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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — South America has become “a new epicentre” of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday, following a surge in the number of COVID-19 infections. “In a sense, South America has become a new epicentre for the disease. We have seen many South American countries with increasing numbers of cases,” WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan told a virtual news conference. “Clearly there is a concern across many of […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil overtook Russia Friday as the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections worldwide behind the United States, as the Americas emerged as a new epicenter of the pandemic. The South American country has now registered 330,890 infections and 21,048 deaths from the new coronavirus, though experts say under-testing means the real figures may be 15 times higher or more. Brazil’s death toll rose by 1,001 in 24 hours, […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 2000. According to the local government, based on Department of Health data, of the 2000, 1634 have been confirmed by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. Over 600, or 624, have recovered while 169 have died. Active cases have reached 841. Batasan Hills has the most number of COVID-19 cases so far, at 85. This was followed by Bahay Toro, at 62 […]
(Eagle News)-A frontal system is affecting extreme Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, the northern portion of Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mountain Province, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during scattered light to moderate rains with at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Saturday, May 23, paid tribute to the government troops killed in the Marawi siege in 2017. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque lauded the heroism of the uniformed personnel on the third anniversary of the attack on the city in Lanao del Sur by local terrorists, who had reportedly wanted to establish an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia at that time. The siege lasted for at least five months and left […]
(Eagle News)–Twenty more students were transported back to their provinces under the Hatid Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsya Program of the government. According to the Department of Transportation, the students who were stranded in Metro Manila following the imposition of a community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic were returned to Isabela on Friday, May 22. Before they left for the province, the agency said the students underwent rapid testing for COVID-19. They were given a […]
(Eagle News) –Over 300 Filipinos from Saudi Arabia were recently repatriated amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Department of Foreign Affairs continues its repatriation efforts. In a statement, the DFA said the 352 Filipinos who arrived via Philippine Airlines flight PR 683 were employees of the Nasser S. Al Hajri Corporation in Dammam. Upon their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, the repatriates underwent a briefing on the safety protocols prescribed by the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, May 24: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, Cebu Pacific and Cebgo announced the cancellation of their flights had been extended until May 31. This was in view of the modified enhanced community quarantine imposed in Metro Manila. MIAA said all flight operations are concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International […]
by Ashraf KHAN Agence France Presse KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on Friday after both engines failed as it approached Karachi airport, the airline said. Its wings sliced through rooftops, sending flames […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Ninety-seven people were killed and two survived when a passenger plane crashed into homes in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, health officials said Saturday. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane had made multiple approaches to land at the city’s airport when it came down in a residential area, damaging buildings and sparking a rescue operation that lasted into the night. All passengers and crew had been accounted for and the […]
(Eagle News)–The number of COVID19 cases in the country has climbed to 13777 after the Department of Health reported 180 additional cases on Saturday, May 23. The DOH said of the new cases, 63 percent or 114 cases were from Metro Manila; and 37 percent or 66 cases were from other areas. Recoveries increased to 3177 with the 85 new ones. Six new deaths were recorded, bringing the total to 863. The government has placed […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 23, directed the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases to include an additional five million households as beneficiaries of the second tranche of cash aid under the Social Amelioration Program. The directive was contained in a memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, dated May 22. According to the Palace, the five million eligible households would be added to the 12 million beneficiaries under the Assistance to Individuals […]
