무장경찰 쓰촨 총대량산 지대 장병이 면녕현 오마우촌의 안치점에서 군중에게 아침 식사를 나누어 주는 모습 29일/(신화통신/아시아뉴스통신=중국 장하준 기자) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] Jingzhou city in China's central province of Hubei reported on Wednesday (Aug 12) a COVID-19 case where the person turne..

The proposed rule would affect all entry points, including airports and borders with Canada and Mexico, though it particularly references the virus outbreak in Mexico, according to the Times.(Photo by=EPA) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] The US is weighing new rules that would temporarily bar US citizens and legal residents from entering the US to control a surge in ..

Pedestrians brave the torrential rains, Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in Pyongyang. North Korea says torrential rains have lashed the country, prompting outside worries about possible big damages in the country. (Photo by=AP) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] The United Nations has granted a sanctions waiver for South Korea's Gyeonggi provincial government to give Nor..

트럼프 대통령은 미국 워싱턴 백악관에서 열린 기자회견에서 '국가 비상사태'에 대응한다고 선언하는 사진 13일/(신화통신/아시아뉴스통신=미국 특파원 장하준 기자) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had expected to go to war wi..

Passengers wear masks as they walk through Tianhe Airport in Wuhan. (File photo by=AFP/Hector Retamal) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] China has eased entry restrictions for nationals from 36 European countries, months after thousands were left stranded when the country closed its borders and slashed flights to slow the spread of COVID-19. Almost all foreign natio..

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 10, 2020. (Photo by= REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) [아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] President Donald Trump said Tuesday (Aug 11) that some men may feel "insulted" by his Democratic rival Joe Biden's commitment to choose a ..

Health workers are at the frontlines in the fight against the new Coronavirus. (Photo from: Mutahe Kagwe) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] Malacañang on Thursday vowed to prevent delays in the release of hazard pay and other benefits of medical front-liners following reports that a nurse from Cainta, Rizal died of COVID-19 without receiving such. In a virtual Palace ..

Bureau of Immigration (BI) logo. (Photo from: Wikipedia) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has recommended the prosecution of two Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers before the Department of Justice (DOJ) for falsifying travel records of former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek. In a statement, NBI officer-in-charge d..

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. (Photo from: Wikipedia) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said investigators will now proceed with its probe on the death of National Democratic Front (NDF) consultant Randall Echanis. Guevarra said the government will launch a formal investigation through Administrative Order 35 which formed the task for..

Philippine Navy ships. (Photo from: Philippine Navy Facebook page) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Philippine Navy (PN) on said that they plan to acquire 100 hectares of cash-strapped shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC-Phil)'s facility in Subic Bay, Zambales to build a base for some of its major units. "About 100 hectares in the Nort..

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto states, "If you want to do business in our City, you follow our laws," the mayor wrote. (Photo from: Vico Sotto Twitter) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Pasig City government has opened 300 slots for its residents to undergo free enhanced chemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA) testing for COVID-19 scheduled on August 14, Mayor Vico ..

Pinoy global finalists Celestial Snails addressing social isolation and Sentinellium predicting developing epidemics. (Photo from: Global Winners) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] An integrated public policy information portal measuring the impact of the coronavirus pandemic developed by Filipinos won the Space Apps COVID-19 Challenge in the best use of data, the solution t..

Waitlisted families of the social amelioration program in Socorro, Surigao del Norte queue up before DSWD staff releasing amelioration cards. (Photo from: DSWD-Caraga) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) partnership with different financial service providers (FSPs) for the implementation of the social amelioration..

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (right) during the ceremonial distribution of face masks to the Antipolo City residents on Wednesday (Aug. 12, 2020). (Photo From: Ma.Teresa Montemayor) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged the public anew to wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the a..

Philippine Navy officials meet with their South Korean counterparts in the first "Navy to Navy Talks" (NTNT) held virtually at the PN headquarters in Manila on Wednesday (Aug. 12, 2020). The first-ever NTNT between the two navies was held under the Terms of Reference, which they signed in 2019. (Photo from: Naval Public Affairs Office) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기..

Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs). (Photo from: UNTV) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday said it has extended assistance to over 20 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the explosions in Beirut, Lebanon. “(Around) 28 (OFWs were) provided with welfare and relief assistance,” Labor Secretary ..

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) logo. (Photo from: Wikipedia) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) called on 17 higher education institutions (HEIs) to provide the numerical grades of 424 student scholars so they could continue their education with benefits under the CHED Merit Scholarship Program (CMSP). Unlike the Tertiary Ed..

Face shields. (Photo from: Reflections on Infection Prevention and Control) [아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The Diocese of Balanga in Bataan on Thursday said it has followed the government's policy on the use of face shields as an additional safety measure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said they have implemented the wearing of face shields a..

Image satellite of earthquake in Batanes. (Photo from: Phivolcs website) [아시아뉴스통신=조날드 타파난 기자] The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that aftershocks are expected from the magnitude 5.4 quake that hit Batanes. The tectonic quake struck 77 kilometers west of Sabtang at 6:32 a.m. It had a depth of 20 kilometers. ..

President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential photo). [아시아뉴스통신=조날드 타파난 기자] Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce the new classifications of community quarantine in the country on August 17. He would deliver a public address on Monday to present the new quarantine rules nationwide starting August 18, Presidential Spo..