MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) is planning to require a medical clearance from Filipinos who are returning from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, which have been struck by the deadly Ebola virus, Health Secretary Enrique Ona said on Monday. “We are now making arrangements na iyong ating mga Filipino workers doon … dapat bago sila makauwi dito, we will require them to have a so-called medical clearance,” he said on the sidelines […]
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Hong Kong police begin removing protesters’ barricades in some Central areas
Police in Hong Kong removed baricades erected by pro-democracy protesters but said protesters continue to remain in the streets. (Reuters) — Hong Kong police on Monday (October 13) removed some barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese-controlled city, but said protesters could remain on the streets they have occupied for the past two weeks. At the main protest site, near government offices in the downtown district of Admiralty, scores of student protesters faced off with […]
Aquino vows to keep Filipinos safe from Ebola outbreak
President Aquino vowed to keep Filipinos safe from the Ebola virus, after the World Health Organization said the Philippines is vulnerable to the said virus due to its large population of migrant workers.
Philippines ready for Ebola
The Department of Health said that the Philippines is ready if ever the Ebola virus was able to enter the country.
UNA protests De Lima’s “interference”
The United Nationalist Alliance protested Justice Secretary De Limaa’s “Interference”, saying that she already pre-judged the Binays when she made an statement about the credibility of the testimonies against the Vice President.
No MRT shutdown
DOTC Secretary Joseph Abaya cleared that the one-day maintenance work of the MRT will not result to operational shutdown.
ITCZ causes rain in Luzon
“Ompong” has totally left the Philiipine area of responsibility, but an Inter-tropical Convergence Zone causes rains to southern Luzon and Metro Manila.
Lava flow in Mayon Volcano
According to the PHIVOLCS, Mayon Volcano underwent a soft eruption which caused a lava flow.
Transport group asks LTFRB to lower jeepney fare
PASANG-MASDA is asking the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to lower the jeepney fare to 8 pesos due to the rollback on petroleum prices.
Spanish authorities still hopeful for Ebola nurse’s recovery
(Reuters) — Spanish health authorities said on Sunday (October 12) there is still hope for Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse who tested positive for the deadly virus a week ago. The 44-year-old nurse was conscious and sitting unaided on Saturday (October 11), as three more people joined 12 others hospitalized in Madrid for monitoring. “The amount of the virus Teresa has seems to be lowering. It is important to believe there is hope regarding her case. We have […]
Mount Mayon still under Alert Level 3 despite “quiet” lava flow, says Palace
(Eagle News Service) — Mount Mayon remains in Alert Level 3, despite quiet lava flow activities early Sunday, a Palace official said.“Batay sa pinakahuling ulat ng NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council), umiiral ang Alert Level 3 sa Mount Mayon na ang ibig sabihin ay ito: that magma is at the center of the volcano and that hazardous eruption is possible within weeks,” Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., said an interview […]
U.S. military faces new kind of threat with Ebola
BY PHIL STEWART (Reuters) – At Fort Campbell in Kentucky, spouses of U.S. soldiers headed to Liberia seem to be lingering just a bit longer than usual after pre-deployment briefings, hungry for information about Ebola. For these families, the virus is raising a different kind of anxiety than the one they have weathered during 13 years of ground war in Afghanistan and Iraq. They want to know how the military can keep soldiers safe from the epidemic, a new […]