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(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur waters on Sunday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:09 p.m., had its epicenter 64 kilometers northeast of Bayabas. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Baguio City government has accused the group of San Juan, Metro Manila Mayor Francis Zamora of violating health protocols when they reportedly ignored a border control checkpoint and proceeded to their designation in the city without undergoing the mandatory triage health examination. Zamora for his part has apologized. In a statement, Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said based on a report by Philippine National Police Baguio City director Allan Rae Co, Zamora arrived […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Monday, June 8: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Several airlines have resumed their domestic flight operations as Metro Manila and several other areas transitioned into a general community quarantine. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade had said the domestic flights were allowed for as long as there was approval from the local government unit concerned. […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel said Sunday it had opened a factory to make millions of high-spec masks as it prepares for a possible “second wave” of coronavirus cases. After imposing tough measures to tackle the COVID-19 illness, Israel has fared relatively well in the initial months of the pandemic. More than 17,700 infections have been registered among a population of nine million, with nearly 300 deaths. But as the country has gradually opened up […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK government said Sunday it will reopen places of worship for individual prayer on June 15 as it reportedly looks to speed up easing measures in order to save jobs. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said services and worship groups will still be banned for the time being due to concern that the new coronavirus spreads more quickly in enclosed spaces. “People […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country hit 1,003 as nine more deaths were reported on Sunday, June 7, according to the Department of Health. COVID-19 cases also reached 21,895 with the addition of 555 new cases. Many of these were “fresh” or new cases at 378, while 177 were “late cases” or those whose test results had been released more than four days ago to patients. In both cases, […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday, June 7, announced a probe into the supposed proliferation of dummy accounts on Facebook. In a statement, Guevarra said he will immediately direct the Department of Justice’s Office of Cybercrime to coordinate with the cybercrime units of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police for the probe. “This gives me cause for worry. We don’t need false information at a time when we’re dealing with […]
(Eagle News)–Former Presidential Commission on Good Government chair Camilo Sabio has been arrested. The National Bureau of Investigation on Sunday, June 7, said Sabio was nabbed in his residence in Quezon City last Friday, June 5, by virtue of a bench warrant of arrest issued by the Fourth Division of the Sandiganbayan, where he was charged with graft. “The Warrant orders the law enforcement agency to ‘Arrest the person of Camilo L. Sabio…. and bring […]
(Eagle News)–The Muntinlupa government has extended the “extreme localized community quarantine” of a community in Alabang to June 16. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said the extension of the ELCQ on Morning Breeze Subdivision was to ensure the protection of everyone, following the discovery of 33 suspected COVID-19 cases. The ELCQ was supposed to end on June 5, at 11:59 p.m. Fresnedi said the 33 suspected cases are already in isolation areas. The six residents who tested […]
(Eagle News)–The Cavite government has announced the use of one motorcycle by one couple is not allowed in the province. Governor Jonvic Remulla issued the statement following President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Friday, June 5. According to Remulla, the President in the meeting urged Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia not to push through with the policy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Kung sa Cebu ay […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Sunday, June 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:59 a.m. It had its epicenter 12 kilometers southeast of Surigao City, where an instrumental intensity II was recorded. Depth of focus was 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, SOCCSKSARGEN, BARMM, Davao Region and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said the rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers. Light winds will prevail in these areas. Coastal waters, the weather bureau said, will be slight. In parts of Southern Luzon, partly cloudy skies to […]
