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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Sept. 28

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Sept. 28: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. The Palace has said a travel pass from the Philippine National Police was required for those traveling from general community quarantine areas to modified general community quarantine areas, […]

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Coronavirus could overwhelm France, top doctor warns

  PARIS, France (AFP) — France will face a months-long coronavirus epidemic that will overwhelm its health system if something does not change, one of the country’s top medical figures warned Sunday. “The second wave is arriving faster than we thought,” Patrick Bouet, head of the National Council of the Order of Doctors, told the weekly Journal du Dimanche. Fresh restrictions to slow the spread of the disease in the country’s worst-hit areas, including the […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 304,226; 19,630 more recoveries announced today

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 304,000 mark on Sunday, Sept. 27, after the Department of Health reported additional 2995 cases. The DOH said of the 304,226 total COVID-19 cases, 46372 were active. Of these, 86 percent were mild, 8.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent severe, and 3.7 percent critical. The department said of the 2995 newly-announced COVID-19 cases, 2694 or 90 percent occurred in the last 14 days. Metro Manila had 1065 of […]

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DFA: Over 300 Filipinos recently repatriated from Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos were repatriated from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 356 Filipinos from  Jeddah and other parts of the western region returned home via a Philippine Airlines chartered flight that arrived in Manila on Thursday, Sept. 24. The DFA said tbe repatriates were among the thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who have been economically displaced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Luzon

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rains are expected over Apayao (Flora and Pudtol), and Cagayan (Abulug and Pamplona) within 30 minutes to an hour. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, Cavite, and Batangas within the next two hours. Moderate to occasionally heavy rains are so far […]

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Filipino Casimero defends WBO bantam crown with Micah KO

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — John Riel Casimero of the Philippines made a successful first defence of his WBO bantamweight crown on Saturday, knocking out Ghana’s Duke Micah in the third round of their title fight in Connecticut. The 30-year-old from Leyte dominated Micah throughout with a series of punishing body blows, setting a frenetic pace from the opening bell at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. Casimero, who improved to 30-4, with 21 […]

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Trump names ‘brilliant’ conservative to US Supreme Court

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump named Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Saturday, setting in motion a rush by Republicans to cement a conservative majority on the court on the eve of a tense and potentially disputed US election. Trump stood alongside Barrett at a White House Rose Garden ceremony to announce his decision, calling her “one of the most brilliant and gifted […]

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11 quakes, steam and sulfur dioxide emissions monitored at Kanlaon; alert level 1 stays

(Eagle News)–Eleven volcanic quakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said weak to moderate steam and sulfur dioxide emissions were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the  white steam-laden plumes rose 300 meters before drifting northwest, northeast and southwest. The sulfur dioxide emission was  also measured at an average of 500 tons/day on  September 26. The slight inflation of the […]

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12 modified provincial bus routes to open starting Sept. 30

(Eagle News)–Twelve modified provincial bus routes will be opened starting Sept. 30. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said under Memorandum Circular  2020-051, the following routes will be opened: 1. San Fernando, Pampanga – Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City 2. Batangas City, Batangas – Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITx) 3. Lemery, Batangas – PITx 4. Lipa City, Batangas – PITx 5. Nasugbu, Batangas – PITx 6. Indang, Cavite – PITx 7. Mendez, Cavite – […]

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90 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Ninety additional police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the new recoveries, the tally is now at 4500. Thirty-seven additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 5,705. Of these, the PNP said 1188 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police remain as one of the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they man quarantine checkpoints […]

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DFA reports three additional COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported three more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the tally rose to 10433 as of Saturday. Nine new recoveries pushed the total to 6654. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still has the most recoveries, with 4248, followed by the Asia Pacific region with 1050, Europe with 892, and the Americas with 464. The death toll is now at […]

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Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrive

(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos repatriated from Lebanon arrived on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 317 Filipinos arrived  on board DFA-chartered PAL flight PR8681 that landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 2 at 10:38 a.m. Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs and Chief of Presidential Protocol Robert E.A. Borje led the repatriation and goodwill mission to Lebanon on  September 25. The DFA said the repatriates underwent the appropriate medical protocols upon […]

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