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(Eagle News) — Work on the Metro Rail Transit-4 is expected to start in the second quarter of 2022, the Department of Transportation said. The DOTr made the announcement as it revealed the expected signing of the contract agreement for architectural and engineering design of the rail transit system that aims to link parts of eastern Metro Manila with Rizal. The railway is expected to cut across the cities of Mandaluyong, San Juan, Quezon, Pasig, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Movie Press Club awarded the “new movie actor of the year” to Paolo Marcoleta of EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos, Tuloy ang Laban”. The awarding of the 36th PMPC awards was held on Sept. 26. This is the first acting award for Paolo Marcoleta, son of House Deputy Speaker and Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta. The young Marcoleta said he was sort of a “late bloomer” in acting, although he did […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional 134 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 39,967. Of these, 2023 were active. Recoveries rose to 37826 with the addition of 195 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is now at 118, with the addition of one death. More than half of the police force has been fully vaccinated, the PNP said. PNP […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered aggressive pursuit operations against the persons responsible for the killing of a policeman in a buy-bust operation in Cavite on Tuesday night. Eleazar ordered Police Regional Office 4 Ely Cruz to find Marlon Pacia, Jun-Jun Javier and Jomarie Pacia who managed to escape when police conducted arrests amid gunfire after several personalities bought illegal drugs from a police-poseur buyer in Barangay Salawag. The police […]
(Eagle News) — The trough of Typhoon “Mindulle” is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, as a result, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The entire country will have light to […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Oct. 1: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation prior to the travel will be allowed entry into the airport premises. So far, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said only Bermuda was on the country’s “red list,” which means travel restrictions are in […]
Palace also announces new quarantine protocols for the rest of the country (Eagle News) – The pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System in the National Capital Region (NCR) is extended until October 15, 2021, said Malacanang as it announced the quarantine protocols for the rest of the country for this month. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), in its meeting on September 30 meeting decided to extend the alert level in Metro […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid on Thursday accused unsettled star Ben Simmons of “disrespecting” his team-mates as he attempts to force a trade out of the club. In comments to reporters, Embiid hit back at suggestions coming from Simmons’s camp this week that he wanted to leave was because he felt the team was being built to suit Embiid’s skills. “The situation is disappointing, borderline kind of disrespectful to […]
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (AFP) — Just two percent of the population, or fewer, have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus in half of the countries in Africa, the World Heath Organization said on Thursday, Fifteen of the continent’s 54 nations have managed to vaccinate at least 10 percent of their people, thereby achieving the global goal for September 30, set in May by the World Health Assembly, the world’s highest health policy-setting body. “The latest data shows […]
by John BIERS NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United Airlines and Tyson Foods provided fresh evidence Thursday supporting coronavirus vaccine mandates, while AT&T expanded its jab requirement to unionized workers. The announcements show how more large companies are moving ahead with vaccine requirements, despite loud criticism from some employee groups and politicians. President Joe Biden on September 9 announced the government would demand large businesses to require vaccinations, but the administration has yet to […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has test-fired a “newly developed” anti-aircraft missile, the latest in a string of recent weapons test launches, state media said Friday. “The DPRK test-fired an anti-aircraft missile newly developed by it on September 30,” the Korean Central News Agency reported, using the country’s official name. © Agence France-Presse
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — UK petrol stations are still running out of fuel, a retailers’ group warned on Thursday, contradicting government claims that a spate of panic-buying is ebbing. Queues continued to build at refuelling stations, especially in London and southern England, including at one site in Hampshire where a transport truck carrying a military helicopter was sighted. Troops are expected to be deployeed within days to help ease the crisis, with Prime Minister […]
