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LPA now off Subic, Zambales (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was apart from the low pressure area estimated 250 kilometers west of Subic, Zambales. As a result, PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Dec. 11: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. The government has eased restrictions on travel. Domestic flights are allowed but travelers need to comply with the requirements set by the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. To boost domestic travel, the Department of Tourism has said it was eyeing shouldering half […]
LOS ANGELES, United States ( AFP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will be keeping Paul George in his Southern California home for four more years, signing the veteran NBA forward to a contract extension reportedly worth up to $226 million. “As a kid growing up in Southern California, I always dreamed of playing in Los Angeles, where my friends and family could come watch me play,” George said in a statement. “I am proud to […]
by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — New applications for US unemployment benefits surged last week by 137,000, according to government data released Thursday, underscoring the need for more economic stimulus as Covid-19 cases hit new peaks. The gain was far higher than economists had been expecting and ramps up pressure on US lawmakers to break the impasse on a new federal relief package to help families and businesses hit by the pandemic. With […]
by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US experts met Thursday to assess whether to grant emergency approval for Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine and allow America to become the next country to move ahead with mass immunization. The independent committee of experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a non-binding vote at the end of the day, and the US regulator will determine after that whether to issue an emergency use […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 445,540 on Thursday, December 10, after the Department of Health reported 1383 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 27781 or 6.2 percent were active. Of these, 85.5 percent were mild, 6.7 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.25 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 83, Laguna with 75, Manila with 68, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Wednesday registered more than 3,000 deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally — the highest daily toll since April. American authorities warned a spike in deaths was coming after millions traveled around the country for the Thanksgiving holiday last month, ignoring pleas to stay home to slow the spread of the virus. As of 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Thursday), […]
by Agence France Presse Bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — American regulators were due to meet Thursday to assess the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency approval, as the country logged one of its worst-ever daily Covid-19 death tolls with more than 3,000 people lost to the pandemic. Other northern hemisphere countries were also grappling with a winter virus surge, as the number of global infections raced towards 70 million with more than 1.5 million […]
(Eagle News) — Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are expected over Metro Manila due to the low pressure area off Oriental Mindoro. In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions will also be experienced CALABARZON, Metro Manila, the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela, Aurora, Bulacan, Bataan, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island, and the Calamian Islands, as the LPA situated 80 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — Developing Asia’s overall economic contraction in 2020 is forecast to be less severe than initially expected, although recovery in Southeast Asia continues to lag, the Asian Development Bank said on Thursday, December 10. According to the ADB’s Asian Development Outlook 2020 Supplement, the forecast 0.4 percent contraction is less than the 0.7 percent predicted in September. The ADB said projected 2020 growth in East Asia has been upgraded from 1.3 percent to […]
(Eagle News) — The leader of a notorious Samar-based robbery group who was facing criminal cases died in a shootout with police on Wednesday, December 9, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, December 10. A report by Eastern Visayas PNP Regional Director, Police Brigadier General Ronaldo De Jesus said Arvin Mendova Baculanlan of Barangay Tingib, Basey, was killed in a gunfight that ensued after he shot at police officers who were out to serve […]
(Eagle News) — Four volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon 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 weak. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission was measured at an average of 336 tons on Nov. 24. PHIVOLCS said a slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since […]
