News Roundup 29 January 2020
Jan 29, 2020 • 1 min Read
The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it? | INQUIRER.NET – BEIJING–A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 132 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: 1) China; 2) Australia; 3) Cambodia; 4) Japan; 5) Malaysia; 6) Nepal; 7) Singapore; 8) South Korea 9) Sri Lanka; 10) Taiwan; 11) Thailand; 12) Vietnam; 13) Canada; 14) United States; 15) France; 16) Germany; and, 17) United Arab Emirates UAE.
Magdalo party-list files resolution opposing VFA termination | PHILSTAR.COM – Magdalo party-list has filed a resolution opposing President Rodrigo Duterte’s “unilateral decision” to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. Rep. Manuel Cabochan III, a former officer of the Philippine Navy, filed Resolution No. 676 on Wednesday. He stressed that while the agreement with the US may have “contentious terms,” it “has served the Philippines in terms of ensuring the security of our nation and its people.”
50 Filipinos in Wuhan City seek repatriation | Manila Bulletin – About 50 Filipinos in Wuhan City, ground zero of the 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV), have signified their intention to be repatriated back to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.
Taal Volcano quiet, sulfur emission down to zero | The Manila Times – Taal Volcano remained relatively quiet on Tuesday as it had seemingly stopped ejecting sulfur dioxide although it spewed weak plumes, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The agency said in the past 24 hours, only four low-frequency tremors were detected. There was no trace of sulfur dioxide ejected by the volcano.
