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(Eagle News)–The low pressure area off Cagayan has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of TD “Helen” was so far estimated 240 kilometers west of Calayan. “Helen,” which is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph, is forecast to move generally westward over the Luzon Sea at 25 kph, and is likely to […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Aug. 18: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA urged passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed inside the airport premises. In an address aired on Monday night, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Metro Manila would revert to a general community quarantine starting […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Go on Monday, Aug. 17, posted a picture of President Rodrigo Duterte with his family amid reports the chief executive had gone to Singapore over the weekend for medical treatment. In the picture, President Duterte was seen sharing a meal with Honeylet Avanceña and their daughter Kitty. Avanceña is seen holding a newspaper. “Sa mga nagpapakalat ng fake news, makonsensya naman kayo. Ang Pangulo ay nasa Pilipinas lamang at handang mag serbisyo […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila will revert to a less restrictive general community quarantine starting Aug. 19. In a speech aired on Monday night, President Duterte said apart from Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan will be under the GCQ until August 31. Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon and Iloilo City will also be under that community quarantine, where more industries are allowed to operate. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) Metro Manila and the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan, from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocol which ends Tuesday, Aug. 18. President Duterte made the announcement on Monday night, Aug. 17, a day before the end of the MECQ protocols in the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces. These areas join other provinces and cities previously placed under GCQ, namely Nueva […]
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika “season” in Europe. These could be disaster movie storylines, but they are also serious and increasingly plausible scenarios of epidemics unleashed by global warming, scientists say. The COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the globe and claimed over 760,000 lives so far almost certainly came from a wild bat, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose first term in office ended in part for health reasons, sparked fresh speculation Monday about his well-being with an unexpected, hours-long hospital visit. Abe emerged from the Tokyo hospital where he was previously treated for ulcerative colitis more than seven hours after he entered, and left by car without saying anything, according to TV footage of local media. His previously unannounced arrival on Monday morning […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a patrol vessel in the South China Sea, an official said Monday. The incident took place inside Malaysian waters, where local fisherman have complained in the past about Vietnamese fishing boats that damage their nets. Coast guard chief Zubil Mat Som told AFP that two Vietnamese fishing boats had entered Malaysian waters some 80 nautical miles […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 164,000 mark on Monday, Aug. 17, after the Department of Health reported 3,314 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 164,474 total cases, 49,034 were active cases. Of these, 91.1 percent were mild, 6.5 percent were asymptomatic, 1.0 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 3314 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 99 out of 105 […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Monday, Aug. 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:21 p.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southeast of Cataingan. It had a depth of 10 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity II: Irosin and Bulusan, Sorsogon Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – City of Masbate; Legazpi City, Albay Intensity I […]
by Bhuvan BAGGA gence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s death toll from the coronavirus hit 50,000 on Monday, with more than 900 new fatalities reported in 24 hours, health ministry data showed. The country last week overtook Britain with the world’s fourth-highest number of deaths, behind the United States, Brazil and Mexico, and has recorded 2.6 million infections. India’s death toll from the pandemic now stands at 50,921, an increase of […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Metro Manila and other areas. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also being experienced in Cavite (Alfonso, Naic, Tanza, General Trias, Dasmarinas, Imus, Rosario, Noveleta, Kawit, Bacoor, Mendez), Bataan (Mariveles, Limay, Orion), Rizal (Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo, SanMateo), Zambales (San Antonio), and Quezon (San Francisco). PAGASA said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also being experienced […]
