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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 51754; no deaths reported today

July 9, 2020
Lawmakers to decide on ABS CBN franchise renewal as summation of issues presented

July 9, 2020
DOH reports 2,539 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday; total at 50,359

July 9, 2020
Pres. Duterte announces lifting of suspension on non-essential travel and on exit travel ban

July 8, 2020
President Duterte favors slow, “very circumspect” reopening of the economy

July 8, 2020

National

COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 51754; no deaths reported today

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 51,000 mark–now at 51754–after the Department of Health reported 1395 cases on Thursday. The DOH said no new deaths were reported, with the total retained at 1314. Of the 51754 COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 37627 are active cases. Of the total cases, 1184 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were reported to the patient within the last three […]

Lawmakers to decide on ABS CBN franchise renewal as summation of issues presented

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News) – Lawmakers are now set to vote on whether to grant or to deny the application of media network ABS CBN to renew its franchise which expired on May 4 this year. The summation of the issues and evidence raised in the past 12 hearings started Thursday, July 9, considered Day 13 of the hearing conducted by House Committee on Legislative Franchise jointly with the House Committee on Good Government and Public […]

President Duterte designates Sandra Sanchez-Montano as new PHL Commission on Women chair

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Sandra Sanchez-Montano as chair of the Philippine Commission on Women. Sanchez-Montano, who was commissioner of the PCW representing the science and health sector, replaces Rhodora Bucoy. Several reports said Bucoy had been fired by the President, but the PCW denied this in a statement, saying Bucoy tendered her resignation letter on July 7. The letter, the PCW said, has “yet to be transmitted to our head agency, […]

DOH reports 2,539 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday; total at 50,359

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 50,000 mark—with 50359 cases—after the Department of Health reported 2539 cases on Wednesday night. The DOH said of the 50,359 total cases, 36457 were active cases. Of the 2539, 1922 were fresh cases, or cases where test results were reported to the patients within the last three days. Over 600–or 617—were late cases, or cases where results to patients were released […]

Pres. Duterte announces lifting of suspension on non-essential travel and on exit travel ban

July 8, 2020

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday, July 8, the lifting of the suspension of non-essential travel, as well as all exit travel restrictions. “Itong suspension of non-essential travel by Filipinos is now lifted. All exit travel restrictions are also lifted,” he said in his talk to the nation. The President reiterated the conditions for Filipinos who want to travel outside the country which include the submission of confirmed round-trip tickets for […]

Metro

DILG: Couples can ride motorcycle together starting Friday, July 10

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News) — Couples will be allowed to ride motorcycles together starting Friday, July 10. In a radio interview, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the prototype motorcycle submitted by Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap has also been approved. He said based on the prototype, there is a barrier between the rider and the passenger. He said the barrier extends beyond the heads of the driver and the passengers. Wearing of face masks is also a must, […]

Agila Pilipinas

4.1-magnitude quake hits Davao Oriental

July 9, 2020

(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental early Thursday, July 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 12:32 a.m., had its epicenter 83 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

Baguio court issues arrest warrants vs three PMA cadets, others over death of Darwin Dormitorio

July 8, 2020
Cebu Pacific releases updated list of domestic flights for July

July 8, 2020

International

China offers glimpse inside lab near Wuhan virus origin

July 9, 2020

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese state media has offered a rare glimpse of the lab at the heart of coronavirus conspiracy theories, as it seeks to push back against claims the facility was the source of the global pandemic. President Donald Trump and other US figures have repeatedly suggested the virus could have leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, or even been deliberately produced there. Footage broadcast by state-run CCTV is believed to be […]

Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods

July 9, 2020

by Charly Triballeau in Kumamura and Quentin Tyberghien in Takayama, Japan TAKAYAMA, Japan (AFP) — Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling on Thursday to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday more than 3,000 households were isolated, either by rising floodwater or roads destroyed by landslides, mostly in the hardest-hit southwestern region of Kumamoto […]

Five million begin lockdown in Australian city

July 9, 2020

by Ryan Smith MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Five million people in Australia’s second-biggest city began a new lockdown Thursday, returning to tough restrictions just weeks after they ended as Melbourne grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Residents have been told to stay at home for six weeks after other measures to contain a spike in COVID-19 failed to prevent the virus spreading. The state of Victoria has been effectively sealed off in an effort […]

Ukraine pins hopes on weather to beat deadly forest fires

July 9, 2020

by Yuliya Silina SMOLYANYNOVE, Ukraine (AFP) — Forest fires in eastern Ukraine that have killed five people and left dozens homeless are being brought under control by firefighters, officials said on Wednesday. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said the situation was improving and he had seen no new fires during a fly-over with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior officials. The blaze began on Monday in Lugansk region and engulfed Smolyanynove, a village just 20 kilometres […]

