(Eagle News)–Starting Monday, June 29, 980 UV Express units will be allowed to ply 47 routes in Metro Manila and adjacent provinces. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said these units don’t need to apply for special permits. Additional jeepneys may also be deployed depending on passenger demand. Below is the list of approved UV Express routes: 1. Meycauayan – Central Integrated Terminal (QC) 2. Obando – MRT North Ave., QC 3. Sto. Niño […]
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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, June 28
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, June 28: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day as only those with confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed for as long as there is approval by the local government unit concerned. International travel […]
COVID-19 cases among UP Health Service, Kanlungang Palma frontliners climb to 16
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases among frontliners in Kanlungang Palma and the University of the Philippines Health Service rose to 16 as of Friday, June 26. This was two more cases since UP Diliman reported seven cases in those facilities on Thursday, June 25. On Tuesday, June 23, UPD confirmed its first seven cases in the same facilities. According to UPD Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo, the recent cases included health, security and laboratory […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, June 27
(Eagle News)-The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, June 27: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those that have the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed provided there is approval by the […]
MRT-3 resumes operations after “delay” early in the day due to power interruption
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has resumed operations after these had to be suspended early Friday, June 26, due to power interruption. The MRT-3 said its operations have resumed as of 7:30 a.m. Earlier, the MRT-3 said the “delay” in train operations was due to the Meralco power failure in Diliman and Balintawak yesterday, June 25, at 11:03 p.m. The MRT-3 had said buses under the MRT-3 bus augmentation program continued to ferry passengers, with […]
QC gov’t issues show-cause order vs person allegedly behind issuance of PWD cards to 6 “unqualified” individuals
Releases additional guidelines in issuance of PWD cards (Eagle News)–The Quezon City government has issued a show-cause order against the person allegedly behind the issuance of Persons With Disabilities cards to “unqualified” members of a well-off family for P2000. In a statement, the local government said the permanent employee, who was ordered back to his mother unit in July 2019, was asked to explain within 72 hours why the cards, which went viral on social […]
SEC temporarily closes main office after several employees test positive for COVID-19
(Eagle News)–The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary closure of its main office after several of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory, the SEC said the closure of its Pasay office from today, June 26, to June 30 will facilitate a “thorough disinfection of the premises.” The SEC said the employees and outsourced personnel have no history of travel abroad, no known exposure to confirmed positive COVID-19 cases and no symptoms. […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, June 26
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, June 26: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmed flight will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed provided there is approval from the local government unit […]
Valenzuela courts physically closed starting today as judges, court personnel go on quarantine
(Eagle News)–Valenzuela courts will be physically closed starting today, June 25, as judges and court personnel go on quarantine. A memo from Executive Judge Maria Nena Santos said the decision to temporarily close Bulwagang Pangkatarungan was upon advice by the Supreme Court’s Assistant Court Administrator Lilian Barribal-Co, after one person came into contact with a COVID-19-positive patient. “If the result of the swab test of the person who had contact with a COVID-positive will turn […]
All Makati courts physically closed from June 25 to July 8
Judges, court personnel to undergo 14-day quarantine (Eagle News)–All Makati courts will be physically closed from June 25 to July 8. A memorandum from Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Elmo Alameda and Metropolitan Trial Court Jackie Crisologo Saguisag said the Offices of the Clerk of Courts will also be closed during the period when all judges and personnel will be in quarantine. The memo said this was approved by the Supreme Court’s Office of the […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, June 25
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Thursday, June 25: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA has urged passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed provided there is approval from the local government […]
UP Diliman: 7 frontliners in Kanlungang Palma, UP Health Service COVID-19-positive
(Eagle News) –The University of the Philippines-Diliman on Wednesday, June 24, announced seven of its frontliners had tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, UPD said the frontliners from Kanlungang Palma and the UP Health Service have already been isolated. Their contacts, UPD said, have also been traced by the UPHS Public Health Unit. Services will continue at Kanlungang Palma and the UPHS, following consultation with an infectious disease specialist, UPD said. ” Rest assured […]