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(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos died while several others were wounded after a blast ripped through Beirut on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Beirut, DFA spokesperson Ed Meñez said all the Filipinos were inside their homes when the explosion took place. “The Philippine Embassy is in touch with the Filipino community in Lebanon to assess the situation and provide assistance to any […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 9:30 a.m. It had its epicenter 12 kilometers southwest of Bayabas. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake had a depth of four kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has reopened six inter-regional public utility bus routes. According to the LTFRB, the following routes from Caraga to Regions 10 and 11, and vice versa, are now opened: 1. Butuan City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 2. Butuan City – Davao City, and vice versa 3. Surigao City – Cagayan de Oro City, and vice versa 4. Surigao City – Davao City, […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 5. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, in particular, will be experienced over Bicol Region, Visayas, Mindanao, Quezon, and Palawan. The weather bureau said this was due to the trough of a low pressure area spotted in the vicinity of Malungon, Sarangani. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Aug. 5: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers were 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. With Metro Manila now under a modified enhanced community quarantine, flights are again limited. […]
(Eagle News) – -Inflation accelerated further to 2.7 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Wednesday, Aug.5. This brings the year-to-date inflation for 2020 at 2.5 percent. In June, inflation was at 2.5 percent and in July 2019, 2.4 percent. According to the PSA, the acceleration in the overall inflation was caused by the jump in the inflation of the transport index at 6.3 percent during the month with the easing of lockdown […]
by Rogerio FLORENTINO, with Jordi MIRO in Brasilia PROCONE, Brazil (AFP) — A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world’s biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. The Brazilian Pantanal suffered a record 1,684 fires last month, triple the number from July 2019, according to satellite images. It was the worst month on record for […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is currently collating data on clinical trials on the use of virgin coconut oil, Lagundi and Tawa-tawa herbs in efforts to fight COVID-19, aside from other drugs supposedly also against the virus, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said that these natural products are currently approved for clinical trials in the country, but of the three, only VCO has ongoing clinical trials […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The world’s largest economy also added 53,847 new cases of the virus, the Baltimore-based institution’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Wednesday). The US has now recorded 4,765,170 total cases with 156,668 deaths, making it by far the worst-hit country in the world. But President Donald Trump […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney’s much-delayed blockbuster “Mulan” will skip the big screen and premiere on streaming platform Disney+ next month, it was announced Tuesday, as coronavirus keeps theaters shut across much of the United States. The unprecedented decision — described by CEO Bob Chapek as a “one-off” for a Disney blockbuster — is the latest major blow for movie theater chains already reeling from the pandemic. “Mulan,” a mega-budget live action remake […]
by Peter HUTCHISON NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Tropical storm Isaias pounded the US eastern seaboard with driving rain and strong winds on Tuesday, cutting power to over one million households and felling trees, including in New York. At least one person was killed in New York City after a tree fell on their car, while another was critically injured by a falling branch, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Wind gusts up to 78 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday there was no evidence that Chinese-owned TikTok had abused the data of its hundreds of millions of users. “We have had a good look at this, and there is no evidence for us to suggest… that there is any misuse of any people’s data,” he told the Aspen Security Forum meeting in Aspen, Colorado. “There are plenty of things that are on TikTok […]
