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by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Heavy rains and floods lashing western Germany have killed at least nine people and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse, police said on Thursday. Four of the people reported dead were in the municipality of Schuld where a number houses were swept away by floods, a police spokesman in the city of Koblenz told AFP. Rhineland-Palatinate and North […]
(Eagle News) — Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions were due to the southwest Monsoon affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas and the low pressure area spotted off Ilocos Norte. According to the weather bureau, so far, the LPA was estimated 140 km northwest of Laoag City. Flash floods or landslides […]
29 other areas under GCQ until July 31 (Eagle News) – Malacanang has released the new community quarantine protocols that would take effect starting tomorrow, Friday, July 16, wherein Metro Manila has been placed under a more relaxed General Community Quarantine (GCQ) along with 29 other areas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte had already approved the extension of GCQ in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila starting July 16, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1490665 after the Department of Health reported 5,221 more cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 45495 were active. Of these, 91.4 percent were mild cases, 2.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe, and 1.96 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1418856 including the additional 4147 recoveries. The death toll is now at 26314, including the additional 82 ones. On Wednesday, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has administered more than 14 million COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Wednesday, July 14, with more than 10 million Filipinos having received the first dose, and over 4 million already fully vaccinated. This was announced by Malacanang on Thursday, July 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that those given first doses (10,026,772) already covered 14.32 percent of the country’s targeted population. While those given second doses (4,047,792) were 5.78 […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAp2XxSpBdo (Eagle News) – The OCTA Research group supports the continuation of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with still some restrictions in Metro Manila. Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research fellow, explained in an interview with Eagle News Service’s “Balitalakayan” on Thursday, July 15, said that it is important to continue GCQ with some restrictions since the Philippine capital is still classified as a “moderate risk” area. I think we can still have GCQ with […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday, July 15, gave the assurance the unused budget allotted for anti-communist insurgency programs is intact and will be used wisely. Eleazar also noted that he would look into the other claims made by the Commission on Audit in its recent report. According to the COA report, only P86.57 million was spent for the PNP’s anti-communist programs, an amount that was very low compared to […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least eight staff at a Japanese hotel hosting Brazil’s Olympic judo team have tested positive for coronavirus, local officials said Thursday. Health and sports officials at Hamamatsu city, west of Tokyo, said virus screenings were done before the judo delegation of around 30 members arrived there on Saturday. None of the infected individuals came in contact with the athletes, they said. The news comes as Tokyo prepares to host […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — More than a million acres of the western US and Canada were in flames on Wednesday as multiple blazes raged across the region, fueled by soaring temperatures and drought, and with little sign of letting up. Large areas of California were placed on red alert as several conflagrations continued to burn. The so-called River Fire had still not been brought under control as it burned near Yosemite National […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration deported on Thursday, July 15, nine Japanese nationals wanted in their home country for telecommunications fraud. In a statement, the bureau said Mishima Takumi, Tabata Ryota, Kawasaki Ryuto, Irabu Shioki, Onishi Shunsuke, Omata Kenta, Sato Takatoku, Hashizumi Ryushin, and Mitani Ren boarded a Japan Airlines flight to Narita which left the Ninoy Aquino International Airport shortly after 10 a.m. The bureau said the deportees were among 34 Japanese […]
(Eagle News) — The Cavitex southbound shoulder lane in front of PITX will be temporarily closed starting Saturday, July 17. The Department of Transportation said this was to pave the way for the building of the Asiaworld Station of the LRT-1 Cavite extension. The DOTr said there will, however, be no lane closure on the carriageway of Cavitex going to the south. Motorists, however, were advised to slow down and take precautions as there will […]
Walk-ins, however, still not allowed (Eagle News) — The Temporary Off-site Passport Service in Glorietta is accepting passport applications from individuals who need to travel for medical or other emergency reasons. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the TOPS in Makati, which is being used as an extension office of its Aseana’s courtesy lane, is also accepting applications from other “courtesy lane” individuals such as senior citizens, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, minors aged 7 […]
