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(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 remains hoisted over Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by a “weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 meters high.” The Taal Volcano Network recorded 16 volcanic earthquakes that are “mostly associated with rock fracturing processes and that included one low frequency event that is associated with magmatic fluids beneath the edifice.” PHIVOLCS reminded […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to the low pressure area estimated 150 kilometers east northeast of General Santos City in South Cotabato. Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Aurora […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy on Thursday reported 41 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, its highest single-day total to date, bringing the number of fatalities in Europe’s most affected country to 148. The number of cases also jumped by a new high of 769, reaching 3,858 over the past two weeks. The latest figures mean Italy has the second-most deaths behind China, where the new virus was first detected at the end of last […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Thursday announced its first death from coronavirus within the country, as the total number of confirmed cases jumped to 115. “I am very sorry to report a patient in England who tested positive for COVID-19 has sadly died,” England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty said in a statement. The patient, being treated in the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, west of London, was elderly and had “underlying health […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — US lawmakers passed an emergency $8.3 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on Thursday as the number of cases surged in the country’s northwest and deaths reached 11. The Senate gave sweeping bipartisan support to the funding one day after the House passed the bill so that it could be quickly sent to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature. “The American people are looking for leadership, […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry, returning to the NBA after four months with a broken left hand, said Thursday he still wants to play at the Tokyo Olympics. Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Curry, cleared to play Wednesday by doctors, has missed 58 games since falling on his hand and breaking it on October 30 against Phoenix. Curry, who helped the US squad to unbeaten world championship […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France is inexorably heading towards a coronavirus epidemic, President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday as the health ministry reported three more deaths from the disease, bringing the country’s toll to seven. “There is a moment when we all know that… an epidemic is inevitable,” Macron said. The country recorded 138 new virus cases in the biggest daily jump, bringing the total number nationwide to 423. In a sign of the growing concern […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Deputy Chief for Administration Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan will serve as officer-in-charge of the PNP. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said this was until PNP chief General Archie Gamboa recovers from the injuries he sustained during a helicopter crash on Thursday, March 5. Gamboa and his five companions are in stable condition after the helicopter crashed in San Pedro, Laguna in the morning after getting entangled in wires due to […]
by Rona Lacap EBC Correspondent in South Korea (Eagle News) — As cases of the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism encouraged churches in South Korea to halt church services and gatherings. Culture Minister Park Yang-woo asked the Head of the United Christian Churches of Korea to actively participate in the battle against the novel coronavirus as he visited the central office of the organization on Tuesday in Jongno, […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and scattered rainshowers are expected over parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Mindanao due to the low pressure area estimated 325 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 370 km east of General Santos City, South Cotabato. Visayas and Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due […]
(Eagle News) — The lawyer who filed an impeachment complaint against then Chief-Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has asked the Supreme Court to stop the grant to ABS-CBN of a provisional authority to operate pending the renewal of its franchise. In its 20-page petition for prohibition, lawyer Larry Gadon asked the SC to order Gamaliel Cordoba, National Telecommunications Commission chair, to refrain from complying with the Feb. 26 letter issued by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and […]
https://youtu.be/k77epPZdOSE (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is now readying the process for the repatriation of some 200 Filipinos from Macau who will be considered persons under monitoring (PUMs) once they arrive in the country, according to the Department of Health. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that there are at least 148 Filipino workers in Macau who are up for repatriation, and another 48 Filipinos who are part of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration […]
