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(Eagle News)–Over 100 additional COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel on Friday night. With the addition, the number of COVID-19 cases within the Philippine National Police rose to 3901 based on PNP data. Seventy-eight additional recoveries were reported, bringing the total to 2707. According to the PNP data, suspect cases were at 2962, and probable cases were at 660. The Department of Health on Friday reported 3999 additional COVID-19 cases in the country, pushing […]
(Eagle News)–Thirty-six million pesos worth of smuggled cigarettes have been seized at the port of Manila recently, the Bureau of Customs said. The bureau said the fake cigarettes were seized from a 40-footer container on Aug. 28. The shipment arrived on Aug. 25, and was declared as cable connectors. The bureau said a pre-lodgement control order (PLCO) was issued against the shipment consigned to Trendlink Home Source Inc. on August 27 following a tip. After […]
(Eagle News)–After three consecutive days of no reports of COVID-19 fatalities among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported 13 new deaths on Friday night. The DFA said with the additional 13, the death toll now stands at 755. The Middle East and Africa still had the most number of deaths, at 474, followed by the Americas with 178, Europe with 95, and the Asia Pacific region with eight. Twenty -one additional […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has reassigned three police generals and two police colonels to different posts. In a statement, Gamboa said in a general order dated August 26, that Police Brigadier General – Herminio Tadeo Jr would be the director of the PNP Finance Service after his six months as the PNP Health Service director. Tadeo, on the other hand, is replaced by Police Colonel Arthur Cabalona as the acting director of […]
(Eagle News)–Nineteen Filipinos stranded in Myanmar have returned to the Philippines recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the Filipinos took a special relief flight that departed Yangon International Airport for Manila at 10:40 p.m. on August 24. The DFA said the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on August 25, at 4:10 AM (Manila Time). According to the department, those who joined the flight organized by the […]
(Eagle News)–“Julian” has intensified into a severe tropical storm. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it is less likely to cause “high-impact weather” in the country, which means the raising of any tropical cyclone wind signal over any part of the country is not likely. So far, PAGASA said “Julian,” which is located at 850 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, remains stationary and is forecast to move slowly northward or […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan early Saturday, Aug. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:57 a.m., had its epicenter 43 kilometers southwest of Calayan. It had a depth of eight kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity III – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 29: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said all passengers should confirm 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. Metro Manila remains under a general community quarantine which means domestic flights are allowed. The Bureau of Immigration has […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Friday said there had been an “exponential” rise in coronavirus cases with more than 7,000 new infections in 24 hours. “The dynamic of the progression of the epidemic is exponential,” France’s directorate general of health said, adding that there were 7,379 new infections in mainland France against 6,111 on Thursday and 5,429 on Wednesday. This was the highest figure recorded since testing was expanded in France. The 4,000-mark […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — An American warship sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the US Navy has said, challenging Beijing’s claims on the resource-rich waterway and prompting a warning from the Chinese military. The Thursday operation came a day after China fired ballistic missiles into the sea as part of ongoing live-fire exercises, inflaming already high tensions between Washington and Beijing. The US regularly conduct “freedom of navigation operations” […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — An Iranian has been sentenced to nine years in jail for beheading his teenaged daughter in her sleep, local media reported Friday, adding that the mother wants him executed. The so-called “honour” killing of 14-year-old Romina Ashrafi on May 21 sparked widespread outrage, with media condemning “institutionalised violence” in the Islamic republic. Media said Romina was decapitated at the family’s home in Talesh in the northern province of Gilan. “Despite the […]
by Hiroshi HIYAMA / Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — As Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces his plans to resign over health problems, attention turns to who could succeed the country’s longest-ruling premier, with no consensus yet clear on a candidate. Here are some of the potential contenders: Taro Aso, gaffe-prone finance minister In his dual role as finance minister and deputy prime minister, 79-year-old Taro Aso is a Liberal […]
