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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that will expedite the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s vaccination program. Under the COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, a P500-million indemnity fund shall also be set aside for people who will experience adverse effects following inoculation. The law also expedites the administration of the vaccines, which were supposed to be rolled out this month. It was signed two days before the expected […]
Says UAE has already vaccinated almost 60 percent of its population (Eagle News) — The Philippine consul general in Dubai has advised Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates to avail of the free vaccines being offered by the government there so they can be protected from COVID-19. Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes said that the UAE has already vaccinated more than 50 percent of the population. In fact, 5.8 million of the 10 million population […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, a thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. PAGASA said moderate […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 571,000 mark on Friday, Feb. 26, after the Department of Health reported 2,651 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 571,327 total cases, 34498 were active. Of these, 88.4 percent were mild, 6.4 percent were asymptomatic, 2.3 percent critical, 2.1 percent severe, and 0.74 percent were moderate. COVID-19 recoveries reached 524582 including the 561 additional ones. Forty-six additional deaths pushed the death toll to […]
(Eagle News) — The number of fatalities in the Feb. 24 misencounter between members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has risen to four. Aside from the two Quezon City police officers earlier reported, two more had passed away — one PDEA agent, and another PDEA informant. This was confirmed by PDEA director general Wilkins VIllanueva. The policemen who died were identified as PCpl Lauro de Guzman and […]
Hong Kong vaccination drive uses Sinovac vaccines, while South Korea starts with AstraZeneca jabs HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong and South Korea kicked off coronavirus vaccination drives on Friday, as momentum builds for inoculation rollouts across the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea plans to inoculate 70 percent of its population within seven months while Hong Kong aims to vaccinate all adults by the end of the year. Both places were among the first to […]
https://youtu.be/Dg9D08A-fUc Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na personal na salubungin ang pagdating sa bansa ng Sinovac anti-covid 19 vaccines. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Secretary Harry Roque na nasa schedule ng Pangulo sa Linggo, Pebrero 28, ang pagsalubong sa pagdating ng 600,000 doses ng Sinovac mula sa China. Ang sinovac anti-covid 19 vaccine na donasyon ng Chinese government sa Pilipinas ang kauna-unahang bakuna na darating sa […]
by Harumi OZAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and clever Japanese robots whose sales are booming in the pandemic. Smart home assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa have found success worldwide, but tech firms in Japan are reporting huge demand for more humanlike alternatives, as people seek solace during coronavirus isolation. “I felt my […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has set its motu proprio investigation into the shootout between the police and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. The inquiry is scheduled for March 1, according to the House of Representatives website. At least four people were killed in the incident on Feb. 24. Apart from two policemen, an informant and a PDEA agent were killed. Three PDEA agents and another police officer were also wounded […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday that her coronavirus jab “didn’t hurt at all” and urged those wary of receiving the vaccine to “think about other people”. The 94-year-old monarch was vaccinated along with her husband Prince Philip in January, telling health officials leading the rollout in a video call that she now felt “protected”. “It was very quick, and I’ve had lots of letters from people who have been […]
Senate to hold hearings on Tuesday, March 2, on Commonwealth misencounter (Eagle News) — Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa expressed apprehension about the recent misencounter between members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), noting that the possibility that the two agencies may have been “played” by drug syndicates. “Yung anggulong na posibleng pinaglaruan ng sindikato, posible yan,” Sen. Dela […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 tremor episodes were reported at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 113 tremor episodes lasted for one to 34 minutes. “Despite these, only weak steam-laden plumes were emitted by fumarolic activity at the vents of the main crater” of the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS said temperature highs of 74.6°C and a pH of 1.59 were last measured […]
