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(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has called on cargo owners and consignees to withdraw overstaying cargoes inside the Manila International Container Terminal to help free up needed space for incoming cargoes carrying essential items amid the COVID-19 emergency. “A healthy port is what is most needed now as we find ways to efficiently deliver needed goods and services to our fellow Filipinos who are trying to break free from the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic,” […]
Six patients recover, two die (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas City has climbed to 27. In its update on Wednesday, April 1, the Las Piñas government said of the 27, one each was from Almanza Uno, Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Pamplona Uno and Talon Uno; four each from BF International Village-CAA and Talon Dos; three each from Pamplona Tres, Pilar and Zapote; and two each from Manuyo Dos, Pulang Lupa […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief General Archie Gamboa has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. This is according to Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson. According to Banac, Gamboa had no meeting with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who revealed on Tuesday that he tested positive for the virus. Año has gone on self-quarantine as a result. “(PNP chief) is on duty, up and running the entire affairs of the PNP amid the […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has suspended all its scheduled hearings in its main office amid the enhanced community quarantine. The LTFRB said the suspension until further notice also applies to all hearings in its National Capital Region office. “This is to ensure the safety of our stakeholders amidst (the) rising number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country,” the LTFRB said. The Philippines has so far […]
(Eagle News)–San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Zamora posted the result in a Facebook post on Wednesday, April 1. Zamora said, however, that he will have to finish his 14-day quarantine, as advised by the Department of Health and following protocol. So far, he said he was on his fourth day and continued to feel “perfectly OK.” Zamora had gone on self-quarantine after one of his staff members […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport has released its list of operational flights. MIAA said the following list was as of Wednesday, April 1: MIAA said flight scheduled may change at any given time. “In such cases, please contact your airline for confirmation,” MIAA said.
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture will be providing more mobile agricultural markets through the “Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita” in Metro Manila so that more people in the Philippine capital would have fresh farm and fishery products at affordable prices. “We will open more this week to benefit more urban families, and at the same time provide our Luzon farmers and fishers direct market and thus earn for their respective products,” said […]
(Eagle News) – Total COVID-19 cases in Quezon City rose to 140, with 26 coronavirus-related deaths, its local government said. There are so far 66 out of the 142 total barangays in the city with confirmed coronavirus cases, it said citing data as of 11 p.m. of March 30, 2020. It also reported at least 70 persons under investigation (PUIs), and 367 persons under monitoring (PUMs). -18 bgys placed under extreme enhanced community quarantine- […]
(Eagle News)–The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has retrieved the “black box” from the Lionair plane that crashed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as it was on its way to Japan for a medical evacuation. In a statement, CAAP said the flight data recorder was recovered from the gutted airframe of RP-C5880, a West Wind 24 aircraft. CAAP said the plane’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) was also recovered from the crash site. CAAP […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Forum Halls, the World Trade Center (WTC) in Pasay City and the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila will soon be converted into facilities for the “treatment and health monitoring of COVID-19 patients.” Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced this on Tuesday, March 31. This would be transformed into COVID-19 facilities in at least two weeks, and the construction workers who set this up […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational flights. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the list was as of Tuesday, March 31: MIAA said flight schedules may change at any given time. “In such cases, please contact your airline for confirmation,” MIAA said.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, March 30, expressed its condolences to loved ones of the people on board a Lionair Inc. plane that crashed as it was on its way to Japan for a medical evacuation mission. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the eight fatalities included one American, one Canadian, and six Filipinos, The DOH said Lionair, Inc. was a partner of the Department of Health in serving the […]
