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(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional 151 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 39,843. Of these, 2085 were active. Recoveries rose to 37,641 with the addition of 195 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is at 117, with no additional deaths reported. President Rodrigo Duterte has said uniformed personnel who serve as frontliners should be among the priorities in […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:32 a.m. It had its epicenter 496 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 175 kilometers. PHIVOLCS said the quake was of tectonic origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Operations in the Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in Antipolo are suspended until Oct. 1. The DFA said the suspension–which started on Sept. 27–was after personnel tested positive for COVID-19, with the rest considered as close contacts. According to the department, the suspension of operations would allow for a thorough disinfection of premises and was in compliance with the isolation and quarantine guidelines imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the […]
(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. PAGASA said the same conditions apply to the rest of the country. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme Northern Luzon and the eastern section of Northern Luzon, the weather bureau […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Sept. 30: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised travelers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on countries in the Philippines updated red list is expected to end on Sept. 30.
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) — The death toll from bloody clashes between rival gangs in an Ecuador prison has surpassed 100, with 52 more wounded, the government prison authority said Wednesday, as soldiers surrounded the facility — one of the country’s many overburdened and understaffed jails. Inmates went to war armed with guns and grenades on Tuesday at the Guayaquil prison complex: a clash between prisoners believed to be linked to Mexican […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned a US offer of dialogue as a “facade”, state media reported Thursday, and accused the Joe Biden administration of continuing a hostile policy against his nuclear-armed country. Talks between Pyongyang and Washington have been largely at a standstill since the collapse of the Hanoi summit between Kim and then-president Donald Trump over sanctions relief and what the North would be willing to give […]
by Desiree MARTIN Spain (AFP) — A commercial flight flew into La Palma in the Canary Islands on Wednesday, the first since an erupting volcano forced a weekend airport closure, the plane landing hours after rivers of molten lava reached the sea. The dramatic eruption which began 10 days ago, has forced thousands out of their homes, with the lava destroying hundreds of homes, businesses and huge swathes of banana plantations. Fears that the lava’s […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — YouTube announced Wednesday it would remove videos and some high-profile users that falsely claim approved vaccines are dangerous, as social networks seek to crack down on health misinformation around Covid-19 and other diseases. Video-sharing giant YouTube has already banned posts that spread false myths around coronavirus treatments, including ones that share inaccurate claims about Covid-19 vaccines shown to be safe. But the Google-owned site said its concerns about the […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 4.2 quake struck 63 kilometers west of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, just before midnight, at 11:48 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 29. The quake only had a depth of focus of seven kilometers. It struck the waters off the coast of Sarangani town. It was felt at intensity 3 in KIamba, Sarangani; at intensity 2 in General Santos City and Maasin in Sarangani; and at intensity 1 in Tampakan, South Cotabato. Phivolcs […]
But warns of rough seas in northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon (Eagle News) – The powerful typhoon Mindulle, with gusts of up to 215 kilometers per hour, “is no longer expected to enter PAR” or the Philippine Area of Responsibility, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. In its latest advisory, PAGASA said that “this typhoon is unlikely to directly affect the weather condition in the country,” but warned of “rough seas due […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Manga artist Takao Saito, who created the most prolific Japanese comic-book series of all time “Golgo 13”, has died aged 84, his publisher said Wednesday. “Golgo 13”, the tale of a legendary professional hitman, was first printed in 1968 and has been adapted into anime series, video games and two live-action films. The assassin Golgo, also known Duke Togo, is of unknown nationality and carries out his hits around the world, […]
