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(Eagle News)–A total of 155 barangay officials has been referred to the Office of the Ombudsman over cash aid irregularities, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año gave the report to President Rodrigo Duterte in a briefing aired on Friday, June 5. “Maganda po rito, marami na ang nagsasalita kasi po lahat ng mga nakatanggap ay ipinaposte namin ‘yung kanilang pangalan sa mga barangay halls para makita noong mga mamamayan kung sino talaga ‘yung mga nakatanggap,” […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to form a new team that will be in charge of the compensation due to COVID-19-positive health workers and to the kin of those who die due to the virus. In a briefing aired on Friday, the President said the Health chief should tap “persons of honesty” for this. “P**** i**, dalawang buwan itong lecheng ito. Just imagine two months, tapos ang Secretary ang […]
(Eagle News)–The ridge of a high pressure area is extending over Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms are expected over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Qurino, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Benguet and Aurora. PAGASA said light to moderate winds will prevail over extreme Northern Luzon […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru hit 5,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to the country’s health ministry, as hospitals faced a lack of oxygen for seriously ill patients. Peru has recorded more than 183,000 cases of COVID-19, making it the second hardest-hit country in Latin America after Brazil. Officials recorded more than 4,200 new cases and 137 deaths over the last 24 hours, bringing Peru’s total number of fatalities to 5,031, the health ministry said. The […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Patients with high blood pressure admitted to hospital with coronavirus infections are twice as likely to die as those without the condition, researchers said on Friday. For in-patients with the virus who had stopped taking medication for high blood pressure, the risk of dying doubled again, they reported in the European Heart Journal. “It is important that patients with high blood pressure realize that they are at increased risk of dying […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines reached 20,382 after 634 cases were added on Thursday, June 4, according to the Department of Health. Fresh cases recorded were 313, with those coming from Metro Manila at 114 and from Central Visayas (Region 7) at 101. Late cases were reported at 321, with 63 infections from repatriates. But even as the COVID-19 cases topped 20,000, the DOH said that the case doubling […]
LILE, France (AFP) — French police fired tear gas to disperse around 2,000 demonstrators protesting against racism and police brutality in the northern city of Lille on Thursday. “No justice, no peace,” the crowd chanted, echoing the protests which have taken place across the United States following the death of unarmed African American George Floyd in the hands of police. The marchers also brandished placards, some in English, bearing slogans now familiar in the US […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Sweden on Thursday said it would provide free testing for anyone showing coronavirus symptoms and conduct contact tracing for those who are infected. The announcement came as the country said it would also allow domestic travel across the country, almost three months after it was discouraged in line with anti-virus measures. The aim of the new testing program is to control infection rates in the country, which did not impose strict […]
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) — Jordan announced Thursday it will lift most restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, with mosques, restaurants and churches allowed to reopen. There will be “a period of general easing” of the lockdown, Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz told reporters on Thursday. Information Minister Amjad al-Adayleh said most restrictions imposed over the last two months to rein in the virus would be lifted from Saturday. The announcements come amid […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared on Thursday that Canada is winning the fight against the new coronavirus, with the latest data showing new cases in decline. But he also warned that the battle is not over yet. “The data shows that we are continuing to make progress in the fight against this virus in many communities, the number of new cases is low, and we can trace where they came from,” […]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) — More than a tenth of the population in Burkina Faso, a drought-stricken West African country plagued by jihadist violence, is at risk of hunger, according to government figures issued on Thursday. A report by the country’s council of ministers found that 2,151,970 people will suffer from “severe food insecurity” across the nation this month and next — roughly half a million more than last year. In addition, “137,175 people […]
(Eagle News)–Government troops clashed with New People’s Army terrorists in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, June 3, the Philippine Army said on Thursday, June 4. In a statement, the Philippine Army said the members of the 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion and around 15 terrorists exchanged fire for about 45 minutes in Alegria, but the terrorists withdrew, leaving behind ammunition and guns. Seized were an M16 rifle, five rounds of a cal. 50 rifle, 16 rounds […]
