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(Eagle News)–Twenty-five more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 6130 as of Monday night. Forty-one additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 6768. Of these, 617 were active. The death toll remains at 21 with no additional deaths reported. The police continue to man checkpoints and enforce laws amid the COVID-19 pandemic, making them one of the country’s frontliners. PNP […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:03 a.m., had its epicenter 62 kilometers southeast of Homonhon Island. It had a depth of 15 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory early Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska. US agencies pegged the magnitude at a higher 7.5. The quake hit 92 kilometers from the city of Sand Point. It had a depth of 40 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. A tsunami alert was issued covering much of Alaska, including the Alaska Peninsula […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A major 7.5-magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents evacuated to higher ground as tsunami warnings covered much of the southern coast of the remote US state, including the thinly populated Alaska Peninsula, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Two-foot waves were recorded at the tiny nearby city […]
by Leila Macor, with Mandel Ngan in Prescott, Arizona MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Florida voters converged on early polling stations Monday in a pivotal state fought over relentlessly by President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, as their contentious White House race enters its final 15-day stretch. Record numbers of Americans have already cast ballots in person or by mail — 30 million, according to one tracker — ahead of the November 3 […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 19, defended Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, noting he was too rich to even be corrupt. The President made the statement after he railed against what he said was continued corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways in a public speech on Oct. 14. In his speech on Monday, the President said he believes “ang problema nasa ibaba.” “Malakas pa rin hanggang ngayon. Sa […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, said that Major General Joevic Ramos, the former PNP director for comptrollership who was among those severely injured in a March 5 helicopter crash in Laguna, has passed away. “The PNP is saddened by this news, in behalf of the CPNP PGen Cascolan, the Philippine National Police extends its condolences to the family and to PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986,” a PNP statement […]
(Eagle News)–No additional COVID-19 death has been reported among overseas Filipinos. With the development, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday afternoon marked the fifth consecutive day no additional COVID-19 fatalities among Filipinos abroad have been reported. That means the death toll remains at 812, the DFA said. Three new COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11,152. Two new recoveries pushed the recovery total to 7201. The DFA said the new cases and […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Biliran early Tuesday, October 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:32 a.m., had its epicenter seven kilometers southwest of Kawayan. It had a depth of 10 kilometers and was tectonic in origin. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity V – Kawayan and Almeria, Biliran Intensity IV – Naval, Cabucgyan and Biliran, Biliran; Calubian, Tabango, Capoocan and Leyte, […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas as Tropical Depression “Pepito” slightly accelerates towards the Northern and Central Luzon area. Apart from Metro Manila, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Rizal, the northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real) including Polillo Islands, the extreme northern portion of Camarines Norte (Vinzons), and […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Oct. 20: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but passengers need to comply with the requirements set forth by the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A tsunami alert was issued Monday after a major 7.5-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Alaska, US agencies said. The tsunami warning covers much of the southern coast of the US state, including the thinly populated Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The earthquake hit some 57 miles (92 km) from the small city of Sand Point, at a depth of […]
