Tag: philippines

“We’ll survive this contagion:” Pres. Duterte tells parents to keep children safe at home as COVID-19 cases rise to 24

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte advised all parents to make sure that their school age children stay at home as he directed class suspensions in all levels in Metro Manila from March 10 to March 14 amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which have now reached 24. Duterte himself announced the four new coronavirus cases Monday night, March 9, after meeting with the Interagency Task Force for the Management of […]

Pres. Duterte to declare State of Public Health Emergency after confirmed COVID-19 local transmission – Sen. Go

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to issue a declaration of a State of Public Health Emergency following the recommendation of the Department of Health due to the confirmed cases of local transmission of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease on Saturday, March 7. This was according to Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, the President’s former aide. “Pursuant to the recommendation of the DOH and my suggestion as Chair of the Senate Committee on […]

DOH confirms sixth COVID-19 case, raises Code Red alert as it confirms local virus transmission in PHL

  (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Saturday, March 7, confirmed the sixth case of the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country — the wife of the fifth COVID-19 case who has no previous travel history outside the country — and confirmed that there is now a local transmission of the disease. In a press briefing, the sixth case was identified as the 59-year old wife of the 62-year old Filipino […]

5 DOH teams formed to trace contacts of 2 Filipinos, 3 foreign tourists with COVID-19; local transmission feared

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, March 6, formed five separate teams to do extensive contact tracing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after it has confirmed two more positive cases, including a Filipino who has no travel history outside the country. Aside from the contact tracing for the two Filipinos with COVID-19, the DOH teams will also trace the persons who may have had contact with three foreign nationals – a […]

UPDATED: PHL records two new confirmed COVID-19 cases

  (Eagle News)–The Philippines has recorded two more  cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases to five. The Department of Health also noted that two of the three foreign nationals who were confirmed to have COVID-19 and who were reported to have a travel history to the Philippines may have contracted the disease somewhere else. In a press briefing on Friday, March 6, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the Philippines’ […]

DOH points to possible local transmission of COVID-19 after announcing fifth positive case in PHL

  (Eagle News) – The persons confirmed to have the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines have now gone up to five after the positive test results on two additional cases, the fifth being a Filipino who had no travel history outside the country, the Department of Health announced on Friday, March 6. The latest development is significant because the fifth case, a 62-year old male Filipino who tested positive with COVID-19 on March 5, […]

AFP, tiniyak na walang aktibong military personnel na sangkot sa pagpasok sa PHL ng ‘dirty money’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OxTMfU1E9k     Ni Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News)- Itinanggi ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang mga ulat na mayroon itong mga aktibong tauhan na umaakto bilang escort para makapasok sa bansa ang “dirty money” na nagkakahalaga ng bilyun-bilyong piso. Sa isang forum sa Maynila, sinabi ni AFP Spokesperson Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo na nakipag-ugnayan na sila sa Department of Finance (DOF) at Bureau of Customs (BOC) para linawin ang isyu. […]

PHL basketball prodigy Kai Sotto thanks Filipinos supporting him in NBA’s “Basketball Without Borders” stint

  (Eagle News) — Philippine teen basketball phenomenon, 17-year old Kai Sotto, has been invited to participate in the NBA’s “Basketball Without Borders” in the United States. Sotto said he is inspired by his family who sacrificed a lot to help him reach his goal, and by all Filipinos who believe in him. “It starts off with my family. My dad sacrificed everything.  He actually coached two teams in the Philippines.  But he sacrificed that […]

Taiwanese nat’l who visited the PHL from Feb 28 to March 3 confirmed with COVID-19 upon testing in Taiwan

  (Eagle News) A Taiwanese national who travelled to the Philippines with his friends from Feb. 28 to March 3 was found to be positive with the novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) when he came back to Taiwan. This was according to the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. In a statement, it said that the over 30-year old Taiwanese national, which it referred to as Case #44, resides in northern Taiwan but came to the […]

148 Filipinos from Macau to be repatriated within the week, says DOH

(Eagle News) – The country’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the plan of the Department of Foreign Affairs to repatriate 148 overseas Filipinos from Macau within the week. This was according to the DOH which leads the task force. In a release, the DOH said that 48 active members of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) will also be repatriated via commercial flight. But the 148 overseas Filipinos from Macau […]

Coast Guard probing ship which misrepresented China departure date to enter PHL; criminal charges eyed

(Eagle News) – A Panama-flagged cargo vessel that came from China and misrepresented its date of departure there is now being investigated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the possible filing of criminal charges. Coast Guard Commandant, Admiral Joel S Garcia has ordered the probe of Panama-flagged cargo vessel “MV Harmony 6” after its captain allegedly declared false information of its port clearance details amid intensified maritime security measures against 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). […]

11 South Koreans from Daegu City who travelled to Boracay now being monitored by health officials

  (Eagle News)  — At least 11 South Korean tourists from Daegu City who came to Boracay island are now being monitored by local health officials. The tourists arrived at the Kalibo International Airport on Feb. 25, a day before the Philippine government announced the travel restrictions on certain parts of South Korea due to the rising number of virus infections there. Aside from them, there are 26 Korean tourists from Daegu City who are […]