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(Eagle News) — Eleven volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Mayon 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 last measured below baseline average at 634 tons on Jan. 27. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that while there was no magmatic eruption imminent, […]
(Eagle News)–Forty more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 case tally among Filipinos abroad to 13,897. Nineteen more have recovered, bringing the COVID-19 recovery total to 8,864. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos remains at 945. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa were the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]
Facebook profit surged in the final three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic turned to the leading social network for work and pleasure, the company said Wednesday. Facebook reported profit of $11.2 billion on revenue of $28 billion, increases of 53 percent and 33 percent when compared with the same period the prior year. “We had a strong end to the year as people and businesses continued to […]
Apple said Wednesday that profits surged in the final three months of the year on growing sales of iPhones and services, which lifted revenues to an all-time record. Profit in the period ended December 26 rose 29 percent from a year ago to $28.7 billion, while revenues grew 21 percent to $111.4 billion, with international sales accounting for nearly two-thirds of sales. Sales topped the $100 billion mark for the first time as Apple won […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxWF0XKQ2Uc&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) — The governor’s office of Davao de Oro has been temporarily closed after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. Office work has been suspended for three days, from Jan. 27 to 29, so disinfection procedures on the premises could be done. One employee also underwent quarantine procedures after exposure to the COVID-19 case. The Office of the Governor is located in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley. (With a report from Jenivie […]
DOH expanding contact tracing efforts in CAR as 615 contacts identified (Eagle News) — The Department of Health said that it has traced “three major clusters of infections” in Bontoc province which all have the so-called UK variant, B.1.1.7. This was discovered by the DOH as it was trying to trace the source of the UK variant of the COVID-19 virus in Bontoc where at least 12 UK variant cases have been already detected by […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — A wildfire raging in the south of Argentina has consumed a vast swathe of forestland in three days, local authorities said Wednesday — an area half the size of Liechtenstein. About a hundred firefighters, 26 fire trucks, two water-bombing helicopters, and two planes are fighting to contain the blaze in a region unaccustomed to forest fires, officials said. The blaze, its origins unknown, is threatening a vast region around El […]
(Eagle News) –A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Nagtipunan in Quirino. The same weather conditions, the weather bureau said, were being experienced in Alfonso Castaneda in Nueva Vizcaya. It said these may persist within one to two hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases among police personnel breached the 10,000 mark on Wednesday night after 45 additional cases were reported. The Philippine National Police said of the 10,0001 total cases, 590 were active. Twenty-eight additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among police personnel to 9,383. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 28. The government has said it was eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 has directed most of its employees to follow a work-from-home arrangement after several of them tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the MRT-3 said of the 42 total MRT-3 employees infected, 33 were office personnel who tested positive as of Jan. 20, based on RT-PCR swab tests they took following an initial reported case of COVID-19 among MRT-3 depot office personnel. Three additional positive cases were reported […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has welcomed the designation of Philippine Army Commanding General, Lieutenant General Cirilito Sobejana as the next chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Sobejana, a Medal of Valor awardee, is set to replace Gen. Gilbert Gapay, who is expected to retire on February 4. “His heroic exploits in the battlefield should inspire the younger breed of military and police officers to push themselves towards achieving […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region and MIMAROPA will have cloudy skies with rains. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains while Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The rest […]
