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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 507,717 with addition of 1,783 cases

January 21, 2021
Galvez meets Sotto, Lacson, Dela Rosa on vaccine deal; confidentiality issue clarified

January 21, 2021
DOJ junks complaint vs Senator Koko Pimentel over alleged quarantine breach

January 21, 2021
Galvez: PHL to get up to 40 million free COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

January 21, 2021
US Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: tracker

January 21, 2021

National

PHL COVID-19 cases reach 507,717 with addition of 1,783 cases

January 21, 2021

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 507,000 mark on Thursday, Jan. 21, after the Department of Health reported 1783 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 507,717 total cases, 5.9 percent or 30,126 cases were active. Of these, 84.8 percent were mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 4.4 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 99, […]

Galvez meets Sotto, Lacson, Dela Rosa on vaccine deal; confidentiality issue clarified

January 21, 2021

(Eagle News) — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., had pushed through his meeting with selected senators on Wednesday night, Jan. 20, including Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, to reveal and explain details of the contracts being negotiated for the various COVID-19 vaccines to be delivered to the country. The meeting was also attended by Senators Panfilo Lacson and Ronald dela Rosa. The meeting was in accordance with the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte […]

DOJ junks complaint vs Senator Koko Pimentel over alleged quarantine breach

January 21, 2021

Cites three grounds for dismissal (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed the complaint filed against Senator Koko Pimentel over his alleged quarantine breach in March 2020. A statement from the DOJ said the Office of the Prosecutor General junked the complaint filed by lawyer Rico Quicho a month later on three grounds: the complaint was fatally defective, Pimentel is not a public health authority required to report medical conditions, and there was […]

Galvez: PHL to get up to 40 million free COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

January 21, 2021

(Eagle News) — The Philippines will get up to 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the Gavi COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access facility or COVAX, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. announced on Thursday, Jan. 21. Galvez announced the development in a televised briefing. While he did not specify which vaccine this was, he said it was “most likely” the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine. “Siguro meron po tayong 30 to 40 million na doses for free para […]

PHL COVID-19 tally reaches 505,939; recoveries climb to 466,993

January 20, 2021

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 505,939 on Wednesday, Jan. 20, after the Department of Health reported 1,862 additional cases. The DOH said of the total COVID-19 cases, 5.7 percent or 28,904 were active. Of these, 84.9 percent were mild, 7.5 percent asymptomatic, 4.5 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.39 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Zamboanga City with 206, Davao City with 109, […]

Metro

MMDA Chair Abalos wants lighting along major thoroughfares improved

January 21, 2021

(Eagle News) — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways to ensure improved lighting along major thoroughfares in Metro Manila. Abalos made the request in a meeting with DPWH and Department of Transportation officials on Wednesday, days after the Palace announced his appointment as the new MMDA chief following the death of Danilo Lim. “Public safety is our utmost priority. Only one busted or broken light […]

PNP reports 13 more COVID-19 recoveries

January 21, 2021
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Jan. 21

January 21, 2021

Agila Pilipinas

Sinas orders probe of Binangonan Municipal Police station following extortion allegations

January 21, 2021

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas has ordered an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Binangonan Municipal Police station. Sinas also directed CALABARZON PNP Regional Director, Police Brigadier General Felipe Natividad to place Binangonan Chief of Police, Police Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Ancheta under probe for command responsibility over the allegations of extortion made against six of his personnel. The allegations were made by one Stephen Kellu, whose motorcycle had been impounded by […]

Immigration bureau: Fugitive in Korea nabbed in Pampanga

January 21, 2021
10 volcanic quakes, steam and sulfur dioxide emissions monitored at Mayon; PHIVOLCS says no magmatic eruption imminent

January 21, 2021

International

Mexico welcomes Biden halt to border wall construction

January 21, 2021

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico on Wednesday hailed US President Joe Biden’s order to halt construction of Donald Trump’s wall along the US-Mexican border, as well as his other immigration-linked reforms. “Mexico welcomes the end of the construction of the wall, the immigration initiative in favor of DACA and a path to dual citizenship,” Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wrote on Twitter. He was referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to regularize […]

US Covid-19 deaths exceed WWII military toll: tracker

January 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of US Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday surpassed the country’s toll of military fatalities in World War II, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. As of the evening, the tracker showed that 405,400 people have died from the disease caused by the new coronavirus in the United States. The total number of combat and non-combat deaths in World War II was 405,399, according to the […]

World leaders congratulate US President Biden

January 21, 2021

PARIS, France (AFP) — World leaders said they were looking forward to working with Joe Biden, the Democrat sworn in as US president on Wednesday after four turbulent years under Donald Trump. European Union Charles Michel, president of the European Council, tweeted congratulations to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, adding: “It’s time to bring back conviction & common sense and rejuvenate our EU-US relationship.” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Europe is […]

