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Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon, Visayas: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and the northern portion of Quezon including Polillo Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Mindanao, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]

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PHL logs 243 more COVID-19 deaths; total cases at 2,834,294

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,834,294 on Saturday, Dec. 4, with the addition of 517 cases. According to the Department of Health, of these, 14338 were active. Of the active cases, 911 were asymptomatic, 6350 were mild, 3837 were moderate, 2425 were severe, and 815 were critical. Recoveries climbed to 2,770,726 with the addition of 1139 recoveries. The Philippines logged 243 more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the death toll to 49,230. […]

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Customs bureau: P6 million worth of smuggled red onions seized in CDO

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P6 million worth of smuggled red onions in Cagayan de Oro. According to the bureau, the red onions that had come from China had been declared as margarine instead. The bureau said the seizure on Dec. 1 took place after a physical examination by a customs examiner witnessed by representatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-10, among others. The examination came with  Elvira Cruz, District Collector […]

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PHL COVID-19 tally rises to 2,833,878; 235 more deaths logged

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,833,878 after the Department of Health reported 544 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 14977 were active. Of these, 688 were asymptomatic, 7166 were mild, 3801 were moderate, 2433 were severe, and 889 were critical. Recoveries rose to 2,769,914 with the addition of 734 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 48,987, with the additional 235 deaths. Countries around the […]

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PCG rescues six people from half-submerged motorbanca off Bohol

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued six people from a half-submerged motorbanca off Bohol waters. According to the PCG, the two passengers and four crew members of MBCA Whener James, whom it did not identify, had  encountered strong winds and big waves on its way to Port of Pitogo in President Carlos P. Garcia in the province on December 2. The PCG said the motorbanca had departed from Port of Ubay. The […]

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3 travelers who arrived in PHL from South Africa, Burkina Faso, Egypt positive for COVID-19: DOH

(Eagle News) — Three travelers who arrived in the Philippines from South Africa, Burkina Faso, and Egypt have tested positive for COVID-19. Health  Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the three were among the 253 travelers from South Africa, three from Burkina Faso, and 541 from Egypt who arrived in the Philippines from November 15 to November 29. She said the samples of the three who tested positive will be subjected to genome sequence testing to […]

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Six Filipinos stranded at sea for months arrive home

(Eagle News) — Six Filipino seafarers who had been stranded for months off southeastern China waters are back in the Philippines. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the seafarers were among the 29 Filipinos stranded onboard the Chinese-flagged vessels Han Rong 362, 366, and 369, which ceased operations in May 2021. The COVID-19 restrictions at China’s ports had stalled the ships in southeastern China. According to the department, it was coordinating with the consulate […]

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Customs bureau surpasses November collection target by P6.941 billion

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs surpassed its November collection target by P6.941 billion. According to the bureau’s Revenue Collection Monitoring Group, the bureau’s revenue collection of P58.789 billion for last month was 13.39% higher than its target of P51.847 billion. The RCMG said twelve out of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for the month. These were the Ports of San Fernando, MICP, NAIA, Batangas, Legaspi, Iloilo, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Davao, Subic, Clark, and […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 3

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 3: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines, noting that flight schedules are subject to changes. The Philippines has announced new quarantine and testing protocols for travelers allowed inside the country amid the Omicron threat. Under the new protocols, fully vaccinated travelers from countries not included in […]

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DILG to candidates: Political rallies can be “super-spreaders,” are not allowed yet

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has reminded candidates and their supporters that political rallies are still not allowed, noting that they could be “super-spreaders” amid the Omicron threat. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año made the statement following what he said were gatherings of supporters for both national and local positions “here and there, which gather hundreds if not thousands of people.” He said these gatherings will only be allowed if […]

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PAGASA: Typhoon “Nyatoh” no longer expected to enter PAR

(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Nyatoh” is no longer expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the typhoon is instead forecast to move generally northeastward beginning tonight until Saturday. “Over the next 24 hours, the typhoon will continue intensifying under favorable environmental conditions,” PAGASA said. As of 3 p.m., PAGASA said “Nyatoh” was located 1,495 kilometers east of Northern Luzon. However, PAGASA said Bicol Region […]

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BuCor: Ex-cop Jonel Nuezca may have died of heart attack

(Eagle News) — Dismissed policeman Jonel Nuezca, who was caught on video shooting his neighbors dead in Tarlac in December 2020, may have died of a heart attack. This is according to Bureau of Corrections spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Thursday, Dec. 2. According to Chaclag, this was based on initial findings of medical personnel that Nuezca suffered a “cardiac infraction.” He said an autopsy, however, was under way […]

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