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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is discouraging health care workers from going abroad at this time to work in countries with high incidence of coronavirus cases. The President said that more than the fact that this adds to the depletion of much needed health care workers in the country, the migration of health care workers abroad would also endanger their lives. “Please do not misunderstand me. I am making it clear now. I […]
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus in December. But was COVID-19 already silently circulating? To find out scientists are looking for “patient zeros” by tracking the evolution of the virus itself. This genetic detective work is tracing the family tree of the coronavirus that has killed tens of thousands in its relentless spread across the planet. It could also help find out if […]
(Eagle News)–Inflation further cooled to 2.2 percent in April, bringing the year-to-date inflation for this year to only 2.6 percent. The Philippine Statistics Authority said the 2.2 percent last month was slower than the 2.5 percent annual increase in March 2020. Contributing to the downtrend in the headline inflation in April was the further decrease in the annual rate of transport index at 6.1 percent, the PSA said. The PSA said this was the lowest […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed local government units to allow the entry of returning overseas Filipino workers who had already tested negative for COVID-19, including those who had completed the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Duterte, in his late night virtual presser on Monday, May 4, said that the national government would be forced to step in if LGUs would continue to deny entry to OFWs whose residences are in their areas of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has offered a P30,000 reward for any information on officials involved in irregularities in the distribution of financial assistance to communities. The President made the announcement as he slammed a barangay councilor from Agustin in Hagonoy, Bulacan, Danilo Flores, for allegedly pocketing money from aid beneficiaries. “Yung mga mayors naman, kindly look into the people that you have commissioned to do the distribution sa pera. Kagaya nitong [Flores]. P***** i** nagkuha […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Zamboanga del Sur today, May 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:43 a.m., had its epicenter five kilometers northeast of Dumingag. It had a depth of two kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport International Airport has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Tuesday, May 5: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA announced the suspension of commercial flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport but later clarified the suspension was only for one week and covers inbound international flights. The national task force against COVID-19 said the suspension was aimed at decongesting the […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected over parts of Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Abra, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. The weather bureau said this was due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms. Light to moderate […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru’s opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was released on Monday from a 15-month pre-trial detention on corruption charges after just three months, an AFP reporter witnessed. Fujimori, who left the woman’s prison in the capital Lima on bail wearing a face mask and white gloves, had earlier announced on Twitter that she would head straight from the facility to take a coronavirus test before going home. The 44-year-old’s release came four days […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Some retailers in California, including bookstores, flower shops and clothing stores, will be allowed to reopen for business at the end of the week, the state’s governor announced on Monday. “Millions of Californians answered the call to stay home and thanks to them, we are in a position to begin moving into our next stage of modifying our stay at home order,” Governor Gavin Newsom said. “But make no […]
MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) — After turning a car park into an intensive care unit for coronavirus patients, Bahrain has set up its second field hospital — on a man-made island. The facilities are among five that the authorities plan to build to add 500 critical care beds to its health sector in case of a spike in novel coronavirus. The new 154-bed field hospital, staffed by 55 doctors and 250 nurses, took 14 days to […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization hailed the billions of euros raised Monday during a teleconference of world leaders to boost development of a coronavirus vaccine as a strong show of “global solidarity”. “This was a powerful and inspiring demonstration of global solidarity,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing, of the 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion) raised towards the development and distribution of a vaccine for the virus that causes […]
