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by Bassem Aboualabass CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — The owner of a megaship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal hopes to refloat it as early as Saturday, as the crisis forced companies to re-route services from the vital shipping lane around Africa. The MV Ever Given, which is longer than four football fields, has been wedged diagonally across the span of the canal since Tuesday, blocking the waterway in both directions. At a press conference in Japan Friday […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar early Saturday, March 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 12:46 a.m., had its epicenter 17 kilometers southeast of San Isidro. It had a depth of 24 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity III – San Isidro and Allen, Northern Samar Intensity II – Bulusan and Irosin, Sorsogon; Calbayog City, Samar Intensity I – […]
by Lisa MARTIN Agence France Presse NONG KAI, Thailand (AFP) — A village watchman trains his binoculars on a suspicious fishing boat — the first line of defence as Thailand braces for a fresh methamphetamine influx after a coup in neighbouring Myanmar. The kingdom’s narcotics bureau has already seized more than 80 million “yaba” pills just in the past six months, a record haul partly blamed on a supply glut caused by the coronavirus […]
(Eagle News) — Cebu Pacific has cancelled several domestic flights in compliance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ ban on non-essential travel into and outside the NCR Plus bubble. According to the airline company, the following flights until April 4 are cancelled: Affected guests may choose to rebook within 90 days, store credits to a 2-year travel fund or refund, the airline said. It added, however, that a refund […]
(Eagle News) — The controversial convict former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez has died, the Bureau of Corrections announced Saturday, 27 March 2021. Mayor Sanchez, convicted in 1995 for the June 1993 rape-slay of 19-year old University of the Philippines Los Banos student Mary Eileen Sarmenta and the killing of her boyfriend UPLB student Allan Gomez, was found unresponsive in his cell at around 7 a.m., Saturday. He was then brought to the New […]
(Eagle News) — Ten members of a private armed group have surrendered in Cotabato City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Ambie Anso Bansil alias Mama Abo and members of his group– Kamsali Anso Bansil alias Tali; Johari Anso Villanueva alias Wari; Johair Anso Villanueva alias Ting; Samsodin Anso Villanueva alias Unggal; Arnold Anso Mohammad alias Nods; Abobakar Anso Villanueva alias Bakar; Abraham Udti Anso alias Mego; Monib Anso Mohammad alias Nibs; […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to at times heavy rain showers are expected over portions of Davao del Norte ( San Isidro, New Corella, Tagum), Zamboanga Sibugay (Roseller Lim), Davao Occidental (Malita, DonMarcelino), and Surigao del Norte (Surigao City), within the next one to two hours. Lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (WHO) The World Health Organization called Friday for the donation of 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses so every country can start immunising within the first 100 days of 2021, as cases rise worldwide. The UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a rush to secure vaccines had delayed deliveries that Covax, the scheme for getting jabs to poorer nations, had been counting on. “Bilateral deals, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 500,000 stranded overseas Filipino workers have been able to return to their respective provinces thanks to the government’s Hatid-Tulong program, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, as of March 26, 504,859 OFWs have been assisted. Of the figure, 153,814 of were transported by land while 264,118 managed to return using air transport. Over 80,000, or 86,927 were transported via sea. The figures for land transport, air transport, and […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-seven additional COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total among Filipinos abroad to 16,067. Sixteen additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 9738. No additional fatality was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad remains at 1,047. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most […]
(Eagle News) –The Bureau of Immigration has warned the public against individuals extorting money online. The bureau issued the reminder after receiving a complaint about an individual who introduced herself as a bureau lawyer and asked for P45,000 from an Indian national in exchange for the processing of the student’s school records. “We conducted an investigation and saw that there were many similar complaints in the past about this fake lawyer that introduced herself as […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on Friday, March 26, the proposed Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act which lowered the corporate income tax rate to 25 percent in hopes of attracting more investments amid the still raging COVID-19 pandemic. Republic Act (RA) 11534 or the CREATE Act introduces reforms to the corporate income tax and incentives systems. Aside from cutting the corporate income tax rate to 25 […]
