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PHL calls for immediate release of Suu Kyi, a “complete return” to Myanmar’s “previously existing state of affairs”

March 3, 2021
DepEd extends school year for basic education to July 10, 2021

March 3, 2021
In Pasay City where South African variant has been detected, health workers find hope in vaccines

March 2, 2021
DOH reports 13 “minor” adverse events on 1st day of Sinovac vaccine rollout

March 2, 2021
First batch of Sinovac doses arrive in Cebu and Davao

March 2, 2021

National

PHL calls for immediate release of Suu Kyi, a “complete return” to Myanmar’s “previously existing state of affairs”

March 3, 2021

(Eagle News) — The Philippines called for the “immediate release” of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for a “complete return to the previously existing state of affairs” as protests against the Southeast Asian country’s military coup continued. The Philippines made the call in a statement after the Informal Association of Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers meeting held to discuss international and regional issues. According to the Philippines, the “complete return to the previously […]

DepEd extends school year for basic education to July 10, 2021

March 3, 2021

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education has extended the school year for basic education to July 10, 2021. In issuing DepEd Order No. 012, s. 2021 that made the amendment to DepEd Order No. 30, s. 2020, the DepEd noted that there was a need to address “learning gaps” which were “attributable to reduced academic opportunities at home and substantial loss of live contact with teachers.” It said there was also a need to […]

DOH reports 13 “minor” adverse events on 1st day of Sinovac vaccine rollout

March 2, 2021

Assures safety of Sinovac shots which can prevent severe COVID-19 infection (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that 13 “minor” adverse events were reported in the first day of the vaccine rollout using Sinovac vaccines donated by China. All did not require hospitalization and they were allowed to go home after a period of observation that same day. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all of the adverse events were considered […]

DOH finds 6 cases of South African variant, 30 add’l UK variant cases

March 2, 2021

(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said that six cases of the South African variant or B.1.351, have been found in the country, while 30 more cases of B.1.1.7 variant or the so-called UK variant have been also recently detected. With the additional 30 cases of the UK variant, the number of UK variant cases in the country have now reached 87. Aside from this, “two additional cases with mutations of interest” […]

Six of over 1,000 given Sinovac at VMMC had reactions to shots, but officials say this is just normal

March 2, 2021

VMMC director cites studies showing Sinovac can prevent severe COVID-19 disease By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Six of those who received the Sinovac vaccines at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center were sent to the emergency unit of the hospital for observation after experiencing adverse reactions minutes after getting the shots. A 40-year old female employee felt dizzy and developed rashes five minutes after getting the vaccine. Another male utility employee […]

Metro

Abducted Taiwanese national rescued in Parañaque City

March 3, 2021

(Eagle News) — The police on Tuesday, March 2, rescued an abducted Taiwanese national in Parañaque City. A Philippine National Police statement said Wu Keng Hao was rescued by members of the PNP’s Anti-Kidnapping Group at Pearl Marina, in Building 28 Floor Unit 24. The PNP said the rescue operations, which were prompted by a kidnapping report, took place at 9:30 a.m. They were done in coordination with the establishment’s security personnel. “During the rescue, […]

In Pasay City where South African variant has been detected, health workers find hope in vaccines

March 2, 2021
San Juan City mayor Zamora tests positive for COVID-19

March 1, 2021

Agila Pilipinas

10 volcanic quakes, 1 rockfall event monitored at Mayon; PHIVOLCS says “no magmatic eruption imminent”

March 3, 2021

(Eagle News) — Ten volcanic earthquakes and one rockfall event were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, had a magnitude range of ML1.1 to ML3.1, with the strongest recorded at 7:41 am yesterday. That earthquake was felt at Intensity I in the center of the municipality of Sto. Domingo, Albay. Also monitored at Mayon were moderate steam […]

Region 3 PNP-IAS legal affairs division chief relieved from post after failing drug test, PNP says

March 3, 2021
First batch of Sinovac doses arrive in Cebu and Davao

March 2, 2021

International

Brazil registers record 1,641 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

March 3, 2021

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil on Tuesday registered a record 1,641 deaths in 24 hours from Covid-19, health authorities announced, as the country endures a further worsening of the pandemic. The country of 212 million inhabitants has recorded a total of 257,361 Covid-19 deaths, according to the health ministry, and has the second-highest national death toll after the United States. Brazil continues to have a piecemeal response, with individual cities and states setting their own […]

Texas governor lifts mask mandate, opening state ‘100 percent’

March 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday lifted a state mask mandate and said he was authorizing businesses restricted because of the coronavirus pandemic to open “100 percent.” “For nearly half a year, most businesses have been open either 75 percent or 50 percent and during that time, too many Texans have been sidelined from employment opportunities,” Abbott said. “Too many small business owners have struggled to pay their bills,” the […]

Erdogan urges cooperation against terrorism in Macron call

March 3, 2021

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron he wants their countries to cooperate to fight terrorism, as Ankara moves to ease tensions with Paris. The two leaders, who have clashed over a range of issues including the conflicts in Syria and Libya as well as the eastern Mediterranean, spoke in a video call for the first time since September. According to a statement by the Turkish […]

Italy eyes more school closures as UK variant runs riot

March 3, 2021

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s new government ordered more school closures Tuesday after data showed the majority of coronavirus cases to be of the more contagious British variant. All schools in the highest risk regions will switch to distance learning under new rules to come into effect from Saturday, whereas previously only secondary schools in so-called red zones were shuttered. Regional authorities will also have new discretion to suspend face-to-face teaching in areas within lower […]

Health

More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: report

March 2, 2021

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Insults, beatings, arrests — health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than 400 acts of violence related to Covid-19 worldwide in 2020, according to a report published Tuesday by a health NGO. The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition unveiled an interactive map that shows 1,172 violent acts and attacks occurred against health workers or facilities last year, “a minimum estimate,” according to the NGO. More than a […]

