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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of N. Luzon

(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 expected over Dupax del Norte and del Sur in Nueva Vizcaya. Meanwhile, light to moderate rains are being experienced over Isabela (Cordon, Dinapigue and San Guillermo), Quirino (Aglipay, Cabarroguis, Maddela and Nagtipunan), Kasibu and Alfonso Castaneda in Nueva Vizcaya, and Pangasinan (Asingan, Sta. Maria, Malasique, Bayambang and Bautista). All […]

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Palace “closely monitoring” situation in US where new COVID variant has been confirmed

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it is closely monitoring the situation in the United States which confirmed the entry of the new COVID-19 variant that is said to be more infectious than previous strains. A Palace statement, however, said that the decision to include U.S. among the countries where incoming and outgoing flights are banned would be based on what will be the recommendation of the Department of Health and the Department of […]

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Chile reports Latin America’s first detected case of new virus strain

  SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Chile’s health authorities said on Tuesday they had detected a case of the new coronavirus strain initially found in Britain, the first such confirmed infection in Latin America. Experts believe this Covid-19 variant to be considerably more contagious than the original strain first detected in China. The case was found in a Chilean woman who returned to the country on December 21 from Madrid, having also traveled to Britain and […]

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Germany’s daily Covid-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s daily coronavirus death toll has crossed 1,000 for the first time, health authorities said Wednesday. A total of 1,129 people died in the previous 24 hours, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, up from the previous record of 962 logged last Wednesday. There were 22,459 new infections over the same period, it added. An apparent drop in new infections and deaths in recent days was a result […]

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Jobless to get weekly aid despite Trump’s last-minute approval, US says

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jobless Americans who risked not receiving unemployment aid this week due to President Donald Trump’s delay in signing off on it will indeed receive the money, the Labor Department said on Tuesday. Congress in March expanded the US unemployment safety net as the coronavirus pandemic struck, creating the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) for freelancers and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) for the long-term unemployed but only funding them until […]

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Customs bureau to public: Beware of fake COVID-19 vaccines

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has warned the public  against  fake COVID-19 vaccines that may be sold in the Philippine market. Citing a Europol and United States Department of Homeland Security report, the bureau said some criminal groups have already resorted to selling fake vaccines in some countries, taking advantage of the “lucrative” COVID-19 vaccine market. The bureau advised the public to remain vigilant and to report anyone selling these,  noting that their use may […]

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China’s Sinopharm says vaccine ‘79% effective’ against Covid-19

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — Phase 3 trials of a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine found it was 79 percent effective, the Chinese pharma giant said Wednesday, lower than rival jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna but a potential breakthrough in the battle to stem the pandemic in Asia. China has been racing against the West to develop its own Covid-19 vaccines, with five already in large-scale Phase 3 clinical trials. But Wednesday’s announced was the first […]

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LRT-2: Free rides for commuters from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today

(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Transit -2 is offering free rides for commuters during select  hours today. The LRT-2 said commuters may use LRT-2 trains free of charge from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free rides were also offered to commuters from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The LRT-2 said the offer is in commemoration of the 124th death anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal.

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Most Filipinos still optimistic about 2021; optimism highest among youth, says PAHAYAG poll

  (Eagle News) – Majority of Filipinos are still “optimistic” about the coming year, with optimism ranking higher among those aged 18 to 49, according to the PAHAYAG End-Of-the-Year survey done by Publicus Asia, Inc., a relational business and political management firm based in the Philippines. In its poll done from Dec. 3 to 9, 2020 through nationwide purposive sampling comprising of 1,500 respondents, about 75 percent or three-fourths of those surveyed said that they […]

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President Duterte lauds “new breed of heroes” in Rizal Day message

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, December 30, extolled a “new breed of heroes” as the country celebrates Rizal Day. In his virtual message commemorating the 124th death anniversary of the national hero, and aired during the flag-raising and wreath laying ceremony in Rizal Park in Manila,  President Duterte noted that the new breed arose from the  “trials we continue to face this year.” He said they “have shown extraordinary courage in the […]

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DFA reports 10 more COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Ten more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the total number of Filipinos overseas who recovered from the disease rose to 8386. Twenty-eight more cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 total to 12875. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 911. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths […]

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Police corporal facing probe after testing positive for shabu in random drug test

(Eagle News) — A policeman based in Central Visayas is in hot water after testing positive for illegal drugs. Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas said Police Corporal Manuel Alconten Paez will undergo investigation and administrative proceedings to be conducted by the PNP Internal Affairs Service after his drug test results yielded positive for methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu. Police Colonel Nora Camarao, chief of the Regional Police Recruitment Unit-7 under the Police Recruitment Service where […]

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