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(Eagle News)–The Philippine Airlines has canceled its flights until May 15. In an advisory, PAL said the cancelation that applies to both domestic and international flights was in light of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in selected areas to May 15. “We intend to resume flying by May 16, 2020, if allowed by government authorities, global public health conditions and the travel environment,” PAL said. PAL said it would announce the list of […]
by Ammar Karim Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — “More morphine!” Malak’s mother cried, her 20-year-old daughter hospitalized after a marital dispute left her severely burned — the latest victim of domestic violence exacerbated by confinement in Iraq. The nationwide lockdown since mid-March is meant to keep coronavirus cases down in the country, but it has led to a spike in another sad statistic: domestic violence. The head of Iraq’s community police, Brigadier General […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) reminded local government units of the ban against including infant formula donations in the distribution of emergency food packs to their constituents. “[W]hile milk donations per se are not prohibited items for distribution to communities, infant formula milk donations are banned under the regulations issued by the Department of Health and adopted by the DILG”, the department said in a statement. “May ilang LGUs […]
(Eagle News)–There will be no collection of toll fees at the C5 flyover crossing the South Luzon Expressway. The Department of Transportation said according to the Toll Regulatory Board, the no-collection policy started on Friday, April 24, following the expiration of Cavitex’s provisional authority to collect. The DOTr said Cavitex Infra Corp. and the Philippine Reclamation Authority filed a motion for extension of authority on April 23, but this is still “ongoing processing and resolution.” […]
(Eagle News)–The North Luzon Expressway Corporation has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Sunday, April 26: NLEx Corp. said frontliners continue to provide services 24/7. The ECQ in select parts of the country, including Metro Manila, has been extended to May 15.
(Eagle News)–Fifty-eight more Filipinos were repatriated from the United Arab Emirates amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. With the repatriation of the Filipinos, there are now 473 Filipinos repatriated so far since the start of the pandemic, Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Hjayceelyn M. Quintana said. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the OFWs were met in Manila by representatives of the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs. They were also subjected […]
by Gaël Branchereau with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse The World Health Organization warned on Saturday that recovery from coronavirus might not protect a person from reinfection as the global death toll from the pandemic surpassed 200,000. Hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world spent the second day of the Ramadan holy month out of mosques and avoiding large family meals to break the fast because of sequestration and social distancing policies. And […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Sunday, April 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:02 a.m., had its epicenter 78 kilometers northwest of Currimao. It had a depth of 34 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) – A team of Filipino engineers and teachers developed a pedal-operated handwasher to help combat COVID-19 in Ethiopia, according tothe Department of Foreign Affairs. The Filipino team “conceptualized a mechanically-operated technology that performs even without electricity and can be conveniently positioned in crowded places”, the DFA said in a statement. Filipino-Designed Pedal-Operated Handwashers Help Combat COVID-19 in Ethiopia: https://t.co/RZzDlLjcYr A team of Filipino engineers and teachers developed a handwashing technology to counter the […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Sunday, April 26: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said all flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus. The Bureau of Immigration said all travel restrictions imposed for the duration of the […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Extreme Northern Luzon and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate winds. Slight to moderate coastal waters are expected.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has secured a loan agreement from the Asian Development Bank that would enable the country to get $1.5 billion budgetary support for its efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic. This came in time as funds to support the government’s programs to beat COVID-19 and to support its people under lockdown as President Rodrigo Duterte decided to extend the enhanced community quarantine in the Philippine capital of Metro Manila and […]
