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(Eagle News)–Forty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the number of police recoveries rose to 6789. Twenty-two additional cases, however, pushed the total to 7300. Of these, 488 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 23. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of its personnel, who remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It […]
(Eagle News)–Over 37,000 overseas Filipinos were repatriated by the government in October. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the 37,095, the number of Filipinos abroad repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic now stands at 237,363. The DFA said of the total, 77,326 or 32.58 percent were sea-based while 160,037 or 67.42 percent were land-based. The repatriates this October came from the following regions: 31,849 or 85.86% from the Middle East; 2,716 or 7.32% from Asia […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been raised over parts of Luzon as “Siony” continues to move slowly over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) and the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Balintang Island, Babuyan Islands, Didicas Island, and Camiguin Island including their adjoining islets) are under the tropical cyclone wind signal with “Siony” estimated 700 km east of Basco, Batanes, […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Nov. 4: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said passengers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 387,000 mark on Tuesday, Nov. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1772 additional cases. The DOH said of the 387,161 total cases, 30876 or 8 percent were active. Of these, 82.5 percent were mild, 10 percent asymptomatic, 4.8 percent critical, and 2.7 percent severe. Of the 1772 newly-reported cases, 1016 tested positive today. The DOH said the areas with the most cases reported today were Pampanga […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3’s trains are now running at 50 kilometers per hour, the Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The DOTr said with the train speed hiked to 50 kph, the time the 20 trains travel from one station to the other has been cut short to four to five minutes. When the 20 trains traveled at 30 kph, they took eight to nine minutes to get from one station to […]
(Eagle News)–“Siony” is expected to intensify into a severe tropical storm in the next 24 to 36 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration made the forecast as it announced the tropical storm has slightly intensified as it moved slowly over the Philippine Sea east of extreme Northern Luzon. So far, it is estimated 565 km east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Rolly” has slightly intensified and is about to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Rolly” was estimated 540 km west of Subic, Zambales, packing maximum sustained winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is moving west southwest at 15 kph. While “Rolly” is no longer directly affecting the country, PAGASA said it, “Siony,” and the […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipino was hurt in a recent attack in Vienna, Austria that left at least one killed. DFA Executive Director for Strategic Communications Ivy Banzon-Abalos said this was based on a report from the Philippine Embassy in the Austrian capital last night. The shooting took place in six different locations and involved multiple gunmen. The attack prompted authorities to close down the capital for manhunt operations. At least 15 were also injured.
(Eagle News)–Sixteen more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 6745. Twenty-three more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 7278. Of these, 510 were active. The death toll remains at 23 with no additional death reported. The police remain among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to man checkpoints and enforce laws. The PNP has vowed to […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case among overseas Filipinos. With the additional case from the Asia Pacific region, the DFA said the total number of cases rose to 11245. No additional recovery was reported, which means the total number of recoveries remains at 7279. The death toll remains at 817, with no additional deaths reported. The Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, […]
(Eagle News)–“Siony” is expected to make landfall over extreme Northern Luzon on Friday, Nov. 6. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tropical storm is so far located 605 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving north slowly, and is forecast to intensify into a severe tropical storm on Wednesday and into a typhoon […]
