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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has released over P3 billion as the performance-based bonus (PBB) of policemen. PNP Finance Service Director Police Brigadier General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said bonuses were credited to the individual payroll accounts of PNP personnel on Friday, February 4, 2022″. The PNP said 201,398 PNP personnel are set to receive their bonuses. Those who were found guilty of administrative and/or criminal cases by final and executory judgment […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P3.5 million worth of shabu in Cebu on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, the illegal drugs were seized from John Casper Puyat Macaalay, 21, during the buy-bust operation in Sitio Hawod in Barangay Bulacao. Apart from the 525 grams of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P3,570,000.00, seized from the suspect was one unit caliber.22 revolver. “Isa na namang matagumpay na operasyon laban sa […]
Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The trough of a low pressure area is affecting Mindanao and Palawan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, Visayas, Caraga, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, and the provinces of Quezon, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate […]
Ford reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter profits Thursday amid supply chain problems, even as higher car prices boosted results in North America. Executives with the US automaker said some of the company’s suppliers had been unable to deliver items due to outbreaks of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Profit margins in 2021’s final quarter were also pinched by higher commodity costs, as well as elevated expenses tied to fuel and shipping, executives said. Ford, which has also […]
January of this year was the hottest month in the Colombian Amazon in a decade, leading to an increase in forest fires in the southeastern region and very likely impacting air quality in the capital Bogota, according to an Environment Ministry report seen by AFP Friday. It said the month of January recorded the “highest hot spot values in the last 10 years” in the Colombian Amazon. The phenomenon occurs, the ministry said, when the […]
It’s official: From Saturday, Austrians over the age of 18 must be vaccinated against Covid-19 or face the possibility of a heavy fine, an unprecedented measure in the European Union. The new measure, adopted on January 20 by Parliament, was signed into law by President Alexander Van der Bellen on Friday, the culmination of a process that began in November in the face of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. The government decided to […]
DOH reports 8,564 new cases, 10,474 new recoveries; positivity rate down to 24.3 percent (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 8,564 new Covid-19 cases and 10,474 new recoveries on Friday, February 4, the seventh straight day that new recoveries exceeded new cases. This brought down the total active cases to 151,389 or 4.2 percent of total confirmed Covid-19 cases since March 2020. On Thursday, the DOH reported 15,290 new recoveries and 8,702 […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China attempted to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid. The lattice-shaped “Bird’s Nest” stadium took centre stage, just as it did at the 2008 Games — seen as China’s coming-out party on the world stage — as Beijing becomes the first city to host both a Summer and Winter Olympics. The […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain will end the mandatory use of face masks outdoors on February 8, a minister said Friday, ending a measure reimposed in late December to tackle a surge in Omicron cases. The measure will be approved at Tuesday’s cabinet meeting, Health Minister Carolina Darias told Cadena Ser radio. Spain first imposed obligatory mask-wearing outdoors in May 2020, but lifted it in June last year, although wearing a face covering was still […]
Nograles says Duterte staying in Malacanang and is “out of quarantine” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is healthy for his age after his medical checkup at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center, the Palace said on Friday, February 4. This was after his quarantine period ended on Thursday, February 3, when he had his medical checkup. Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said that President Duterte’s last exposure to a Covid-19 positive person was on […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French pharmaceutical group Sanofi posted strong 2021 sales on Friday and expects another good performance in 2022, as the popularity of its asthma therapy offset setbacks in developing a Covid vaccine. While Sanofi has yet to produce a jab against Covid, its Dupixent drug, which also treats eczema, has been a huge success, with the drug recording double-digit sales growth. The company posted overall sales of 37.8 billion euros ($43.3 billion) […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s official death toll from Covid-19 crossed 500,000 on Friday, even as many experts flag underreporting of cases across the country. The daily update from the country’s federal health ministry showed the number of fatalities reaching 500,055, up 1,072 in the previous 24 hours. Total infections stood at 41.9 million, according to the statistics, second only to the United States. Case numbers have jumped in recent weeks due to […]
