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(Eagle News)–The Northern 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 Wednesday, April 22: All frontliners continue to provide 24/7 operations, NLEx Corp. said. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to make a decision on the ECQ on Thursday. The ECQ was imposed in Luzon in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus […]
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 Monday […]
(Eagle News)–Two Philippine Navy ships that were used in repatriation efforts have departed Oman and are on their way back to the Philippines. The Philippine Navy said on Wednesday, April 21, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) and BRP Davao del Sur (LD602), carrying the Naval Task Force 82, left Port Sultan in Qaboos on Tuesday and are expected to arrive by the third week of May. The Navy said the ships will make a brief stop […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, April 22: Flight schedules may be subject to changes, MIAA said. Flight operations have been reduced amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the MIAA saying all flights would be concentrated in Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. MIAA said this was in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Southern Leyte on Wednesday, April 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 5:43 a.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers northwest of Saint Bernard. It had a depth of three kilometers. The following intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte Intensity III – Anahawan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan, San Juan and Sogod, Southern Leyte Intensity II – Liloan, Southern Leyte No damage to […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 Filipinos repatriated from Côte d’Ivoire and the United States have arrived in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs said of the 102 Filipinos, five were land-based workers of Toa Corporation from Abidjan and 97 were crew members of MS Norwegian Joy, docked in Los Angeles, California. The repatriation was facilitated by the Philippine Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, and the Philippine Consulate in Los Angeles, together with the DFA-Office of the Undersecretary […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and isolated rainshowers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected due to the easterlies. The ridge of a High Pressure Area (HPA) also extends over Northern Luzon. The eastern section of Northern Luzon and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Tuesday reported 531 deaths from COVID-19 in 24 hours as the number of people in hospital and intensive care continued to decline. The daily tally — 387 deaths in hospital and 144 in nursing homes — brought France’s total epidemic death toll to 20,796, top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters. There were 30,106 infected people in hospital, he said — a daily decline of 478 in an encouraging […]
“So ein herrlicher Tag!” What a glorious day as the Germans say. Keeping upbeat amid the coronavirus pandemic is necessary for one’s mental and emotional health. In Germany, where one is still allowed to go out to take a walk provided you maintain the required social or physical distancing, enjoying spring can indeed lift up your spirits. This is what couple Daisy and Olaf Prodigalidad did, taking a walk along the river Rhine, mindful of […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — G20 agriculture ministers on Tuesday pledged to ensure “sufficient” global food supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic as the UN warned the number of people facing acute hunger globally could nearly double. “We will work together to help ensure that sufficient, safe, affordable, and nutritious food continues to be available and accessible to all people, including the poorest, the most vulnerable, and displaced people,” said the ministers from the 20 most […]
SANAA, Yemen (AFP) — At least seven people have been killed and 85 injured in flash flooding in Yemen this month, the UN said Tuesday, as the war-torn nation braces for the spread of the novel coronavirus. Yemen’s prime minister Moeen Abdulmalik Saeed declared the southern city of Aden, where the government is based, a “disaster zone”. Yemen announced its first case of COVID-19 on April 10 and aid organizations have warned that its health […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number to 1,084 as of Tuesday, April 21, 2020. “[T]oday the DFA reports that the total number of Filipinos abroad infected by COVID-19 has breached the 1,000-mark with 94 new cases from the Americas, Europe, and ASPAC”, the DFA said in a statement. Recoveries were recorded at 269, with 153 deaths across 42 countries and […]
