon or to impose a modified community quarantine where only vulnerable sectors or those areas with high COVID-19 cases would remain on lockdown. Some of the health experts invited to give a briefing that started this afternoon, April 20, for the president are former […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 19, spoke to his United States counterpart Donald Trump to discuss bilateral efforts to fight COVID-19, Senator Bong Go said. Go said the phone call, which the US President made, lasted for 18 minutes. Details of the conversation have yet to be released. As of Sunday, the Department of Health confirmed 6259 COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, with recoveries widening their lead over deaths for several straight days. […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte advised Filipinos to “endure” the burden of lockdown protocols a little bit more to prevent the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from further spreading. The 75-year old Philippine leader said he himself had to suffer self-quarantine and could not celebrate his birthday with his family in Davao, and could not be there for the birthdays of his family members, including his grandson and daughter, Veronica “Kitty” Duterte who celebrated her […]
