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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — US and Chinese companies dominated the global arms market in 2019, while the Middle East made its first appearance among the 25 biggest weapons manufacturers, a report by the SIPRI research institute said Monday. The US arms industry accounted for 61 percent of sales by the world’s “Top 25” manufacturers last year, ahead of China’s 15.7 percent, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Total sales by the “Top 25” […]
(Eagle News) — Two members of the New People’s Army who have a warrant of arrest against them for cases in Cagayan have been arrested, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Romeo Aytona Jr. alias Alon, 45; and Joenel Lazo were arrested in two separate police operations in Quezon City and Laguna, respectively. The PNP said Aytona, who was identified in police records as the squad leader of the West Committee of […]
(Eagle News) — Fifty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional COVID-19 recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 7896. Thirty additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP total to 8334. Of these, 411 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 27. The government has said uniformed personnel–including police personnel—are among the priorities in a countrywide COVID-19 vaccination should […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for Covid-19, the latest member of the president’s inner circle — where mask wearing is rare — to contract the disease. The 76-year-old former New York City mayor’s age puts him in a high-risk group, and the New York Times and ABC reported he was hospitalized on Sunday in Washington as the US faces a record […]
Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern Luzon. PAGASA said Visayas, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region will also have cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, December 7: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government has eased restrictions on travel, with domestic flights allowed but subject to the travel requirements set […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Sunday, December 6, announced the Manila-Mindanao drug network backbone has been broken with the arrest of two of its key players over the weekend. In a statement, PNP Chief, Police General Debold M Sinas, citing reports from PNP Drug Enforcement Group Director, Gen. Ronald Lee, said Marlon Bayan, 32, and Guimalodin Ebrahim were arrested in a drug buy-bust operation by PDEG agents at 7 p.m. on Saturday […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have arrested over 300 foreigners working in the country without visas, the Bureau of Immigration said on Sunday, December 6. In a statement, the bureau said its personnel and National Bureau of Immigration agents nabbed 323 Chinese nationals, 8 Malaysian nationals, and one Indonesian at a work site on Pag-asa Street, Barangay Dela Cruz, Bamban in Tarlac on Wednesday. The bureau said the arrest in the compound that was under construction […]
(Eagle News) — Five more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total among Filipinos abroad rose to 7564. An additional case from the Asia Pacific pushed the COVID-19 total among overseas Filipinos to 11,671. The department said no additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. It said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — Almost 10,000 Filipinos abroad were repatriated by the government in the first days of this month. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 9,981 overseas Filipinos figure was as of December 1 to 5. The DFA said the breakdown is as follows: 8,432 (84.48%) from the Middle East 843 (8.45%) from Asia and the Pacific; and 706 (7.07%) from Europe According to the department, five medical repatriations were made from Bahrain, Japan, […]
Northeast monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected as a result. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 439,000 mark on Sunday, Dec. 6, after the Department of Health reported 1768 additional cases. The DOH said of the 439,834 total cases, 5.1 percent were active. Of these, 84.2 percent were mild, 6.2 percent were asymptomatic, 6.2 percent critical, 3.1 percent severe, and 0.34 percent moderate. The cases with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 112, Laguna with 94, Rizal […]
