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Pres. Duterte pushes full support for Nov. 29-Dec. 1 “Bayanihan, Bakunanahan” which aims to vaccinate 15 million Filipinos to achieve PHL population protection (Eagle News) — The Philippines has already administered at least 76.5 million doses nationwide, with more than 43 percent of the population already fully vaccinated. Malacanang said that 33.8 million individuals have already been fully vaccinated or 43.88 percent of the target population in the country, as of Nov. 22. With this […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The rest of Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms. Moderate […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 more Filipinos were repatriated from Macau amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, the additional 204 Filipinos repatriated on November 23 pushed the total Filipinos repatriated from the country to 4,961 since March 2020. The DFA said this is the 25th repatriation flight for Filipinos in Macau. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, Nov. 24, reported 890 additional cases, pushing the COVID-19 tally to 2,828,660. The DOH reported 200 more COVID-19 deaths, leading to an increase in the COVID-19 death toll in the country to 47682. Of the 17864 active cases, the DOH said 53.4 percent were mild, 4.8 percent asymptomatic, 6 percent were critical, and 14.4 percent were severe. Of the total active cases, 21.39 percent are moderate. […]
(Eagle News) — People applying for a renewal of their license don’t have to spend more to comply with the new law requiring them to undergo a comprehensive driver’s education (CDE) program prior to the renewal or be inconvenienced. According to LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Edgar C. Galvante, the CDE learning materials an applicant has to study to pass a 25-question test to get their CDE certificate of completion needed for the renewal, after all, […]
Summons data protection officers of telecom firms, e-commerce platforms and banks (Eagle News) – Amid the recent surge of scam texts, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) asked telecommunications firms, online or e-commerce platforms, and several banks to report the steps that they are taking to fight fraudsters that target not only internet users, but mobile phone users as well. Privacy Commissioner Raymund Liboro called the public’s attention to “smishing,” a new scam procedure being used […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Evan Fournier scored 26 points and Immanuel Quickley put up 12 of his 14 in the fourth quarter Tuesday as the New York Knicks thwarted the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers’ comeback bid in a 106-100 NBA victory. The Lakers, playing without suspended superstar LeBron James, trailed by 25 in the second quarter. They rallied to tie the score twice in the third period, but never managed to get in […]
by Maggy DONALDSON NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo are leading a splashy class of pop stalwarts and newbies nominated for this year’s Grammy awards. But it’s Jon Batiste — the jazz and R&B artist, television personality and bandleader, whose prizes include an Oscar for his soundtrack to the movie “Soul” — who has the most chances at Grammy gold, snagging 11 nominations including in the top categories. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Oil majors have raised gasoline prices for the sake of their own profits, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday as his administration looked for ways to lower prices at pumps nationwide at the beginning of the holiday travel season. The White House has upped the pressure on oil markets amid a spike in energy prices that has driven overall US inflation to record levels. Biden had earlier in the day […]
by Francesco FONTEMAGGI WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden has invited Taiwan to a virtual summit on democracy alongside more than 100 countries — a move bound to anger China, which is not on the list. The conference was a campaign pledge by the US president, who has placed the struggle between democracies and “autocratic governments” at the heart of his foreign policy. The “Summit for Democracy” will take place online on December 9 […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand said Wednesday it will not reopen to foreign travellers for at least another five months, as it slowly relaxes some of the world’s toughest pandemic border restrictions. The Pacific nation’s Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said New Zealanders stranded in Australia could return home from mid-January and Kiwis travelling from elsewhere would be allowed in a month later. But foreign nationals must wait until the end of April […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Nov. 24: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation prior to travel will be allowed entry. The Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are so far included in the Philippines’ red list, which means travelers from those areas and those who traveled to […]
