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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs advised Filipinos in Ethiopia to immediately prepare for evacuation, amid escalating conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The DFA made the call after it announced an alert level 4 had been raised in the country due to the “continued and intensifying conflict.” The department said the highest alert level was raised over countries where there is a “large-scale internal conflict or a […]
Rest of N. Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Batanes and Cagayan will have cloudy skies with light rains. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 12: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to their travel. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Bureau of Immigration has said tourists are still not allowed entry into the Philippines. Metro Manila is under a COVID-19 […]
by Sophie MAKRIS and Femke COLBORNE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany needs further coronavirus restrictions to combat a record surge in infections and “get through this winter”, would-be chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, calling a meeting with state premiers to decide new curbs. The country recorded 50,196 new cases in the past 24 hours on Thursday, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) health agency — the first time the […]
Implementation of Covid-19 alert levels for entire country to be done in four phases (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte approved the nationwide rollout of the COVID-19 alert system, on Thursday, Nov. 11, after its successful pilot run in Metro Manila which saw the rapid decline in new COVID-19 cases. In his Executive Order 151, Duterte said that the “the Alert Level System (ALS) is hereby adopted for nationwide rollout, to be undertaken in four […]
Presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte attended the wedding of Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr’s daughter, Gianna Revilla and Jed Patricio, on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 in Silang, Cavite. Mayor Sara Duterte posted the photos of her and former Senator Bongbong Marcos in her Facebook page on Thursday night, Nov. 11. The wedding of Revilla’s daughter, Gianna, and Jed, was also attended by PDP-Laban standard bearer […]
(Eagle News) – Davao City mayor Sara Duterte took her oath under the political party, Lakas-CMD, on Thursday night, Nov. 11, after she resigned from her regional party, Hugpong ng Pagbabago. “Tonight, I formally became a member of Lakas-CMD,” posted Mayor Sara Duterte in her official Facebook page on Thursday. She also posted two photos, with one photo showing her taking her oath as a Lakas-CMD member before House Majority Leader Leyte Rep. Martin […]
Political analysts speculate as to next move of presidential daughter as Nov. 15 substitution deadline nears; LPU dean says it is likely a “BBM-Sara” team-up (Eagle News) – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has tendered her resignation as chair of the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago on Thursday, Nov. 11, a move that has set more political analysts guessing as to what could be her next move. Her resignation from HNP was announced four […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has resigned from Hugpong Ng Pagbabago, the regional party she founded. The presidential daughter resigned days after she dropped her bid to run for reelection in the city. Her recent moves only days before the deadline for substitution for a candidate in a national or local post have sparked speculation she would gun for a national post. Her camp has so far kept mum on the issue, confirming […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,811,248 on Thursday, Nov. 11, after the Department of Health reported 1974 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 28660 were active. Of these, 62.1 percent were mild, 5.9 percent were asymptomatic, 4.4 percent were critical, 10.4 percent were severe, and 17.15 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,737,722 with the additional 2388 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 44866 […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines targets to vaccinate at least 15 million individuals in the three days of National Covid-19 Vaccination campaign scheduled on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 this year, Malacanang said on Thursday, Nov. 11. Around five million Filipinos are expected to be vaccinated in each day of the National COVID-19 Vaccination Day, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., “Bayanihan po ang konsepto natin dito, kung saan ang kooperasyon ng lahat ay […]
by Amber WANG TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Ken Young and Kylie Wang, hosts of a popular daily news podcast, say they feel Taiwanese and not Chinese — a belief shared by many young people on the self-ruled island. Beijing views Taiwan as part of China and has intensified pressure on Taipei in recent years, pushing political tensions between the two to dizzying heights. For younger Taiwanese people, the growing antagonism has cemented a distinct identity […]
