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PAGASA monitoring LPA off Eastern Samar

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Eastern Samar. PAGASA said the LPA was so far located 75 kilometers northeast of Borongan City. Visayas and Zamboanga Peninsula, PAGASA said, will have  cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the LPA. Palawan and Occidental Mindoro and the rest of Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due […]

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

(Eagle News)–Sixteen 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  emission of white steam-laden plumes that rose 500 meters was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission, on the other hand, was measured at an average of 416 tons per day on  September 14. A slight inflation of the […]

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DFA says 185,650 Filipinos repatriated since February

(Eagle News)–Over 185,000 Filipinos abroad have been repatriated since February, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 185,650, 120602 or 64.96 percent were land-based and 65048 or 35.04 percent were sea-based. This week, the DFA said most of the repatriates were from the Middle East, at 8132. Arrivals from Europe have reached 1299, including  three medical cases from Turkey, Spain and Malta; 1089 from the Americas; and 981 from Asia. […]

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37 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Thirty-seven more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19, the Philippine National Police said on Sunday night. With the additional recoveries, the PNP said the recovery tally climbed to 4046. Thirty-four additional COVID-19 cases, however, brought the total to 5392. Of these, the PNP said 1329 were active. No new COVID-19 deaths were reported among police personnel, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 […]

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DFA reports 4 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

  (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported  four more COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos, the DFA said on Sunday, Sept. 20. The department said with the additional cases from the Asia Pacific region, COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad have climbed to 10,390. No additional deaths nor recoveries were reported, which means the death toll remains at 777 and recoveries at 6594. The Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 deaths […]

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6.1-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur; 5.3-magnitude aftershock follows

(Eagle News)–A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Monday, Sept. 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:13 a.m, was followed by a 5.3-magnitude aftershock at 6:21 a.m. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake had its epicenter 66 kilometers northeast of Bayabas, while that of the 5.3-magnitude one was 93 kilometers northeast of the same. The depth of the first earthquake was 77 kilometers. The aftershock had a depth […]

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Tropical Depression “Marce” slightly intensifies but no tropical cyclone wind signal raised

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Marce” has slightly intensified and is currently almost stationary. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Marce” was estimated 1,285 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon but is not expected to affect the land areas and coastal waters of the country. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph. No tropical cyclone wind signal is in place. PAGASA […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Sept. 21

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Sept. 21: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers are advised to get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises, MIAA earlier said. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit […]

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Two endangered Javan rhino calves spotted in Indonesian park

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) — Two extremely rare Javan rhinoceros calves have been spotted in an Indonesian national park, boosting hopes for the future of one of the world’s most endangered mammals. The rhino calves — a female named Helen and male called Luther — were seen with their mothers in footage taken from nearly 100 camera traps installed in Ujung Kulon national park between March and August, authorities said in a statement on Sunday. On […]

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Could PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X be swan song for consoles?

by Jules BONNARD Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — The upcoming release of a ninth generation of games consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swan song as the habits of gamers change? Both companies have been dripping out information for months about the PlayStation 5 (PS5) and the Xbox Series X to build excitement, […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 286,743; 20,021 more recoveries reported

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 286,000 mark on Sunday, Sept. 20, after the Department of Health reported an additional 3311 cases. The DOH said of the 286743, 51894 were active. Of these, 86.6 percent were mild, 8.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, and 3.3 percent critical. Of the 3311 newly-reported cases, 1435 came from Metro Manila, 261 from Negros Occidental, 231 from Laguna, 204 from Rizal, and 174 from Cavite. Over 20000, […]

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PNPA COVID-19 cases reach 243

(Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippine National Police Academy has reached 243. Police Major General Gilbert Cruz said in a radio interview this was after the mass testing conducted on Sept. 8. Earlier, the PNPA said 232 tested positive for COVID-19 in the academy. Of the 243, Cruz said 232 were cadets, five were officers, two were non-officers, and four were from the maintenance unit. He said they were apart from the […]

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