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by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday that French schools would close next week and a limited lockdown in place in Paris and other regions would be extended to the whole country to battle soaring Covid-19 cases. Macron said in an address to the nation that the current efforts to limit the virus “were too limited at a time when the epidemic is accelerating”. The spread […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a “very severe” third wave of coronavirus infections. Speaking at a regular New Year press conference, Suga also said he hoped vaccinations would begin in Japan in late February, adding that he would be among the first to receive one. He urged people to avoid non-essential outings, and said […]
(Eagle News)–The Energy Regulatory Commission is temporarily closed for disinfection until July 31. In an advisory, the ERC said during the temporary closure, it will only accept transactions online. “Kindly course all your inquiries online and visit us at www.erc.gov.ph,” the ERC said. The commission said consumers may direct their complaints to the following email addresses: “We encourage consumers to use the email addresses that we have set up to receive specific consumer concerns and […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City will be closed until April 13. A public announcement by the Ombudsman’s Media Affairs Office said the closure also of its offices in Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tacloban, and Cagayan de Oro was pursuant to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of a Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, and the declarations of other local executives to place their localities under a general community quarantine. “During this time, the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) indefinitely closed its Out-Patient Department in compliance with the enhanced community quarantine imposed over Luzon. The announcement was made in a statement by Dr. Jonas del Rosario, PGH Coordinator for Public Affairs posted in the Facebook page of the PGH. Included in the closure is the UP-PGH’s Sentro Oftalmologico Jose Rizal (SOJR), a national eye referral center. “Sa mga taong mapapadpad sa OPD, maaari pong […]
by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney will close its giant theme parks in Florida, California and Paris and pull the releases of major blockbusters including “Mulan” over the coronavirus, it announced Thursday. The resorts are among the largest theme parks in the world, each drawing tens of thousands of visitors each day. They will remain shut at least until the end of March. “In an abundance of […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation’s MRT-7 Project Traffic Management Task Force has announced the closure of selected lanes on North Ave., East Ave. and Elliptical Road in Quezon City on Thursday, March 21. In an advisory, the task force said the EDSA-bound lanes of North Avenue from Elliptical Road up to Mindanao Avenue will be closed starting 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Friday, March 22. It said on the same night, one lane along Elliptical […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation behind the ongoing Metro Rail Transit-7 project has said it had no problems with the postponement of the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover. In a statement, the DOTr said that while it wants the construction of the 22-kilometer rail line to “proceed as fast as possible,” it “also understands that major adjustments have to be made by residents, commuters and motorists who will be affected by said […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has moved the closure date of the Tandang Sora flyover to March 2. The new schedule of closure is several days later than the original date, Feb. 23. MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia’s announcement came after the Quezon City council requested for the additional week for the local government to conduct the necessary preparations. “Itong one week na ibinigay po ay malaking tulong para iset forth ang lahat ng […]
Closure to pave the way for ongoing MRT-7 construction (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Thursday, Feb. 14, announced the closure of the flyover and intersection in Tandang Sora, Quezon City starting Saturday, Feb. 23. In a press conference, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the closure would start at 11 p.m. and would last until 2020. Garcia said this was to pave the way for the ongoing construction of the Metro Rail […]
(Eagle News)–A majority of Filipinos support the government’s recommendation to close Boracay Island for its rehabilitation, a Social Weather Stations survey said. The March 23 to 27 survey said 64 percent agreed with the suggestion, while 20 percent disagreed. As for the government’s recommendation the island be closed for a year, the SWS said 38 percent strongly agree, 26 percent somewhat agree, 10 percent somewhat disagree and 10 percent strongly disagree. Seventeen percent were undecided. […]
(Eagle News) – Parts of Roxas Boulevard, between Buendia and Padre Burgos in Manila, are now temporarily closed, as Iglesia ni Cristo members gear up for their Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty slated on Sunday, May 6. Authorities said the road closure started past 10:00 p.m on Saturday, May 5, and will last until 10 p.m. of May 6. Event organizers are now setting up, along Vicente Sotto Avenue, barricades and tents, where event wristbands […]
