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ICT department intensifies efforts to restore communication services in typhoon-affected areas in Bicol, Mimaropa

(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology is intensifying efforts to restore communication services in typhoon-affected areas in Bicol and Mimaropa. The department said its Luzon Cluster 3 (LC3) office has been coordinating with  local governments units, provincial  offices, and disaster-related agencies to deploy emergency communications. The team has installed a flyaway VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) in Catanduanes to support telecommunication lines. In Albay, the department’s cluster office has restored Government Network sites […]

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California imposes curfew as COVID-19 cases spike

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California on Thursday imposed a curfew across much of the state to stem the rapid rise of coronavirus cases. Governor Gavin Newsom said the 10:00 pm to 5:00 am stay-at-home order will take effect Saturday evening and remain in force through December 21. “The virus is spreading at a pace we haven’t seen since the start of this pandemic and the next several days and weeks will be […]

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PNP reports 33 more COVID-19 recoveries

(Eagle News)–Thirty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The recovery total rose to 7366 with the additional recoveries, the PNP said. Fourteen additional cases pushed the COVID-19 total to 7771. Of these, 380 were active. The death toll was so far at 25, with no additional deaths reported. The police are still among the country’s frontliners as they continue to enforce laws. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of its personnel, and […]

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Two more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Two more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7470. No additional COVID-19 case was reported, which means the COVID-19  total remained at 11545. The death toll was at 833, with no additional deaths reported. The Middle East and Africa were still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries, and deaths so far, with 7530, 4652, and 538, respectively. […]

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Pili, Camarines Sur municipal trial court physically closed until Dec. 2

(Eagle News)–The municipal trial court of Pili, Camarines Sur is physically closed until December 2. A memorandum from presiding judge Maria Gracia Pascual Valenciano said the temporary closure, which started on Nov. 18, was after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 based on swab test results. The swab test was conducted on Nov. 17, after the individual was admitted to a private hospital in Naga and diagnosed with pneumonia. All staff shall undergo swab […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting extreme N. Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result,  Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said this was due to localized thunderstorms. Floods or landslides during severe […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 20

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 20: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA urged passengers to get confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. The government has eased travel restrictions, with domestic flights allowed. Filipinos are allowed to go on non-essential outbound travel. Foreigners with select investor visas […]

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Thompson out for season after torn Achilles: Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson is expected to miss the entire 2020-2021 NBA season after suffering a torn right Achilles tendon, the team announced on Thursday. Thompson — who missed all of last season after a knee injury sustained in the 2019 NBA Finals — had limped out of a workout on Wednesday with an injury to his right leg. An MRI scan early Thursday confirmed Thompson’s season-ending […]

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Typhoon Ulysses death toll reaches 73; affected population over 3.5 million

(Eagle News) – The number of deaths due to Typhoon Ulysses has reached 73, with 19 more persons missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). As of its latest update on Thursday, Nov. 19, the NDRRMC said that the fatalities were from Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Bicol region, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The number of affected persons on the other hand reached more than 3.5 million or 835,599 families from […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases at 413,430; 286 more recover

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 413,000 mark on Thursday, Nov. 19, after the  Department of Health reported 1337 additional cases. The DOH said of the  413430 total cases, 30493 or 7.4 percent were active. Of these, 84.5 percent were mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 4.7 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.21 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 110, Laguna with 74, Quezon City […]

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Xi touts China’s ‘openness’ on trade in APEC address

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade on Thursday, vowing to keep his huge economy open and warning against protectionism. Buoyed by the signing of the world’s largest trade pact over the weekend, Xi said the Asia-Pacific is the “forerunner driving global growth” in a world hit by “multiple challenges” including the pandemic. He vowed “openness” to trade and refuted any possibility of the […]

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PHL drops to 26th spot among nations with most COVID cases; Indonesia tops ASEAN with most virus infections

  (Eagle News) — The Philippines dropped to rank no. 26 from last month’s 19th spot in terms of the most number of COVID-19 cases in the country as fewer cases were reported here compared to other countries. According to the Johns Hopkins University virus dashboard, the country dropped several rungs from the ladder of top countries with the most cases across the globe. It has 412,097 cases as of past noon Thursday, Nov. 19.  […]

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