Points to another possible Delta variant case who lives in another city, but is working in a factory in QC (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government said a returning Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Saudi Arabia who arrived on June 24, but stayed in a hotel in Makati City, is the first confirmed Delta variant case in the city, even as it is closely monitoring another possible Delta variant case. Although classified as […]
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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, July 26
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational flights for Monday, July 26: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates has been extended to July 30. Also […]
PNP reports 55 more COVID-19 cases among police personnel
(Eagle News) — Fifty-five more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the PNP to 29748. Of these, 1073 were active. Seventy-four additional recoveries also pushed the total recoveries, now at 28595. The death toll among police personnel due to COVID-19 is still at 80, with no additional deaths reported. COVID-19 vaccination of police personnel under the A4 category […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, July 25
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, July 25: Flight schedules may change at any given time. As a result, MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled flight before proceeding to the airport. The travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates has been extended until the end of the […]
Valenzuela City gov’t suspends COVID-19 inoculation activities for today, July 25, due to incessant rains
(Eagle News) — The Valenzuela City government has suspended COVID-19 inoculation activities for today. July 25, due to the incessant rains and flooding. In an advisory, the local government said the suspension applies to all vaccination sites and the administration of first doses and second doses. “Mangyaring maghintay sa mga susunod na anunsyo mula sa pamahalaang lokal ukol sa bagong schedule (Please wait for the local government’s announcement on the new schedule),” the local government […]
Longer curfew hours in Metro Manila start today, July 25
(Eagle News) — Longer curfew hours in Metro Manila start today, July 25, as the government moves to curb the transmission of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the Philippines. According to Metro Manila Council Chair Benhur Abalos, instead of the previous 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, curfew is now from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. “Since the Delta variant spreads exponentially, we should not let our guards down and implement necessary restrictions to […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, July 24
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, July 24: MIAA said flight schedules may change at any given time. According to the Philippine government, the travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and Bangladesh is in effect until July 31. The travel ban also now covers Indonesia. On Friday, the government included Malaysia and Thailand on its travel ban list. […]
PNP promotes 11 senior police officers
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, July 23, promoted 11 senior police officers. In a statement, the PNP said now with a one-star rank were Police Brigadier General Ritchie Medardo A. Posadas, Police Brigadier General John G. Guyguyon and Police Brigadier General Rudolph B. Dimas. Also promoted were now Police Colonel Leovigilda B. Bedia,Police Colonel Charles L. Domallig, Police Colonel Damian D. Olsim, Police Colonel Jacinto R. Malinao, Jr , Police Colonel Berniel P. […]
High COVID transmission observed in NCR as reproduction number rises to 1.21 — OCTA Research
DOH also confirms local transmission of Delta variant in PHL as more local Delta cases detected (Eagle News) – The reproduction number of COVID-19 in Metro Manila has increased to 1.21 which means there is now a high COVID-19 transmission in the Philippine capital, according to the OCTA Research. Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research Fellow, in an interview with the Eagle News Service program “Balitalakayan” said the increase in the reproduction number in Metro […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, July 23
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, July 23: Flight schedules may change at any given time. According to MIAA, the travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and Bangladesh is in effect until July 31. The travel ban also now covers Indonesia. The Department of Health has confirmed the local transmission of the Delta variant, prompting the Palace […]
MIAA releases list of operational flights for Thursday, July 22
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational flights for Thursday, July 22: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates has been extended until July 15. The […]
WATCH: Interview with Marikina Mayor Teodoro on importance of contact tracing, granular lockdowns amid Delta variant entry
(Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Marikina Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro who explains the importance of intensified contact tracing, granular lockdowns and vaccination of the population amid the entry of the highly infectious and dangerous Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. Mayor Teodoro also notes the importance of intensified biosurveillance in local governments, where clustering of cases are monitored and the samples submitted to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) which would analyze and detect the presence […]