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Pres. Duterte mocks critics; says he’s working, sleeping alone in Palace, doing walks at 2 a.m.

April 14, 2021
US pauses J&J vaccine in blow to global immunization drive; rare clot in brain found in 6 women

April 14, 2021
Duterte, Putin meet online on cooperation to fight COVID; PHL ordering 20-M Sputnik V doses

April 13, 2021
DFA summons China envoy, demands immediate withdrawal of Chinese vessels in West PHL Sea

April 13, 2021
PHL reports 8,571 additional COVID-19 cases; total now at 884,783

April 13, 2021

National

DOTr: 787 positive for COVID-19 in ongoing mass testing of rail line personnel

April 14, 2021

(Eagle News) — Over 700 rail line personnel have so far tested positive for COVID-19 in the Department of Transportation-ordered mass testing. The latest DOTr data showed the 787 total cases recorded so far can be broken down as follows: Light Rail Transit-1: 120 Light Rail Transit-2: 251 Metro Rail Transit-3: 208 Philippine National Railways: 208 According to the DOTr, 794 LRT-1 personnel have so far been tested of the 1185 total personnel, 1870 LRT-2 […]

Pres. Duterte mocks critics; says he’s working, sleeping alone in Palace, doing walks at 2 a.m.

April 14, 2021

Says his decision not to make public appearances for a few days meant to goad nitpickers (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte mocked his critics for nitpicking him on photos of him jogging and walking inside Malacanang amid the COVID-19 lockdown. He also chided his critics, including Senator Leila De Lima, who had commented about the photos released by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go that showed him taking time out to get some exercise inside […]

Duterte, Putin meet online on cooperation to fight COVID; PHL ordering 20-M Sputnik V doses

April 13, 2021

PHL-Russia to bolster cooperation in other areas, including defense and security (Eagle News) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an “open and productive tele-summit” on Tuesday, April 13, where the two leaders discussed strengthening cooperation to fight the surge in COVID-19 cases. “The Philippines is ordering 20,000,000 doses of Sputnik V from Russia and both Leaders stressed the importance of ramping up global production and supplies,” said a statement […]

DFA summons China envoy, demands immediate withdrawal of Chinese vessels in West PHL Sea

April 13, 2021

PHL “utmost displeasure” expressed over “illegal lingering presence of Chinese vessels in Julian Felipe Reef” (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Monday, April 12, to express the Philippines’ “utmost displeasure” over the “illegal lingering presence of Chinese vessels” in the Julian Felipe Reef.” In a statement, the DFA stressed that the “continuing presence of Chinese vessels around the Reef […]

PHL reports 8,571 additional COVID-19 cases; total now at 884,783

April 13, 2021

(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 884,783 after the Department of Health reported 8571 additional cases on Tuesday, April 13. DOH data said of the total cases, 165534 were active. Of these, 96.9 percent were mild, 1.8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and 0.31 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 703963 including the 400 additional ones. The death toll is now at 15285, including the 137 additional ones. The Philippines […]

Metro

MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, April 14

April 14, 2021

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, April 14: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal are under a modified enhanced community quarantine until the end of the month amid the surge in […]

LRT-1 operations suspended for two weekends

April 13, 2021
Immigration bureau offices in NCR Plus area to continue with skeleton workforce setup for duration of MECQ

April 13, 2021

Agila Pilipinas

4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Batangas early Wednesday

April 14, 2021

(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas early Wednesday, April 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:39 a.m. Its epicenter was seven kilometers northwest of Calatagan. It had a depth of 203 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was felt in Calatagan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

PHIVOLCS: 383 volcanic earthquakes monitored at Taal in 24 hours

April 14, 2021
PNP: Five Korean nationals, four Filipinos nabbed in Angeles for hacking, phishing activities

April 13, 2021

International

S.Africa suspends J&J vaccine rollout over blood clot concerns

April 14, 2021

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa on Tuesday suspended the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine over potential blood clot risks reported by the United States, the health minister said. The announcement delays an already sluggish vaccination campaign in Africa’s worst-hit country, which has so far only administered the US-made jab. “We have determined to voluntarily suspend our rollout until the causal relationship between the development of clots and the Johnson & […]

Pfizer says it can deliver 10% more Covid vaccines to US by end of May

April 14, 2021

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pfizer has “ramped up production” of its Covid-19 vaccine and can deliver 10 percent more doses than expected to the United States by the end of May, its CEO Albert Bourla said on Tuesday. That would bring its delivery by the end of next month to 220 million doses, and Bourla said on Twitter the pharmaceutical giant can also “supply the full 300 million agreed on for the end […]

Germany to give different second jab to AstraZeneca recipients under 60

April 14, 2021

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — People aged under 60 who have been given a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine in Germany will receive a different jab for their second dose, federal and regional health ministers agreed Tuesday. Germany announced on March 30 that it would no longer offer the two-dose AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged under 60 due to concerns over a possible link to rare cases of blood clots. DPA news agency said […]

Johnson & Johnson says it will delay European Covid-19 vaccine rollout

April 13, 2021

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it will delay rollout of its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after US authorities moved to suspend use of the shot due to health concerns. The US Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control moved to “pause” the one-jab Covid-19 innoculation on worries over six reported cases of a rare type of blood clot in the United States. “We have made the […]

Health

Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90% in US trial

April 14, 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech company Moderna announced Covid vaccine is 90 percent effective against all forms of the disease and 95 percent effective against severe disease. The new results come from its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial involving more 30,000 people across the United States, and the headline efficacy figure is a slight decrease from an earlier figure of 94.1 percent published in the New England Journal of Medicine in December. […]

