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(Eagle News) — The Philippines will lift the suspension on the deployment of overseas Filipinos to Oman as soon as the Omani government removes the Southeast Asian country from its list of countries covered by a travel ban. According to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s Bernard Olalia, this was the takeaway from the meeting between Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and the Omani ambassador on Monday, June 21. Olalia noted that the Philippines’ move was only […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A tornado killed one person near Montreal, the deputy premier and minister of public safety of Quebec announced Monday. “Extreme weather phenomenon in Mascouche,” a city a few dozen kilometers (miles) north of Montreal, Genevieve Guilbault wrote on Twitter. “We unfortunately can confirm the death of one man. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.” “Our government teams are mobilized on the ground to help victims and support municipal […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A mouse plague ravaging Australia’s farmlands forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a rural jail on Tuesday, as the rodents broke in and chewed through essential infrastructure. Scores of mice have gnawed through ceiling panels and wiring at a New South Wales prison, prompting authorities to scale back operations for repairs. “The health, safety and wellbeing of staff and inmates is our number one priority, so it’s important for […]
by Agnes ANYA JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia passed two million coronavirus cases Monday as infection rates soar and hospitals are flooded with new patients, prompting warnings that the Southeast Asian nation’s health crisis could spiral out of control. The unwanted milestone comes after daily case rates more than doubled in recent weeks and authorities identified the presence of highly infectious Covid-19 variants. On Monday, official figures showed that Indonesia had recorded a daily record […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 300 overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the DFA said the 347 individuals, including one stretcher-bound patient, five pregnant women, one visually-impaired, and five who are wheelchair-borne, arrived on June 19. The department said a pre-processing of financial assistance of P10,000 was done for qualified beneficiaries. It said the financial assistance would be given upon their release from quarantine. The […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Colombia’s death toll from Covid-19 passed the 100,000 mark on Monday with a new 24-hour record of almost 650 deaths, the health ministry said. After three weeks of demonstrations that have brought thousands of people into the streets to protest the government of conservative President Ivan Duque, the South American country of 50 million is suffering its worst moment since the pandemic began. It has now recorded 100,582 dead, including 648 […]
(Eagle News) — The wearing of face shields is mandatory both indoors and outdoors. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was President Rodrigo Duterte’s final say on the matter amid confusion generated by contradictory statements made by some officials. According to Roque, the President’s decision was based on the advice of health experts and “in view of the Delta variant.” The Department of Health announced border controls were on “heightened alert” as it announced the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency unified guidelines for anti-illegal drug operations may be completed before the end of the month. This is according to PDEA director-general Wilkins Villanueva, who held a series of meetings with PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar for the guidelines, following the February fatal shootout between PNP and PDEA operatives at a mall along Commonwealth, Quezon City. Another near-misencounter was reported in May, this time, in Fairview. “We […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood star George Clooney will launch an academy for Los Angeles high school students as part of a new scheme to teach movie industry skills to children from disadvantaged and minority communities, it was announced Monday. Clooney and fellow A-listers Don Cheadle and Eva Longoria will spearhead the program initially available next fall for 14 to 16-year-olds at a downtown high school, with plans to expand to other ages […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon and Western Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Mindoro Provinces, Palawan, Cavite, Bataan, Zambales, and Pangasinan, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Millions of people across Mexico on Monday took part in earthquake simulation drills for the first time since they were suspended last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The resumption of the emergency exercises follows a steady decline in new Covid-19 cases and deaths in Mexico, one of the countries worst hit by the virus. The drills, held regularly before the health crisis, aim to prepare the country for the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, June 22: Flight schedules may change at any given time. According to MIAA, passengers should secure confirmation of their flights first as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. In these cases, MIAA said travelers should coordinate with the airlines. Metro Manila and Bulacan are under a general community quarantine but with […]
