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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The active search for dozens of sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon last week was called off Wednesday, Japanese authorities said, with two crewmen the only known survivors. The Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying 6,000 cows, issued a distress call last week as Typhoon Maysak passed through the area, launching a desperate search for the 43 crew on board. The Japan Coast Guard had been […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Commission announced Wednesday it has reached a deal with a sixth pharmaceutical firm, this time BioNTech-Pfizer, to reserve a further 200 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine. “Our chances to develop and deploy a safe and effective vaccine have never been higher, both for Europeans here at home, or for the rest of the world,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said. “To defeat coronavirus anywhere, […]
(Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 245,000 mark on Wednesday, Sept. 9, after the Department of Health reported 3176 additional cases. The DOH said of the 245143 total cases, 55614 were active. Of these, 88.3 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent severe, and 1.8 percent critical. The DOH said the additional 3176 cases reported today were from tests done by 105 of 117 labs. Of these, 1327 came […]
DENR chief says dolomite use will even clean, nourish Manila Bay water (Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stressed that the crushed dolomite being used to cover the baywalk area of Manila Bay does not pose any health risk to the public, but will in fact even clean the waters of Manila Bay because of its properties. Cimatu, speaking during budget deliberations in Congress on Sept. 8, explained that the crushed dolomite used […]
(Eagle News)–A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 3:18 p.m., had its epicenter 159 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 73 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property was recorded but aftershocks are expected
(Eagle News)– The Bureau of Immigration will deport US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton even if he was granted an absolute pardon by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said he already asked Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) Director Gerald Bantag to turn Pemberton over to the bureau the moment he is released from prison so that the deportation order against him could be implemented. The order was issued by […]
(Eagle News) –A residential compound in Muntinlupa is under an extreme localized community quarantine until Sept. 24. The Muntinlupa City government said the ELCQ in RMT 7A Compound in Barangay Tunasan, which starts today at noon, was due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases there. An executive order which declared the ELCQ and which was signed by Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said there was a “high attack rate of 46 per 100 individuals and a […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the NBA Eastern Conference finals Tuesday, beating top-seeded Milwaukee 103-94 as injured Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo watched from the bench. Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic scored 17 points apiece as six Heat players scored in double figures and Miami completed a 4-1 series victory in a bruising encounter against the league’s top defensive team. Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 23 points. Reigning […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 100 Filipinos from New Zealand and Fiji. In a statement, the DFA said the 157 Filipinos–142 from New Zealand and 15 from Fiji–were repatriated on Sept. 4. Eight foreign nationals also joined the flight, which was also made possible by the embassy partners including Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This was the third special commercial repatriation flight from those […]
DENVER, United States (AFP) — Coloradans were ditching the suntan lotion Tuesday and pulling out warm gloves and boots as the western US state went from blazing summer heat to snowfall in just one day. In the state capital Denver, the temperature was around 91 degrees Fahrenheit (33 Celsius) on Monday afternoon. By Tuesday morning it had dropped to 36F, and it could cool further as the day wears on, forecasters say. “Drastic change to […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Agusan del Sur within the next one to two hours. PAGASA said these were due to localized thunderstorms. These conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in portions of Camiguin, Surigao del Sur (Cortes, Tandag, Cagwait, Marihatag, San Agustin), Davao Occidental (Sarangani […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Order of Sikatuna on US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim during his farewell call in Malacanang on Monday, Sept. 7. The Order of Sikatuna is an order of diplomatic merit conferred upon diplomats, officials, and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous service in fostering, developing, and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines. President Duterte also congratulated the outgoing US ambassador for his […]
