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(Eagle News) – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) announced the opening of applications for the Supreme Court (SC) and Court of Appeals (CA), with an online public interview of applicants set on Thursday, May 28. In an announcement, the JBC said the opening of applications is for the position of SC Associate Justice Jose C. Reyes Jr., who will be retiring in September 2020, as well as the position vacated by CA Presiding Justice […]
(Eagle News) — The European Union (EU) Delegation in the Philippines will make available to the public 20 multi-awarded full and short films as part of this year’s Viva Europa cultural showcase. “The EU Delegation presents its first EUFFestival- online film festival with 11 European multi-awarded full and 8 short films to the Filipino audience”, the EU said in a statement. The films are available for free, subtitled in English, and will be available via […]
(Eagle News) – Nearly 300 overseas Filipino workers and their families arrived from the Cayman Islands and London at noontime on Monday, May 25, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported. The repatriates, composed of 287 Filipinos from Grand Cayman and eight from London, arrived via an “airbridge” flight organized by the Cayman Islands local government, the DFA said in a statement. “The Manila airbridge flight is but a demonstration of the close Philippine-UK bilateral […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is initiating consultative dialogues with leaders of the country’s religious groups to discuss health protocols amid the COVID-19 public health emergency. “I am sending out instructions to all commanders in all levels to talk to the different religious groups and orient them on the restrictions of MECQ, GCQ and MGCQ especially on mass gatherings,” PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said in a statement. Gamboa is positive that cooperation […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 94 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,617 as of Monday, May 25. Thirty four (34) new fatalities were also recorded from the Middle East region, bringing to 328 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Meanwhile, 10 new recoveries were recorded as well, from Europe and Middle East, with the total now […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs reported the death of a Filipina household service worker in Beirut, Lebanon who reportedly committed suicide. “It is with deep sadness that the Department of Foreign Affairs announces that the Filipina household service worker who was taken in by the Philippine Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as ward at the POLO shelter on 22 May 2020 and reportedly jumped from a room she was sharing with two […]
(Eagle News) – The United Nations on Thursday, May 21 launched “Verified”, a worldwide initiative to combat misinformation about COVID-19. ““We cannot cede our virtual spaces to those who traffic in lies, fear and hate,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement. He noted that misinformation spreads online through “savvy production and distribution methods”, and thus “scientists and institutions like the United Nations need to reach people with accurate information they can trust.” As […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 43 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,504 as of Friday, May 22. Two new fatalities were also recorded, both from the Middle East region, bringing to 287 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Five new recoveries were recorded as well, from the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, and Middle East, with […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released guidelines to be observed by local government units and government agencies in the management of returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) and locally stranded individuals (LSIs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Memorandum Circular No. 2020-087, issued by the DILG on Thursday, May 21, “sought to provide a systematic and coordinated approach in facilitating the return of ROFs and LSIs.” “All receiving LGUs shall not […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 24 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,455 as of Wednesday, May 20. Four new fatalities were also recorded, bringing to 284 the total number of COVID-19 related deaths among overseas Filipinos. Nine new recoveries were recorded as well, with the total now at 858. “[T]he total number of overseas Filipinos who recovered from COVID-19 at […]
(Eagle News) – The United States military has donated P10 million worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to ten hospitals in provinces across the country, the US Embassy in the Philippines said on Tuesday, May 19. Aside from PPEs, the medical supplies include disposable gloves, masks, medical clothing, various types of face protection, infrared thermometers and other tools. “Over the next month, this medical equipment will be distributed to fourteen medical clinics, […]
(Eagle News) – The Chief Implementer of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response said the government will patrol malls to check compliance with social distancing guidelines. “Ang gagawin po namin ng DTI ay iikot kami sa lahat ng mga malls para makita po namin kung talagang sumusunod sila (What we will do with DTI is to go around malls to check if they are really complying),” Secretary Carlito Galvez said. Galvez made the statement in his […]
