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Duterte announces decision as Senator Go files his candidacy for VP with Comelec (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Saturday, Oct. 2, that he will not run for vice president in 2022 anymore and will retire from politics, saying he was heeding the sentiment of Filipinos. In a brief speech as Senator Bong Go filed his certificate of candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Duterte said he was “was […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional 111 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 40070. Of these, 1959 are active. Recoveries rose to 37992 with the additional 175 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is now at 119 with the additional death. The PNP has said eight out of ten policemen are fully vaccinated. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar received his first vaccine […]
Quake occurred at a depth of 535.8 kilometers, causing minimal surface waves; no tsunami warning issued (Eagle News) — A magnitude 7.3 quake struck the Vanuatu region on Saturday, Oct. 2, occuring at a depth of 535.8 kilometers. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occured at 6:29 UTC time or 2:29 p.m. Philippine time. Because it occured deep into the earth, it was not felt that much. The USGS said it was […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US fatalities from Covid-19 surpassed 700,000 on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, a toll roughly equivalent to the population of the nation’s capital Washington. The grim threshold comes with an average of well over 1,000 dying each day, in a country where 55.7 percent of the population is now fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After a heavily criticized early response […]
5.5 million Pfizer doses arriving in coming days, says US embassy official (Eagle News) Some 2.5 million doses of government-procured Sinovac vaccines and 883,500 Pfizer doses arrived in the country on Friday, Oct. 1, further boosting vaccine supplies. The delivery of over 3.38 million doses of vaccines on Friday brought to 74.7 million doses the total COVID vaccines delivered to the country. The 2.5 million Sinovac doses arrived shortly before 6 p.m. at Ninoy Aquno […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Friday, Oct. 1, urged aspiring political candidates to refrain from resorting to pomp and grandeur when filing their certificates of candidacy. Eleazar made the appeal as the filing of COCs for elective posts in the 2022 polls kicked off, with at least 20 making the day’s deadline for application. “Umaapela tayo sa mga kandidato at kanilang mga taga-suporta na kumilos nang naaayon sa panahon,” Eleazar […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs logged its highest monthly collection in September, surpassing that month’s revenue collection target by 5.3 percent. According to the bureau, the P59.9 billion collected was more than its target of P56.9 billion, and represents the ninth consecutive month the bureau has exceeded its monthly collection target in 2021. Based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, eight out of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target for […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has a new spokesperson. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar designated Police Colonel Roderick Augustus B. Alba to the post left vacated by Police Brigadier General Ronaldo E. Olay following his promotion. Olay is now acting director for logistics in the PNP Directorial Staff. Alba is a member of the Philippine National Police Academy “Tagapagpatupad” Class of 1992. He was was erstwhile Deputy Director for Administration of the PNP Information […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Friday, Oct. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:48 p.m. It had its epicenter five kilometers northwest of Claveria. The depth of focus was 56 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Claveria, Pamplona, Sanchez Mira, Abulug, and Allacapan, Cagayan; Flora, Apayao; Pagudpud, Bangui, Burgos, Pasuquin, and Bacarra, Ilocos Norte Intensity III – […]
Partly cloudy skies, isolated rain showers expected in M. Manila, rest of PHL (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, meanwhile, said localized thunderstorms will affect Metro Manila. As a result, it said the region is expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The entire country, PAGASA said, will have […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Oct. 2: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has said only Bermuda remains on the country’s red list, which means travel restrictions are in place. The […]
by Allison JACKSON Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ election season kicked off Friday with TV celebrities, political scions and at least one inmate expected to be among thousands of candidates vying for posts from president to town councillor. A week-long registration process launches a typically noisy and deadly seven months of campaigning for more than 18,000 positions — but the raging pandemic and economic misery caused by Covid lockdowns could […]
