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Total COVID-19 vaccines doses delivered to the PHL reach over 12.5 million (Eagle News) – The Philippines received the biggest shipment of vaccines against COVID-19 in a single day on Thursday, June 10, after the arrival of over 2.27 million Pfizer doses, and 1 million additional Sinovac doses, or a total of 3.27 million vaccine doses. The 2,279,160 doses of Pfizer vaccines were also the biggest Pfizer shipment delivered to the country, coming from […]
Museums, historical sites with LGU approval to operate can reopen at 20% maximum venue capacity (Eagle News) — Gyms, fitness studios, and other indoor non-contact sports venues are now allowed to operate in the NCR Plus area but at a 30% maximum capacity. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque added, however, that these establishments should secure Safety Seal Certification from the Department of Trade and Industry first, based on the decision made by the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
(Eagle News) – Senior citizens who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now go out of their homes in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCG (MGCQ), Malacanang said. Inter-zonal travel for senior citizens, however, is still prohibited, according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) decided on this on Thursday, June 10. Roque said that senior citizens who would go out of their […]
(Eagle News) — The seven policemen implicated in the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and his companions are now under restrictive custody. Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar made the announcement after the National Bureau of Investigation filed complaints for murder and frustrated murder against the seven and two others months after the killing. Aquino and his companions were on board a vehicle when they were shot at by the suspects in Barangay […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Milwaukee Bucks started strong and clung on late to beat the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 on Thursday and claw their way back into their NBA Eastern Conference second-round playoff series. Khris Middleton scored 35 points and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 as the Bucks — routed in two games in Brooklyn — trimmed the deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1. Kevin Durant led the […]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Abu Dhabi is to bring in new Covid rules from next Tuesday that will require less frequent testing to access public places for those who have been fully vaccinated. All residents of the largest of the seven emirates that make up the UAE have been provided with a colour-coded app detailing their testing and vaccination history. From next week, only those with “green” status will be allowed entry […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Nearly 90 percent of African countries will miss a target of vaccinating a tenth of their population by September unless they urgently receive more than 200 million jabs, the WHO warned Thursday. “Only seven African countries (out of 54) are likely to reach the target,” the World Health Organization’s director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, said in an online briefing. At least 225 million jabs are urgently required if the majority […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American biotech company Moderna said Thursday it was asking the US Foods and Drug Administration for an emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine to be given to adolescents. The move was widely expected after the company announced in May-early results from a trial of 3,700 12-to-17-year-olds that found the two-dose regimen was safe and highly effective. On Monday, Moderna made similar requests to the European and Canadian regulators. “We […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar gave the assurance mechanisms were in place to ensure legitimate police operations. In a statement, Eleazar said the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service, for instance, conducts motu proprio investigations on PNP operations where there are deaths, either of the suspects or of policemen. “The IAS evaluates if there were violations in our Police Operational Procedures committed by police operatives and recommends the appropriate administrative sanctions, even dismissal […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Friday, June 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:23 a.m. It had its epicenter 43 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. An intensity III was reported in Burgos, Santa Monica, and San Benito, Surigao del Norte. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The monsoon trough is affecting the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Metro Manila will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA, PAGASA said, will experience the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, June 11: Flight schedules may change at any given time, in which case MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines. MIAA also advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. So far, travelers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman and the […]
