[ad_1] A Chinese Coast Guard vessel patrols the disputed Scarborough Shoal on April 5, 2017. Photo taken on April 5, 2017. REUTERS / Erik De Castro / File photo WASHINGTON, United States – The United States said on Friday it will deploy Coast Guard patrol boats to the western Pacific …
Read More »’20 years in the making ‘: Assunta de Rossi gives birth to her first child
[ad_1] Assunta de Rossi and her daughter, Fiore. Image: Instagram / @ msderossi MANILA, Philippines – After nearly 20 years, actress Assunta de Rossi finally achieved her wish to become a mother after giving birth to her first child, Fiore. Assunta’s sister Alessandra shared the joyous news in an Instagram …
Read More »Rains are expected due to Tropical Depression Quinta – Pagasa
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Fifth Tropical Depression is expected to drench parts of southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday, the state meteorological office said. In its live weather update at 5 am, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said “Quinta” was last sighted 750 kilometers east …
Read More »Prepare for Tropical Depression Fifth, Quezon Officials Said
[ad_1] LUCENA CITY – Quezón Governor Danilo Suárez ordered all mayors and disaster risk reduction management offices to prepare for the Fifth Tropical Depression. “All LCEs (local CEOs) and LDRRMOs (local disaster risk reduction management offices) are encouraged to be more vigilant as we prepare / anticipate the apparent effects …
Read More »Trump launches intense campaign push, Biden hits him with COVID-19
[ad_1] United States President Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally at The Villages Polo Club in The Villages, Florida on October 23, 2020 (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP). THE VILLAGES, Villages, United States – Donald Trump launched an intense last-minute re-election push in Florida, insisting that Covid-19 is …
Read More »More restrictions were relaxed, but there will be no Quiapo rites next year
[ad_1] The government announced on Friday the relaxation of more quarantine restrictions, including increasing the number of people authorized to pray inside churches, but for the mayor of Manila, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, these were not enough to allow the ” Translation “next year. For the first time since it …
Read More »President of the Supreme Court: 82,000 prisoners released to stop the spread of the virus in prisons
[ad_1] Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said Friday that nearly 82,000 inmates had been released since March due to Supreme Court intervention to help stem the spread of COVID-19 in Philippine prisons, notably counted among the facilities of the most congested detention in the world. “This is the initiative of the …
Read More »Retirement visas on hold due to security concerns
[ad_1] Foreigners wishing to retire in the Philippines may have to put their plans on hold. The board of the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) suspended the granting of retirement visas to foreigners on Friday after several senators raised security concerns over the presence in the country of nearly 28,000 Chinese …
Read More »SMC will accept cash payments on toll roads until November 30, beyond the government deadline
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will allow motorists using its toll roads to continue paying cash until the end of November, or nearly a month after the government’s deadline for full electronic payments beginning on November 2 of this year. The food, beverage and infrastructure conglomerate …
Read More »The government mistreated Nasino, daughter; violated international standards on prisoners – ICHRP
[ad_1] Arrested activists and advocate for the urban poor Queen Mae Nasino at the burial of her 3-month-old daughter, River, at the Manila North Cemetery in Manila on October 16, 2020.FILE PHOTO OF INQUIRER / RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines – An international human rights group has warned the Philippine …
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