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(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported an additional COVID-19 case among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the addition, the number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad rose to 11,199 as of Sunday. No additional recoveries nor deaths were reported, which means the recovery total and death toll remain at 7248 and 815, respectively. Earlier, the DFA said it was continuing with its repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has repatriated over […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs suspended the operations of three more consular offices on Monday, Oct. 26, due to the inclement weather brought by Typhoon “Quinta.” The DFA said closed were its offices in San Pablo, Laguna; Lipa, Batangas; and Legazpi, Albay. The three consular offices, the DFA said, will resume their regular operations on Tuesday, October 27. Affected applicants with confirmed appointments who are unable to avail of consular services due to the […]
by Mary SIBIERSKI Agence France Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said he had tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday, as the EU country faces a record rise in cases and mass protests despite a ban on public gatherings intended to stem infections. Duda is the latest in a string of leaders to have been diagnosed with the virus, including US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazil’s […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Quinta” has maintained its strength and is now over the Mindoro Strait. The Philippine Atmospheric Geoophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northwestern portion of Occidental Mindoro (Abra de Ilog, Mamburao, Paluan) including Lubang Island are under Signal No. 3 with “Quinta” estimated 125 km north of Coron, Palawan or 120 km west southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 125 kph near the center and gustiness […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon Quinta battered Oriental Mindoro on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 with maximum sustained winds of 125 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 km/h, and moderate to intense rains. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that typhoon Quinta maintained its strength and is now over Mindoro Strait. PAGASA said that Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 3 is over the northwestern portion of […]
(Eagle News)–Five volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said steam emission was also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 656 tons on October 13. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June, and an inflation on the lower to mid slopes that began on June 21 […]
by Mushtaq MOJADDIDI Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghan forces have killed a top Al-Qaeda militant wanted by the United States, as the government on Sunday accused the Taliban of still keeping close ties with the Islamist militant group. Abu Muhsin al-Masri, an Egyptian national believed to be the group’s number-two in the Indian sub-continent, was targeted in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said in a statement. The National Directorate of […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said PNP COVID-19 recoveries therefore rose to 6411. Thirty-two additional cases pushed the total to 7029. Of these 596 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 22. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic as they man quarantine checkpoints and enforce laws in different parts of the country that are under […]
(Eagle News) — In this video by Eagle News Service correspondent Joey Jardin, the fury of typhoon Quinta, with gusts of up to 180 kilometers per hour, can be seen as it battered Sorsogon on Sunday. At that time, Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal no. 3 is hoisted over the area. As of Monday, Oct. 26, Quinta is passing through Oriental Mindoro. It is forecast to remain at typhoon category throughout its passage over Mindoro Island. […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs repatriated over 7000 overseas Filipinos this week. The DFA said with the additional 7,732 repatriates, the number of Filipinos brought home since February rose to 231,026. Of these, 76,069 or 32.93 percent were sea-based, while 154957 or 67.07 percent were land-based. The DFA said it flew home 6,344 overseas Filipinos from the Middle East on board 28 special commercial repatriation flights it facilitated. Of these, 5,162 arrived from Saudi […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in Lucena, Quezon is closed today, Oct. 26. The DFA said this was due to the inclement weather caused by Typhoon “Quinta.” The department noted that Quezon Gov. Danilo Suarez has raised the alert status of the provincial disaster management center to code red through Memorandum Order No. 131. The consular office will resume its operations on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Affected applicants with confirmed appointments who are […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Australian health officials on Monday reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths in Victoria state, which has spent months under onerous restrictions after becoming the epicentre of the country’s second wave. It was the first 24-hour period without any new Covid-19 cases reported in the state since the five million residents of Melbourne were locked down after security bungles at quarantine hotels housing returned international travellers sparked a major outbreak in […]