No crowds, intense security mark scaled-down Biden inauguration

January 21, 2021

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two weeks after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, America reclaimed its citadel of democracy Wednesday with the latest transition of power — but Joe Biden’s inauguration, coming amid unprecedented security threats and pandemic woe, was unlike any other. For one, his twice-impeached predecessor Donald Trump was absent, having fled Washington hours earlier, leaving Vice President Mike Pence to represent the White House in […]

Health

UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

January 20, 2021

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The UK coronavirus strain has been detected in at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, 10 more than a week ago. With the global death toll now well past two million, and new variants of the virus causing deep concern, countries across the world are grappling with how to slow infections until vaccines become widely available. The South African strain, which like the UK one is believed […]

UN seeks $76 million in emergency aid for Madagascar

January 20, 2021

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations said Tuesday that $76 million was urgently needed to help over one million people in southern Madagascar facing potentially life-threating shortages of food, water and health assistance. The UN humanitarian agency OCHA issued its so-called flash appeal after the impoverished island country in eastern Africa saw its agricultural season ruined by the worst drought in a decade. At the same time, the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic […]

Immune system ‘remembers’ coronavirus for at least 6 months: study

January 20, 2021

by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) — People may be able to fight off reinfection for at least six months after they recover from Covid-19 thanks to cells that can “remember” the virus, according to research published Monday. Researchers in the United States and Switzerland studied dozens of people who had recovered from Covid-19 and found that while their antibodies may fade over time, they maintained levels of specific memory B cells. These cells can […]

World facing ‘catastrophic’ moral failure on vaccines: WHO chief

January 18, 2021

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The world is on the “brink of a catastrophic moral failure” if rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccine doses while the poorest suffer, the head of the WHO said Monday. World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus denounced the “me-first” attitude of wealthy nations and also blasted vaccine manufacturers for chasing regulatory approval in rich countries rather than submitting their data to the WHO to green-light vaccine use globally. He said […]

Technology

Toyota to pay $180 mln to settle US emissions violations: govt

January 15, 2021

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Toyota will pay $180 million to settle charges it failed to comply with rules mandating that auto companies report problems with vehicle emissions to authorities, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday. “Toyota pays the price for its misconduct with a $180 million civil penalty and agreement to injunctive relief to ensure that its violations will not be repeated,” Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark said in a […]

Top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia launches car-free city

January 11, 2021
Israeli firm in Gaza extracts drinking water from air

January 5, 2021

Sports

NBA postpones another game, announces 11 new players test positive

January 21, 2021

LOS ANGELES. United States (AFP) — Memphis’ NBA game at the Portland Trail Blazers scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed with the Grizzles depleted by coronavirus contact tracing, the league said. The 16th such postponement of the season came on the day the league announced that of 502 players tested for Covid-19 since January 13, 11 new players had returned a confirmed positive test. The league’s coronavirus protocols require anyone who tests positive, or who […]

Irving returns to Nets saying he ‘just needed a pause’ from NBA

January 20, 2021
Hawks-Suns game postponed over Covid concerns

January 14, 2021

Business

Asia welcomes Biden presidency with healthy gains

January 21, 2021

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets saw Joe Biden’s first day as US president with broad gains Thursday as investors look forward with optimism about his economic and Covid-19 recovery plans. Soon after being sworn in, Biden signed more than a dozen executive orders unwinding some of his predecessor’s policies, including rejoining the World Health Organization that observers say will help in the fight against the devastating disease. He also signed back up […]

Makati Shangri-La hotel temporarily closes on Feb. 1 as pandemic hits hard

January 20, 2021

(Eagle News) – After almost 30 years of operation, Makati Shangri-La Hotel will be temporarily closing operations starting February 1 as the hotel chain is hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the Philippine Hotel Owners Association, Vice-President for Operations (Philippines) of the Shangri-La Group John Rice said that throughout the “unprecedented pandemic” in the last 10 months, their priority has been to “preserve as many jobs as possible for our […]

UK inflation jumps in December

January 20, 2021

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s annual inflation rate jumped in December partly on higher transport costs as Covid restrictions temporarily eased, official data showed Wednesday. The rate, as measured by the UK’s Consumer Prices Index, rose to 0.6 percent last month from 0.3 percent in November, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. Analysts’ consensus forecasts had been for a rise to 0.5 percent. “Transport costs… as well as petrol prices rose […]

Entertainment

EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos:Tuloy ang Laban” qualifies as PHL entry to this year’s Golden Globe Awards

