News Roundup 24 January 2020
Jan 24, 2020 • 1 min Read
5-year-old Chinese boy in Cebu tests negative for novel coronavirus | INQUIRER.NET – The five-year-old Chinese boy who arrived in Cebu City from Wuhan, Hubei province in China has been tested negative for novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Friday.
Philippines starts process of terminating VFA with US, officials say | PHILSTAR.COM – The Presidential Commission on Visiting Forces (PCVF) has started the process of terminating the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States following the remarks of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the president has directed the VFA committee to start the process Friday night.
Our Lady of La Naval visits Intramuros for the first time since WWII | Manila Bulletin – After more than 60 years, the original image of Nuestra Señora del Santisimo Rosario La Naval de Manila returned to her original home in Intramuros, Friday for a visit. In his homily, the Cardinal Tagle told everyone present that the image used to be enshrined in the Walled City but because of the destruction wrought by the Second World War, the image was brought to the University of Santo Tomas and was later enshrined at her current home the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City.
Taal has 30% chance of eruption – Phivolcs | The Manila Times – Even if Taal Volcano had been spewing weaker fumes, it is still possible that it will erupt, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday. The agency said there was a 30-percent chance of an eruption.
