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(Eagle News) – At least 444 Filipinos from the MV Grand Princess cruise ship have been brought home and are now sent to the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac for the required 14-day quarantine period. The repatriated Filipinos – 438 crew members and six passengers of the cruise ship – arrived at the Haribon Hangar in Clark Airbase, Pampanga, at around 2:15 a.m. on Monday, March 16. They were brought to the country […]
by Joseph BOYLE with AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) — The US Federal Reserve and other central banks announced on Sunday a bold set of measures to shore up confidence hit by the new coronavirus pandemic, as the number of deaths around the world passed 6,000. Faced with a growing economic shutdown from the pandemic, the US Federal Reserve said it was slashing the key interest rate to virtually zero, at a range of 0-0.25 […]
(Eagle News)–The number-coding scheme in Makati has been lifted. In a Tweet, the Makati Traffic, which makes its own announcements on the number-coding scheme in the city, said this was until further notice. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday said the scheme was lifted in Metro Manila as a precaution against the coronavirus disease. The announcement was made days before the community quarantine on Metro Manila. The MMDA said the suspension of the scheme […]
VICTORIA, Seychelles (AFP) — Seychelles has confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, which has now hit 25 countries in Africa, largely spared by the pandemic until recently. Public Health Commissioner Jude Gedeon announced late on Saturday that two citizens returning from Italy on March 11 had tested positive for the virus. “As we learnt these two people had been in contact with a sick person, we decided to do the tests this morning and […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Masbate on Monday, March 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:07 a.m., had its epicenter 27 kilometers southwest of Claveria. It had a depth of focus of 26 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Mulanay, Quezon No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced the closure of public schools in America’s biggest city, bowing to pressure after strongly resisting the move aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic. “I regret to announce that as of tomorrow our public schools will be closed,” de Blasio told a news conference, saying they would stay shuttered until April 20, and potentially for the remainder of the school year. […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains. Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to […]
by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hasan in Dubai RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Aramco reported Sunday a 20.6 percent drop in 2019 net profit due to lower crude prices and production levels, in its first earnings announcement as a listed company amid an escalating price war. The world’s most valuable firm also announced it was slashing its capital expenditure for this year, as the price war with Russia and the spreading coronavirus pandemic rattle […]
(Eagle News)–Several local government units have announced curfews in their respective areas as a precaution against the 2019 coronavirus disease. The following cities said the curfew would be from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.: -Caloocan -Cebu City – Las Piñas – Makati -Pasig -Manila -Muntinlupa -Navotas -Pasay -Parañaque -Pasig -Quezon City -San Juan City -Taguig Earlier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Metro Manila would have a curfew. The Department of the Interior and Local […]
LISBON Portugal (AFP) — UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged governments to work together to stop the coronavirus pandemic from plunging the global economy into recession. “No country can face it alone,” the secretary-general wrote in an opinion article in the Publico daily. “More than ever, governments must cooperate to revitalize economies, expand public investment, promote trade and ensure that people and communities affected by the disease are supported,” he said. The virus was […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney claims the British government and football authorities have treated players like “guinea pigs” during the coronavirus crisis. While the rest of European football was shutting down due to the growing threat of the global pandemic, Rooney is angry it took several days for the Premier League and Football League to postpone their matches until April 3. It was only when Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — Serbia declared a state of emergency Sunday to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, shutting down many public spaces, deploying soldiers to guard hospitals and closing the borders to foreigners. Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said the new restrictions were necessary to “save our elderly” in the Balkan state of some seven million, which has detected around 50 infections of COVID-19 so far with limited testing. “From tomorrow, there is no […]
