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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, July 27

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, July 27: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit. International non-essential travel has been banned again days after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases lifted the ban on the same. The Palace said this was in […]

Young adults majority of new virus cases in Canada

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadians under the age of 39 make up a clear majority of new cases of COVID-19 in Canada, health authorities said Sunday, warning young adults they are not “invincible” against the disease. “Recent national surveillance data show that young adults aged 20-39 years of age account for the highest incidence rates across all ages in Canada,” Canada’s chief public health officer Theresa Tam said in a statement. For the week […]

Historians, observers note 106 years of Iglesia Ni Cristo’s unprecedented growth, efforts to help worldwide

(Eagle News) — On July 27, 1914, World War 1, unprecedented in scale and one of the deadliest in history, erupted. The events happening in Europe at that time led to a global war that shaped modern history that Encyclopedia Britannica described it as “one of the great watersheds of 20th century geopolitical history.” That same day, exactly 106 years ago, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) was registered with the Philippine government by […]

NET25’s new show “Unlad: Kaagapay sa Hanapbuhay” gives hope in overcoming poverty

(Eagle News) — In this pilot episode of NET 25’s newest show, “UNLAD: Kaagapay sa Hanapbuhay,” the problem of poverty affecting people worldwide is tackled and just how people can be helped by giving them hope that there is still a solution to their problem. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment have surged not just in the Philippines, but all over the world. The program, hosted by actor Robin Padilla, shows that people should not lose […]

Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway’s Arctic archipelago Svalbard on Saturday recorded its highest-ever temperature, the country’s meteorological institute reported. According to scientific study, global warming in the Arctic is happening twice as fast as for the rest of the planet. For the second day in a row, the archipelago registered 21.2 degrees Celsius (70.2 Fahrenheit) in the afternoon, just under the 21.3 degrees recorded in 1979, meteorologist Kristen Gislefoss told AFP. Later in the afternoon […]

COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 80,000 mark with 2,110 newly-announced cases

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 80,000 mark on Sunday, July 26, after the Department of Health reported 2110 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 80,448 total cases, 52,406 were active. Of the active cases, 89.83 percent are mild, 9.25 percent asymptomatic, 0.49 percent severe, and 0.42 percent critical. The 2110 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 66 out of 90 […]

San Fernando City, Pampanga vice mayor says he tested positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — San Fernando City, Pampanga Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin has tested positive for COVID-19. Lazatin made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday night. According to the vice mayor, the positive result was based on a swab test he took the day before. He said he did not travel outside of San Fernando in the past 14 days, nor did he have contact with a known COVID-19-positive patient. “Sa ngayon po, bukod […]

5.6-magnitude quake hits Davao Oriental on Sunday morning

(Eagle News) — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Sunday, July 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 11:12 a.m., had its epicenter 81 kilometers southeast of Manay. It had a depth of 59 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Manay, Davao Oriental Intensity II – Davao City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Malungon, Sarangani Intensity II – Alabel, […]

Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over M. Manila, other areas

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Pampanga and Tarlac as well within the next two hours. The weather bureau said these conditions are  being experienced in Zambales (Palauig, Masinloc, Candelaria), Bataan (Morong), Cavite (Magallanes), Batangas (Nasugbu), Quezon (Pagbilao, Tagkawayan, Dolores, Panukulan), Nueva Ecija (Palayan), Laguna […]

Immigration bureau main office in Intramuros to temporarily close for 2 days after 3 employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration main office in Intramuros, Manila will be closed for two days after three employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the bureau said the temporary closure from Monday, July 27, to Tuesday, July 28, was to give way to a disinfection of the office. Bureau chief Jaime Morente said it would also allow for the rapid anti-body testing of all employees in the main office. Those with […]

Zion back in NBA bubble but uncertain for Pelicans opener

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — New Orleans Pelicans rookie star Zion Williamson has returned to the NBA’s quarantine bubble, but might not be in fit condition for the team’s NBA restart opener Thursday. Williamson was spending his first full day back in in-room isolation Saturday after leaving the Walt Disney World campus July 16 to deal with a family emergency and returning Friday night. Despite testing negative daily while outside the Orlando, Florida, bubble, Williamson […]