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(Eagle News)–Twenty-seven more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery toll rose to 7266. Twenty-five additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 7702. Of these, 412 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 24. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of its personnel, and […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas has implemented a revamp involving four key police positions. In a statement, the PNP said Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana is the new PNP spokesperson and chief of the PNP Public Information Office. Usana, a member of the PNPA Tagapagtaguyod Class of 1988, was chief of the Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), and deputy regional director for Administration of Police Regional Office 7 (Central Visayas) prior to his […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Nov. 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the travel requirement set forth by the locl government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of jurisdiction. The government has eased some restrictions on international travel, with Filipinos now allowed to go on non-essential outbound travel subject to travel requirements. Foreigners with […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The Belgian government said Monday it intends to make any coronavirus vaccine available to around 70 percent of the population, some eight million people, and free of charge. The jab will not be compulsory, added Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke as he and regional counterparts attended an interministerial health conference. “The objective is to vaccinate at least 70 percent of the population. Priority groups will be determined on the basis of scientific […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Ten-time All-Star Chris Paul is set to join the Phoenix Suns from the Oklahoma City Thunder as part of a blockbuster deal that sends four players and a draft pick the other way, reports said on Monday. ESPN reported that Paul and team-mate Adel Nader would head to the Suns in exchange for Kelly Oubre, Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome and Jalen Lecque. Oklahoma City would also receive a 2022 […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. The vaccines will come in the first quarter of 2021, Maduro said at an event in Caracas broadcast on government television, adding that “Venezuela will manufacture the Russian vaccine in the Venezuelan laboratories.” In August, Russia became the first country to register a vaccine against Covid-19, which it […]
by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four astronauts were successfully launched on the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Resilience” to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. Three Americans — Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker — and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi blasted off at 7:27 pm (0027 GMT Monday) from the Kennedy […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday failed to push through additional curbs to combat the coronavirus, as she said ongoing restrictions have helped to halt a runaway rise in infection numbers. Speaking after talks with the leaders of Germany’s 16 states, Merkel said the country had managed to “break the dynamic of new infections” after restaurants, leisure facilities and cultural sites were ordered to close again from the start of November. But […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 409,000 mark on Monday, Nov. 16, after the Department of Health reported 1738 additional cases. The DOH said of the 409574 total cases, 27369 or 6.7 percent were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 5.3 percent critical, 3 percent severe, and 0.2 percent moderate. Over 900, or 906, of the newly-confirmed cases were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases confirmed […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds s are expected to affect portions of Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro within the next 30 minutes to two hours. PAGASA said these were due to thunderstorms. The same conditions are being experienced over Surigao del Sur (Cortes, Tandag, Bayabas, Cagwait, San Agustin) and may […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Backed by China, the sprawling Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is seen as a coup for Beijing in extending its influence across the region and marks its dominance in Asian trade. After eight years of wrangling over the details, the trade pact — the world’s largest in terms of GDP, say analysts — was signed on Sunday. – What is RCEP? – Launched in 2012, RCEP is a trade pact […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Monday, Nov. 16, clarified that only foreigners with specific types of investor visas are allowed entry into the country. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said according to the Department of Justice, citing an Inter-Agency Task Force resolution, only foreigners holding visas granted pursuant to Executive Order No. 226 or the Omnibus Investments Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 8756, and some with the Special Investor’s Resident […]
