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(Eagle News) — Fifty additional COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 11742. Of these, 589 were active. Thirty-four additional recoveries also pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 11742. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31. The Philippines kicked off its COVID-19 vaccination drive last week. The kickoff took place as […]
(Eagle News) — Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and three of his companions were killed in what was initially reported as an ambush on Monday, March 9. Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento said in a Facebook post that the mayor and his group were riding a van on Laboyao Bridge in Barangay Lonoy when unknown assailants fired a volley of bullets at them. Aquino’s security detail managed to fire back but were also hit. The […]
But weather bureau says LPA is not likely to develop into a tropical depression (Eagle News) — The low pressure area spotted east of Mindanao is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility today, March 9. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s weather specialist Meno Mendoza said, however, that the LPA located 1,130 kilometers east of Davao City is not likely to develop into a tropical depression. Caraga and Davao Region, nonetheless, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level over Taal. In an advisory on Tuesday, March 9, PHIVOLCS said the raising of the alert level from alert level 1 to 2 was because the volcano has been exhibiting increased unrest since Feb. 13. For instance, PHIVOLCS said the Taal Volcano Network (TVN) recorded a total of twenty-eight volcanic tremor episodes, four low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and one hybrid […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, March 9: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the same will be allowed entry into the airport. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the lowest form of community quarantine, sans a COVID-19 vaccine rollout. His go-signal would have led […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets completed the signing of free agent Blake Griffin on Monday following the former number one NBA draft pick’s exit from the Detroit Pistons. Griffin, who turns 32 next week, bolsters a Brooklyn side second in the Eastern Conference standings with hopes of challenging for a championship. The arrival of the 6ft 9in (2.06m), 250lb (113kg) six-time All-Star gives Nets coach Steve Nash another option to complement […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations said Monday that Myanmar security forces had cordoned some 200 peaceful protesters in Yangon, voicing concern about their safety and demanding they be allowed to leave. “We are deeply concerned about the fate of some 200 peaceful protesters — incl. women — who have been cordoned by security forces in Yangon,” the UN rights office said in a tweet, warning that the cordoned protesters “may be at risk […]
by Alvise ARMELLINI ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy on Monday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 official coronavirus deaths, amid warnings the spread of new variants is fuelling a fresh wave of infections. Just over a year since it became the first European country to be overwhelmed by Covid-19, Italy’s health ministry recorded another 318 virus-related deaths, taking the total to 100,103. The figure is almost certainly an underestimate of the true toll but is […]
by Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s prime minister on Friday played down the impact of Italy’s landmark decision to block the export of 250,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses due to be delivered. Scott Morrison insisted the blocked shipment of the AstraZeneca jabs was understandable and would not affect Australia’s vaccine program. “This particular shipment was not one we’d counted on for the rollout, and so we will continue unabated,” Morrison said. Italy explained the […]
by Samuel Obiang MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) — The death toll from accidental explosions that rocked a military camp in Equatorial Guinea and the surrounding area rose sharply Monday to 98 with hundreds wounded, the vice president said, as the scale of the disaster became clearer. The blasts on Sunday, involving ammunition stocks and explosives at the camp in the country’s economic hub Bata, devastated buildings at the compound and houses in surrounding residential areas. […]
(Eagle News) – Some 1.4 million additional doses of Sinovac vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this month, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. In an interview over government television PTV-4 on Sunday night, Galvez said that 317,359 doses or more than half of the initial 600,000 doses delivered on Feb. 28 of the Sinovac vaccines had already been deployed nationwide to health workers as their first dose. The second dose […]
by Thomas URBAIN, with Ben SHEPPARD in Washington Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Meghan Markle opened up about battling suicidal thoughts, Prince Harry disclosed a painful rift with his father — and both settled a fair few scores in their history-making interview with Oprah Winfrey. The gloves came off as the pair lifted the veil on their dramatic exit from royal life, holding little back as they alleged racism in […]
