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(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged manipulation of prices of pork and other basic food supplies. Guevarra gave the order to NBI officer-in-charge Eric Distor in Department Order No. 29 released to the media on Monday, Feb. 8. Guevarra ordered Distor to file the necessary charges if evidence warrants. He also ordered him to submit a report on the progress of the probe […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Pet cats and dogs with a fever, cough or breathing difficulties will be offered coronavirus tests if they have been exposed to carriers, the Seoul metropolitan government said Monday. The programme in the sprawling South Korean capital comes weeks after the country reported its first case of Covid-19 infection in an animal, involving a kitten. “Starting today, the Seoul metropolitan government will offer coronavirus tests for pet dogs and […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is in isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. Roque said the isolation was needed as part of protocol even if he already tested negative for COVID-19 in his RT-PCR test on Sunday. The test was done in time for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting today. The meeting is expected to be presided over by President Rodrigo […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory. Japan and China dispute ownership of the uninhabited islets in the East China Sea that Tokyo calls the Senkakus and Beijing the Diaoyu. The rocky islets are administered by Tokyo, which has regularly protested what it calls the violation of its […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 538,995 after the Department of Health reported 1690 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27992 or 5.2 percent were active. Of these, 88.5 percent were mild, 5.4 percent asymptomatic, 2.8 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.63 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 499,772 including the additional 23 who recently recovered. Fifty-two additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11231. The government has […]
by AFP Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet Monday to discuss the vaccine already facing questions about its efficacy for over-65s. A trial showed the vaccine provides only “minimal” protection against mild to moderate Covid-19 caused by the variant first detected in South Africa, a setback to the global […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-two out of the 25 patients who tested positive for the United Kingdom COVID-19 virus variant in the Philippines have recovered, the Department of Health said on Monday, Feb. 8. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, of the remaining three of the 25, one–an 84-year-old male–died while two were still active cases. Earlier, the Department of Health said the UK variant–B.1.1.7–entered the country after a Quezon City resident tested positive for […]
(Eagle News) — Steam and sulfur dioxide emissions have been monitored at Mayon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the emission of white steam-laden plumes from the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was monitored in 24 hours and was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was last measured at an average of 634 tons on January 27. Both inflation and deflation were monitored along different sectors of the volcano, while a faint crater […]
by Jalees ANDRABI RISHIKESH, India (AFP) — Fourteen people were confirmed dead on Monday and at least 170 others were still missing after a chunk of glacier broke off and unleashed a devastating flash flood in India, officials said. The wall of water barrelled down a valley in India’s Himalayan north on Sunday morning, destroying bridges, roads and two hydroelectric power plants. “There was a cloud of dust as the water went by. The ground […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Thousands of people joined anti-coup protests across Myanmar on Monday as workers went on a nationwide strike, demanding the release of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the return of democracy. In the commercial capital, Yangon, more than 1,000 people gathered at a park by mid-morning, helping to kick off a third straight day of rallies following last week’s coup. “This is a work day, but we aren’t going to […]
by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Netherlands and parts of Germany were blanketed on Sunday by a snowstorm that disrupted planes and trains and put some coronavirus testing on hold. Britain was also bracing for heavy snow from what Dutch meteorologists have called Storm Darcy, which is packing winds of up to 90 kilometres (55 miles) an hour. People rushed outdoors to enjoy sledging and playing in the snow […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest and prosecute people who fake RT-PCR test results. “This is a crime and is punishable under our law,” DILG officer-in-charge Bernard Florece Jr. said in a statement. He also warned those planning to fake their test results, noting that “sisiguraduhin po namin na makukulong kayo.” He cited an incident when six Metro Manila residents were barred […]
