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(Eagle News) — The University of the Philippines Diliman administration has refuted a media report a group of construction workers stranded on campus is starving. In a statement, the administration said the workers were actually given cash aid worth P4000 on March 17, and another P2000 on April 14. “The (Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development) also inspected their supply room, which contained three sacks of rice (25 kilograms each) and canned […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — At least 34 crew members aboard a cruise ship docked in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have tested positive for coronavirus, local authorities said on Wednesday. The Costa Atlantica first arrived in Nagasaki in January to undergo repairs, with several hundred crew on board. Over the weekend, the ship’s operator contacted local authorities seeking help to test suspected cases on board. An initial four tests carried out on the ship revealed […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia said Wednesday it will take advantage of record low oil prices to develop a long-needed strategic oil reserve, which will be located in the United States. With global demand for oil slowing to a trickle owing to worldwide virus lockdowns, crude prices turning negative and storage facilities bursting at the seams, Energy Minister Angus Taylor said it was time to act. Australia has long had one of the lowest levels […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate approved a bipartisan, nearly half-trillion-dollar coronavirus relief package Tuesday, with funding earmarked for devastated small businesses, overwhelmed hospitals, and a ramp-up of testing nationwide during the pandemic. The essential job-saving measure, which passed by unanimous consent after more than a week of negotiations between Democrats, Republicans and the White House, now heads to the House of Representatives where a vote […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was suspending immigration for green card seekers for 60 days, arguing the controversial move would help Americans find work again after coronavirus caused a surge in unemployment. Trump told reporters at the White House the suspension would come into force through an executive order that he would likely sign on Wednesday as he offered the first details about a vague announcement he made […]
(Eagle News) — Bacoor, Cavite Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla ordered on Wednesday, April 22, a total lockdown of one of its barangays due to the continued rise in COVID-19 cases there. In ordering the total lockdown of Barangay Molino III in Executive Order No. 16, the mayor noted that of the 63 COVID-19 cases then-recorded, 12 of these were from that barangay, with at least three cases of local household transmission, or two or three cases […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A total of 17,337 people in hospital with coronavirus have died in Britain, new health ministry figures showed Tuesday, an increase of 828 on the previous day. The daily increase in deaths, which excludes those in care homes, is a significant increase on Monday’s tally but numbers are always lower at the start of the week due to reporting delays over the weekend. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas today, April 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 11:06 a.m., had its epicenter three kilometers southwest of Mabini. It had a depth of seven kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity II – Bauan, Batangas Intensity I – Agoncillo, Lemery, and Taal, Batangas No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded. Earlier in the day, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck […]
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — Forty-six people have died in heavy flooding that struck the town of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, destroying thousands of homes, local officials said on Tuesday, warning the tally could be much higher. “The updated toll is 30 dead, but it’s still very provisional as there are still people trapped in the rubble” of their homes, deputy mayor Kapenda Kyky Kifara told AFP. “It will take weeks […]
(Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has opened another COVID-19 testing center as it continues its community-based testing in a bid to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients. The local government said the center at SB Park Novaliches is specifically for residents of District 5. Those from the district who wish to be checked for the virus may coordinate with their barangay health center. The city government in a previous statement said those who would […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbors as the country asserts its territorial claims. A joint announcement of the names on Sunday from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Civil Affairs came a day after China established new administrative districts for the contested Spratly and Paracel island chains. The notice […]
(Eagle News) — Sixty Filipinos and their dependents were repatriated from New Zealand amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement on Monday, April 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Filipinos had been stranded due to the alert level 4 and border lockdown imposed by the New Zealand government to flatten the COVID-19 curve. The New Zealand government has since then lowered the alert to level 3. “The Embassy has been working closely with […]
