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(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that private schools can still open in June if they would want to, provided there would be no face-to-face interaction among students and teachers. “Pagbukas ng klase sa private school ay pupuwedeng mas maaga sa Hunyo pero wala pa pong face-to-face hanggang Agosto 24, 2020,” the Palace spokesperson said in a Laging Handa press briefing on Saturday, May 9. But Roque stressed that the school opening as […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers are expected over Governor Generoso, Mati in Davao Oriental; Davao Occidental; Sarangani; Ozamis, Clarin, Tudela in Misamis Occidental; and Bislig, Lingig in Surigao del Sur. PAGASA said lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are possible. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impact associated with these hazards […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, May 10: Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled their flights until May 15 in view of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in some parts of the country. On Saturday, MIAA said starting May 11, inbound flights are already allowed in the country but only on assigned dates. The government had […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro early Sunday, May 10, with the tremor felt in parts of Metro Manila. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:18 a.m., had its epicenter 20 kilometers northeast of Lubang. It had a depth of 76 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Makati City; City of Manila; Parañaque City Intensity III – Malabon City; Mandaluyong […]
by Philippe RATER Agence France Presse The United States on Friday stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said. Washington’s reversal came a day after it agreed to the text, negotiators said under cover of anonymity. “The United States cannot support the current draft,” the country’s delegation […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila mayors will recommend three scenarios on the fate of the community quarantine in the National Capital Region after May 15. Metropolitan Manila Development Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia said these were the following: An extension of the ECQ for two more weeks, from May 16-30. A lifting of ECQ and imposition of general community quarantine in the entire Metro Manila Imposition of modified GCQ, where LGUs can impose a lockdown on […]
Areas to remain under ECQ after May 15 to be selected with “surgical” precision (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that areas in Metro Manila which have high incidence of COVID-19 would most likely continue to be under the enhanced community quarantine after May 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stressed that although there has been no agreement yet by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on what areas would remain under […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang announced the list of essential construction work and projects allowed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), and those allowed under a General Community Quarantine (GCQ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Saturday, May 9, said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) had amended item O, paragraph 4, section 2 of the Omnibus Guidelines on the implementation of the community quarantine in the country. Under this, the following […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached 10610, after the Department of Health reported 147 new ones on Saturday, May 9. The DOH said of the total number of cases, 123 or 84 percent came from Metro Manila, and 24 or 16 percent from other areas. Recoveries rose to 1842 with the addition of 108. The death toll stands at 704 after the DOH reported eight new ones. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced another indicator for the flattening of the curve in the country — the decreasing percentage of positive cases as against the total numbers tested daily. Health Undersecretary Dra. Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that in April there was a 17 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. In May, that number dropped to just 10 percent. In a press briefing on Friday, May 8, the DOH spokesperson said that […]
(Eagle News)–Starting May 11, inbound international commercial and chartered flights are allowed into the Ninoy Aquino International Airport but will be assigned days. The Manila International Airport Authority said based on a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) released by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Operations Center, inbound international chartered flights will only be allowed to land on Mondays and Thursdays, provided they secure a clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if they are treated with a three-drug antiviral cocktail soon after symptoms appear. Authors of the study, published in the Lancet on Friday, described the findings as “early but important”. They called for larger-scale research on critically-ill patients to ascertain if the drug combo could be a viable treatment for […]
