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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday it was developing a vaccine against a deadly virus that originated in China, and urged Beijing to step up its cooperation with international health authorities. The US government is keen to place its own teams on the ground to review the raw data and learn more about the pathogen, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives. “We have already started at the NIH […]
(Eagle News) — A special team of officers will handle immigration procedures for Filipinos returning from Hubei, China, where Wuhan, the seat of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, is situated. According to Justice spokesperson Markk Perete, the officers will be provided protective gear. He said they have also been briefed by the Bureau of Quarantine. On Wednesday, the Department of Health said Filipinos from China could return provided they undergo a 14-day quarantine upon […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, Jan. 29, said there was still no confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in the country, noting that four of the 27 people the agency had said were closely being monitored had already been discharged. Of the 23 persons now under investigation, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said 17 were in the National Capital Region, one in Western Visayas, one in Mimaropa, one in Eastern Visayas, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Travel, tourism and property stocks tumbled in Hong Kong on Wednesday as panicked investors fretted over the economic impact of the virus in China that has now killed at least 132 and infected more people than SARS on the mainland. Dealers returned to trading floors for the first time after the Lunar New Year break and instantly began to sell, joining a global retreat that has wiped more than […]
(Eagle News) — A Senate panel will start reviewing the Visiting Forces Agreement and other Philippine-US military agreements next week. Senator Koko Pimentel, chair of the foreign relations committee, said apart from the VFA, which allows US bases in the country, the Enhanced Development Cooperation Agreement and the Mutual Defense Treaty would be reviewed. Pimentel made the disclosure after the Department of Justice revealed it had been asked to study the process for terminating the […]
(Eagle News) — At least 50 US military personnel have been injured in the last Iran missile strike on Jan. 8, and all of them have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, the latest statement from Pentagon said. The new figure showed an increase of 16 from the last number of 34 cases that Pentagon had released. Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Thomas Campbell gave the details in a statement. “As of today, 50 U.S. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday, Jan. 29, slammed the government’s move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement, calling it “irrational.” “To be clear: canceling the VFA is not the best move for the Filipino people and Philippine interests. It can only be good for certain foreign interests,” De Lima said, without elaborating. She said in the first place, “decisions on matters of national interest should not be based on one man’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation is studying the proposal for a unified cashless transaction system across all transportation sectors. The DOTr issued the statement after a meeting with private service and technology providers for this on Wednesday, Jan. 28. According to the statement, during the meeting, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade “outlined the objectives and requirements of the DOTr.” The statement added he gave the assurance the proposed systems would be given “due consideration based […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) — A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, the investigation team that made the discovery told AFP. The Bolivian Cochran frog is notable for its transparent belly, leading to its nickname, the “glass frog”. “The rediscovery of this species fills us with a ray of hope for the future […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Astronauts on the International Space Station have baked the first cookies in space, but they took far longer than on Earth. The space station’s Italian commander Luca Parmitano acted as baker aided by NASA astronaut Christina Koch for the chocolate-chip cookie experiment. Cookies take around 15-20 minutes to bake on Earth but the astronauts discovered that their most successful efforts required at least two hours in the oven in space. […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said Tuesday. The gases seeping from the waters — which are ringed by the resorts and ports of several countries, including Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia — then mix with emissions from industrial shipping and turned […]
Ombudsman also finds probable cause to indict Roque, Bansil, Buño for graft, direct bribery (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of three Bureau of Corrections officials over the Good Conduct Time Allowance-for-sale scheme. The Ombudsman also found probable cause to indict SPO2 Ramoncito Roque, head of the Inmate Documents and Processing Service; Belinda Bansil; and Veronica Buño for one count of direct bribery and one count of violation of […]
