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Palace lists activities allowed and not allowed under “GCQ with heightened restrictions”

  (Eagle News) — NCR (National Capital Region) Plus areas composed of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Riza will shift into “General Community Quarantine with heightened restrictions” starting Saturday, May 15 until the end of the month. What does this mean? What are the activities which are allowed and not allowed under the so-called “GCQ with heightened restrictions” protocol? Malacanang has listed the following activities 1. On the heightened restrictions […]

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Three rockets fired from Lebanon towards Israel

BEIRUT, Lebanon, (AFP) — Three rockets were fired from southern Lebanon towards Israel on Thursday, a Lebanese military source said. Israel’s army said the rockets landed in the sea. Lebanese military and security sources said the rockets were launched from near the Palestinian refugee camp of Rashidiyeh. A source close to Israel’s arch-enemy Hezbollah said the Lebanese Shiite group had no link to the incident. Israel’s army said in a statement: “A short while ago, […]

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US lifts indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The top US health agency on Thursday announced it was lifting mask-wearing requirements for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19, a watershed moment in the pandemic. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, without wearing a mask or physical distancing,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky. “If you are fully vaccinated, you can start doing the things that you […]

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Ruben Ecleo Jr. dies of cardiopulmonary arrest

(Eagle News) — Ruben Ecleo Jr., the former Dinagat congressman who was found guilty of murdering his wife, died on Thursday, May 13. Bureau of Corrections spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said Ecleo, who had been committed to the New Bilibid Prison, died due to cardiopulmonary arrest at 12:20 p.m. According to Chaclag, Ecleo recovered from COVID-19 just a week ago. “Other medical conditions include obstructive jaundice, chronic kidney disease secondary to obstructive uropathy,” Chaclag said. Ecleo […]

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NCR Plus areas shift to GCQ with heightened restrictions from May 15 to 31, says Palace

President Duterte to hold accountable LGU officials for any violation of quarantine protocols in their area as new community quarantine classifications are announced (Eagle News) – The so-called NCR plus areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will shift to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting May 15 until May 31, Malacanang said Thursday night, May 13. The announcement was made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 1,124,724 with addition of 6,385 cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1124724 on Thursday, May 13, after the Department of Health reported 6385 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 55260 were active. Of these, 93.3 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.18 percent were moderate. Over 4000–or 4289–additional recoveries pushed the recovery total to 1050643. The death toll is now at 18821, including the 107 additional ones. […]

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More areas under storm signals as TS “Crising” accelerates, heads towards Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area

(Eagle News) — More areas are under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Crising” accelerated and continued to move towards the Davao Oriental-Surigao del Sur area on Thursday, May 13. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 2 p.m. bulletin that the following areas are under Signal No. 2: The southern portion of Surigao del Sur (Lingig, City of Bislig) the southern portion of Agusan del Sur (Loreto, Trento, Bunawan, Santa Josefa, […]

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Israel-Palestinian conflict escalates as rockets fly, street violence flares

  by Ben Simon with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza City Agence France Presse TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel faced an escalating conflict on two fronts Thursday, scrambling to quell riots between Arabs and Jews on its own streets after days of exchanging deadly fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza. Despite diplomatic efforts to ease the crisis, which US President Joe Biden said he hoped would end “sooner than later”, hundreds of rockets flew across […]

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Biden spoke to Netanyahu, hopes Israel violence ending ‘sooner than later’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Israel has a right to defend itself but after speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he hopes violent clashes with Palestinians will end quickly. “I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not too long ago,” Biden told reporters. “My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself when you have […]

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Hawks rally to beat Wizards, clinch NBA playoff berth

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Trae Young scored 33 points to propel the Atlanta Hawks to a 120-116 come-from-behind victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday and into the NBA playoffs. John Collins, fed by Young, drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 24.8 seconds left to play as the Hawks erased a 13-point third-quarter deficit and secured the win. “We were fighting all game,” Young said after the Hawks withstood a 34-point, 15-assist performance from […]

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Panic buying shuts down US gas stations as pipelines begin to reopen

by Heather SCOTT and Virginie MONTET WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The major US pipeline network forced offline by a cyber attack began to reopen Wednesday, its operator said, after a five-day shutdown prompted motorists to frantically stock up on gasoline and some gas stations on the US east coast to close. But Colonial Pipeline warned that it will take “several days” before supplies return to normal. Faced with a growing shortage, a dozen states […]

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Two foreign climbers die on Everest: expedition agency

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, becoming the first fatalities of this year’s season, expedition organisers in Nepal said Thursday. “Two climbers passed away on Wednesday,” Mingma Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks told AFP. The Swiss climber died near the summit after reaching the top and was suffering from exhaustion, said Chhang Dawa Sherpa from the same organisation. “We sent two additional Sherpas with […]

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