Long-term Covid should be ‘clear priority’ for authorities: WHO

February 25, 2021

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — A senior World Health Organization official on Thursday urged national authorities to make a priority of understanding the long-term consequences of coronavirus infections as some people show worrying symptoms months later. “It’s a clear priority for WHO, and of the utmost importance. It should be for every health authority,” Hans Kluge, regional director for WHO Europe, told a press conference. While some studies are beginning to shed light on the illness, […]

Johnson & Johnson vaccine highly effective against severe Covid, including new variants

February 25, 2021

by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The news came as the regulator was set to convene an independent panel Friday that will likely vote to authorize the vaccine, making it the third available in the country hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. In large clinical […]

WHO slams rich states for hogging vaccines

February 23, 2021

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Monday blasted wealthy countries for not only hogging Covid vaccines but in doing so, hindering the pathway for poorer nations to get them too. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some rich countries’ direct deals with manufacturers had meant that previously-agreed vaccine allocations for poorer countries, via the Covax programme, were being reduced. The UN health agency chief said […]

Technology

Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats

March 3, 2021

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — It’s the sort of chance that comes along just once in a blue Moon: a Japanese billionaire is throwing open a private lunar expedition to eight people from around the world. Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar spaceship being developed by SpaceX. Maezawa, who paid an undisclosed sum for the trip expected to launch around 2023, […]

Hi, Robot: Japan’s android pets ease virus isolation

February 26, 2021
NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing

February 23, 2021

Sports

Zion dominant as Pelicans upset Jazz, Sixers bounce back

March 2, 2021

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Zion Williamson produced a dominant performance as the New Orleans Pelicans upset the league-leading Utah Jazz with a 129-124 victory on Monday. Pelicans prodigy Williamson finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists to give New Orleans a deserved victory over the Western Conference-leading Jazz. It was the sort of display from the 20-year-old Williamson that made him one of the most coveted young players in years when […]

Suns’ Booker to replace Lakers’ Davis in All-Star Game

February 25, 2021
Tiger Woods not facing reckless driving charge: sheriff

February 25, 2021

Business

Australia economy shrinks 1.1% in 2020

March 3, 2021

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s economy contracted 1.1 percent in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, but saw a remarkable recovery late in the year as outbreaks were brought under control and restrictions lifted. Official figures released Wednesday showed the economy grew 3.1 percent in the October-December quarter following a 3.4 percent increase in the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said it was the first time since records began 60 years ago […]

Zoom earnings strong at close of pandemic-plagued year

March 2, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The Zoom video conferencing platform on Monday reported a strong finish to its fiscal year as revenue and use soared due to the pandemic. The quarterly earnings report came with a forecast by the company that it will grow some 40 percent in the current year despite the likelihood that vaccines will make remote work and school less of a necessity. Zoom video conferences have become a centerpiece of […]

Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news

February 25, 2021

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies. The world-first law passed easily after the Australian government agreed to water down elements most fiercely opposed by the tech giants, in return for both agreeing to negotiate paid deals with local […]

Entertainment

‘Minari’ wins Golden Globe for best foreign language film

March 1, 2021

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Minari,” the critically acclaimed story of a Korean-American family that moves to a farm in rural Arkansas in the 1980s, on Sunday won the Golden Globe for best foreign language film. It bested “Another Round” (Denmark), “La Llorona” (Guatemala, France), “The Life Ahead” (Italy) and “Two Of Us” (France, US). © Agence France-Presse

EBC rebrands FM radio to Eagle FM 95.5 to mark its 10th year

February 24, 2021

Eagle FM 95.5 plays the classics, both homegrown and foreign hits Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) has rebranded its FM portal to Eagle FM 95.5 as part of the FM station’s 10th year anniversary this 2021. From the previous PinasFM 95.5 name that plays only OPM music hits, EBC’s FM radio station is now called Eagle FM 95.5 “where the classics never end.” With this tagline, Eagle FM 95.5 plays the hits, both local and […]

Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer dead at 91

February 6, 2021

by Laurent Banguet / with Janet McEvoy in Paris Agence France Presse Veteran Canadian actor Christopher Plummer, whose decades-long career featured an indelible star turn in “The Sound of Music” and an Oscar win late in life, died on Friday, his manager announced. He was 91. Plummer died at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side, his longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt said. “Chris was an extraordinary man […]

EBC KIDS

EBC Kids: Learn more about the water cycle

February 3, 2021

What is the water cycle? Do you know its various processes? How does water evaporate? How is rain produced? Well, these questions from kids can be answered just by watching this short educational video. Learn more about the water cycle in this informative video prepared by NET25 Kids. Through this video, children can continue to learn of new things even in the comfort of their homes. For more of the NET25 Kids videos, visit: […]

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 […]

Headlines

Brazil registers record 1,641 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

Texas governor lifts mask mandate, opening state ‘100 percent’

Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats

More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: report

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

PGH Director is first to get Sinovac shot; FDA chief also gets Chinese-made jab

NASA’s Perseverance rover beams back spectacular new images

News in photos: Troubling scenes in Myanmar as military takes over

Indonesian volcano erupts, spewing hot ash three kilometres away

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

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

Northeast monsoon affecting Northern, Central Luzon

Cloudy skies, rain showers to persist in the country today, March 1

Easterlies affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Cloudy skies, rain showers to persist in the country today, Feb. 28

Easterlies affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Cloudy skies, rains to persist today

Easterlies affecting S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

PAGASA: Easterlies affecting eastern section of PHL

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

LPA that was formerly storm Auring dissipates

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