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Second straight week of big price rollback caused by tumble in world crude prices (Eagle News) — Another big price rollback will take effect on Tuesday, July 19, with gasoline prices to go down by P5 per liter, and diesel prices by P2 per liter. In separate advisories, various oil companies announced the big-time price rollback which happens for the second straight week. Last Tuesday, July 12, gas prices were slashed by P5.70 per liter, […]
(Eagle News) — Incoming Energy Secretary Raphael “Popo” Lotilla has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the Department of Energy, Lotilla informed the agency that he tested positive for the virus on Saturday. The DOE said, so far, Lotilla is undergoing medication at home and self-isolation. “He has informed the Palace of his medical condition and will continue to provide updates,” the DOE said. According to the department, the DOE “has been providing updates to […]
Metro Manila with 9,713 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2,000 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, July 17. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2560 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3733101. Of these, 19873 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 9713. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5420, […]
Metro Manila with 9294 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 2000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 16. According to the Department of Health, the 2578 additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3730545. Of these, 18990 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of the regions in the last 14 days, with 9294 new cases. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5057, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised Alert Level 2 or a “restriction phase” on Sri Lanka due to the security situation in that country. In an advisory, the DFA said that “there will be no new deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Sri Lanka, and only those with existing employment contracts are allowed to return to the country.” Citing reports from the Embassy, the DFA said that there […]
Metro Manila logs 8,971 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2,000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 15. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2588 cases pushed the total cases to 3727970. Of these, 18090 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 8971. Calabarzon followed suit with 4640 new cases, Central […]
Chief of engineering division is MRT3 OIC-director for operations (Eagle News) — A senior official of the Department of Transportation has assumed the post of officer-in-charge and general manager of the Metro Rail Transit-3, the DOTr announced. According to the agency, Ofelia D. Astrera will also serve in her concurrent capacity as the chief of the rail line’s Support Division (Technical Training)/Computer Section/AFCS Office. Meanwhile, Oscar B. Bongon has assumed the role of OIC-Director for […]
DMW to be fully operational by next year, says DOLE (Eagle News) – At least six agencies of the labor department will be transferred to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) that aims to be fully operational by next year, 2023. Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said he had already issued a joint circular providing for the smooth transfer of six agencies attached to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to the DMW headed by […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 2371 additional cases on Thursday, July 14. According to Department of Health data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally to 375382. Of the total, 16244 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 8598. Calabarzon followed suit with 4212 new cases, Western Visayas with 1735, Central Luzon with 1711, and Central Visayas with 785. Of […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has designated Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire as officer-in-charge of the Department of Health (DOH). The decision was made as the President is still in the process of choosing who would be the next DOH Secretary. Following the announcement by Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles, the health department immediately issued a statement thanking President Marcos Jr., for designating Vergeire as the DOH’s OIC. “The DOH appreciates […]
(Eagle News) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas set its key policy rate at 3.25 percent, after the Monetary Board decided to raise the interest rate on the BSP’s overnight reverse repurchase by 75 basis points. This is effective Thursday, July 14, after the morning’s regular meeting of the Monetary Board. BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said that “accordingly, the interest rates on the the overnight deposit and lending facilities were raised to 2.75 percent […]
(Eagle News) — Some 15,000 security personnel will be deployed to ensure peace and order during President Bongbong Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address on July 25. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said the 15,000 includes policemen, soldiers and other force multipliers. The PNP said a task force will be created and will be tasked to coordinate with other government agencies for the traffic rerouting, among other things. “The security preparations would […]
