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The SONA is over, let’s move on! Do we really need to stir up more fuss over the SONA? The President has spoken.
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Viajero: Our overseas workers and Blas Ople My novel, Viajero, published in 1992, is considered by my French translator, the poet Amina Said, and her husband, the editor Ghislain Ripault, as my best single novel.
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COVID-19 cases breach 100,000 The number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country surpassed the 100,000 mark yesterday, according to the Department of Health.
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IATF to decide on opening of classes The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is expected to decide on the opening of schools during its next meeting as President Duterte maintained that students should be given a COVID-19 vaccine first before face-to-face classes are allowed.
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Lawmakers: Heed plea of frontliners Senators urged Malacañang yesterday to heed the plea of frontliners to temporarily reimpose the enhanced community quarantine, or equivalent restrictions, so as not to overwhelm the country’s health system with surging coronavirus disease cases.
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UN upholds right to peaceful digital assembly In a “landmark affirmation,” the United Nations Human Rights Committee has interpreted that the right to peaceful assembly also extends to “digital activities.”
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ABS-CBN exec: War on truth at its fiercest Over three decades since democracy was restored in the country, the “war on truth” has reached its fiercest point, according to the head of ABS-CBN News.
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Storm Dindo to exit tomorrow Tropical Storm Dindo (international name Hagupit) was forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility in the next 12 hours, but the southwest monsoon and the trough or extension of a new low-pressure area would continue to bring rains in some parts of the country today.
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Philippines-China projects resume at 80% capacity Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, work for government-to-government cooperation projects between the Philippines and China resumed at over 80 percent capacity, the Chinese embassy in Manila said yesterday.
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Senate starts probe on PhilHealth tomorrow The Senate will start tomorrow its inquiry into the alleged corruption in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. involving at least P1 billion in funds of the cash-strapped state agency.
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VCO maker urges research on pellet vs COVID-19 A manufacturer of virgin coconut oil based in San Pablo City, Laguna called on the Department of Science and Technology to help fund research and development on monolaurin pills, said to be concentrated and pelletized as an effective food supplement to prevent and even treat the coronavirus disease.
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Go wants proper planning of COVID-19 vaccine for poor The Department of Health and other concerned agencies must thoroughly prepare for the coronavirus disease 2019 mass inoculation program to ensure the accessibility and affordability of the vaccine, especially to the poor, Sen. Bong Go said yesterday.
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Duterte agrees to P10k to P15k sickness benefit for all health workers with COVID-19 President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday agreed with the recommendation that a P10,000 to P15,000 sickness benefit be provided to all healthcare workers infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Rody okays shift to MECQ President Rodrigo Duterte has placed Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite and Laguna under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine for 15 days as COVID-19 cases continued to surge, with the total breaching the 100,000 mark on Sunday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,032 more infections, the fourth all-time high in a row.
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MM, kalapit na lugar, balik-MECQ Manila, Philippibes – Pinayagan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na isailalim sa modified enhanced community quarantine ang Metro-Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal at Bulacan epektibo ng alas:12 ng hatinggabi ng Agosto 4, 2020. Tatagal ito ng 15 araw o hanggang Agosto 18. Ang MM ay kasalukuyan ngayong nasa ilalim ng general community quarantine. Ang desisyon na […] The post MM, kalapit na lugar, balik-MECQ appeared first on REMATE ONLINE.
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Gov’t development scorecard shows mixed results The government is aiming to increase the proportion of households with access to safe water supply by 97.16% of the total by 2022. Photo shows residents queuing for water from a firetruck in Tondo, Manila, April 26. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL ANTONIO N. DE GUZMAN A PRELIMINARY government scorecard that monitors the Philippines’ progress in meeting development targets showed mixed results, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. ...
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Go reminds IATF: Be strict with health protocols SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Sunday urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to strictly implement health safety guidelines to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The senator, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, also reminded the public that their cooperation in […]
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Aubameyang goals clinch FA Cup for Arsenal, beating Chelsea LONDON: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang clinched a record-extending 14th FA Cup for Arsenal on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), scoring twice in a 2-1 victory against Chelsea at an empty Wembley Stadium. Christian Pulisic had become the first American man to score in an FA Cup final but his fifth-minute opener was canceled out by Aubameyang’s penalty in […]
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Reds-Tigers debut MLB’s 7-inning doubleheaders Shortened doubleheaders are about to make their Major League Baseball debut. At least that’s the plan. In this most unpredictable and unusual of seasons, perhaps we shouldn’t take anything for granted. The Detroit Tigers are set to host the Cincinnati Reds in a pair of seven-inning games — a day after the teams were rained […]
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‘Dindo’ exits PAR, heads for Japan TROPICAL depression “Dindo” (international name: “Hagupit”) was expected to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) today, August 3, and move toward the southern Ryukyu Islands in Japan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). No tropical cyclone wind signals were raised as Dindo remained far from the Philippine land mass. […]
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NASA astronauts to splash down to Earth CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company departed the International Space Station on Saturday night for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown. National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken bid farewell to the three men […]
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House investigates PhilHealth ‘anomalies’ THE House of Representatives would launch its own investigation into corruption allegations against officials and personnel of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), a lawmaker said on Sunday. For the first hearing on Wednesday, Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor, chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, said invited to the investigation were officials from […]
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Provincial health staff tapped to help NCR THE Department of Health (DoH) announced on Sunday that it would create “rapid response teams” composed of trained health workers and overseas Filipino worker-returnees from the provinces to augment the Metro Manila medical frontliners in who had been “overwhelmed” by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement, the department said its regional directors […]
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Expect ‘lengthy’ Covid pandemic, warns WHO GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) warned that the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee “highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this Covid-19 pandemic,” the WHO said in […]

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