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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Friday imposed limits on the number of pupils going to schools in and around Seoul as officials scramble to tackle fresh coronavirus cases that threaten the country’s success in containing the epidemic. Only one in three pupils at kindergartens, elementary and middle schools in the Seoul metropolitan area — home to half the population — will be allowed to physically attend school each day, authorities said, with […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Army has a new Aviation Regiment commander. Col. Andre Santos assumed the post from Col. Jesus Rico D. Atencio in a live-streamed ceremony presided over by Army Chief Lt. Gen. Gilbert I. Gapay on Thursday, May 28. The regiment has been instrumental in conducting aerial reconnaissance and in the government’s COVID-19 efforts, the Army said. Santos, a member of PMA Class 1992, previously served as Director of Land Warfare Center, Training and […]
by Sam Jahan and Kazi Santo Agence France-Presse KHULNA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Rezaul Islam wades through waist-high water, a sack of rice on his head salvaged from what remains of his home, a week after a cyclone savaged Bangladesh and eastern India. The strongest storm to hit the area this century killed more than 100 people, flattening entire villages, uprooting trees and ruining fish ponds in the Indian state of West Bengal, and south-west Bangladesh. “We […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police Joint Task Force COVID Shield will add additional mobile checkpoints as Metro Manila transitions into a general community quarantine area starting June 1. Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar said in a press briefing those manning the checkpoints can check inside vehicles. “Basically from the point of view of law enforcement, alam po natin na mas marami nang industries ang allowed to operate, consequently mas maraming tao ang lalabas na authorized […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) has issued guidelines on a “modified regular enrollment process” for school year 2020-2021 amid the COVID-19 health emergency. Under Department Order No. 8 s. 2020, issued on Thursday, May 28, enrollment “shall primarily be administrated remotely”, with physical enrollment “highly discouraged” even in areas declared as low risk for COVID-19. “The first two weeks shall completely be remote enrollment, where there will absolutely be no face-to-face,” the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The world’s oldest man, according to the Guinness World Records, has died from cancer in Britain at the age of 112, his family confirmed on Thursday. Bob Weighton, a former teacher and engineer from the central English county Hampshire, died “peacefully” in his sleep at home on Thursday morning, they said. Weighton took up the title of the oldest man in the world in February after the death of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Maritime Industry Authority on Friday, May 29, reiterated the need to keep shipping and supply chains open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. MARINA issued the statement as it outlined the procedures on ship crew changes and on the repatriation of seafarers in foreign-registered or Philippine-registered vessels docked in international ports or seaports under the jurisdiction of the Philippines. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said all available assistance should be extended to Filipino mariners, who are […]
(Eagle News) – There will be no face-to-face classes or sessions until the safety of students and teachers is assured amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Education announced on Thursday night, May 28. In a report during President Rodrigo Duterte’s public address, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said that there has been confusion among the people who associate the opening of classes with physical classes. “We are used to learners, we are used to teachers […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas today, May 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:30 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers southwest of San Luis. It had a depth of three kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity: Intensity II – Taal, Batangas Instrumental Intensities: Intensity I – Calatagan, Batangas; Tagaytay City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, May 28, reported repatriating over 700 overseas Filipinos as it closed in on its third month of repatriation efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFA said the 786 Filipinos arrived on board four different flights from the USA, Germany, Cambodia, and Portugal. The first to arrive on Thursday were 124 Filipinos stranded in San Francisco, USA. They were followed by 375 seafarers of AIDA Cruises from Hamburg, […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Friday, May 29: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said all flight operations are concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus. The Philippines has so far reported over 15000 cases.
by Elia VAISSIERE PICTURES BY DENIS CHARLET Agence France-Presse BOURBOURG, France (AFP) — Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband Joseph, a care home resident, as the couple reunites after weeks without a visit because of France’s coronavirus lockdown. But this is no ordinary reunion. The couple meets in an anti-virus “bubble” at Joseph’s nursing home in Bourbourg, northern France, separated by a clear plastic sheet that allows them some physical contact, face-to-face, without the […]
