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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has deferred the implementation of the Child Car Seat law. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a briefing on Thursday, Feb. 11. According to Roque, the President’s decision was due to the COVID-19 crisis. “”This means no new fee, no additional fees for registering cars,” Roque said. The Child Safety in Motor Vehicle Act was approved last Feb. 22, 2019. The law’s implementing rules and regulations were […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Luka Doncic scored 28 points with 10 assists and 10 rebounds Wednesday as the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 118-117 NBA victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Doncic notched his league-leading seventh triple-double of the season and the Mavericks rallied from a nine-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter as they continue to try to fight their way up from the depths of the Western Conference. A Doncic three-pointer gave […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)– Mexican regulators gave emergency approval Wednesday to the Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines CanSino Biologics and CoronaVac. The approval was announced by deputy health minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell as Mexico struggles to manage the pandemic. “I have given the authorization for emergency use of both vaccines,” Lopez-Gatell, who serves as the spokesman for the government’s pandemic coordination, said during a press conference. In addition to CanSino and Sinovac’s CoronaVac, Mexico has authorized three […]
by Yemeli Ortega with Alina Dieste in Washington and Agence France Presse bureaus MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) — As a second, deadly wave of Covid-19 batters Latin America, images have emerged from country after country of desperate people lining up for days to buy oxygen to ease the suffering of infected loved ones fighting for breath. As demand soars, prices have skyrocketed and families have had to scrape together their last cents to pay for […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has approved the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the entire judiciary. An SC statement said the procurement of vaccines for all justices, judges, officials, and personnel of the judiciary–with an estimated cost of P19 million–was approved during the en banc session last January 26. It said it was upon the recommendation of the Office of Administrative Services (OAS), Fiscal Management and Budget Office (FMBO), and the Office of the […]
by Paul HANDLEY / Jerome CARTILLIER Joe Biden pressed Chinese leader Xi Jinping over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their first call since the new US president took office on January 20, according to the White House. Setting the stage for what could extend the contentious relationship between the two superpowers, Biden offered Xi his “greetings and wellwishes” for the Chinese people on the occasion of the Lunar New Year […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration posted total revenues amounting to almost P6 billion in 2020. Bureau chief Jaime Morente said the P5.88 billion total revenue from immigration fees is P5.88 billion was 36.1-percent less compared to the record-high income of P9.3 billion in 2019. “We anticipated our revenues to decrease due to the pandemic,” Morente said. According to Morente, “with more foreign nationals going out of the country than going in, we were able […]
by Yan ZHAO Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — While many hope the Year of the Ox will herald times of plenty, a herd of wild cows in Hong Kong is going hungry after visitors to their habitat surged during the coronavirus pandemic. The animals have made their home for generations alongside a few dozen fishing families on Grass Island, one of Hong Kong’s far-flung islets. Named for its verdant meadows, the island is […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-three more overseas Filipinos have died due to COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional deaths pushed COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad to 977. Two additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos based outside the country to 14556. No additional recoveries were reported, which means the recovery total remains at 9155. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]
by Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Already under pressure due to climate change, the world’s top listed oil firms suffered historic losses in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic sent demand and prices tumbling. The oil majors — BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Total — suffered $77 billion in losses for the year. Shell CEO Ben van Beurden called 2020 an extraordinary year. Total’s Patrick Pouyanne said: “All of us will remember 2020 […]
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced concern Wednesday over China’s incursions into Japanese territorial waters, recommitting to the ally’s defense. In a telephone call, Blinken and Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi “expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China’s enactment of a new coast guard law,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said. “Secretary Blinken reaffirmed that the Senkakus fall within the scope of Article V […]
