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(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 28,459 as more fresh cases were reported on Friday, June 19, at 460, most of them in Metro Manila, according to the Department of Health. The number of recoveries added were 288 which brings total COVID-19 recoveries at 7,378. But fresh cases or cases confirmed in the last three days from Metro Manila were noticeably high at 277. This was more than […]
(Eagle News)–The decision on whether or not to make Metro Manila transition into a more relaxed modified general community quarantine will depend on President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a radio interview on Saturday, June 13, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has already submitted its recommendation but did not say what this was. He said, however, that so far, “medyo hindi bumababa sa Metro Manila at […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over seven areas as “Butchoy,” now over Zambales, heads towards the West Philippine Sea. In its 5 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Bulacan are under the tropical cyclone wind signal, with “Butchoy” in the vicinity of San Felipe and moving west northwest at 15 kph. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Metro Manila and seven other areas as Tropical Depression “Butchoy” maintained its strength and is now moving toward Zambales. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan are also under the storm signal, with “Butchoy,” which made landfall over Polillo and Infanta, Quezon on Thursday afternoon, moving west northwest at 25 kph, and packing maximum winds of 45 […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas as Tropical Depression “Butchoy” moves west northwest. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, the southern portion of Aurora (Dingalan, San Luis), Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, the northern and central portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Panukulan, Burdeos, Polillo, Patnanungan, Jomalig), Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Tayabas City, Lucena […]
(Eagle News)–The government has suspended the Balik Probinsiya program to prioritize the transport of individuals who have yet to return to their provinces from the capital amid the community quarantine. “This was a clear instruction from the President. Unahin, pauwiin na ang ating mga kababayan na stranded dito sa Maynila. These are the OFWs, our construction workers, ating mga turista at mga estudyante,” National Housing Authority general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. said. According to Escalada, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has reported a jump in COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, with the addition of 740 cases, bringing the total virus cases to 23,732. Of this number, 452 are fresh cases, while 288 are “late cases” or those wherein the test results had been released to patients at least four days ago. In the past three days, the cases added daily were more than […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxgSfro5lvE (Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture moved to investigate reported high prices of meat products in the country. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that he has already asked his people to look into this amid rise in meat prices, particularly of pork which he said should just be sold at the suggested retail price of P190 per kilo (for pigue/kasim or leg or ham cut) Dar said that the DA would coordinate with […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the addition of new bus routes for Metro Manila starting Friday, June 5, according to his spokesperson. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the gradual and calibrated opening of public transport is to be done as President Duterte observed the difficulties being encountered by those going to work in the Philippine capital which has been placed under General Community Quarantine starting June 1. “Ramdam din po ng […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board is set to add six bus routes to help commuters traveling within Metro Manila. According to the LTFRB, the following are the new routes to be added on Friday, June 5: Route 1: Monumento – Balagtas, Bulacan Route 17: EDSA – Montalban, Rizal Route 18: NAIA Loop The following city bus routes, on the other hand, will be launched on Monday, June 8: Route 3: Monumento – […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police now has 12 vehicles under its Libreng Sakay program for commuters in Metro Manila, which is under a general community quarantine. In a statement, the PNP said a latest report from the Operations Management Division of the Police Community Affairs and Development Group said the 12 buses and troop carrier trucks were from the PNP Special Action Force and the Logistics Support Service. The PNP said vehicles under its program […]
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 […]
