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(Eagle News)–The number of international travelers who entered and exited the country dropped by at least 95 percent compared to last year’s figures since community quarantines were imposed. Bureau of Immigration Deputy Spokesperson and National Operations Center (BINOC) Acting Chief Melvin Mabulac said that only 189,000 passengers arrived from March 16 to June 30, a far cry from the more than 5.16 million passengers who arrived in the same period in 2019, or a decline […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Dozens of people were injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with a stationary freight train near Prague on Tuesday evening, emergency services said. “We have treated four people with serious injuries and taken them to hospitals in Prague,” regional emergency service spokeswoman Petra Effenbergerova told AFP, adding that two helicopters had been deployed. “We have also treated 29 people with lighter injuries. They are being transported […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US biotech firm Moderna said Tuesday it would enter the final stage of its human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine on July 27, after promising early results were published in a journal. The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the US, with half to receive the vaccine at 100 microgram dose levels, and the other half will receive a placebo. It is designed to learn whether the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The death of “Glee” actress Naya Rivera in a California lake last week was ruled an accidental drowning by medical examiners Tuesday. Rivera, 33, disappeared during a boating trip with her four-year-old son last Wednesday, and her body was found floating in Lake Piru on Monday. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office formally confirmed Rivera’s identity using dental records, it said in a statement. No traumatic injuries or evidence […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand’s opposition has installed a conservative veteran nicknamed “Crusher” as leader as it regroups for the daunting task of trying to oust Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in a September general election. The center-right National Party selected Judith Collins in a caucus vote late Tuesday, hours after her predecessor Todd Muller unexpectedly quit, saying the pressure of the role was too much. Collins is best known to New Zealanders for […]
(Eagle News)–Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has tested positive for COVID-19. Villar himself made the announcement in a Facebook post on Wednesday, July 15. “I regret to announce that today, July 15, I received my test result and it is positive for COVID-19,” he said. Villar was named the country’s isolation czar on Monday. Other Cabinet members who tested positive for COVID-19 include Education Secretary Leonor Briones and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año. They […]
(Eagle News)–The Quezon City legislative building is temporarily closed starting today, July 15. In an advisory, the local government said the temporary closure until July 19 was after three city councilors and several staff members tested positive for COVID-19. The local government said the temporary closure was upon the approval of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. The CESU is conducting “exhaustive contact tracing as appropriate and follow-up testing as necessary.” “Everyone is encouraged to […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, July 15, clarified only health officials would go house-to-house to check for COVID-19 cases who should be transferred to quarantine facilities instead. In a television interview, Año added the health officials led by the City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit will merely be assisted by the police, and already have the results of their contact tracing and of individuals who need to be transferred. They therefore know exactly where to […]
Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers to prevail over parts of S. Luzon (Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Carina” has weakened into a low pressure area. But a thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao due to thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Zamboanga Sibugay (Buug, Alicia, Malangas), and Tawi Tawi within the next one to two hours. These […]
(Eagle News)–Several areas in some barangays in Malabon will be placed under a 15-day lockdown starting Thursday, July 16. The Malabon government said the localized lockdown in parts of P. Concepcion and Tumariz in Brgy. Tugatog; University Avenue Extension and Guava Street in Brgy. Potrero; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Street and C4 Road in Brgy. Tañong; Gozon Letre and Phase 1 in Brgy. Tonsuya; and Block 14 A and Block 14 C in Brgy. Longos […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, July 15: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit concerned. International travel that is non-essential is allowed but subject to certain conditions. The Department of Foreign Affairs has released its updated list of travel bans and restrictions across countries. On Wednesday, MIAA advised […]
(Eagle News) — All tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted as Tropical Depression “Carina” slows down and moves in a northwest direction on Tuesday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said coastal areas in Extreme Northern Luzon, however, may experience intermittent gusts with the center of “Carina” at 140 kilometers west northwest of Basco, Batanes. PAGASA said it is packing maximum winds of 45 kph near the center and gustiness of […]