Technology

Israeli scientists use waste in battle against virus

July 9, 2020

by Alexandra Vardi TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israeli scientists have come up with a “simple” and low-cost method to turn waste into ethanol for use as sanitisers in the battle against the novel coronavirus. Professor Hadas Mamane of Tel Aviv University (TAU) and her team have been working for the past five years on recycling waste and transforming it into alcohol. Now, in response to the global demand for hand sanitisers, they have focused […]

China eyes July 20-25 launch for Mars rover

July 1, 2020
France pulls plug on country’s oldest nuclear plant

June 29, 2020

Sports

Fighting coronavirus, dreaming of Olympics: meet Japan’s boxing nurse

July 9, 2020

by Harumi OZAWA TOKOROZAWA, Japan (AFP) — Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: coronavirus. The 27-year-old juggles a brutal training regime in boxing gloves with long, irregular hours in surgical gloves at a hospital near Tokyo. Tsubata mainly treats cancer patients but she said the virus was a constant threat, with medical experts […]

Beal out for Wizards in NBA restart with shoulder injury

July 8, 2020
Howard will play for Lakers when NBA resumes in Orlando

July 7, 2020

Business

United Airlines says could lay off as many as 36,000 employees

July 9, 2020

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United Airlines warned Wednesday it could lay off as many as 36,000 workers on October 1 as the US carrier fights for survival amid the coronavirus crisis. The big US airline emphasized that it must cut costs due to a severe drop in demand for air travel, but although it will notify frontline employees of the potential job cuts, it does not expect everyone who receives the notice to […]

President Duterte favors slow, “very circumspect” reopening of the economy

July 8, 2020

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the country should be “very circumspect” in reopening the economy as the COVID-19 virus continues to infect many while there is no vaccine in sight. In his talk to the nation at past 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, the President said that opening the entire Philippines would mean thousands more being infected and will put the country in a more dire economic situation. While recoveries […]

Indonesia’s Lion Air slashes 2,600 jobs as virus bites

July 6, 2020

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s Lion Air Group is slashing 2,600 jobs as the coronavirus pandemic hammers Southeast Asia’s biggest carrier, a company spokesman said Monday. The layoffs — about nine percent of the airline’s 29,000 employees — would mainly affect contract workers, it said. The job cuts come after Lion earlier reduced management and staff salaries. “Lion Air Group is in a difficult and challenging period due to the effects of…Covid-19,” said Lion Air […]

Entertainment

‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera missing, feared drowned

July 9, 2020

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and feared drowned at a California lake, local officials said, with rescuers to continue a search for her on Thursday. The Ventura County Sheriff’s office earlier tweeted it was looking for a “possible drowning victim” at the lake, and said a dive team was being deployed to the area. Rivera, 33, is best known for her role as high school cheerleader Santana Lopez […]

Harry Potter star Emma Watson joins board of fashion giant Kering

June 17, 2020

PARIS, France (AFP) — Emma Watson, the actress and activist who made her name as Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” films, joined the board of the French fashion giant Kering Tuesday, in a major coup for the world’s second biggest luxury group. The British star, who was born in Paris, is the face of the Good On You app, which rates fashion brands on their ethical and sustainability credentials. Although Kering is seen to […]

Hollywood Foreign Press Association starts official screening of EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos”

June 6, 2020

(Eagle News) — The prestigious Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is set to start official screening of EBC Films’ Guerrero Dos Tuloy Ang Laban (The Fight Continues). The screening is scheduled at June 5, 7 pm in Los Angeles, which is June 6 at 10 a.m., Manila time. It will last for two weeks. The HFPA is a group of over 90 members of journalists responsible for Golden Globe Awards every January. Despite the […]

EBC KIDS

EU offers children’s films, virtual astronomy to Filipino kids

June 2, 2020

(Eagle News) – The European Union Delegation in the Philippines (EU) is offering Filipino children with access to children’s films, online storytelling, and virtual star- and moon-gazing event on Friday (June 5) and Saturday (June 6). The activities, part of the EU’s “Lakbayin Natin ang ang EU” and “Ode to the Stars and to the Moon” programs, “aim to enable children to learn about the European Union without having to physically visit the continent especially […]

Kids in Malaysia talk about COVID-19 and why they cannot go out

April 20, 2020

(Eagle News) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, children already know some basic information about the virus that has so far infected more than 2.3 million people around the world. In this video report by Hui Mei See, EBC correspondent in Kuala Lumpur, children interviewed in Malaysia, including kids of Filipinos working there, already know why they cannot go out and why their schools are closed. They already know the importance of proper hand washing […]

Fun play activities at home for kids and the whole family

April 19, 2020

By Sally Lopez NET25 Kids Supervising Producer Do you feel bored? Are your eyes always tired because of watching too much videos? Are you already having a headache because of too much video games? Well, why not, have some physical play instead? Did you know that physical play has a lot of benefits for everyone? Physical play can help us in many ways. It helps us have a healthy body because it helps us […]

