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(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Aug. 31: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers 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. Domestic flights resumed after Metro Manila was placed under a general community quarantine. The Bureau of Immigration said […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility in an interview published Sunday that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. A request for such extraordinary approval would have to come from the vaccine developer, Stephen Hahn told the Financial Times. “If they do that before the end of […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 5 quake shook Davao del Sur early Monday, Aug. 31, which was felt at various intensities in surrounding areas, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported. In its quake bulletin, Phivolcs said that the tectonic quake in Davao del Sur occurred at 1:44 a.m. on Monday. Its epicenter was located seven kilometers southeast of Kiblawan town, with a depth of 18 kilometers. It was also recorded at […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Sunday, Aug. 30 the blast site of the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu that killed seven soldiers, one policeman and six civilians and wounded 75 others, offering flowers and condolences to the kin of those who died. The President also addressed the soldiers in Jolo in his “talk to troops” at the headquarters of the Joint Task Force Sulu, honoring those who died as well as […]
by Glenda Kwek, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July, according to an AFP tally, with India on Sunday setting the record for the highest single-day rise in cases with 78,761. The […]
(Eagle News) – Over 22,000 new COVID-19 recoveries brought down the Philippines’ total active cases to 56,473 on Sunday, AUg. 30, from Saturday’s 74,611 active cases, according to the Department of Health. This good news was contained in the latest DOH report on active coronavirus cases in the country which are still mostly mild. Most of these cases are in Metro Manila. The total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 217,396 with the addition […]
22,319 recoveries reported today (Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 217,396 on Sunday, Aug. 30, after the DOH reported 4284 additional cases. Of these, the DOH said 56473 were active. Of the active cases, the DOH said 91.3 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.1 percent severe, and 1.6 percent critical. The 4284 additional confirmed cases were from results from tests done from 100 out of 110 labs. Of these, […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines made it to the list of safest carriers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. PAL garnered a 4.2 rating out of 5.0, making it rank ninth on the list created by Safe Travel Barometer, an independent subsidiary of travel industry advisory and consulting firm VIDEC. The list was drawn up after an audit on COVID-19 safety credentials of over 150 airlines. The audit covered COVID-19-related hygiene and safety measures announced by airlines for travelers […]
(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific has released its updated list of flights for September. The budget carrier said the following international and domestic flights will be operational until September 30: Domestic Luzon Manila-Cauayan-Manila 4x weekly (Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun) Manila-Legazpi-Manila 1x daily Manila-Masbate-Manila 3x weekly (Mon/Wed/Fri), starting September 14 Manila-Naga-Manila 4x weekly (Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun) Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila 2x weekly (Mon/Thu) Manila-San Jose-Manila 2x weekly (Tue/Sat) Cebu-Clark-Cebu 1x weekly (Tue) Visayas Manila-Bacolod 2x weekly (Tue/Thu), starting September 8 Bacolod -Manila 3x weekly (Tue/Thu/Sun), […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the crisis. The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update. Brazil is just the second country to surpass a death toll […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Three Nigerian migrants attacked staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for the new coronavirus, the defence ministry said Saturday. The incident at the Celio military hospital, now turned into a COVID-19 treatment centre, occurred when they saw a Bangladeshi migrant walking out after testing negative and then tried to flee but were stopped. They are accused of violence, resistance and causing bodily harm. “The attacks at […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Pangasinan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Bugallon, Lingayen, Binmaley, Umingan, Infanta and Anda due to the southwest monsoon. PAGASA said these conditions may persist for one to two hours and may effect nearby areas. Light rains, on the other hand, PAGASA said, are being experienced over Alaminos, Dagupan, Calasiao, Mabini and Bolinao. “All […]
