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KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine’s capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health ministry said Monday. A 57-year-old woman died in hospital of complications from the highly infectious illness, health ministry spokeswoman Maryna Dadinova told AFP. Eight people, including two children, have died of measles in Ukraine this year. There were 16 deaths nationwide in 2018. Around 20,000 people in Ukraine have contracted the highly contagious viral disease since […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 19, assured the public there would be transparency in the use of the P10-billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, and no corruption. “Good governance is the hallmark of the Duterte Administration and the President has zero tolerance against corruption and wastage of taxpayers’ money,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the Secretary of Agriculture would be accountable for the rice fund, which will be derived from the 35 percent […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — An explosion in Cairo on Monday killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed to have targeted security staff near a mosque last week, Egypt’s interior ministry said. “As security surrounded the man and was set to arrest and control him, an explosive device in his possession went off,” the ministry said. The blast in the crowded Darb al-Ahmar district in downtown Cairo also killed the bomber and injured three other policemen. The man was being pursued […]
(Eagle News)–The cost of damage to property brought about by the fire that hit an auto shop on Edsa on Monday, Feb. 18, has so far reached P10 million, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. According to the BFP, the amount could still increase after the final assessment by authorities of the damage brought about by the blaze that hit the Prestige Autosports Center Corporation at 11:14 a.m. The shop was owned by Raymund Lu […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday with investors cautiously optimistic that China and the US can reach a deal ending their trade war as the two sides prepare to resume talks this week. With New York closed for a public holiday there were few catalysts to drive buying, though the release of Federal Reserve minutes on Wednesday will be pored over for an idea of the bank’s interest rate plans. Top-level […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Feb. 19, said it would release a list of “narco-politicians” ahead of the 2019 elections. In a television interview, Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said the list was so far undergoing “validation.” He said the list would be released “soon.” Upon his assumption of office, President Rodrigo Duterte released a list of “narco-generals,” or then-PNP officials who were engaged in illegal drug activities. The list included former National […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Tourism is eyeing Siargao and Coron as its next target for government clean-up and rehabilitation efforts. This was according to Tourism chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat who bared on Monday future rehabilitation efforts for these two popular tourism sites. Romulo-Puyat also said that there are ongoing clean-up and rehabilitation efforts in two other popular tourist spots – Panglao in Bohol, and El Nido in Palawan. “We are rehabilitating Panglao, Bohol […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs has opened a new consular office in Clarin, Misamis Occidental. In a statement, the DFA said the new office inaugurated on Feb. 11 “aims to serve the increasing demand for passport and the other consular services” in Zamboanga and Northern Mindanao. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Nick Ferrer said the new office, the 35th in the country and the eighth in Mindanao, will also provide “assistance-to-nationals services” […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng magdeklara na rin ng measles outbreak ang Department of Health (DOH) ang sa Region 2 kasunod ng paglobo sa 578 percent ng kaso ng tigdas sa nasabing rehiyon ngayong Pebrero. Ayon sa DOH, ang mga lalawigan ng Cagayan at Isabela ang higit na magiging apektado kung magpapatuloy sa pagdami ang mga pasyente na may kaso ng tigdas sa kabila ng isinagawang mass vaccination. Ang Region 2 ay binubuo ng mga lalawigan […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV labeled as “pure lip service” President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a law lifting bank secrecy for fraud cases. “Ni ayaw nga pumirma ng waiver nung nabisto s’ya na may mahigit P2 billion sa bangko,” Trillanes said in a statement. Trillanes was referring to the time Duterte refused to sign a waiver following the senator’s allegations he had billions in his bank accounts. But the President then vehemently denied the allegations made […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na tumataas ang naitatalang kaso ng tigdas sa Region 1 Medical Center. Ayon Dra. Maribel Pasaoa, Infectious Disease Specialist ng R1MC, mayroon nang bilang na 50 ang naitalang kaso at walo sa mga ito ang nasawi simula Enero hanggang Pebrero 15 sa nasabing pagamutan. Ayon sa R1MC, karamihan sa mga nasawi ay mga batang edad lima pababa at nasa malala nang kalagayan nang dalhin sa pagamutan. Karamihan sa nasawi ay dahil […]
by Laurent BANGUET Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The ballots are almost all in! Millions of television viewers around the globe will tune in Sunday to watch the Oscars, the glitziest night in showbiz, but most don’t know how the winners are chosen. Less than 8,000 people in the entertainment industry select the honorees — and Tuesday marks the final day of voting. The following is a look at the complex, sometimes […]
