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Monsoon rains to persist: PAGASA

(Eagle News)– The southwest monsoon is still affecting the country. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said rains are still expected over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and Calamian Islands. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains are also possible. According to the weather bureau, Cagayan Valley, Antique, and the rest of Cordillera […]

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Pres. Duterte gives add’l P100k allowance for each of PHL athletes in Tokyo Olympics

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave an additional P100,000 allowance for each of Philippine athletes joining the Tokyo Olympics and the Paralympics. This was on top of the $1,000 allowance given by the Philippine Sports Commission. President Rodrigo Duterte’s additional support was approved upon the recommendation of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Sports, and the PSC. The following are the Philippine athletes participating at the Olympics who would […]

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AstraZeneca searching for vaccines for virus-hit Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Saturday it was scouring its supply chain to find more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine for Southeast Asia, which is facing its most serious outbreak yet of the virus. The statement from the Anglo-Swedish company — which produces its vaccine in Thailand for use domestically and in neighbouring countries — comes in the wake of a supply shortage which has sparked heavy criticism of Thai Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s […]

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DOH reports 6,216 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines are now at 1543281 after the Department of Health reported 6216 additional cases. Of the total cases, 54401 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 2.3 percent were severe, 1.4 percent critical, and 1.62 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1461749 including the 6778 additional ones. The death toll is now at 27131, including the additional 241 deaths. The DOH has said the first […]

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Petecio wins, Barbosa falls in 1st round of Tokyo Games

By Ivan Stewart Saldajeno Philippine News Agency Nesthy Petecio’s quest for a Tokyo Olympics gold got off to a good start on Saturday after she beat Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of Congo in the first round of the women’s featherweight boxing event at the Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital. After a tight first round, Petecio showed her dominant form in the final six minutes to edge Matshu. In the unanimous decision favoring Petecio, one of […]

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Chinese shooter wins first gold of Tokyo Olympics as storm threat looms

Chinese shooter Yang Qian won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday as the coronavirus-hit Games braced for a potentially disruptive tropical storm heading towards the Japanese capital. Yang snatched a dramatic last-shot victory from Russia’s Anastasiia Galashina in the women’s 10-metre air rifle as attention switched from the troubled build-up to the event to the sporting action. Elsewhere on the first full day of competition, Japanese gymnastics star Kohei Uchimura crashed […]

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Hanoi goes into lockdown as virus cases soar

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam locked down eight million people in Hanoi on Saturday, the latest attempt to curb a serious coronavirus outbreak that has already forced a third of the country to stay home. Authorities reported more than 7,000 new infections across the nation on Friday — the third record number of daily infections in a week. The centre of the normally bustling capital was empty and shops were shuttered as the lockdown […]

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As cases soar, Spaniards keep their masks firmly on

  by Marie Giffard with Rosa Sulleiro in Barcelona Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — It’s over 35 degrees Celsius and although masks are no longer obligatory in the streets of Spain, masks are everywhere in Madrid as people fear soaring Covid cases. Unlike people in many other European countries who have dropped their masks, Spaniards have largely opted to hang onto the face coverings that have become part of the daily lives of […]

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PHL finds 17 more new Delta cases bringing total Delta variant cases to 64

Nine of 12 new local Delta cases found in Metro Manila, 3 in CALABARZON   (Eagle News) — At least 17 more Delta variant cases were detected by the Department of Health, 12 of which are local cases, bringing to 64 the total Delta variant cases as of Saturday, July 24. Nine of the local cases have addresses in Metro Manila, the DOH said. The Philippine Genome Center and the National Institutes of Health of […]

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Due to rising Delta cases in US, Americans ask, “Do vaccinated people need to go back to masking?”

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — With the Delta variant pushing US Covid cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether they need to start masking indoors again. Covid vaccines remain extremely effective against the worst outcomes of the disease — hospitalization and death — and breakthrough infections remain uncommon. But experts told AFP that one size doesn’t fit all, and people should consider factors like community transmission, […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, July 24

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, July 24: MIAA said flight schedules may change at any given time. According to the Philippine government, the travel ban on passengers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and Bangladesh is in effect until July 31. The travel ban also now covers Indonesia. On Friday, the government included Malaysia and Thailand on its travel ban list. […]

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PCG escorts distressed vessel off Surigao City to safety

(Eagle News) — Authorities escorted a a distressed vessel  off Surigao City to safety, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Friday, July 23. According to the PCG, it dispatched a Deployable Response Group to search for MV Vince Gabriel, which had reported seawater entering its deck. The PCG said the vessel carrying 57  people had left Dapa Port, Surigao del Norte for Surigao Baseport, Surigao City, but, while off Hinatuan Island, encountered huge waves and […]

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