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(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew steam-laden plumes and its seismic activity, and steaming continued to be observed in vent fissures. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the moderate emission of the white to dirty white steam-laden plumes rising 200 to 300m high took place in the last 24 hours. PHIVOLCS said the steaming was currently ongoing in the fissure vents along the Daang Kastila […]
by Sebastian Smith / Anita Chang Beattie Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday fired two of the highest profile witnesses in his impeachment probe, sparking accusations that he is on a campaign of revenge. Trump recalled his ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, just hours after Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a decorated soldier who worked at the National Security Council, was ordered out of the […]
(Eagle News)–The bodies of the country’s first novel coronavirus fatality and that of a person being probed for symptoms of the virus have been buried, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Saturday, Feb. 8. Duque made the disclosure in an interview over radio dzbb a day after Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo refused to divulge what had been done to the body of the 44-year-old Chinese male, also the first 2019-nCoV fatality outside China and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has given instructions for the Department of Foreign Affairs to transmit the notice of termination to the United States government, giving formal notice to end the 22-year old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA), according to his spokesperson Salvador Panelo. The VFA, which was signed in February 1998, has the primary effect of allowing the US government to retain jurisdiction over U.S. military personnel acuused of committing crimes in the […]
Non-airport-related activities also suspended in four NAIA terminals (Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority on Friday, Feb. 7, said it was limiting the issuance of visitors passes for terminals for the purpose of sending off and meeting passengers, and suspending non-airport related activities in the four terminals. In an advisory, MIAA said this was to discourage the public from going to crowded places in compliance with world health experts’ advice and in support of government […]
by Paul RICARD and Brigitte CASTELNAU Agence France Presse Chinese researchers investigating the animal origin of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China said Friday the endangered pangolin may be the “missing link” between bats and humans, but other scientists said the search may not be over. An earlier study — since discredited — pointed to snakes, and there remain numerous candidate species in the Wuhan wildlife market thought to be ground zero of the […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The number of deaths from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago. Another 86 people died from the virus, according to the national health commission, with all but five in hard-hit Hubei province, where the disease emerged in December. In its daily update, the commission also confirmed another 3,399 new cases. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will meet Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio to hear what he has to say about the department’s use of confidential funds. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there was, however, no schedule of the meeting yet. Panelo said the President would also observe the Senate inquiry on the funds disbursement, which took place in three tranches, on November 8, December 3 and December 17 in 2019. He said […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2 a.m., had its epicenter 40 kilometers of Paluan. It had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila and other areas will have cloudy skies and scattered rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Marinduque, Romblon and Mindoro provinces will also have the same weather conditions. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, Feb. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 9:03 p.m., had its epicenter 118 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. It had a depth of focus of 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — The bodies of the Chinese male who was the country’s second confirmed novel coronavirus case, and of another who was probed for the virus have been “disposed ” properly, the Department of Health said on Friday, Feb. 7. According to Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo, “wala na sila dito sa San Lazaro and of course all following safety procedures.” Asked if they had been buried, Domingo said he could not confirm or deny […]
