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(Eagle News) — Typhoon Haishen, with local name “Kristine” exited the country 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, and is now approaching Japan, but did not dump much rain to replenish dams needing water. Officials in Japan warned that the typhoon could bring with it a record rainfall and winds strong enough to snap power poles and flip vehicles, It is forecast to move north-northwestward and will pass close to Amami Islands and Tokara Islands […]
Other plans bared (Eagle News)–Newly-installed Philippine National Police chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan is eyeing a decongestion of Camp Crame and other police camps to ensure efficient services to the public. In a statement, the PNP said under the PNP Master Development Plan or the decongestion plan, police units situated inside the main headquarters such as the Highway Patrol Group, the Health Service, the Explosives and Ordnance Division/K9 unit will be relocated. The PNP said the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 42,000 overseas Filipinos in August amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said of the 42,583 repatriated, 76.1 percent flew in from the Middle East. The breakdown of returnees is as follows: 32,389 or 76.1% from the Middle East; 4,423 or 10.4% from Asia and the Pacific; 4,109 or 9.6% from the Americas; 1,571 or 3.7% from Europe; and 91 or 0.2% from Africa. According to the DFA, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported an additional COVID-19 death, bringing the total to 16. The PNP said the data was as of Saturday night. Seventy-three additional COVID-19 cases also brought the total to 4,403. Recoveries rose to 3057, including the 56 additional ones. Suspect cases were at 3067, and probable ones at 757. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The police continue to man quarantine checkpoints even as […]
Tyhoon “Haishen” out of PAR (Eagle News)–Typhoon “Haishen” is outside the Philippine Area of responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the southwest monsoon, however, is affecting the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will therefore have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, also due to localized thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The northern and eastern sections […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 234,000 mark on Saturday, Sept. 5, after the Department of Health reported an additional 2529 cases. The DOH said of the 234,570 total cases, 69,112 were active. Of these, 90.4 percent were mild, 7.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 2,529 additional cases were from tests done by 92 out of 113 labs. Of these, the DOH said 1171 were from […]
(Eagle News)–The Japanese Coast Guard has temporarily suspended its search and rescue operations for the missing crew of the Panamanian-flagged vessel that sank off Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs made the announcement on Saturday, Sept. 5, based on a report from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka. The DFA said the temporary suspension was in light of the expected arrival of Typhoon 10 in Japan. It came after […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs surpassed its August 2020 target collection by P10.956 billion. The bureau said the increase in collection from the target P33.675 billion to P44.631 billion represents a 32.53 percent increase. “Amid the challenging time, the BOC continues to showcase its consistent and positive monthly collection for the third month since June 2020,” the bureau said. According to the bureau, based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, nine of the […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Haishen, with local name “Kristine,” slightly weakened as it continues to move northwestward on Saturday, Sept. 5, the country’s weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric and Geophysical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that Haisen will continue “moving northwestward until it exits the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight.” “It is then expected to turn north-northwestward beginning tonight and pass close to Northern Amami Islands and Tokara Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago (Japan) […]
(Eagle News) — The headline inflation in the Philippines eased to 2.4 percent in August, from 2.7 percent in the previous month, bringing the year-to-date inflation for 2020 at 2.5 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Inflation in August last year was lower at 1.7 percent. Malacanang immediately issued a statement saying that the easing of the inflation last month was a “positive development.” -Gradual re-opening of economy leads to decrease in food […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-nine additional police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional cases as of Friday night, the total is now at 4330. Four more recoveries brought the total to 3001. No additional deaths were reported, which means the tally remains at 16. Suspect cases are at 2983, while probable cases are at 699. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP earlier said […]
(Eagle News)–Another Filipino crew member of the Panamanian-flagged vessel that sank off Japan has been found, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday night. According to the DFA, the Filipino, who worked on board Gulf Livestock 1, was found alone in a life raft. He is conscious and able to walk, the DFA said, without disclosing his identity. Meanwhile, the DFA said based on a report from the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the […]