US pauses J&J vaccine in blow to global immunization drive; rare clot in brain found in 6 women

April 14, 2021

South Africa follows US lead in suspending J&J vaccine rollout by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US health authorities on Tuesday recommended pausing the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot over blood clot fears, with the company quickly announcing it would delay its European rollout, in a setback for global immunization campaigns. Out of nearly seven million Americans who have so far received the single dose vaccine, six women between age […]

Covid patients with sedentary habits more likely to die: study

April 14, 2021

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Among covid patients, a lack of exercise is linked to more severe symptoms and a higher risk of death, according to a study covering nearly 50,000 people who were infected with the virus. People physically inactive for at least two years before the pandemic were more likely to be hospitalised, to require intensive care, and to die, researchers reported Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. As […]

UK B.1.1.7 variant not linked to more serious infections: study

April 13, 2021

The UK variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility. The variant, known as B117, is now the dominant viral strain across much of Europe, and previous studies had shown it was linked to a higher likelihood of death than normal variants. But two studies published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases and The Lancet Public […]

Technology

NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check

April 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech issue emerged while testing its rotors, the US space agency said Saturday. Ingenuity’s trip, which is to be the first-ever powered, controlled flight on another planet, was set for Sunday but is now on hold until at least April 14. A high-speed test of the four-pound (1.8 kilogram) helicopter’s […]

Comet ‘most pristine’ object from outer space seen in Solar System

March 31, 2021
A ‘starter kit’ for supermassive black holes?

March 30, 2021

Sports

Curry scores 53 to pass Chamberlain for Warriors record

April 13, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Steph Curry erupted with 53 points to pass Wilt Chamberlain’s all-time Golden State scoring record on Monday as the Warriors downed the Denver Nuggets 116-107. Curry — who started the game needing only 19 points to overtake Chamberlain’s tally of 17,783 points set between 1959 and 1965 — broke the record in a hurry, rattling in 21 points in the first quarter. The 33-year-old passed Chamberlain’s mark with a […]

Doncic leads Mavs over Jazz, Harden injury fear for Nets

April 6, 2021
Japan swimmer Ikee wins Olympic relay spot after leukemia

April 4, 2021

Business

France says deficits rise as Covid destroys rebound hopes

April 5, 2021

PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s government deficit will deepen and public debt rise after a lingering Covid crisis smashed hopes of a rapid economic rebound, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday. The annual deficit, which has spiralled as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to prop up the struggling economy with massive spending, is now expected to reach nine percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, he told reporters. This compares to […]

Saudi plans to invest $3.2 trillion to boost private sector

March 31, 2021

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia announced plans Tuesday to pump $3.2 trillion in fresh investments by 2030 to boost the private sector, as the OPEC kingpin pushes to diversify its oil-reliant economy. The announcement by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as the petro-state battles high unemployment and a coronavirus-triggered downturn. “The total investment injected… into the national economy is expected to reach 12 trillion riyals ($3.2 trillion) by 2030,” […]

Dollar breaks 110 yen for first time since March 2020

March 30, 2021

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The dollar broke through the 110 yen barrier Tuesday for the first time in a year as optimism about the global economic outlook and rising US bond yields see investors turn away from the safe haven Japanese unit. The greenback hit 110.18 yen in afternoon trade as investors grow increasingly confident that world growth will pick up pace this year thanks to huge stimulus spending, particularly by the United States. […]

Entertainment

EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos” wins SoCal Film Award of Excellence for Best Feature film in the US

April 2, 2021

(Eagle News) — EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy ang Laban (The Fight Continues)” bagged the Award of Excellence for Best Feature film at this year’s SoCal Film awards in the United States. This is the film’s first win in a foreign filmfest. It also came after “Guerrero Dos” became the Philippines’ official entry for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. It also reached the official selection level at the 2020 Montreal […]

EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos” nominated in 8 categories in 36th PMPC Star Awards for Movies

March 25, 2021

(Eagle News) – EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy” ang Laban has been nominated in eight categories in the 36th Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies. The movie itself has been nominated as “Indie Movie of the Year, while its director Carlo Ortega Cuevas was nominated in the category Indie Movie Director of the Year, Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year, and Indie Movie Musical Scorer Of The Year along with Abet […]

Beyonce breaks record for most Grammy wins by female artist

March 15, 2021

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Beyonce made Grammys history Sunday by becoming the winningest woman in the history of the music industry’s top awards gala, and its most decorated singer with 28 career wins. She secured the record after winning Best R&B Performance for her hit “Black Parade,” a single celebrating Black culture and activism that dropped in the wake of mass protests ignited by the death of George Floyd in police custody in […]

Headlines

S.Africa suspends J&J vaccine rollout over blood clot concerns

Pfizer says it can deliver 10% more Covid vaccines to US by end of May

Moderna Covid vaccine efficacy falls slightly to 90% in US trial

Covid patients with sedentary habits more likely to die: study

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

Sen. Go posts photos of Pres. Duterte jogging, walking inside Palace grounds to dispel rumors he is sick

In photos: President Duterte welcomes arrival of another batch of 1 million Sinovac doses in PHL

Israel unearths fragments of 2000-year-old biblical scroll

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

PAGASA: Tropical storm off Mindanao may further intensify, enter PAR as typhoon on Friday

PAGASA: Tropical depression off Mindanao expected to enter PAR this weekend

Easterlies affecting PHL today

Knightfall Protocol

OPINION: Inequity and inequality in the time of Covid-19