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Signal No. 1 in effect over portions of Luzon, Visayas with “Tonyo” about to cross Marinduque

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains raised over parts of Luzon and Visayas as “Tonyo” turns west northwest and is about to cross Marinduque. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tropical cyclone wind signal is in effect over Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, the western portion of Albay (Polangui, Oas, Ligao City, Pio Duran, Libon), the western portion of Masbate (Aroroy, Mandaon, Balud) including Burias Island, Quezon including Polillo Islands, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, […]

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PHL COVID-19 caaes breach 393,000 mark; 252 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 393,000 mark on Saturday, Nov. 7, after the Department of Health reported over 2000 more COVID-19 cases. The DOH said of the 393,961 total cases, 9.2 percent or 36260 were active. Of these, 83.7 percent were mild, 10 percent asymptomatic, 4 percent critical, and 2.3 percent severe. Of the 2157 additional cases, 1711 tested positive on Saturday. The areas with the most additional COVID-19 cases reported on […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Nov. 8

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Nov. 8: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. Some restrictions on international travel have been eased, with Filipinos now allowed to go on non-essential outbound travel and foreigners with investor visas allowed into the country. MIAA […]

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Signal No. 1 raised over Catanduanes, other areas as TD “Tonyo” makes landfall over Ticao Island

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been raised over Catanduanes and other areas as the  low pressure area west of Sorsogon  developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Catanduanes, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, the central and southern portions of Quezon (Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Candelaria, Sariaya, Tayabas City, Lucena City, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Padre Burgos, Agdangan, Unisan, Plaridel, Pitogo, […]

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DFA repatriates 17 Filipinos from Myanmar

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated 17 Filipinos from Myanmar. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Nov. 3 via a  special relief flight from Yangon to Manila. The flight, which departed Yangon at on Nov. 2, was organized by the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar in coordination with Myanmar Airways International. The DFA said this was the tenth relief flight facilitated by […]

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DFA welcomes Saudi Arabia’s move to abolish Kafala system for migrant workers

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s initiative to abolish the Kafala system. The DFA also  acknowledged “recent developments in Qatar as the first country in the Arab Gulf region to allow all migrant workers to change jobs before the end of their contracts without first obtaining their employer’s consent.” The DFA said under Saudi’s “New Labor Initiative,”  foreign workers are allowed to change jobs before the end of their contracts by […]

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No additional COVID-19 fatalities, recoveries reported among overseas Filipinos

Seven more COVID-19 cases reported (Eagle News)–There has been no additional COVID-19 fatality among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad therefore remains at 828. Seven additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11417. Recoveries remain at 7364 as no additional recovery has been reported. The Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, at 7492, 4617, and 543, respectively. […]

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“Siony” exits PAR

(Eagle News)–Severe Tropical Storm “Siony” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said no tropical cyclone wind signals are in effect with the center of “Siony” located 295 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph as it moves northwest at 10 kph. In the next 24 hours, though, moderate […]

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40 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Forty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the recoveries, the total rose to 6936 as of Friday night. Seventy-four more cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 tally to 7419. Of these, 460 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 23. PNP Chief Camilo Cascolan has said all policemen on modified enhanced community quarantine and enhanced community quarantine duty were entitled to […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Nov. 7

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Nov. 7: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area […]

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Batanes still under Signal No. 1 as “Siony” continues to move over Bashi Channel

(Eagle News)–Batanes is still under Signal No. 1 as “Siony” continues to move over the Bashi channel on Friday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., the center of the severe tropical storm was estimated 145 km west northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It is moving west northwest at 20 […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 391,809; 462 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 391,000 mark on Friday, Nov. 6, after the Department of Health reported over 2000 more COVID-19 cases. The DOH said of the 391,809 total COVID-19 cases, 8.8 percent or 34,374 cases were active. Of these, 83.6 percent were mild, 9.8 percent asymptomatic, 4.2 percent critical, and 2.4 percent severe. Of the 2092 newly-added cases, the DOH said 1714 tested positive today. The areas with the most COVID-19 […]

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