Stress-free quarantine tips for parents

April 9, 2020

(Eagle News) – Feeling bored while under quarantine? Is the news about mounting coronavirus cases worldwide stressing you out that you need a break? Well, there’s a ton of things to do while at home, and parents need not fret. NET25 Kids enumerated some of the things that parents can do while following the stay-at-home order imposed by various cities and towns. From checking your house for things to improve or repair, folding your […]

Headlines

China offers glimpse inside lab near Wuhan virus origin

Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods

Israeli scientists use waste in battle against virus

State officials respond to Hawaii’s largest single-day count of new COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 EBC Special Coverage

Flying back to the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: what to expect in the “new normal”

European Union donates to Guatemala 72,000 test kits to detect COVID-19 cases

INC Giving volunteers from the east coast, ‘do good, to those who need it.’

US government to give additional P201 million COVID-19 aid for Mindanao

96 new COVID-19 cases reported among overseas Filipinos, total now at over 5,300

PNP:”Consistently high” virus recovery rate among police personnel due to mass testing, early detection

Liquor ban still in place in Manila amid GCQ

Total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos reach 5,230, more than half undergoing treatment

DILG tells LGUs: Build bike lanes

144 stranded Filipino nationals repatriated from India

COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 5,218, with more than 2,100 recoveries, 300 deaths

Nearly 100,000 OFWs stranded abroad, says DOLE

More than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases reported among overseas Filipinos in a day

At least 19 MRT-3 trains to run in Metro Manila amid GCQ to allow social distancing, says DOTr

COVID-19 special report: Learning from the 1918-1919 Flu Pandemic that killed 50 million worldwide

PNP recruitment and training programs to resume as NCR eases to GCQ on June 1

No new COVID-19 cases, fatalities recorded for the day among overseas Filipinos: DFA

Over 31,000 overseas Filipinos repatriated since February; 65% of them sea-based workers, says DFA

Manila to close business establishments, lock down barangays violating quarantine rules

DepEd says remote enrollment to be done, instead of physical enrollment under new guidelines

News in Photos

In photos: Mayon volcano continues to emit steam-laden plumes

In photos: President Duterte speaks to Chinese leader Xi over the phone

Global race protests mark George Floyd’s death

News in photos: Aftermath of Ambo’s fury in Eastern Samar

Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) in Hawaii conducts contact-free Aid to Humanity during COVID-19 crisis

In photos: MRT-3 puts markers on train seats, floors in preparation for “new normal”

Filipino ingenuity: Who can beat this face shield?

Powerful quake damages buildings in Croatia capital amid coronavirus scare

In photos: President Duterte undergoes COVID-19 test, along with Sen. Bong Go

Senator Dela Rosa posts photo of PNP chief Gamboa in hospital to show that he’s okay

Weather

Thunderstorm advisory raised over Nueva Ecija, other areas

Easterlies affecting parts of PHL

Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

Easterlies affecting eastern sections of Visayas, Mindanao

Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers expected in PHL

Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers expected in parts of PHL

Easterlies affecting eastern sections of Visayas, Mindanao

Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers expected in M. Manila, other parts of PHL due to localized thunderstorms

Thunderstorm advisory raised over Zambales, other areas

ITCZ affects Mindanao

INC Worldwide Aid to Humanity

INC holds 3rd phase of relief distribution for Taal volcano eruption victims

In photos: Reaching out to help more victims of Taal eruption, INC continues relief distribution, medical mission

INC holds series of Lingap sa Mamamayan for Batangas and Cavite residents affected by Taal volcano eruption

Thousands, including OFWs, attend relaunch of INC’s “My Countrymen, My Brethren” in Japan

INC Aid to Humanity for OFWs held in Japan

Iglesia Ni Cristo in Taiwan holds “Lingap for OFWs”

In photos: Iglesia Ni Cristo starts “Lingap sa Mamamayan” to help those affected by Mindanao quakes

INC holds “Aid to Humanity” events in various provinces

INC gives free medical and dental services during Lingap sa Mamamayan at the PHL Arena

In photos: INC Lingap sa Mamamayan at the PHL Arena as part of the Oct. 31 Worldwide Aid to Humanity

Featured Photos: International

#EBCphotojournalism: Protesters converge on White House, call for end to police brutality

EBC photography: A view of the Rhine River this spring amid the pandemic

In photos: The vicarage where Dr. Jose Rizal wrote the last chapters of Noli Me Tangere

In photos: Scenes at the EBC PopCon 2019

#EBCphotography: Melbourne bursts in color as spring begins

#EBCphotojournalism: Philippines sends garbage back to Canada

#EBCphotojournalism: El Ateneo Grand Splendid named the world’s most beautiful bookstore

Look: Tierpark Berlin shows photo of unnamed female 11-week-old icebear cub during first veterinary examination

2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show crowns King

#EBCphotography: Amazing views at a beach in Donsol, Sorsogon

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