[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – COVID-19 Front-line doctors evicted from their apartments and dormitories by their owners can apply to the government for accommodation, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday. The president said those on the front lines can directly contact Secretary Carlito Gálvez Jr., the top executor of the National …
Read More »Duterte keeps Metro Manila under GCQ until September 30
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila will remain under a less restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ) from Sept. 1 to 30, as total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 220,000, President Rodrigo said Monday night. Duterte. In a recorded speech, Duterte said that the provinces of Bulacan and Batangas and …
Read More »Russia expels three Slovak diplomats in tit-for-tat action
[ad_1] MOSCOW – Russia said on Monday it was expelling three diplomats from the Slovakian embassy in Moscow in a tit-for-tat move after Bratislava expelled three Russians amid a growing diplomatic dispute with Europe. “The Russian side, guided by the principle of reciprocity, decided to expel … three diplomatic officials …
Read More »One more Filipino abroad infected with COVID-19, total now at 10,070
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported a new case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Filipinos abroad on Monday. The new case, recorded in a country in the Asia Pacific region, brings the total coronavirus infections among Filipinos abroad to 10,070. Of this number, 3,188 …
Read More »India Moves Forward With Reopening As Daily Burden Of Coronavirus Cases Rises To Record
[ad_1] The country of 1.3 billion people has reported more than 75,000 infections for five consecutive days, the fastest growing number of cases of any country in the world. Last Wednesday it recorded 85,687 new Covid-19 infections, the world’s highest peak in a single day since the pandemic began, surpassing …
Read More »BARMM criticizes the murder of 9 Moorish men in the city of Cotabato
[ad_1] ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur –– The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) condemned the massacre that killed nine people near the main campus of the University of South Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, Cotabato on Saturday late. In a text message, Mohaqer Iqbal, the Education Minister, told the …
Read More »The number of cases of PH COVID-19 exceeds 220,000 and the DOH registers 3,446 new cases
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – There are currently a total of 220,819 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines, as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,446 more infections on Monday. Most of the additional cases were from the National Capital Region (1,900 cases), Laguna (163), Cavite (161), Leyte (155), and …
Read More »Tacloban Mayor Pressures DOH to Improve System to Prevent Healthcare Workers From Contracting COVID-19
[ad_1] CITY OF TACLOBAN –– The mayor of this city has asked the Department of Health (DOH) to improve its system to ensure that no more health workers contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Alfred Romualdez said that according to a report he received from contact trackers, many healthcare workers …
Read More »Uncertainty dominates the final stretch of the US presidential campaign
[ad_1] Former Vice President of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, along with Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris, D-California, raise their arms as fireworks erupt in the background during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, the Thursday, August 20. , 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, …
Read More »Rockets can advance, Thunder looks to force a Game 7
[ad_1] Russell Westbrook (0), Eric Gordon (10) and Robert Covington of the Houston Rockets celebrate during the second half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game against Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista , Florida. (AP Photo / Ashley Landis) The law of …
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