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Calls for unity for the nation to beat the pandemic (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 signed into law the “Bayanihan To Heal as One Act” that gives him additional powers to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the country. With the signing into law of the Act, the President assured the entire nation that the government would tirelessly work to beat the pandemic together with all the Filipinos. […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipina who has been living in Spain for eight years and who was recently confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus was interviewed by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in Barcelona after she had been discharged from the hospital to recover at home. Arianne Canopio, 25, said she decided to come out to tell her experience to give hope to those with COVID-19. Her message, they can beat the virus and recover. In […]
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — Looking for a quick morning workout but can’t get to the gym? Or following the #StayAtHome trend, EBC Washington DC Bureau Correspondent Ken Cruz, shows EBC International viewers quick and easy workouts. © Eagle News
(Eagle News) – How will you deal with life under quarantine or social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak worldwide? This song, “Buhay Bahay” (House Life) of E25 Records performed by Filipino rapper “Rapido” describes how this life is as millions of people affected by this virus is changing lifestyles across the world. In the song, E25 Records artist Rapido gives a positive spin and some advice to those forced to life under […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of electronic drug prescriptions for senior citizens and other individuals vulnerable to COVID-19. In a circular, the FDA authorized licensed physicians to issue electronic prescriptions for patients who are senior citizens, persons with disability (PWD), and those with chronic illness or immune-compromised conditions who need to take medicines and prescription drugs. “A large percentage of recorded fatalities came from this group of […]
(Eagle News) – Thirteen new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) bringing the country’s total to 230. In a bulletin released at 4:00 p.m. today, Friday, March 20, the DOH announced the 13 new cases referring to them as patients no. 218 to 230. The additional coronavirus cases were as of 12 noon today. The DOH also reported the death of Patient No. […]
(Eagle News) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) extended a regulatory relief package to banks and other BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFI) to help cushion the potential impact of COVID-19 on their operations. The relief package was provided for in Memorandum No. M-2020-008, issued by the BSP shortly after its Monetary Board approved the granting of temporary relief and rediscounting relief measures to BSFIs. In a statement, the BSP said that it “recognizes the potential […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipino passenger of Hawaiian airlines who was among those recently advised to go on quarantine after a flight from Honolulu to American Samoa shared with EBC Hawaii Bureau’s Arianne Torres their experience during the quarantine period. The passenger who asked for her name to be withheld, said that many of them from the flight from Honolulu to Pago-Pago, the capital of the American Samoa, were advised to go on self-quarantine. Some […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City will be closed until April 13. A public announcement by the Ombudsman’s Media Affairs Office said the closure also of its offices in Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tacloban, and Cagayan de Oro was pursuant to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, and the declarations of other local executives to place their localities under a general community quarantine. “During this time, the […]
(Eagle News) — Watch the live updates and interviews from North America through the reports of EBC Bureaus and its correspondents on the coronavirus pandemic. EBC correspondents give the latest situations in their areas. EBC Washington Bureau interviews people there, including a doctor from California who gives advice on how the public can cope with this pandemic. EBC Washington Bureau’s Eliza Gonzales-Manglicmot anchors the program. Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) through its coverages by its bureaus […]
(Eagle News) — Amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease worldwide, people in the midst of the crisis are trying to stay positive amid the outbreak. In Luxembourg, virus cases have risen to 140. These photos show an empty office cafeteria there. The once bustling food center has empty chairs and tables. Food are packed individually as lunches or snacks, ready just for pick-up by customers to reduce personal contact and prevent […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced that one of its senior officials has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement posted on Tuesday night, March 17 at 10:30 p.m., the DOH said that its “lone confirmed case is a director” and not a member of the DOH Executive Committee contrary to circulating reports. “DOH assures its employees that their safety and health is top priority. Offices have been disinfected […]
