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President Duterte signs law strengthening Anti-Money Laundering Act

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law  giving the authorities more power to run after suspected money launderers, thereby strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Act, With the signing of Republic Act No. 11521, the Anti-Money Laundering Council is empowered to issue subpoenas and probe “suspicious transactions” and to “preserve, manage, or dispose assets pursuant to a freeze order, preservation order, or judgment of forfeiture.” The list of covered persons was also expanded to include real […]

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Spain economy shrinks 11% in 2020: statistics institute

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s economy contracted sharply by 11 percent in 2020 due to the upheaval triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Statistics Institute said in a first estimate published Friday. The figure is largely in line with the fall of 11.2 percent predicted by Spain’s government although the International Monetary Fund had seen a sharper contraction of 12.8 percent. France also saw its economy shrink by 8.3 percent in 2020, Germany […]

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FDA: PHL clinical trials for 3 COVID-19 vaccines – Janssen, Clover, Sinovac – ready to begin

  (Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that three clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines which it had earlier approved are about to begin in the country. These are the Phase 3 clinical trials for the vaccines developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals of Johnson and Johnson, Clover Biopharmaceuticals, and Sinovac. “So wala na po tayong pending ngayon na mga applications for clinical trials with FDA, and all these three clinical trials have been […]

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PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Visayas, on the other hand, will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers while Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]

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Pfizer vaccine not linked to post-jab deaths: EU regulator

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab has no link to reported post-vaccination deaths and no new side effects, the EU’s medicines regulator said Friday based on the first data from the vaccine’s rollout. The European Medicines Agency said it had looked at the deaths, including a number in the elderly, and “concluded that the data did not show a link to vaccination with Comirnaty (the vaccine) and the cases do not raise […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 521,413; recoveries climb to 475,765

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 521,413 on Friday, Jan. 29, after the Department of Health reported 1,849 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 35,048 were active. Of these, 85 percent were mild, 9.5 percent asymptomatic, 2.9 percent critical, 2.2 percent severe, and 0.46 percent were moderate. The DOH data did not say which areas reported the most COVID-19 cases today. Recoveries rose to 475,765 including the 177 additional […]

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Hospital fire kills four Covid-19 patients in Romania

  BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — At least four people died Friday after a fire broke out in Romania’s main hospital treating Covid-19 patients, officials told AFP. Three patients were found dead at the Matei Bals hospital in Bucarest and a fourth died despite attempts at resuscitation, state secretary of the Ministry of Interior Raed Arafat told reporters. The fire reportedly broke out on the ground floor around 5:00am (0300 GMT), said Orlando Schiopu, head of […]

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WHO virus probe begins with fieldwork in ground-zero Wuhan

  by Leo RAMIREZ / Hector RETAMAL Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — Experts from the World Health Organization visited a Wuhan hospital Friday as the fieldwork began in a closely watched coronavirus origins probe that will take in a food market presumed to be “ground zero” of the pandemic. The WHO investigation has been hobbled by delays, and there are fears over access and the strength of evidence a year after the virus […]

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Palace: Travel restrictions on over 30 countries to lapse after Jan. 31 so far

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has so far not extended travel restrictions imposed on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African virus variants there. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said “the restriction remains until January 31, 2021 and would lapse after the aforesaid date.” He did not  rule out outright an extension of the effectivity of travel restrictions, however. Covered by the restrictions are the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, […]

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Magalong tenders resignation as PHL contact tracing czar; national task force for COVID-19 rejects his resignation

(Eagle News) — Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong has tendered his resignation as the country’s contact tracing czar. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said his resignation was rejected by the National Task Force Against COVID-19. “He continues to enjoy the trust and confidence of the leadership of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19,” Roque said. Magalong’s move came after he attended a party where he admitted health protocols had been violated. The party hosted […]

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4.9-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Friday, Jan. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which had its epicenter 22 kilometers northwest of Paluan, struck at 1:12 p.m. It had a depth of nine kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Paluan, Looc, and Lubang, Occidental Mindoro Intensity II – City of Manila; Malabon City; Pasig City Intensity I – […]

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Metro Manila, 7 other areas under GCQ for the entire month of February

(Eagle News) — Metro Manila will be under a general community quarantine for the entire month of February. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Cordillera Administrative Region,  Batangas, Tacloban City, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Iligan City will also be under the quarantine status. The rest of the country will be under a modified general community quarantine. MGCQ areas have the least restrictions and are considered the new normal in […]

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