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(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that all doctors answering a new telemedicine hotline that it had recently launched are licensed and certified to provide consultations. The new 24-7 hotline provided free telemedicine consultations to residents of the National Capital Region (NCR) that began operations on April 7. In a statement, the DOH said that residents may call the NCR-dedicated hotlines to seek medical advice on COVID-19-related symptoms, or any […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) marked a milestone on April 10 as it passed the 11,000-person mark in assisted repatriations of overseas Filipinos from around the world. In a Twitter post, the DFA said that as April 10, the total number of land-based and sea-based overseas Filipinos repatriated since February 2020 already reached 11,148, with the arrival of the last batch of seafarers of Mystic Cruises from Lisbon, Portugal Friday […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a memorandum circular granting a 30-day grace period for residential and commercial rent during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Under Memorandum Circular 20-12, the 30-day grace period is determined to be “the 30 calendar days following the last due date of the rent which fell due within the ECQ.” The rents covered by the grace period will be amortized in equal amounts and […]
(Editor’s Note: This is a first-person account of our EBC correspondent in New Jersey, Elle Aguilar, who lives with her 80-year old mother in the US. She talks about how she tries to keep the required physical distance between her and her mom at this time of the virus pandemic. From the usual hugs and kisses, she is now learning a new way of showing love – by keeping her distance so her 80-year old […]
(Eagle News) – Feeling bored while under quarantine? Is the news about mounting coronavirus cases worldwide stressing you out that you need a break? Well, there’s a ton of things to do while at home, and parents need not fret. NET25 Kids enumerated some of the things that parents can do while following the stay-at-home order imposed by various cities and towns. From checking your house for things to improve or repair, folding your […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is eyeing the use of a Singapore-based mobile app to help in tracing contacts of COVID-19 patients. In an online statement, the DICT said that it is currently coordinating with the Department of Health and other government agencies to look into ‘TraceTogether’, a community driven contact tracing app launched on March 20, 2020. The DICT explained that TraceTogether allows the exchange of short-distance Bluetooth […]
(Courtesy: Supreme Court Public Information Office). Associate Justice Estela Bernabe, Chairperson of the 2019 Bar Examinations, belied reports circulating online that a certain date has been set for the release of the results. (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court of the Philippines belied reports that a definite date has been set for the release of the results of the 2019 Bar Examinations. In an advisory issued on April 2, Senior Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Chairperson […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 28, which grants special risk allowance (SRA) to health workers in the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. Admin Order No. 28 authorizes national government agencies, government-owned or -controlled corporations, and local government units to grant a one-time SRA to public health workers (PHWs), equivalent to 25% of their monthly basic salary. “For purposes of this Order, “PHWs” shall refer to medical, allied medical, […]
(Eagle News) – More than 500,000 families in Manila will receive P1,000 cash assistance from the city government beginning Tuesday, April 7. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced the cash assistance after signing Ordinance No. 8625, or the City Amelioration Crisis Assistance Fund, which authorized the allocation of P591 million as financial aid to about 568,000 families in the city. “House-to-house po (ang distribution), wala pong pila. Lahat ng itinala ninyo ay dapat n’yong […]
(Eagle News) – The city government of Manila today (April 2) passed an ordinance making it illegal to discriminate against COVID-19 patients, whether confirmed or under investigation, as well as health workers and other frontliners. “Ang ordinansang ito, na tinatawag bilang ”Anti-Covid 19 Discrimination Ordinance of 2020″, ay naglalayong ipagbawal ang anumang uri ng pamamahiya o diskriminasyon sa mga taong kumpirmadong positibo, maging sa mga Persons under Investigation (PUIs) at Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) ng […]
(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court of the Philippines will allow the online filing of complaints, information, and posting of bail in a bid to further limit the physical movement of court judges, users, and personnel amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. In Administrative Circular No. 33-2020 issued March 31 by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, the high court outlined the procedure and reglementary periods to be observed in filing criminal complaints via […]
Calls on gov’t, local officials to ensure fast delivery of basic needs of health facilities (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on all Filipino to “participate in this war” against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by staying at home, and for all agencies to ensure fast delivery of basic medical supplies to health facilities. “I now call on every Filipino to participate in this war by following the guidelines set by the national government […]
