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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, June 5

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, June 5: Flight schedules may be subject to changes, MIAA said. Several airlines have announced the resumption of domestic flight operations as Metro Manila and several areas transition into a general community quarantine. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade had said the domestic flights were allowed for as long as there was approval from the concerned […]

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MIAA appeals to LSIs not to gather at NAIA

(Eagle News)–Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal on Thursday, June 4, appealed for individuals who have yet to return to their provinces not to proceed to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport without a confirmed flight. Monreal issued the appeal to locally stranded individuals (LSIs) after some of them arrived in groups the day before, overwhelming MIAA authorities. The groups told airport authorities they had been told to proceed to Terminal 2 because  a […]

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DOJ: 222 PDLs, 48 personnel in BuCor facilities confirmed infected with COVID-19 virus

(Eagle News)–Over 200, or 222, persons deprived of liberty have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the Department of Justice said on Thursday, June 4. According to Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete, apart from the infected PDLs based on a report from the Bureau of Corrections as of June 2, 48 Bucor personnel  tested positive for the virus. Perete said of the penal farms and colonies managed by the BuCor, the New Bilibid Prison has  the most […]

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Gov’t to add six bus routes to help commuters in Metro Manila

(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 – […]

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LTFRB: Selected transactions in main, NCR offices to be done online

(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Thursday, June 4, announced some transactions in its main and Metro Manila offices will be online. The LTFRB said these are the following transactions: 1. Request for Special Permit; 2. Correction of Typographical Error 3. Request for Confirmation of Unit/s 4. Request for Franchise Verification 5. Request for Issuance or Extension Provisional Authority 6. Legal Concerns/Query on Hearing Schedule, Status For transactions 1 and 2, the […]

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PNP expands Libreng Sakay program

(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 […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, June 4

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Thursday, June 4: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. AirAsia has said it would resume its domestic flight operations on June 5, following the transition of some areas, including Metro Manila, to a general community quarantine. The Bureau of Immigration said its operations remain downscaled at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as international travel […]

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Liquor ban still in place in Manila amid GCQ

(Eagle News) – The liquor ban imposed over the city of Manila is still in place despite transition to general community quarantine, and business owners caught selling alcoholic beverages will face closure, the city’s mayor announced on Tuesday, June 2. “[A] liquor ban is still being implemented despite the city’s transition to General Community Quarantine”, Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said in the statement. Domagoso reminded owners of convenience stores, groceries, and other establishments […]

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Muntinlupa gov’t places Morning Breeze in Alabang under two-day “extreme localized community quarantine”

(Eagle News) — The Muntinlupa government has placed a community in Alabang under an Extreme Localized Community Quarantine following what it said was the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases there. According to Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, the ELCQ in Morning Breeze starts today, June 3, and will end on June 5, Wednesday, at 11:59 p.m. “Ibig pong sabihin nito ay hindi maaaring lumabas ng bahay ang mga residente at wala rin po munang papasok sa nasabing […]

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Customs bureau seizes over P17 million worth of fake cigarettes

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs on Wednesday, June 3, seized over P17 million worth of fake cigarettes. In a statement, the BOC said the shipment of supposedly branded cigarettes worth P17.38 million consigned to Mvetisery Industrial Supply was put on hold on May 27 following information from the BOC-Enforcement Group. The shipment, which had arrived from China on May 22, was also  issued a pre-lodgement control order. According to the BOC, upon physical […]

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MRT-3: Senior citizens can board trains if travel is for obtaining essential goods, work

(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Wednesday, June 3, clarified it does not have a policy on the absolute prohibition of the boarding of members of highly vulnerable sectors, including senior citizens, as claimed by the Commission on Human Rights. In a statement, the MRT-3 said it allows susceptible individuals to board the train provided their purpose for using the same was “indispensable under the circumstances for obtaining essential goods and services, or […]

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QC gov’t to fast-track plans to extend city’s existing bike lanes

(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has announced it would fast-track its plans to extend the city’s existing bike lanes as more people shift to bicycles for transport amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Mayor Joy Belmonte said the extension of the city’s 55-kilometer bicycle lane “in the next few weeks” was because of “the pressing need for transport during the pandemic, and the bike culture that emerged…” She noted, however, that bicycle […]

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