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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard reminded motorbanca operators and passengers to follow sea travel and suspension advisories to prevent the recurrence of maritime accidents. The PCG issued the reminder after a motorbanca that was hired for public transport submerged due to strong winds and big waves brought by Tropical Depression “Vicky” over the weekend. Personnel of the Coast Guard Station Albay proceeded to the area of incident and rescued all passengers and crew. […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia on Sunday halted international flights and suspended entry through its land and sea ports for at least a week, after a new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus appeared in Britain. The kingdom is “temporarily suspending all international flights — except in exceptional cases — for a period of one week, which can be extended by another week,” the official Saudi Press Agency said. “Entry to the kingdom through land […]
by Rebecca BRYAN NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant says the quality of his Brooklyn Nets teammates promises him a “smooth ride” in his return from an 18-month NBA absence in the wake of a devastating torn Achilles tendon. The return of one of the NBA’s most formidable scoring threats, the league Most Valuable Player in 2014 and a two-time NBA Finals MVP with the Golden State Warriors — has sparked excitement among […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty more public utility vehicles will start plying roads today, December 21. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said 15 modern public utility jeepneys and 15 UV express units will be out on the streets based on Memorandum Circular 2020-083 issued on Wednesday, December 16. The LTFRB said the MPUJs will ply the Rodriguez Sub-urban – SM North EDSA route, while the UV express units will ply San Rafael – Cubao, Quezon City […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 has released its train operation schedule for the holidays. The MRT-3 said from December 19 to 23, and from December 26 to 30, the first train will depart North Ave. station at 4:37 a.m. while the last train will leave at 9:30 p.m. On those same days, the first train from Taft Ave. will leave at 5:17 a.m. and the last train at 10:10 p.m. The MRT-3 said […]
(Eagle News)–Thirteen more overseas Filipinos 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 8126. Forty-five additional cases from the Asia Pacific and the Middle East and Africa pushed the total to 12623. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 863. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — Sixty-seven more Filipinos from abroad have been repatriated, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said of the 67, 38 were repatriated from Cambodia, while 29 were from Indonesia. With the additional repatriates from Cambodia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the total number of Filipinos brought back to the Philippines from the country rose to 819. The department said the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh facilitated the repatriation through a […]
(Eagle News) — Sixty-nine more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. With the additional recoveries, the Philippine National Police said the COVID-19 recovery total rose to 8336. Sixteen additional cases pushed the total to 8718. Of these, 355 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 27. The government has said uniformed personnel–including the police—were among the priorities in a COVID-19 national vaccination program should a vaccine be available. […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — The World Health Organization is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures against coronavirus in the face of the new variant circulating in Britain, its European branch said Sunday. Outside Britain, nine cases of the new strain have been reported in Denmark, as well as one case in the Netherlands and another in Australia, according to the WHO. “Across Europe, where transmission is intense and widespread, countries […]
by Agence France Presse Bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — European countries started banning flights coming from the UK on Sunday as government in London warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control”. Following the example of the Netherlands, where a ban on all UK passenger flights came into effect on Sunday, a German government source said Berlin, too, was considering a similar move as “a serious option” for […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government has imposed a strict lockdown in London and southeast England because a new strain of the coronavirus was “out of control”. Hancock warned that the strict measures that affect almost a third of England’s population could stay in place until the virus vaccine is fully rolled out. “We acted very quickly and decisively,” Hancock told Sky News, justifying the […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 459,000 mark on Sunday, December 20, after the Department of Health reported 1754 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 459789 additional cases, 21708 were active cases. Of these, 81.3 percent were mild, 8.7 percent were asymptomatic, 6.4 percent were critical, 3.2 percent were severe, and 0.37 percent were moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 163, Rizal with […]
