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Cloudy skies, rains still expected today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in particular. PAGASA said these were due to the Low Pressure Area (LPA)  spotted 70 km east northeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan and the tail-end of a frontal system  affecting the […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, March 14

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, March 14: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. So far, the government said COVID-19 cases were increasing, and urged the public to continue to practice minimum health protocols. The OCTA research group earlier warned that COVID-19 cases could reach 7,000 daily […]

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India reviews AstraZeneca side effects after concerns in Europe

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca shot next week although no cases of blood clots have been reported so far, an official told AFP Saturday. New Delhi decided to conduct the review after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears even as the World Health Organization said there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab. Denmark, Norway and […]

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98 cases of new P.3 variant detected in PHL, mostly found in Central Visayas – PGC

PHL Genome Center stresses need to prevent spread of P.3 variant to other regions, other countries    (Eagle News) – The coronavirus variant P.3, which was first detected in the Philippines was the SARS-CoV2 mutation that was first observed in the Central Visayas region where there had been an observed spike in cases since January this year, according to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC). The PGC said that most of the nearly 100 samples where […]

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Cloudy skies, rains to persist due to LPA, tail-end of frontal system, northeast monsoon

Localized thunderstorms expected, too (Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula and BARMM will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said this was due to the low pressure area located 75 kilometers east northeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan and the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern […]

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WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks

  by Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 jab after several countries suspended rollout over blood clot fears, while the hard-hit United States exceeded 100 million doses of vaccine administered to its people. The WHO, which said its vaccines advisory committee was examining the safety data coming in, Friday stressed that no causal link has […]

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DOH detects new COVID-19 variant P.3 in PHL, also finds Brazilian variant P.1

More COVID-19 cases with UK and South African variants also detected   (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Saturday, March 13, a new variant of the coronavirus called P.3 which was first found in the Philippines, as it also detected the first case of the Brazilian variant in the country. Because of this, all three highly infectious variants – the UK variant (B.1.1.7), the South African variant (B.1.351 variant) and the Brazilian […]

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PHL reports 5,000 additional COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–Active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 56,679 after the Department of Health reported 5,000 additional COVID-19 cases. This is the most additional COVID-19 cases reported in a single day in seven months. Of these, the DOH said 92.3 percent were mild, 4.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.4 percent severe, and 0.66 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 547166 including the 281 additional ones. The death toll is now at 12766 including the 72 […]

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55 volcanic quakes monitored at Taal in 24 hours; alert level 2 stays

(Eagle News) — Fifty-five volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 49 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 2.5 minutes. “At 2:11 PM yesterday, a short-lived 400-500 meter-tall white plume was generated by a burst of steam-rich gas from the Main Crater that lasted 2.5 minutes based on seismic records,” […]

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DFA: COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad at 15,876

(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos has reached 15876. According to the  Department of Foreign Affairs, this was after two new COVID-19 cases were reported. One additional recovery pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 9554. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos overseas remains at 1041. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]

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11 charged over Christine Dacera’s death

(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed charges against 11 individuals over the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera. An NBI statement said those charged were Mark Anthony Rosales, Romel Galido, John Pascual Dela Serna III, Darwin Joseph Macalla, Gregorio Angelo Rafael De Guzman, Jezreel Rapinan, Alain Chen, Reymar Englis, Atty. Neptali Maroto, Louie De Lima, and Police Maj. Michael Nick Sarmiento, , medico-legal officer at the Southern Police District. The NBI […]

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PNP reports 62 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported 62 more COVID-19 cases. PNP data showed the additional cases pushed the PNP total active cases to 752. The total number of COVID-19 cases among police personnel is now at 12,063. Forty-nine additional recoveries, the PNP said, prompted an increase in the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally, now at 11,266. On Friday, the PNP announced PNP Chief Debold Sinas had tested positive for COVID-19. It said it […]

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