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(Eagle News)–Four volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were steam and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes that rose 200 meters was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was at an average of 656 tons on October 13. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, […]
(Eagle News)–Three more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional three cases, which pushed the tally to 11,149, was based on a sole report from the Americas on Sunday, Oct. 18. No new fatality nor additional recoveries were reported, which means the death toll remained at 812 and the recovery tally at 7199. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, deaths and […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 223,000 overseas Filipinos since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. The DFA said the 223,294 total repatriates were after it repatriated 9,352 more overseas Filipinos this week. Of this, the DFA said 8,444 were from the Middle East, 512 from Asia and the Pacific, 394 from Europe, and two from the Americas. They arrived via 38 special commercial repatriation flights. The DFA also chartered two flights […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area east of Catanduanes has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Pepito, ” which is located 820 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, will move west northwestward or northwestward today, then turn more westward tomorrow towards the Northern Luzon-Central Luzon area. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph, moving at 20 kph. […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Oct. 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA has advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but all passengers must comply with the requirements set forth by the local […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours by comparison, said the study published this month in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal. “The nine-hour survival of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus strain that causes Covid-19) on […]
(Eagle News)–Starting Monday, Oct. 19, the Metro Rail Transit-3 will increase its passenger capacity as the economy reopens amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the MRT-3 said from the allowable maximum passenger capacity of 13 percent, or 51 passengers per train car or 153 passengers per train set, the allowable maximum passenger capacity will increase to 30 percent, or 124 people per train car or 372 passengers per train set. The MRT-3 made the […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Lockdown restrictions in Australia’s second-biggest city were eased slightly Sunday following a steady decline in new coronavirus cases, but officials stopped short of ending a controversial “stay-at-home” rule. More than 100 days after the lockdown was imposed on Melbourne’s five million residents to fight an out-of-control surge of Covid-19 cases, authorities said that as of midnight they were lifting a two-hour limit on the time people could spend outside their […]
(Eagle News)–The COVID-19 tally in the Philippines reached 356618 on Sunday, Oct. 18, after the Department of Health reported 2379 additional cases. The DOH said of the 356618 total cases, 39808 were active. Of these, 82.8 percent were mild, 11.5 percent asymptomatic, 1.9 percent severe, and 3.7 percent critical. Of the 2379 newly-reported cases, 66 percent or 1580 occurred within the recent 14 days. The top regions with the most cases in the recent two […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Ten soldiers are dead and a frantic search is under way for 12 others after a huge landslide hit central Vietnam on Sunday, as the country battles its worst flooding in years. Heavy rain has pounded the region for more than a week and at least 64 people have been killed in floods and landslides, according to Vietnam’s disaster management authority, with concerns mounting that waters could rise further. Rocks […]
(Eagle News)–Three rockfall events were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were steam, sulfur dioxide emissions, and a faint crater glow. PHIVOLCS said the emission white steam-laden plumes that crept downslope was moderate. The sulfur dioxide emission was last measured at an average of 143 tons on October 10. The faint crater glow from the summit, […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P1.5 million worth of firearms, parts and accessories recently. The bureau said the items, which did not have the necessary import permit from the Firearms and Explosive Office of the Philippine National Police, were in 28 parcels found in the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay. The items were seized by Customs personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for violation of Section 117 and Section 1113 of […]
