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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President-elect Joe Biden will receive his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, his office announced, three weeks after his first injection was broadcast live on TV to boost public confidence in the jab. Biden, 78, told Americans “there’s nothing to worry about” when he got his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware on December 21. His team said that his […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has a new chair. A statement from the MMDA said former Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos will take the helm of the agency following the death of Danilo Lim on January 6. The statement said President Rodrigo Duterte will administer Abalos’ oath of office at the Malacanang Palace on Monday afternoon. Abalos is the son of former Commission on Elections chair Benjamin Abalos, Jr. who also served as MMDA […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has signed an agreement to secure 30 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Covovax from the Serum Institute of India. A statement from the SII’s local partner, Faberco Life Sciences Inc, said the vaccines will be available starting third quarter of this year. According to Faberco, SII partnered with Novavax, a US-based biotechnology company for the development and commercialization of the Covovax vaccine. Covovax is so far in third-stage […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude exporter, announced Sunday the launch of an eco-city “with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions” at its futuristic NEOM mega development. The $500 billion NEOM project, set to be built from scratch along the kingdom’s picturesque Red Sea coast, is billed as a development evocative of a sci-fi blockbuster. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled plans for a city, dubbed “THE LINE”, in […]
(Eagle News) — Two individuals were arrested in Batangas over a high-grade shipment of marijuana sent through parcel service from the United States. The Philippine National Police said arrested were vape store owner John Yengle Hernandez, 29; and Van Joshua Magpantay, 29; after they received the package containing 500 grams of kush marijuana. The parcel, which the PNP said was sent by one Nina Manual from California and was consigned to one Demetria Escalona, had […]
(Eagle News) — Seven rockfall events were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said sulfur dioxide emission was also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide emission was last measured at an average of 676 tons on December 29. “Overall, the Mayon edifice is still inflated with respect to baseline parameters,” PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS said that while no magmatic eruption was […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 total rose to 8923. Thirty-six additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9,277. Of these, 326 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 28. The government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent of the population to achieve […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are expected in parts of the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Visayas and Mindanao due to the tail-end of a frontal system (Shear line) affecting the eastern section of Visayas and the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, January 11: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Philippine government has temporarily banned foreign travelers from 28 countries following reports of the new COVID-19 strains there. These are Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, Brazil, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel. The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, Sweden, South Korea, South […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 487,000 mark on Sunday, January 10, after the Department of Health reported 1906 additional cases. Of the 487690 total cases, the DOH said 20087 were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 5.8 percent asymptomatic, 6.8 percent critical, 3.7 percent severe, and 0.63 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 121, Benguet with 84, Davao City 82, Cavite with […]
(Eagle News) — Over 400,000 overseas Filipinos have been transported back to their provinces under the government’s Hatid-Tulong program. The Department of Transportation said the 401,322 OFWs who benefited from the initiative were as of January 8. Of the figure, 23,452 were transported by land, while 209,185 were brought back to their provinces using air transport. OFWs transported by sea were at 68,685. The DOTr said the data for land and air transport covers May […]
(Eagle News) — A rockfall event was 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 at an average of 676 tons on December 29. “Overall, the Mayon edifice is still inflated with respect to baseline parameters,” […]
