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Flight cancellations for Monday, Feb. 22

(Eagle News) — Several flights scheduled on Monday have been cancelled. The Manila International Airport Authority said the following flights are cancelled due to bad weather: Cebgo (DG) DG 6177/6178 Manila-Masbate-Manila PAL Express 2P 2130 Bacolod-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said 17 areas are under Signal No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Auring” heads towards Eastern Samar. It may make landfall over the province in the next six to 12 hours as […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Feb. 22

(Eagle News) –The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Feb. 22: 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 […]

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17 areas under Signal No. 1 as TD “Auring” moves towards Eastern Samar

(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains raised over 17 areas as Tropical Depression “Auring” moved towards Eastern Samar on Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the tropical cyclone wind signal are: Luzon Sorsogon, Masbate including Ticao and Burias Islands, Albay, Catanduanes the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Sagnay, Buhi, Iriga City, Nabua, Bato, Balatan) Visayas Northern Samar Eastern Samar Samar Biliran Leyte Southern Leyte the northern portion […]

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Australia administers first Covid-19 vaccines

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout began Sunday, with top officials among a small group receiving the first jabs a day before the vaccination programme starts in earnest. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was injected with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a medical centre in Sydney’s northwest, in what the government said was an effort to boost public confidence in the vaccinations. Jane Malysiak, an aged care resident and WWII survivor in her 80s, […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 561,169; 9,737 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 561,169 after the Department of Health reported 1,888 additional cases. Of the total cases, 26238 were active. Of these, 87.3 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent severe, 3 percent critical, and 0.91 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 522843, including the 9737 additional ones. The death toll due to COVID-19 is now at 12088, including the 20 additional ones. On Sunday, the DOH confirmed 18 additional UK […]

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Russia detects first case of H5N8 avian flu in humans

  by Anna SMOLCHENKO and Amélie BAUBEAU Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Saturday that its scientists had detected the world’s first case of transmission of the H5N8 strain of avian flu from birds to humans and had alerted the World Health Organization. In televised remarks, the head of Russia’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said scientists at the Vektor laboratory had isolated the strain’s genetic material from seven workers at a […]

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18 more UK variant cases detected in PHL; total now at 62

(Eagle News)–Eighteen more UK variant cases have been found in the country. The Department of Health, the Philippine Genome Center and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Health said in a joint statement that the additional cases were found in the seventh batch of 757 samples sequenced by the PGC on Feb. 18. The additional cases brings the total UK variant cases in the Philippines to 62. The statement said an additional sample […]

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At least 5 dead in Manila fire

(Eagle News)–Five people died in a fire in Manila on Saturday evening. The fire in the Parola Compound reached the first alarm at 11:53 p.m. The blaze reached the fourth alarm at 1:49 a.m. on Sunday, and was declared under control at 5:04 a.m. It was put out at 6:11 a.m. Authorities are probing the cause of the incident.

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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over Southern Leyte and Eastern Bohol in two to three hours. PAGASA said a heavy rainfall warning is expected over Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental. This means, PAGASA said, that […]

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“Auring” slightly decelerates; more areas under storm signals

(Eagle News) — More areas are under tropical cyclone wind signals as “Auring” slightly decelerates and moves west-northwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under Signal No. 2 are the central and southern portions of Eastern Samar (Sulat, Taft, San Julian, Borongan City, Maydolong, Balangkayan, Balangiga, Lawaan, Llorente, Hernani, General Macarthur, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Salcedo, Mercedes, Guiuan), Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands, with the tropical storm […]

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DFA reports 7 more COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News) — Seven more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally among Filipinos abroad to 9301. Four additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas to 14,791. Three additional deaths among Filipinos abroad were reported, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to 1,012. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities and recoveries saw a slight increase […]

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Immigration bureau bars alleged fixer from premises

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has barred from its premises a law firm employee who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation over extortion allegations. In a statement, the bureau said Vivan Lara was arrested on Thursday at the bureau’s main office for alleged extortion from three Chinese nationals. The BI said she was nabbed after receiving the P900,000 in marked money. “We do not tolerate fixers within our premises. This person […]

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