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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s prime minister narrowly won a vote to remove the parliament speaker during a rowdy session of the legislature Monday, a key test of support for the embattled leader. The Southeast Asian nation has been gripped by turmoil since a reformist government collapsed in February and Muhyiddin Yassin became premier, at the head of a coalition backed by a scandal-plagued party. He took power without an election, and there […]
Signal No. 1 still hoisted over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, parts of Cagayan (Eagle News)–“Carina” has maintained its strength as it moved west-northwest toward Luzon Strait on Monday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Buguey, Camalaniugan, Aparri, Lal-lo, Gattaran, and Baggao) with the center of the tropical depression estimated 165 kilometers […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Two US Marine bases in Japan’s Okinawa have been put into lockdown after dozens of coronavirus infections, with local officials criticising the American military’s containment efforts. Additional restrictions are also in place at the seven other Marine bases in the region after the spike in cases, a spokesman confirmed. There are tens of thousands of US servicemen stationed on the southern Japanese island, which has recorded roughly 150 civilian COVID-19 […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentina has registered more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, its Ministry of Health said Sunday, despite the Buenos Aires area — the country’s coronavirus hot spot — being under extended shutdown. The country now has recorded 1,845 deaths from the pandemic with 100,153 positive cases and almost 43,000 people recovered. The shutdown in the Buenos Aires area, the most populated region of the country, is due to end on […]
(Eagle News) — “Carina” has maintained its northwestward direction and is moving towards Luzon Strait as of Monday afternoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said with “Carina” estimated at 200 kilometers east northeast of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan or 200 km east of Aparri, Cagayan, Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Buguey, eastern Lal-lo, eastern Gattaran, and eastern […]
(Eagle News) — Passengers on board Metro Rail Transit-3 trains are no longer allowed to answer their phones or talk. The MRT-3 announced this policy on its official Facebook page on Monday, July 13. Apart from the ban on talking and on answering calls, the MRT-3 said passengers need to fill out health declaration forms for contact tracing purposes. The MRT-3 put in place the new policies a week after it temporarily shut down for […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Higher Education said that there would be “no regular face-to-face classes in August” even for higher education institutions because of the current COVID-19 pandemic. “CHED wants to make it very clear that higher education institutions (HEIs) will open the semester in August using flexible learning mode. There are NO regular face-to-face classes in August,” said CHED Chairman Prospero De Vera III in a statement. De Vera issued the statement […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General in Makati will be on lockdown “until further notice” after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory, the OSG said the employee tested positive during a swab test conducted on July 12. Only personnel from the Facility Management System and the sanitation and disinfection team will be allowed in the OSG premises. “Likewise, no documents will be received or sent out until further notice,” […]
Third floor of the Resiliency Building also closed until July 14 (Eagle News)–The Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa will be closed starting Monday, July 13, after a court employee tested positive for COVID-19. A memo from the Office of the Executive Judge of both the Metropolitan and Regional Trial Courts of the city said the third floor of the nearby Resiliency Building will also be closed until July 14 for the sanitation procedure as a […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes and other areas as Tropical Depression “Carina” moves northwest towards extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the same signal remains hoisted over Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Buguey, eastern Lal-lo, eastern Gattaran, and eastern Baggao) with “Carina” located 245 kilometers east of Tuguegarao, moving northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday recorded 59,747 new cases over the last 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The number of cases in the US has rocketed in recent weeks, hitting a record of 66,528 in 24 hours on Saturday. The country has now registered a total of 3,301,820 infections, the Baltimore-based university said in its latest […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur early Monday, July 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 4:13 a.m., had its epicenter 67 kilometers northeast of Candon. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
