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(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 339,000 mark on Sunday, Oct. 11. The Department of Health said of the 339,341, 39,945 were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 11.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.8 percent severe, and 3.9 percent critical. Of the 2502 newly-reported cases, 782 came from Metro Manila, 141 from Rizal, 128 from Laguna, 125 from Cavite, and 119 from Bulacan. Recoveries rose to 293,075 with the 17,057 additional ones reported […]
(Eagle News)–Four 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 and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said the white steam-laden plumes that rose 500 meters before drifting to the general east were moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was also measured at an average of 143 tons on October 10. A slight inflation of the edifice […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasioanally heavy rains are expected over Aurora (San Luis, Maria Aurora, Dipaculao, Baler) and Isabela(San Guillermo, Jones, San Agustin) within 30 minutes to an hour. Meanwhile, moderate to occasionally heavy rains are being experienced over Dilasag, Casiguran, Dinalungan also in Aurora, Dinapigue, Palanan in Isabela, and in Nagtipunan, Maddela, Aglipay, Cabarroguis in […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — At least 17 passengers were killed and more than dozen injured on Sunday when a bus collided with a train in Thailand, officials said. The collision happened around 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of the capital Bangkok as the bus passengers were on their way to a temple in Chachoengsao province for a ceremony to mark the end of Buddhist Lent, said a district police chief. “The death toll we […]
Brasilia, BRAZIL (AFP) — Brazil on Saturday passed the bleak marker of 150,000 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry said, as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to slow in the South American country. The toll comes as Latin America and the Caribbean marked 10 million cases Saturday and more than 360,000 deaths. The region is the worst hit in terms of fatalities, according to official figures. With 212 million inhabitants, Brazil has accumulated […]
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s coronavirus cases surged past seven million on Sunday, taking it ever closer to overtaking the United States as the world’s most infected country. Health ministry data showed a rise of almost 75,000 cases on Sunday, taking the total to 7.05 million, second only to the US which has recorded 7.67 million infections. Experts say that the true number may be much higher, […]
(Eagle News)–Six volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said steam and sulfur dioxide emissions were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the steam plumes that rose 500 meters before drifting northwest, southeast and southwest were moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 1,236 tons on October 1. A slight inflation of the lower and mid […]
(Eagle News)–Trials in the Philippines for a possible COVID-19 vaccine will start in November, the Department of Health said. According to the DOH, the Inter-Agency Task Force’s Sub-Technical Working Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Development led by the Department of Science and Technology and other government agencies are gearing up for the conduct of the COVID-19 vaccine phase 3 clinical trials. The DOH said the sub-TWG on COVID-19 vaccine development includes other government agencies such as […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected in Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, CARAGA and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon and the low pressure area. PAGASA said it was monitoring two LPAs—one in the vicinity of Conner, Apayao and another estimated at 260 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology is calling for an increase in its 2021 budget, noting the need for a government-owned broadband network. In a statement, the department said the additional P18 billion would allow for the completion of the network under the National Broadband Program. The approved budget for the program under the National Expenditure Program was P902 million. The DICT noted that it was hightime the government prioritized ICT programs as […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard has inaugurated its first quarantine facility for its personnel. In a statement, the PCG said the P35-million facility located in the Coast Guard base in Taguig was officially launched on Saturday, Oct. 10. The PCG said it can accommodate up to 224 PCG frontline personnel who contract COVID-19. While the facility was intended for Coast Guard personnel, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade, who led the inauguration, said it was ready to […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Corrections has vowed to cooperate with the National Bureau of Investigation in its probe of the riot in the New Bilibid Prison on Friday that left at least nine inmates dead. In a statement, the BuCor said BuCor director-general Gerald Bantag had ordered BuCor personnel to cooperate with the NBI team, to be transparent, and open so as to “fully provide the public a true and accurate account of what has […]
