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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the PHL today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, January 18. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area 100 km southwest of Cotabato City and the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Mindanao and Palawan. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Bicol […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, January 18

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, January 18: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Philippine government has imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African COVID-19 virus strains there. Some of the restrictions were supposed to be lifted on January 15, but their effectivity was extended to  January 31. The extension came […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases at 500,577; 5,868 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 500,000 mark on Sunday, January 17, after the Department of Health reported 1895 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 500,577 cases, 24691 were active. Of these, 84.6 percent were mild, 6.6 percent were asymptomatic, 5.3 percent were critical, 3 percent severe, and 0.47 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 107, Quezon City with 106, Isabela […]

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China to donate 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to PHL

(Eagle News) — China has pledged to donate 500,000 vaccine doses to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the Secretary of China’s intention in a courtesy call to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Saturday, January 16. The pledge was apart from China’s grant of 500 million Chinese renminbi to “finance livelihood projects, infrastructure facilities, feasibility studies for […]

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DFA reports 10 more COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos

(Eagle News) — Ten more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the COVID-19 recovery total among overseas Filipinos rose to 8627. Three additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 13543. No additional COVID-19 deaths were reported among overseas Filipinos abroad, which means the death toll remains at 935. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and fatalities decreased to 63.70% and […]

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18 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Eighteen more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 total rose to 9062. Sixty-one additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9525. Of these, 435 were active. No additional deaths were reported. The PNP COVID-19 death toll then remains at 28. The government has said uniformed personnel–including policemen–are among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program. The Food […]

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7 dead in Air Force chopper crash in Bukidnon

(Eagle News)–Seven people died after a Philippine Air Force chopper crashed in Bukidnon on Saturday, January 17. The names of the fatalities in the incident in Sitio Nahigit, Barangay Bulonay in Impasugong town were not immediately available but reports said they were all  assigned to the PAF Tactical Operations Group 10 based in Cagayan de Oro City. According to the PAF statement, the Huey UH-1H helicopter was one of two that were on a resupply mission […]

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PNP: 25,357 cops promoted nationwide

(Eagle News) — Over 25,000 policemen have been conferred a higher rank across the country. Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas said of the 25,357 who were promoted, 2,151 were police commissioned officers and 23,386 were police non-commissioned officers who passed all the qualification standards for the 2020 Continuous and Regular Promotion Program. Other promotions included 15 police generals whose donning of higher ranks was earlier approved by President Rodrigo Duterte. Sinas recently conferred the […]

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PAGASA monitoring LPA off Davao City

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Davao. PAGASA said so far, the LPA was situated 490 km east southeast of the city. Meanwhile, the tail-end of a frontal system (shear line) is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon, while the northeast monsoon is affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, January 17

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, January 17: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippine government has imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 498,691

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 498,691 on Saturday, January 16, after the Department of Health reported 2058 additional cases. Of the total cases, the DOH said 28674 were active. Of these, 84.7 percent were mild, 7.7 percent asymptomatic, 4.6 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.41 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Cavite and Rizal with 96 each, Leyte with 92, Quezon City with 85 and Mt. […]

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Nine more are QC residents in Emirates flight boarded by B.1.1.7 variant-positive case

QC isolating 143 individuals in all, including contacts of “close contacts”   (Eagle News) —  Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte said they are also contact-tracing and testing nine other Quezon City residents who were listed in the manifesto of the Emirates flight boarded by the COVID-19 patient who was later found to have the so-called UK strain, or variant B.1.1.7. They are among the 143 individuals that they have already traced as contacts of the […]

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