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MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on October 25, 1944 as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines — then a US colony — […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least one person was killed after a fire engulfed a Philippine ferry on Sunday, authorities said, forcing scores of people on board to jump into the sea. Rescuers plucked 163 passengers and crew from the waters off the central island of Bohol, the Philippine Coast Guard said, as they searched for one missing passenger. The “Mama Mary Chloe” vessel, which had a 236-person capacity, was carrying 157 passengers, including […]
PHL logs 777 new COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — Five areas in Metro Manila are now under a moderate risk for COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Saturday, June 25. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire these are Quezon City, Pasig, San Juan, Marikina and Pateros. The DOH has said an area is classified under moderate risk for COVID-19 if it exhibits a positive two-week growth rate in the number of COVID-19 cases, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged 770 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, June 24. According to Department of Health data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3699251. The data showed Metro Manila logged the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days by date of onset of illness, with 3264. This was followed by Calabarzon with 1089, Western Visayas with 563, Central Luzon with 455, and Central Visayas with 279. Of the […]
(Eagle News) – Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has declared, June 30, Thursday, a special non-working holiday in Manila in line with the scheduled inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the 17th president of the Philippines to be held at the National Museum. Domagoso also directed “the Manila Police District and all law enforcement officers, including barangay officials, to strictly adopt and implement security measures in said date.” “To ensure the safety, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard vowed to fully cooperate with incoming Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista. In a statement, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio M. Abu said the next DOTr chief can expect the PCG to continue providing Filipinos the services they need. Abu also expressed confidence Bautista will also continue expanding the initiatives started for the expansion of the PCG and its modernization program. He said he believes in the incoming official’s capacity, having […]
President Duterte slated to attend reopening (Eagle News) — After almost a decade since it stopped operations, President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the reopening of the Philippine National Railways San Pablo-Lucena line on Sunday, June 26, the Department of Transportation said. According to the agency, the reopening of the line, which ceased operations in October 2013 after the collapse of an abutment or its supporting structure, is part of the rail line’s plan to expand […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 700 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday, June 23. According to the Department of Health, the 716 new cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 3698509. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 3002. It was followed by Calabarzon with 989, Western Visayas with 510, Central Luzon with 432, and Central Visayas with 248. Of the cities […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said on Thursday it has terminated talks with China for a joint energy project in the South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered an end to negotiations. Manila signed an agreement with Beijing in 2018 to cooperate on oil and gas development as a way to benefit from the resources in the waterway while setting aside the territorial dispute. Duterte, who has taken a softer approach to […]
(Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has designated two officials of the Duterte administration to two key government posts for the next administration. Marcos chose Labor Secretary Silvestre “Bebot” Bello III to be the Resident Representative-designate of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan. He also chose President Rodrigo Duterte’s former Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as Civil Service Commission chair-designate. Nograles was earlier nominated by President Duterte to head the […]
(Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has chosen a former president and chief operating office of Philippine Airlines Inc., as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation. Jaime Bautista will be replacing DOTr Secretary Arturo Tugade. Bautista retired from PAL in 2019 after returning to the company in 2014. He first served as PAL president from 2004 to 2012. He is currently an Independent Director of Premium Leisure Corp. and Nickel […]
Interval between primary series and booster dose is 28 days for immunocompromised, five months for healthy 12-17 year-old minors (Eagle News) – The Philippines started giving first booster doses to children aged 12 to 17 years old, primarily those who are immunocompromised, on Thursday, June 22. The Department of Health said that the interval between the primary series and the booster dose for the immunocompromised in this age group is 28 days, while the […]
