(Eagle News) — The country’s airports and seaports have started implementing safety measures against the threat of the novel coronavirus, which has continued to spread in nearby China and has killed at least 17 people. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Director General Jim Sydiongco has reported they were “continuously coordinating with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Quarantine to support its efforts to […]
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126 new PDEA agents to be deployed in seaports to guard against entry of illegal drugs into PHL
(Eagle News) — Most of the newly-hired 126 agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will be deployed in the country’s various seaports to monitor these and prevent any entry of illegal drugs into the country. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said 110 will be deployed to monitor the country’s 13 key seaports and 1,200 private seaports nationwide. They will be closely scrutinizing cargoes entering the country, and will also sit beside X-ray […]





