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Of 1951, 1464 come from Metro Manila, DOH says (Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 70,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1951 cases on Tuesday, July 21. The DOH said of the total 70,764 cases, 45646 are active cases, of which 91.1 percent are mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 0.4 percent severe, and 0.5 percent critical. The DOH said the 1951 cases reported on Tuesday were from tests done by 73 out […]
Top winners to be judged by the public via text and online voting The Tagisan Ng Galing judges have decided. The Final Five finalists who will compete on July 27 grand finals (Monday, 7:30 PM) of NET25’ biggest talent search competition are: Angel Nicole Francisco Cosmic Angels Edrien Oclarino Jonacris Bandillo Power Duo Here is an exclusive interview of EBC Director for Sales and Marketing Caesar Vallejos (CRV) with the Tagisan Ng Galing’s Board […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Tuesday, July 21, said parents who do not want their children to attend face-to-face classes may opt for other forms of learning for the students instead. “Yung mga parents na ayaw ng face-to-face (classes), may choice naman sila sa online halimbawa,” she said after President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the conduct of the same–albeit on a limited basis–in areas considered low-risk for COVID-19 infections. The Palace had said […]
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Visayas, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, July 21, said the conduct of limited face-to-face classes will be allowed starting January 2021, although private schools that already started conducting the same in June 2020 will be allowed to continue. The Palace added the localized face-to-face classes–which should only be “intermittent” and shall complement distance learning–shall only be allowed in low-risk areas or those that are already at least under a modified general community quarantine or in […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 1564. Of the figure, which is as of 6 p.m. Monday, July 20, 608 have recovered while nine have died. The PNP said there are 1604 suspected cases and 723 probable cases in its ranks. At least three policemen based in Cebu have died due to the virus. President Rodrigo Duterte had lamented what he said was the slow response […]
by Aziz EL MASSASSI DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) — made up of seven sheikdoms including the oil-rich capital Abu Dhabi and freewheeling Dubai — has become a hub for young professionals and a safe haven in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s first-ever military communications satellite has been successfully launched by private operator SpaceX, Seoul said Tuesday, as it looks to build up its defense capabilities. The ANASIS-II is intended to enhance the South’s ability to defend itself against the nuclear-armed North, which invaded in 1950. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellite blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Seoul’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Communications Operations Office has suspended work after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. PCOO Undersecretary for Administration and Legal Affairs Marvin Gatpayat said in a statement the temporary suspension starts on Tuesday, July 21. The suspension will allow for a disinfection of the New Executive Building, and for swab tests of the “primary and secondary contacts” of the infected employee. Work will resume on July 27, Monday.
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 21, clarified only foreigners with permanent or immigrant visas will be allowed entry into the country starting Aug. 1. According to Port Operations Division Acting Chief Grifton Medina, only those foreigners who fall under each of the following visa categories will be allowed entry starting next month : those who were issued immigrant visas under Section 13 of the Immigration act; those who acquired resident status under […]
(Eagle News)–A teacher’s group on Tuesday, July 21, hit the Department of Education’s recent recommendation to hold limited face-to-face classes in areas where there is a low risk for COVID-19, and which was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Benjo Basas, chair of the Teachers Dignity Coalition, said the recommendation–which was a deviation from the no face-to-face classes previously announced by the Palace–was proof plans for the new school year have not been […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Education’s recommendation to allow face-to-face classes in areas where there is a low risk for COVID-19—but only on a limited basis. “I’m with you on this,” the President said after Education Secretary Leonor Briones made the proposal during a meeting with the President on Monday but which was aired on Tuesday morning. Briones had proposed the classes be held once or twice a week in those […]
