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(Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is preparing for the opening of classes for the next school year on August 24 and addressing challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up what it called the “Learning Continuity Plan.” “As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic education through the Learning Continuity Plan […]
(Eagle News)–ABSCBN Corp. on Thursday, May 7, asked the Supreme Court to nullify and set aside the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission against it after the media giant’s franchise expired. In a more than 40-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, ABSCBN Corp. also asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order on the NTC CDO, which came after Solicitor General Jose Calida said there was nothing in the […]
by Holly ROBERTSON Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Cardinal George Pell was aware of child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Australia as far back as the 1970s and failed to seek the removal of accused priests, according to findings of a top-level inquiry released Thursday. The Royal Commission report was handed down in 2017 but pages relating to Pell’s conduct were heavily redacted to prevent jurors in his trials on child […]
by Beiyi SEOW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on the world’s most dangerous diseases. US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have both claimed that there is evidence the pathogen came from the lab in Wuhan — the city where the disease was first detected late last year. But the World Health […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States recorded 2,073 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 73,095, according to the latest real-time tally Wednesday reported by Johns Hopkins University. The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — has now confirmed a total of 1,227,430 cases, the Baltimore-based school reported. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 1618 on Thursday, May 7, as cases climbed to 10343. The 1618 recoveries include the additional 112, which represent the country’s single-day highest number of recoveries so far. The Department of Health said of the 339 new COVID-19 cases, 61 percent or 305 cases were from Region 7, 32 percent or 110 from Metro Manila, and 7 percent or 24 cases from other areas. Twenty-seven new […]
(Eagle News) — Malls and shopping centers under a general community quarantine are not allowed to hold marketing or sales events that attract large crowds. This is only of the many guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a bid to contain the COVID-19 virus, which has so far infected over 10,000 in the country. Apart from the ban, the following are the instructions to malls, which […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets dropped Thursday as the economic reality of the coronavirus crisis became even starker, and China-US relations soured, overshadowing recent optimism over the easing of lockdown measures. With countries from Asia-Pacific to Europe and US states reopening their shattered economies, global equities have enjoyed a strong revival after crashing in March, with oil also getting much-needed support from hopes for a pick-up in demand. But a slew of […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Tarlac and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Zambales, Pampanga, Laguna and Quezon as well. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced Taysan, Lobo, Batangas City in Batangas. The weather bureau said these may persist within two hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary […]
(Eagle News) – At least 125 Filipino crew members from a cruise ship docked in Japan were repatriated in the country, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). On May 5, Tuesday, the DFA welcomed the 125 Filipino crew members of Costa Atlantica cruise ship docked in Nagasaki, Japan, with permission from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Sub-Task Group for the Repatriation of OFWs. “Upon arrival […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan plans to authorize Thursday the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with an eye to approving another medication Avigan this month. This would make Japan the second country to approve the drug after US regulators authorized it on Friday for emergency use against severe cases of COVID-19. “If there is no problem we hope to swiftly approve (the drug) today” at the health ministry’s regulatory panel, […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation on Thursday, May 7, warned the public against unscrupulous individuals who, through social media, offer their services to facilitate the application for or the renewal of driver’s licenses. A statement from Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante said these services “are not authorized by the agency and are therefore patently illegal.” In the first place, the LTO said it has temporarily suspended applications for and/or renewal of driver’s licenses, other permits, and registration […]