January 16, 2021

By MJ Racadio Eagle News Service entertainment contributor (Eagle News) – EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy Ang Laban (The Fight Continues)” was selected as one of the two films from the Philippines that have passed the requirements to represent the country as a foreign language film entry to the 78th Golden Globe Awards this year. The list of foreign language films that made it to this year’s submissions to the Golden Globe awards is […]

Teachers win P94,000 jackpot prize in “Sana All” round of NET25 Happy Time’s “Bawal Peyk News”

January 15, 2021

(Eagle News) — A group of public school teachers got the P94,000 jackpot prize in the “Sana All” jackpot round of the “Bawal Peyk News” game segment NET25 noontime show “Happy Time” on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. Four teachers of New Era Elementary School in Quezon City joined the “Bawal Peyk News” segment of “Happy Time” hosted by Anjo Yllana, Janno Gibbs and Kitkat. The teachers were also asked about the challenges of handling […]

Boobsie, nag-guest host sa “Eat’s Singing Time”; todo na sa saya with Marcelito Pomoy at JC Parker

January 8, 2021

Naki-join sa kantahan, saya at kainan ang super funny comedian-singer na si Boobsie sa “Eat’s Singing Time”, ang pinakabagong game show ng NET25,, nitong Biyernes, Jan. 8, sa pilot week ng naturang show. Todo na nga sa pagbibigay saya ang pinakabagong show na handog ng Eagle Broadcasting Corporation nang sinamahan ni Boobsie nitong Biyernes ng gabi, ang regular hosts ng show na sina Marcelito Pomoy at Jaycee Parker Aguas. Ang “Eat’s Singing Time” ay mapapanood […]

EBC KIDS

NET25 Kids to hold EBC Webinar Series on how to manage and educate children amid pandemic

October 21, 2020

(Eagle News) – Want to learn more about educating and managing your children in these interesting times? Then check out the series of educational and informative webinars by NET25 Kids for teachers and parents which will be livestreamed via NET 25 Kids Youtube Page. The EBC Webinars 2020 will feature several guest speakers with years of experience to share information that would be valuable and helpful for teachers and parents as they educate and […]

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 […]

Headlines

Mexico welcomes Biden halt to border wall construction

World leaders congratulate US President Biden

Netflix keeps growing in pandemic, tops 200 million subscribers

UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

Remembering World War 1: The first war where chemical gases were used as weapons

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

News in Photos

No crowds, intense security mark scaled-down Biden inauguration

Pres. Duterte inaugurates Skyway stage 3, says he hopes Filipinos’ lives will be better

“Unprecedented:” How Trump supporters breached security and raged inside US Capitol

World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic

One dead, at least four hurt after steel girder from Skyway project falls on vehicles in Muntinlupa

News in photos: Marikina submerged by Ondoy-high floods after rains dumped by Ulysses

Pres. Duterte conducts aerial inspection of Marikina, Montalban, other areas hit by floods reminiscent of “Ondoy”

Pres. Duterte conducts aerial inspection of Catanduanes, Albay to check typhoon damage

News in photos: Electric posts toppled by Super Typhoon Rolly in Guinobatan, Albay

In photos: Manila Bay’s white sand beach wows locals and tourists alike

INC Worldwide Aid to Humanity (Lingap sa Mamamayan)

Felix Y. Manalo Foundation, Inc. recognized as Daly City’s Philanthropic Organization of the Year 2020

Iglesia Ni Cristo extends help to St. Francis of Assisi Mission Church thru Lingap sa Mamamayan

Iglesia Ni Cristo holds Aid to Humanity in Hawaii islands; legislator thanks Church for help

Iglesia Ni Cristo holds Lingap sa Mamamayan for typhoon “Ulysses” victims

PHL Ambassador thanks Iglesia Ni Cristo for “Aid to Humanity” for OFWs in Malaysia

Iglesia Ni Cristo helps hard-to-reach communities in Papua New Guinea through “Aid to Humanity”

Iglesia Ni Cristo Aid to Humanity starts in New Jersey, USA

Iglesia Ni Cristo turns over almost 5k goodwill bags to San Juan City for Oct 31 Lingap

INC turns over 8,300 goodwill bags to San Jose del Monte, Bulacan for Oct 31 Lingap sa Mamamayan

Iglesia Ni Cristo gives 10,000 relief packs to City of Manila

Weather

Rainfall advisory raised over parts of N. Luzon

Cloudy skies, rains expected today

PAGASA: Rains due to LPA off Aurora, tail-end of frontal system

Cloudy skies, rains expected today due to LPA, tail-end of frontal system

LPA, northeast monsoon to bring cloudy skies, rains over parts of PHL

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Eastern Samar

Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the PHL today

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Davao City

Cloudy skies, rains expected due to tail-end of frontal system, northeast monsoon

Featured Photos: International

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2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show crowns King

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