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PNP: Over 149,000 violators warned, sanctioned during 2-week ECQ in NCR

(Eagle News) — Over 149,000 people violated quarantine protocols during the 2-week enhanced community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police said. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, of the figure, 98,971 were warned, 43,328 fined, and 7,664 underwent community service. The PNP said in Metro Manila, the Joint Task Force sanctioned 100,946 violators of minimum public health standards, mass gatherings, non-observance of social/physical distancing while 40,705 violators  were accosted in relation to […]

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“Isang” intensifies into severe tropical storm as it moves to exit PAR

(Eagle News) — “Isang” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it moves to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of the tropical storm is so far 560 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and a  gustiness of up to 115 kph, and is moving northwest at 20 kph. “Isang,” however, […]

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New COVID deaths rise to 398 in PHL as DOH reports 16,694 new virus cases

    (Eagle News) – COVID-19 deaths recorded on Saturday, Aug. 21, rose to 398 from Friday’s record of 317 as the Philippines reported 16,694 new COVID cases. Total active cases reached 123,935 as of Saturday, or 6.8 percent of total 1,824,051 confirmed cases. Most of the confirmed cases in the country are tagged as recoveries at 91.5 percent. This is equivalent to 1,668,520 cases. Most or 97.2 percent of the 123,935 active cases are […]

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Pacquiao makes weight for welterweight title fight

  LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas both made weight then came face-to-face for the cameras at the weigh-in ahead of their Saturday world title welterweight showdown in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, the heavy favorite, weighed in at 146 pounds while World Boxing Association welterweight champ Ugas tipped the scales right on the number at 147 pounds on Friday. Ugas (24-0, 12 KOs) took the fight on just 11 days notice […]

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Palau loses virus-free status with first Covid cases

KOROR, Palau (AFP) — The tiny Pacific nation of Palau reported its first cases of coronavirus Saturday, losing its prized status as one of the world’s few Covid-free countries as authorities appealed for calm. Two travellers, who tested positive after arriving from Guam, have been placed in quarantine along with their known contacts. “We urge everyone to remain calm,” the Ministry of Health said in a statement after deciding against imposing lockdown measures. With more […]

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Viral footage of US Marine aiding baby captures Kabul chaos

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A heart-breaking video showing a US Marine lifting a baby over a razor wire-topped wall at Kabul’s airport caught global attention Friday, amid the chaos of thousands trying to flee Afghanistan newly controlled by the Taliban. The video, which shows the infant, its diaper slipping off, being pulled up by one arm high above a crowd of Afghans seeking to enter the airport, took over social media nearly one week […]

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ANALYSIS: Why didn’t Biden leave 2,500 troops in Afghanistan?

  by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan after President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops by August 31 has critics asking: why didn’t he just leave 2,500 troops there to fortify the now-fallen government? That was how many US forces remained in the country when Biden took office in January, after his predecessor Donald Trump slashed their numbers from 15,000. In appearances, the […]

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PNP reports 163 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to Philippine National Police data, the additional 163 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 33184. Of these, 1768 are active. Recoveries rose to 31317 including the additional 152 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 99, with no additional deaths reported. The police are among the country’s frontliners, and are among those prioritized in the country’s ongoing […]

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Easterlies affecting PHL; cloudy skies, isolated rains expected

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are also expected over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Batanes, […]

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US Afghan evacuations stall as receiving base overflows: Pentagon

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US officials confirmed that evacuation operations from Afghanistan stalled for several hours Friday because the receiving base in Qatar was overflowing and could not receive evacuees. US airlift flights out of the Kabul airport stopped for around seven hours as thousands of Afghans already flown to a US base in Qatar overwhelmed its capacity, said Major General Hank Taylor. That left thousands more Afghans already cleared to leave their […]

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OFW tells story of how he sought Taliban permission to fetch other Filipinos for evacuation in Kabul

  (Eagle News) – An overseas Filipino worker tells his story of how he was able to leave Afghanistan and save other Filipinos stranded in the capital of Kabul. Elmer Presa posted on his Facebook page photos of him and other Filipino workers who managed to get a ride on a United States military plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul Afghanistan.  In his post, he also thanked the US Airforce for their […]

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