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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s coalition government warned the opposition Monday it could spark “chaos” in the healthcare system and the economy if it failed to approve an extension of the lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. Facing increasing criticism over its handling of the crisis, the minority government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will on Wednesday seek parliament’s approval for a fresh two-week extension of the state of emergency. Extended twice, the […]
Enjoy music Beyond the Crisis: EBC 52nd Anniversary Special opens several ways to accept donations to raise COVID-19 relief By Caesar Vallejos, OPEN FOR BUSINESS After launching its digital concert to commemorate Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s 52nd Anniversary, donations start to pour in through #EnjoymusicBeyondtheCrisis, a concert series for the benefit of the FYM Medical Foundation. “EBC’s beneficiary is widely known for its active involvement in humanitarian efforts not only in the Philippines but all over […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Monday reopened mosques in parts of the country deemed at low risk from coronavirus, as it said almost 80,000 people hospitalized with the illness had recovered and been released. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 74 new fatalities brought to 6,277 the total number officially recorded in Iran since it reported its first cases in mid-February. Iran on Sunday recorded 47 deaths, its lowest daily count in 55 days. […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order providing for the temporary increase of import duty on petroleum products, in an effort to augment the government’s resources in combating COVID-19. Under Executive Order No. 113, a “temporary additional import duty of ten percent (10%)” will be imposed on imported crude oil and refined petroleum products, on top of existing import duties. “[T]here is an urgent need to augment the Government’s resources to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 68 new COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,800 as of Monday, May 4. “The total number of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad has breached the 1,800 mark today due to the increase of 68 new confirmed cases recorded mostly from Europe”, the DFA said in a statement. The DFA also confirmed that of the total number of […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Palawan today as the Intertropical Convergence Zone affects the same, Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to the easterlies or localized thunderstorms. The ridge of a High Pressure Area (HPA) is also extending […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Masks became mandatory on public transport Monday as Spain took its first tentative steps towards a commercial reopening with small businesses accepting customers by appointment and restaurants prepping food for takeaway. Spain’s population of nearly 47 million have been confined to their homes for more than 50 days as the country sought to curb the spread of the deadly virus which has so far claimed 25,428 lives according to official figures. […]
(Eagle News) – The number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 is now at 1,722, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, May 4. In a virtual presser, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of 1,419 active COVID-19 cases among health care workers, 452 were asymptomatic, 958 are experiencing mild symptoms, while nine are severe cases. “Itong mga nakaraang araw ay paunti na ng paunti ang nakikita nating health care workers na […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean students will return to school starting next week, officials said Monday, as the country seeks a return to normal life after a significant drop in new coronavirus cases in recent days. Schools were shut in early March as South Korea endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease, and at one point, it was the second-worst hit nation on the planet after mainland China. But it […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has recorded the highest temperature during the dry season in Metro Manila. In its advisory, PAGASA said temperature at the Science Garden in Quezon City was at 36.5 degrees Celsius at 3:45 p.m. The heat index, PAGASA said, was at 41 degrees Celsius. According to PAGASA, the PAGASA synoptic stations that had the highest heat index were the ones in Dagupan City and Sangley […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plan to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next Sunday, media reports said, as new guidance emerged on how to maintain social distancing in workplaces. Stay-at-home orders imposed in late March are up for review on Thursday in Britain, one of the worst hit countries in the COVID-19 pandemic, but the government has already said the measures will be eased only gradually. […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Millions of schoolchildren in Vietnam returned to class on Monday after the country reported its 17th straight day of no domestically transmitted coronavirus infections. The decision to reopen schools came after the Southeast Asian nation eased social distancing measures at the end of April — with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for its apparent success in containing the disease. At a school in […]
