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6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

January 27, 2022
PHL economy grows by 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2021 despite Delta variant, super typhoon Odette impact

January 27, 2022
DOH finds 618 more Omicron cases; 497 are local cases mostly “stealth Omicron”

January 27, 2022
Object found in the Milky Way ‘unlike anything astronomers have seen’

January 27, 2022
JUST IN: DOH, PGC confirm Omicron sublineage BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” now dominant in PHL

January 27, 2022

National

PHL economy grows by 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2021 despite Delta variant, super typhoon Odette impact

January 27, 2022

PHL posts 5.6 percent overall growth based on GDP for whole year of 2021 (Eagle News) – The Philippine economy grew further last year despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the highly debilitating Delta variant, as gross domestic product posted a growth of 7.7 percent in the fourth quarter. Because of this, the country’s GDP posted an over-all growth of 5.6 percent for the whole year of 2021, according to the latest data from the […]

DOH finds 618 more Omicron cases; 497 are local cases mostly “stealth Omicron”

January 27, 2022

Omicron cases detected nationwide; DOH probing how Omicron sublineage BA.2 became predominant in PHL (Eagle News) – More Omicron variant cases have been detected in the Philippines at 618, which includes both the original Omicron lineage B.1.1.529, and its sub-lineages, BA.1 and BA.2 or the so-called “stealth Omicron.” The Department of Health (DOH) announced this on Thursday in the latest genome sequencing of the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the […]

JUST IN: DOH, PGC confirm Omicron sublineage BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” now dominant in PHL

January 27, 2022

More infectious Omicron sublineage BA.2 already detected in the 12 regions of the country, and most predominant in NCR, Calabarzon (Eagle News) – The Department of Health confirmed that the Omicron sublineage, BA.2, also known as the “stealth Omicron” is now the dominant Covid-19 variant in the country. “We have detected this in all the 12 regions of the country, said UP-Philippine Genome Center executive director Dr. Cynthia Saloma on Thursday, January 27 […]

DFA condoles with kin of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Romulo

January 26, 2022

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has condoled with the kin of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Romulo, who passed away on Sunday, Jan. 23. According to the DFA, Romulo, the uncle of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, “will be fondly recalled by the women and men of the Department of Foreign Affairs as a statesman that upheld the ideals of excellence in the conduct of diplomacy.” It noted that Romulo was also the […]

International

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

January 27, 2022

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre of the strong quake was 219 kilometres (136 miles) northwest of Pangai, a town on the remote island of Lifuka, at a depth of 14.5 kilometres. There were no immediate reports of the quake being felt in Tonga or neighbouring Fiji. The area has seen daily earthquake […]

Boston hospital refuses heart transplant to unvaccinated patient

January 27, 2022

BOSTON, United States (AFP) — A hospital in Boston refused to perform a heart transplant on a patient who had not been vaccinated for Covid-19, US television media reported Wednesday. A spokeswoman for Brigham and Women’s Hospital confirmed in a statement to AFP that vaccination against the coronavirus is “required” for organ transplant recipients there. The patient’s father, David Ferguson, appeared on news channels CNN and ABC to share the family’s story, saying his 31-year-old […]

China warns US over Ukraine, ‘interfering’ in Winter Olympics

January 27, 2022

BEIJING, China (AFP) – China’s top diplomat spoke with his US counterpart on Thursday, warning Washington to “stop interfering” in the Winter Olympics and stressing that Russia’s security concerns in Europe should be “taken seriously”. Beijing hopes to turn next week’s Games into a soft power triumph. But the lead-up has been clouded by a US-led diplomatic boycott over China’s human rights record, particularly towards its Uyghur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region. “The most […]

Biden admin withdraws Covid vaccination mandate for businesses

January 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday formally withdrew the Covid vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses that was struck down by the Supreme Court. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that although it was withdrawing the mandate it “strongly encourages vaccination of workers against the continuing dangers posed by Covid-19 in the workplace.” The conservative-dominated Supreme Court delivered a blow to Biden this month when it blocked his vaccination-or-testing […]

Headlines

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

PHL economy grows by 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2021 despite Delta variant, super typhoon Odette impact

DOH finds 618 more Omicron cases; 497 are local cases mostly “stealth Omicron”

Object found in the Milky Way ‘unlike anything astronomers have seen’

JUST IN: DOH, PGC confirm Omicron sublineage BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” now dominant in PHL

International

Boston hospital refuses heart transplant to unvaccinated patient

China warns US over Ukraine, ‘interfering’ in Winter Olympics

Life

Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer

Thailand rushes to contain oil spill after undersea leak

National

PHL economy grows by 7.7 percent in 4th quarter of 2021 despite Delta variant, super typhoon Odette impact

DOH finds 618 more Omicron cases; 497 are local cases mostly “stealth Omicron”

JUST IN: DOH, PGC confirm Omicron sublineage BA.2 or “stealth Omicron” now dominant in PHL

DFA condoles with kin of former Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Romulo

Metro

146 immigration personnel assigned to NAIA, Clark airport tested positive for COVID-19: Immigration bureau

PNP COVID-19 cases breach 47,000 mark

Provincial News

4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental

4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental early Tuesday

International

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

Boston hospital refuses heart transplant to unvaccinated patient

China warns US over Ukraine, ‘interfering’ in Winter Olympics

Biden admin withdraws Covid vaccination mandate for businesses

Health

Moderna begins trial of Omicron-specific vaccine booster

Omicron risk remains very high: WHO

Environment

Six sue Fukushima nuclear plant operator over thyroid cancer

Thailand rushes to contain oil spill after undersea leak

News in Photos

Typhoon Odette also leaves trail of destruction in Cebu

Scenes of destruction in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental in the aftermath of supertyphoon Odette

In photos: Concrete road in Surigao del Norte breaks into pieces as Typhoon Odette hits province

Donaire defends WBC title with body shot KO of Gaballo

PHL bet Beatrice Gomez makes it to top five, but fails to advance to top 3 of Miss Universe pageant