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(Eagle News)–Over 100 additional COVID-19 recoveries have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said with the 108 additional recoveries, the recovery tally rose to 5564 as of Saturday night. The PNP said the 36 additional COVID-19 cases brought the total to 6383. Of these, the PNP said 799 were active. No additional death was reported among police personnel, which means the death toll remains at 20. The police continue to man quarantine […]
(Eagle News)–One more overseas Filipino worker has died due to COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional fatality, the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad rose to 801 as of Saturday afternoon. Three additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total to 10,867. No new recovery was reported, which means the total remains at 6,919. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 recoveries and fatalities among our nationals decreased slightly to […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and his Chinese counterpart reaffirmed Philippines-China relations despite the constraints imposed by COVID-19. In his first official visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, from Oct. 9 to 11, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Locsin and Wang Yi also took stock of priority political and economic bilateral cooperation initiatives. The DFA said the two pledged to forge ahead with sustained policy dialogues, as well as with […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two low pressure areas and two tropical cyclones which are outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.. PAGASA said one of the LPAs was situated in the vicinity of Apayao. The other was estimated at 840 kilometers east of Hinatuan. The weather bureau said severe tropical storm Chan-Hom was located 2185 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon and is moving eastward at 15 kph, while […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Oct.11: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said passengers should 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 premises. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the restrictions imposed by the local government unit covering the area of destination. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer the worst economic and health impact from the coronavirus, the World Bank said Friday, forecasting a nearly 8.0 percent drop in regional GDP. “Our region is suffering the worst economic and health impacts of Covid-19 of anywhere in the world,” according to Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, the Bank’s regional vice president. He said the findings in the report “calls for clarity on how […]
By Agence France Presse More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean according to an AFP tally at 0640 GMT based on official sources. A total of 10,001,833 cases have now been recorded, of whom 366,637 people have died and 8,537,563 are considered to be cured. According to official figures, the region is the worst hit by the virus in the world in terms […]
by Claire LEE Agence France Presse Nuclear-armed North Korea held a giant military parade Saturday, television images showed, with thousands of maskless troops defying the coronavirus threat and Pyongyang expected to put on show its latest and most advanced weapons. The widely anticipated display is part of commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the North’s ruling Workers’ Party. State broadcaster KCTV showed squadron after squadron of armed soldiers and armoured vehicles lined up in the […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will give a public speech at the White House Saturday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, as he prepares a rapid return to the campaign trail just three weeks before the election. The 74-year-old commander-in-chief has also announced a Florida rally on Monday in an attempt to relaunch his stumbling reelection campaign against surging Democratic rival Joe […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s COVID-19 cases reached 336,926 on Saturday, Oct. 10, as virus-related fatalities hit 6,238 as the Philippines maintained its 19th place among countries with high coronavirus cases. The Department of Health reported 2,249 new cases on Saturday, which was lower than Friday’s 2,996 new cases. The good news too is that Metro Manila only had 651 new cases, which was much less than Friday’s 1,094 new cases for the Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — “A master stroke.” This was how Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III called the move by President Rodrigo Duterte to call for a special session in Congress on Oct. 13 to 16 to prevent any delays in the passage of the very important 2021 proposed national budget amounting to P4.506 trillion. The President issued Proclamation No. 1027 on Friday, Oct. 9, calling Congress to a special session to prevent any delays […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said he was “medication free” and revealed more details of his fight with Covid-19 in a televised interview aired Friday, one week after he was hospitalized with the virus. The president appeared on Fox’s Tucker Carlson Tonight for what the White House described as an on-air “medical evaluation” conducted remotely by Fox contributor doctor Marc Siegel. “Right now I’m medication-free, I’m not taking any medications […]
