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PAGASA: Easterlies affecting eastern section of Luzon

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said the rest of […]

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President Duterte, Xi reaffirm PHL-China ties in 45-minute phone conversation

Discuss possible collaboration in vaccine development and production, infra development, among others (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called on “greater collaboration” with China in the public health sector, particularly in vaccine development and production, in a 45-minute phone conversation with China’s leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, Aug. 28, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said. In a statement, the PCOO said President Duterte also thanked China for its assistance in the Philippines’ COVID-19 response and […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 28

(Eagle News)– The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 28: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel. The flight ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila and other areas are  under a modified enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 31.

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ITCZ affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News) –The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. The weather bureau […]

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Massive “solar tsunami” observed after sunspot eruption; solar flare, coronal mass ejection observed

Solar storm cloud “appears to be heading for earth” says space weather monitoring site   (Eagle News) – Space weather observers noted a “massive solar tsunami” across the sun caused by the eruption of a sunspot that happened on Thursday, Aug. 26, according to a website monitoring the sun’s activity. Spaceweather.com said that this solar tsunami could cause a coronal mass ejection (CME). In fact, coronagraphs of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), already detected […]

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DOH reports 17,447 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,916,461 after the Department of Health reported 17,447 more COVID-19 cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 142531 were active. Of these, 96.2 percent were mild, 1.1 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.1 percent were severe, and 0.96 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1741089 including the additional 6771 Over 100–or 113–more deaths were reported, pushing the total death toll to […]

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More Filipinos leave Afghanistan; 24 remain

(Eagle News) — More Filipinos have left Afghanistan, with only 24 remaining in the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In an advisory, the DFA said three more Filipinos evacuated from Kabul who transited through Doha. Of the 24 remaining in Afghanistan, the DFA 16 have requested repatriation through their companies or the Philippine government. “The Philippine government continues to work with governments and international partners to ensure the evacuation of the remaining Filipinos […]

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At least 20 dead after torrential rains in Venezuela

  MÉRIDA, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll from heavy rains that triggered mudslides and floods in western Venezuela has risen to 20, local authorities said Wednesday, with 17 other people missing. Nine states are in an “emergency” situation and more than 54,000 people have been affected by the downpours, Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos told state television. On Tuesday he warned it would continue to rain “for the next 10 days.” The hardest-hit areas are […]

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PACC chair Belgica tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)– Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Chair Greco Belgica has tested positive for COVID-19. Belgica himself made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Aug. 27. “Nakakalungkot na sa kabila ng ating pag-iingat ay tinamaan pa rin ako ng Covid-19. Tunay ngang hindi biro ang sakit na ito at talagang mapanganib (It’s sad that even after exercising utmost caution, I tested positive for COVID-19. Indeed, this disease is serious and dangerous),” Belgica said. Earlier in […]

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Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from UAE this August: DFA

(Eagle News) — Over 300 Filipinos were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates this month of August, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 323 Filipinos who arrived in Davao brought the total of repatriated Filipinos from the country to 5,041 since the start of the pandemic in February 2020. All repatriates were tested and yielded negative results in the RT-PCR COVID-19 test at least 48 hours prior to their departure […]

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4.8-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental early Friday, Aug. 27

(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Friday, Aug. 27. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:39 a.m. It had its epicenter 106 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The depth of focus was 77 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Covid symptoms last a year for many patients: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — Fatigue and shortness of breath still afflict many patients a year after their hospitalization for Covid-19, according to a new Chinese study calling for a better understanding of the pandemic’s long-term health effects. Around half of the patients discharged from hospital for Covid still suffer from at least one persistent symptom — most often fatigue or muscle weakness — after 12 months, said the study published in British medical journal The […]

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