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(Eagle News)–Over P100,000 worth of illegal drugs were seized in an illegal drug den in Davao del Sur on Friday, August 12. Also arrested in the raid were four people the police said were high-value drug targets. The PNP identified them as Felimon Llorando, Romeo Pantonial, Rudy Pedrales and Rolando Hocamis. The police did not give additional details on the operation. It said, however, that it was “part of ongoing efforts to boost (an) offensive […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines and China will resume talks on major transport projects, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista and Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian agreed to start the negotiations during a first meeting at the Chinese Embassy in Makati on August 11. In particular, the DOTr said discussed were China-funded railways such as the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul Project, the Subic Clark Railway and the Mindanao Railway. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 4000 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 13. According to the Department of Health, the 4679 additional cases pushed the total cases to 3827758. Of these, 40324 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15843. It was followed by Calabarzon with 10052, Central Luzon with 5212, Western Visayas with 2873 and Cagayan Valley with 2236. Of […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Antique on Saturday, Aug. 13. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 12:25 p.m. The epicenter was 19 kilometers southwest of Anini-y. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity II- Iloilo City, Iloilo Intensity I- Sipalay City, Negros Occidental; Tapaz, Capiz; Sebaste, Antique No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 4,000 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Aug. 12. According to the Department of Health, the additional 4661 cases pushed the tally to 3823084. Of these, 40315 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 15725. It was followed by Calabarzon with 10102, Central Luzon with 5201, Western Visayas with 2802, and Central Visayas with 2143. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 200 more Omicron subvariant cases. According to Department of Health officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire, of the 225 additional Omicron subvariant cases, 190 were BA.5 cases, 34 were BA.4 cases, and one was a BA.2.12.1 case. BA.5 According to Vergeire, of the additional 190 new BA.5 cases, 162 individuals were from Davao Region, 23 from Soccsksargen, three from Bangsamoro, and one each from Caraga and Metro Manila. With the […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | US actor Anne Heche is “not expected to survive” after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, US media has reported. The fiery crash left Heche, 53, comatose with a “severe anoxic brain injury,” according to a statement from a representative quoted by several outlets on Thursday. “It has long been her choice to donate her organs and she’s being kept […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran dismissed as “fiction” Thursday US allegations it had plotted to kill former White House national security adviser John Bolton in retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders. The US claim comes at a crunch moment in talks on reviving a nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that Washington had abandoned in 2018 but has said it wants to rejoin. Iran is now considering what European Union […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday, Aug. 12, warned of an increase in SO2 gas emission from Taal volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, SO2 flux since July 15 has averaged 7,818 tons/day, an increase from the average of 1,289 tons/day between May and mid-July 2022. On Thursday, Aug. 11, a total of 13,572 tons/day of volcanic sulfur dioxide was recorded on Thursday from the Taal main crater, producing “significant volcanic smog” […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The heir and de facto leader of Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, the latest example of South Korea’s long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds. Billionaire Lee Jae-yong, who was convicted of bribery and embezzlement in January last year, will be “reinstated” to give him a chance to “contribute to overcoming the economic crisis” of the country, Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said. Lee […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – ‘Grave hour’ at Ukraine nuclear plant – The head of the UN nuclear watchdog tells the Security Council that fighting near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has sparked a “grave crisis”, after Kyiv and Moscow again accuse each other of shelling near the site. “This is a serious hour, a grave hour and the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) must be […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is set to reimpose number coding hours in the morning. According to the MMDA, specific vehicles will again be banned from plying major Metro Manila roads from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays effective Monday, Aug. 15. The scheme covers private cars. The MMDA said transport network vehicle services, motorcycles, among others, are exempted. The additional number coding hours are on top of the existing number […]
