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(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday, July 16, reported its first 11 local cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant, with two of them in Metro Manila. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said the 11 were part of the 16 additional Delta variant cases detected in the latest genome sequencing run. Of the 16 additional cases, five were returning overseas Filipinos. With the additional Delta variant cases, the total detected in the Philippines now stands […]
Watch the news and other features in Benguet as reported in the Ilocano dialect, in this online edition of Agila Pilipinas Benguet (Ilokano edition) Here are some of the news in this episode: MT PROVINCE – Tree planting Activity in Gadagad watershed Sapud in the town of Mankayan, Benguet; TUBLAY BENGUET – Ornamental plant industry in Tublay Benguet amid the pandemic; LA TRINIDAD, Benguet: Ice cream, ice candy, tea and and cake made from […]
by Robenson Geffrard Agence France Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The assassination of Jovenel Moise by armed mercenaries was planned in the neighboring Dominican Republic, say Haitian police, who announced the detention of the slain president’s chief bodyguard and three other members of his security detail. The apparent ease with which a hit squad entered the Haitian leader’s residence in Port-au-Prince and shot him dead, with no injuries to his bodyguards, has raised suspicions […]
(Eagle News) – Muntinlupa City said that a still undetermined number of Pfizer doses may have been inappropriately stored at the Festival Mall facility that could have affected its efficacy and would thus not be used anymore. In a statement, the Muntinlupa City government said that based on their initial study the Pfizer doses at the Festival Mall had not been stored at the required temperature for this type of vaccine. “Ayon sa inisyal na […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inspection of the newly-developed Clark International Airport on Saturday, July 17. The Department of Transportation said he will be accompanied by Transportation Secretary Art Tugade. According to the DOTr, the airport, dubbed “Asia’s Next Premier Gateway”, is among the key projects of the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government. The DOTr said it finished the development of the same in 2020 despite the […]
by Michelle FITZPATRICK with Deborah COLE in Berlin Agence France Presse MAYEN, Germany (AFP) — Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 59 people in Germany and nine in Belgium, and many more people are missing as rising waters caused several houses to collapse on Thursday. In Germany, which is experiencing one of the worst weather disasters since World War II, desperate residents sought refuge on the roofs of their homes […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Zambales, and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Wearing a face mask at an indoor public establishments will once again be mandatory in Los Angeles starting this weekend due to a steady increase in Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations, health authorities said Thursday. Los Angeles is the first large US metropolis to reimpose the use of face masks — regardless of vaccination status — in shops, grocery stores, restaurants and workplaces to help contain the pandemic. The […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, July 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:10 a.m. It had its epicenter 45 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 28 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into the alleged sale of fake COVID-19-negative test results. In a statement, Eleazar said he directed the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Anti-Cybercrime Group to look into the reports the RT-PCR test results, often used as travel requirement, were being sold for at least P1,000 each. The person paying for the document does not even have to undertake a real swab […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, July 16: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. This week, the national government announced the extension of the travel ban covering India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates […]
(Eagle News) — Classes for school year 2021 to 2022 will start on September 13, 2021. The Department of Education said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte chose the date among the other options recommended by Education Secretary Leonor Briones. Earlier, Briones also suggested August 23, 2021 and September 6, 2021 as opening dates for School Year 2021-2022. The department said it would be releasing the school calendar for SY 2021-2022 soon. “We extend our […]
