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(Eagle News)–Three more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7461. An additional COVID-19 case pushed the total to 11511. The death toll remains at 828, with no additional death reported. The Middle East and Africa remain the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, at 7518, 4648, and 543, respectively. The Americas has the least cases, with 829, […]
Consular offices in select areas also temporarily closed (Eagle News)–The Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana, Parañaque City remains closed today, Nov. 13. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the following consular offices are closed as well: – Region II – Region III – Region IV (CALABARZON, MIMAROPA) – Region V – Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR), and – National Capital Region The department said the temporary closure was due to the inclement weather brought by […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 13: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers were advised 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. Domestic flight travellers should comply with the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of […]
(Eagle News)–“Ulysses” has weakened into a severe tropical storm and is moving farther away from the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the weather disturbance is so far located 415 km west of Iba, Zambales, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility this morning. “Ulysses” is packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. It is moving west at […]
by Anuj Chopra RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged Thursday to strike extremists with an “iron fist”, after a bombing against a gathering of Western diplomats was claimed by the Islamic State group. The bomb blast struck a World War I commemoration at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah on Wednesday, just two weeks after a guard at the French consulate in the Red Sea city was wounded by a […]
(Eagle News) — Eleven years after the 2009 Ondoy floods that killed almost 80 people in Marikina, deep floods once again submerged many parts of the city as heavy rains dumped by typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) caused Marikina River to swell and spill over to the streets transforming these into rivers. Waters were so high that people living in houses with more than two storeys had to go to the rooftop or to higher floors, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of areas hardest hit by typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco), particularly focusing on the Marikina and Montalban areas which are experiencing severe floods similar to what happened in 2009 due to Tropical Storm Ondoy. Duterte made the inspection after addressing briefly the 37th ASEAN Summit where he had asked permission to be excused from participating in further meetings with ASEAN leaders as he had […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 402,000 mark on Thursday, Nov. 12, after the Department of Health reported 1,407 additional cases. The DOH said of the 402,820 total COVID-19 cases, 8.1 percent or 32,682 were active. Of these, 83.6 percent were mild, 9.4 percent asymptomatic, 4.4 percent critical, 2.4 percent severe and 0.1 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 214, Eastern Samar and Rizal […]
Tells ASEAN leaders how PHL is affected by successive desvastating typhoons (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to make a collective action to further press developed countries to mitigate carbon emissions to better address the effects of climate change. In attending briefly thru online means the 37th ASEAN Summit happening in Vietnam, the Philippine leader also asked to be excused from attending further the […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Thursday, Nov. 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:18 p.m., had its epicenter 24 kilometers northeast of Burgos. It had a depth of 26 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity: Intensity III – Surigao City; Rosario, Agusan del Sur Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Surigao City Intensity II – Borongan City, Eastern Samar; Gingoog […]
by Alice Philipson with Martin Abbugao in Singapore HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region. Once signed, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be the world’s largest trade pact in terms of GDP, according to analysts. The pact, which was first proposed […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ulysses” continues to accelerate as it moves west over the West Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 2 is in effect over the western portion of Pangasinan (Bayambang, Bautista, Alcala, Santo Tomas, Malasiqui, Santa Barbara, Mangaldan, Dagupan City, Basista, San Carlos City, Calasiao, Binmaley, Urbiztondo, Mangatarem, Aguilar, Bugallon, Lingayen, Labrador, Infanta, Mabini, Sual, Dasol, Burgos, Alaminos City, Agno, Bani, Bolinao, Anda), Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, the […]
