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Drilon to file concurrent reso for ABS-CBN to operate until “end of 18th Congress or rejection of franchise application”

(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, Feb. 25, said he would file a concurrent resolution expressing “Congress’ sentiment” that ABS-CBN be granted a provisional authority to operate until the end of the 18th Congress in 2022 or until Congress rejects the network’s application for a franchise. Drilon made the revelation in a radio interview, after Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Congress, through the concurrent resolution, could authorize the National Telecommunications Commission […]

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DOH: Number of COVID-19-infected Filipinos from Diamond Princess rises to 80

(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has reached 80. This is according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who was interviewed on Tuesday, Feb. 25. “Karamihan diyan nasa mga ospital at pinangangasiwaan, isolated sila,” he said. Meanwhile, over 400 Filipinos who tested negative for the virus are slated to arrive today. The Department of Health had said they would have to undergo […]

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Tearful Michael Jordan commemorates ‘little brother’ Kobe Bryant

  by Jocelyne ZABLIT Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A tearful Michael Jordan on Monday remembered his “little brother” Kobe Bryant at a star-filled memorial in Los Angeles for the basketball great and his daughter Gianna, who died with seven others in a helicopter crash last month. “When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died, and as I look in this arena, across the globe, a piece of you died,” […]

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Bryant’s widow sues helicopter company over fatal crash

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow Vanessa filed a lawsuit on Monday against the operators of the helicopter that crashed on January 26, killing the NBA icon and eight others. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on the same day that Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the other seven crash victims were memorialized in a public ceremony at the Staples Center. The lawsuit names Island Express Helicopters, […]

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More than 27,500 persons infected with COVID-19 recover, as total cases hit more than 80,000

  (Eagle News) — Total confirmed cases of the highly contagious coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide has now reached 80,146 with the number of deaths almost 2,700. As the cases increased, more persons who contracted the disease recovered with the latest number at 27,563 as of Tuesday, Feb. 25, according to the live virus dashboard of the John Hopkins University (JHU) monitoring the COVID-19 cases. The most number of cases is still in mainland China at […]

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Cloudy skies with rainshowers, thunderstorms forecast in Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Cagayan and other areas as the easterlies affect the eastern part of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  the same conditions will be experienced in Isabela and Aurora. Partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are, on the other hand, expected over Batanes, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya , Abra, Benguet, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt Province, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, […]

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Senate bill seeking establishment of PHL High School for Sports passed on second reading

(Eagle News)–A bill seeking the establishment of a Philippine high school for sports has passed on second reading in the Senate. Under Senate Bill (SB) 1086, also known as the Philippine High School for Sports Act of 2019, a specialized curriculum to be developed by the Department of Education will allow the youth to study core subjects, such as Mathematics and Science, while simultaneously developing their athletic skills. The bill says the site of the […]

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Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies: local media

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A fourth person has died after being taken to hospital from a quarantined coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. Public broadcaster NHK and other local outlets said the fatality was a man in his eighties, with the Yomiuri Shimbun saying the man had tested positive for the new coronavirus and died of pneumonia. The health minister did not immediately respond to a request to confirm the […]

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Duterte approves promotion of several Coast Guard officials

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the promotion of several Philippine Coast Guard officials. The PCG said the promotion of the following was based on the recommendation of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade: 1) Rear Admiral Eduardo D Fabricante; 2) Rear Admiral Oscar C Endona; 3) Rear Admiral Josel William Isaga; 4) Rear Admiral Allen T Toribio; 5) Rear Admiral Artemio M Abu; 6) Rear Admiral Robert N Patrimonio; 7) Rear Admiral Rolando Lizor N Punzalan; […]

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S. Korea reports 60 new COVID-19 cases bringing total to 893, the biggest outside mainland China

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea reported 60 more novel coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the smallest increase for four days in the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s morning updates. The country now has 893 cases, the KCDC said — the largest national total anywhere outside China — adding one more person had died, taking the toll to eight. For the previous three days, KCDC had reported triple-digit increases each morning as […]

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Around 480 Filipinos who tested negative for COVID-19 aboard Japan cruise ship to arrive today

  (Eagle News) – Around 480 Filipinos who disembarked from the MV Diamond Princess cruise ship and who tested negative from the coronavirus disease are set to arrive today, Tuesday, Feb. 25, according to the Department of Health. There are 538 overseas Filipinos (OFs) aboard the cruise ship, but 59 have so far tested positive for COVID-19. Because of this, more than 400 negative asymptomatic patients will be repatriated, the DOH said. Under the repatriation […]

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3.5-magnitude quake hits Davao Oriental

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:34 a.m., had its epicenter 110 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. Depth of focus was one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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