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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police reported on Wednesday, Sept. 15, its 110th fatality due to COVID-19, as it logged over 200 additional COVID-19 cases. According to the PNP, its latest fatality was a 52-year-old policeman assigned in Western Visayas. On September 9, the PNP said the policeman was rushed to a hospital in Iloilo City after experiencing difficulty in breathing. On the same day, he succumbed due to cardiac arrest and pneumonia. A […]
(Eagle News) — There is a 70 to 80 percent chance of La Niña in the last quarter of 2021. According to Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration Administrator Vicente Malano, there is also a higher probability of above-normal rainfall conditions in the country in the next several months. He said this can be due to the expected stronger easterlies, enhanced northeast (NE) monsoon and tropical cyclone occurrences. “The eastern sections of the country […]
(Eagle News) — The number of students who enrolled for school year 2021-2022 has exceeded the number of enrollees the previous school year, the Department of Education said on Wednesday, Sept. 15. According to DepEd, as of Sept. 15, the the total number of registered students entering Kindergarten until Grade 12 has reached 26,308,875 in public and private schools. The enrollment for those same grade levels last school year was recorded at 26,227,022. The DepEd […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy rescued six fishermen from a half-sunken boat off Philippine Rise on Tuesday, Sept. 15. According to the Navy, the boat captain and five crew members of FV Mr. Kupido were rescued from the half-sunken vessel following a distress call from another fishing vessel, Gabriel Tres. The Navy said Gabriel Tres made the call after rescuing another four crew members of FV Mr. Kupido but had to leave the other six […]
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Mindanao and Eastern Visayas, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Sept. 15: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their respective airlines as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been lifted. The Philippines, however, has imposed travel restrictions on countries on its “red list.”
(Eagle News) — The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 14, confirmed Tokyo has received information about a possible terror attack in Southeast Asian nations, including the Philippines. “We confirm that the Japanese government has received information about a possible terror attack, but we cannot give you any detailed background at the moment,” the embassy said in a statement. It said it has “issued a warning to alert Japanese people residing in some […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Netherlands said Tuesday it would further ease Covid-19 restrictions including an end to social distancing, but will introduce a pass for bars, restaurants and festivals. The pass showing proof of vaccination, recovery from the virus or a negative test will be needed for people aged 13 and over from September 25, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. Infection rates are falling in the Netherlands, which early in the pandemic had […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Arizona on Tuesday became the first US state to file suit against President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccination mandate for federal employees and businesses with more than 100 employees. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, a Republican, announced the filing of the suit against what he described as an “unconstitutional” move by the Democratic president. “The federal government cannot force people to get the Covid-19 vaccine,” Brnovich said in a statement. “The […]
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The latest coronavirus wave in the United States driven by the Delta variant could soon peak, but experts warn against complacency and expect the virus will be part of everyday life for years to come. The seven-day-average of daily cases as of Monday was 172,000, its highest level of this surge even as the growth rate is slowing and cases are headed down in most states, according […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — There are now more than half a million people using El Salvador’s bitcoin wallet, President Nayib Bukele announced. The country of 6.6 million people this month became the first to adopt bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar, which has been the official currency for two decades. “We currently have more than half a million users (of the Chivo wallet),” Bukele tweeted late Monday. The “Chivo Wallet” is […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Tropical storm Nicholas weakened as it moved inshore over Texas early Tuesday morning, with meteorologists downgrading it from a hurricane. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kilometers) per hour, with higher gusts, and was expected to dump five to 10 inches of rain over the Texas coast and upper Louisiana, weather officials said. However, they warned there could be isolated instances of storm rainfall of 20 […]
