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43 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Forty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the total PNP COVID-19 recoveries rose to 8781. Thirty-four additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 9145. Of these, 335 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 28. The government has said it was eyeing vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the population to achieve […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, January 6

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, January 6: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights on the day these are scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has imposed a ban on foreign travelers from 21 countries following reports of the more infectious COVID-19 […]

Hong Kong says traveler from PHL had UK COVID-19 variant

(Eagle News) — A passenger from the Philippines has tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first observed in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong said. According to Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Communicable Disease Branch of Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection, the 30-year-old female arrived in Hong Kong from Manila on December 22. She took a Philippine Airlines flight, PR 300. Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said the DOH has requested details from the Hong […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, January 5

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, January 5: 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 confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has banned foreign travelers from 21 countries following reports of a more infectious COVID-19 virus strain there. […]

33 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

One additional death pushes PNP COVID-19 death toll to 28 (Eagle News) — Thirty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 8722 as of Sunday night. Twenty-five additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9091. Of these, 341 were active. The number of COVID-19 deaths among police personnel rose to 28, with the addition of a […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, January 4

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, January 4, 2021: 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 confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government has temporarily banned foreign travelers from 21 countries following reports of the more infectious COVID-19 […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, January 3

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, January 3: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised all passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Flights from 21 countries are temporarily banned from entering the Philippines until January 15, following reports […]

31 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)– Thirty-one more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 8657. The PNP said twenty-two additional COVID-19 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9036. Of these, 352 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among police personnel remains at 27. The government has said uniformed personnel are among the priorities in a COVID-19 […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, January 2

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, January 2, 2021: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. The government has eased restrictions on travel, but some countries are subject to travel restrictions until January 15, 2021 following reports of a more infectious COVID-19 virus strain there. These were the United States, United Kingdom and 19 other countries: Denmark Ireland Japan Australia Israel The Netherlands […]

Manila City gov’t starts pre-registration for COVID-19 vaccines

  (Eagle News) – The Manila City government has launched a pre-registration process for those who want to avail of free COVID-19 vaccines. In a statement, Manila City mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that the vaccines to be used in Manila are registered and certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) He urged the public to pre-register for the vaccine if they want to be inoculated. The city government listed four steps for […]

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for January 1, 2021

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, January 1, 2021: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised 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. The government has temporarily banned flights from the United Kingdom and 19 other countries to the Philippines […]

DOTr: Over 1 million health workers benefited from gov’t’s free rides so far

(Eagle News) — Over one million health workers have benefited from the Department of Transportation’s free rides for health workers. The DOTr said of the 1,985,381 who took advantage of the program, 551,601 were from the National Capital Region-Greater Manila area, while 1,433,780 came from other regions. The free rides are also available in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, CAR and CARAGA. On December 29, the […]