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(Eagle News) — Nine volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were steam and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was also measured at an average of 587 tons on February 17. A slight inflation of the lower and middle slopes since June 2020 […]
(Eagle News) — The Low Pressure Area (LPA) that was formerly storm “AURING” has dissipated as of 8 a.m. today, Tuesday, Feb. 23, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. But PAGASA said that there still is the “tail-end of a Frontal System (Shear Line)” which is “affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon.” Because of this, moderate to heavy rains will still be experienced over the eastern portions of Isabela and mainland Cagayan. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday announced sanctions against two more leaders of Myanmar’s junta and warned of further action as hundreds of thousands defiantly rallied for the restoration of the nation’s democracy. The United States said it was blocking any US property and suspending the entry into the country of two members of the newly ruling State Administrative Council — General Maung Maung Kyaw, who commands the air force, […]
(Eagle News)–Eleven more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 total among overseas Filipinos to 14812. Eight additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos abroad to 9309. No additional fatality was reported, so the COVID-19 death toll remains at 1,014. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-nine more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 10,618. Twenty-nine additional cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 total among PNP personnel to 11,083. Of these, 434 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 31. The government is gearing up for a COVID-19 vaccination program slated to start this year. Among the priorities in the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300,000 Filipinos have been repatriated since the start of repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said the total 368,736 Filipinos brought home to the Philippines include the additional 4725 overseas Filipinos repatriated last week. These include distressed overseas Filipinos from the United Kingdom and Japan, undocumented overseas Filipinos from Malaysia and Jordan, and medical repatriates from Bahrain and Oman. The DFA said of […]
Announces conduct of inventory of foreign nationals (Eagle News) — All departing foreign nationals who were issued visas by select government agencies will be required to present a travel pass upon departure from the Philippines starting March 1, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to the bureau, covered by the policy are foreigners issued visas by the Department of Justice, the Board of Investments, the Philippine Retirement Authority, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, and economic […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, MIMAROPA, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area 105 km east of Infanta, Quezon. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Ilocos Region […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Feb. 23: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Palace has eased restrictions imposed on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African COVID-19 variants there, with some foreigners with select visas allowed into the country. On Sunday, health authorities confirmed the UK variant had been detected in 18 other COVID-19 cases […]
EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) — Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and another in Scotland, have shown vaccines against Covid-19 are effective in cutting disease transmission and hospitalizations from the first dose. Analysis from Public Health England has shown the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech reduces the risk of catching infection by more than 70 percent after a first dose. That risk is reduced by 85 percent after […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 563,456 after the Department of Health reported 2288 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 28488 were active. Of these, 88.1 percent were active, 5.7 percent asymptomatic, 2.7 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.85 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 522,874 including the 33 additional ones. Six additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 12,094. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte thumbed down the […]
(Eagle News) — Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam, along with members of her cabinet, received the first dose of Sinovac vaccines which were shipped on Friday from mainland China. Friday’s delivery of the Sinovac doses were part of the first shipmemt of one million Sinovac jabs. Lam, on Monday, Feb. 22, said that she and her senior officials decided to make the public their vaccination to set as examples to the Home Kong […]
