Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, July 29: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers were advised to 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. MIAA said domestic flights are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The spread of the novel coronavirus does not appear to be impacted by seasonality, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning against false beliefs that summer is safer. “Season does not seem to be affecting the transmission of this virus,” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters in a virtual briefing. She pointed out that some of the hardest-hit countries are currently in the midst of different season. While it is summer […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has breached the 2000 mark. The PNP said as of today, 6 p.m., COVID-19 cases in their ranks have reached 2048. Ten deaths have so far been reported, while 730 have recovered. The PNP said suspected cases are at 2464. Probable cases have reached 809. Policemen in the country are frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as they continue to man […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Madrid moved to make mask-wearing obligatory at all times in public Tuesday as Spain grappled with the fallout from a spike in virus cases that has triggered several international travel warnings. Wearing masks in public has been obligatory in Spain since May 21 where social distancing was not possible, but in recent weeks almost all of its 17 regions have made it compulsory at all times, with Madrid one of the […]
by Barney Spender with AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) — Governments across the world imposed new restrictions Tuesday in a bid to cool coronavirus hotspots as new infections shot up in some countries, sparking fears of a second wave. The World Health Organization warned that the virus does not appear to be affected by seasonality and the global death toll from the pandemic passed 654,000 Tuesday, nearly a third of that number in Europe, according […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 106th anniversary on Monday, July 27, and thanked the Church for helping the government and the whole nation. In his video message, the President noted how the Church Of Christ for more than a century had been a model in sharing and making known the Words of God as written in the Bible. He said the Church had also […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked Congress on Monday, July 27, to fast-track the passage of several economic measures to help the country recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of these are the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act which will supplement funds for the recovery and response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the Corporate Recovery and the Tax Incentives for Enterprises or CREATE Act, and the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 83,000 mark on Tuesday, July 28, after the Department of Health reported 1678 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 83673 total cases, 55,109 were active cases. Of these active cases, 90.2 percent were mild, 8.9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The 1678 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 81 out of 91 labs. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Tuesday, July 28, approved the proposed Bayanihan To Recover As One Act on third reading. Voting 22-1, senators gave the green light to Senate Bill 1564 that, if passed into law, would provide an additional P140 billion for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass the same. The President made the call as he thanked […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A new coronavirus cluster in a port city in northeast China has spread to other provinces and prompted fresh restrictions, authorities said Tuesday, as Beijing scrambles to prevent a second wave of infections. China had largely brought the virus under control since it first emerged in the country late last year, through a series of strict lockdowns and travel restrictions. But in recent months a number of small outbreaks have given […]
by M. Jegathesan / Patrick Lee Agence France Presse KUALA KUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was found guilty Tuesday of corruption over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal that cost him his government, and could face decades in jail. The ex-prime minister was convicted on all charges in his first trial related to the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. Billions of dollars were stolen from the investment vehicle and […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over the rest of Leyte and nearby areas in two hours. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced in the northern and eastern portion of Bohol; Cebu (Camotes Island, Northern Cebu, Central Cebu); Southern Leyte; central portion of Negros Occidental; Leyte (Matag-ob, Villaba, Palompon, […]
