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Medevac plane crash
A medical evacuation plane exploded in a ball of flames during the takeoff in the Philippine capital, Manila, on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew on board.
The Lion Air plane – bound from Manila to Haneda, Japan – burst into flames at the end of the runway at about 8pm (12:00 GMT), the capital’s main airport said.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/manila-medevac-plane-explosion-kills-200329154642150.html
Oil prices at 17-year lows as virus ravages world
Oil prices extended losses in Asian trade Monday and languished at 17-year lows, with the coronavirus crisis escalating around the world and no end in sight to a vicious price war.
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 5.3 percent to trade at $20 a barrel, while international benchmark Brent crude was off 6.5 percent at $23.
The falls came after the death toll from the pandemic surged past 30,000 at the weekend as cases in hard-hit Europe and the United States showed no sign of letting up.
Read more: https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/30/20/oil-prices-at-17-year-lows-as-virus-ravages-world
Makati hospital berates Sen. Pimentel for violating quarantine protocols
Makati Medical Center on Wednesday castigated Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, who tested positive for COVID-19, for visiting the hospital despite strict home quarantine protocols.
The hospital management in a statement denounced Pimentel — who accompanied his pregnant wife to the hospital — for unduly exposing health care workers to COVID-19. It said the former Senate President added to the “burden” of the medical staff responding to the coronavirus disease outbreak.
Satellite image shows Chinese military plane on Kagitingan Reef
A Chinese military plane landed on Kagitingan Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the West Philippine Sea on Saturday, March 28, a satellite image showed.
In a tweet on Sunday, March 29, the Israel-based satellite imaging service company ImageSat International said a Chinese military Y-8 transport aircraft landed on the artificial island, “probably bringing supplies.”
Read more: rappler.com/nation/256421-satellite-image-shows-chinese-military-plane-kagitingan-reef-march-2020
Cavite, Laguna govs trade jokes amid lockdown: ‘Bali wala werpa ko sa checkpoint mo’
Two Southern Luzon governors traded jabs in good humor as Laguna imposed a “total lockdown” Saturday.
Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla and Laguna Gov. Ramil Hernandez. Image: Facebook/@JonvicRemullaJr, @GovRamil
MANILA, Philippines — Two Southern Luzon governors traded jabs in good humor as Laguna imposed a “total lockdown” Saturday.
Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, Jr. addressed an open letter to Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez on Sunday morning to complain that he could not get through a checkpoint to enter the province.
