[ad_1] Former President Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella died on Wednesday after nearly two years of fighting kidney disease. He was 74 years old. Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella, Photo contributed Her passing was announced by her son, Camarines Sur District 4 representative Arnie Fuentebella, in a Facebook post the same day. “With deep …
Read More »Pemberton to be deported despite Duterte’s clemency, says immigration chief – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will implement a deportation order issued by its board of commissioners against United States Navy Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton despite the absolute pardon of President Rodrigo Duterte. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said Wednesday that the office was required to comply with the mandate to …
Read More »UAAP hits former UST coach Aldin Ayo with indefinite suspension
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – UAAP has imposed an indefinite ban on former Santo Tomás University head coach Aldin Ayo, the league announced. “After careful deliberation, the UAAP BOT ratified the BMD’s decision to indefinitely ban coach Aldin Ayo from participating in any capacity, in all UAAP events and activities sanctioned …
Read More »COVID-19 hits 3,176 more people in PH, bringing total count to 245,513
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,176 additional infections of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the national count of confirmed cases to 245,513. The DOH also said it recorded 376 more recoveries and 70 more deaths, bringing the total recoveries to 185,543 and …
Read More »Higher than work, the tourism fund? Drilon Brands P16B for Anti-Insurgency Program in 2021 Budget
[ad_1] Full members of the Communist Party of the Philippines hold a celebration after its 49th founding anniversary. Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News, December 31, 2017 / File Photo MANILA – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday pointed to the P16 billion budget next year for an anti-insurgency task force, …
Read More »Year says 238,000 contact trackers deployed nationwide
[ad_1] A TOTAL of 238,000 contact trackers have been deployed across the country to track and manage the close contacts of people who have tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Department of the Interior and Secretary of Local Government Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, …
Read More »AstraZeneca stops vaccine trial after suspected adverse event
[ad_1] AstraZeneca has halted all clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine it is developing with the University of Oxford after a participant in the UK section of the study suffered a suspected serious adverse reaction. The UK-based drug manufacturer voluntarily suspended the trial after the discovery of the ill participant. …
Read More »US lawmakers want to stop calling Xi Jinping president. But will you care?
[ad_1] Since taking office in 2012, he has become head not only of the state, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the military, as is normal for the country’s leader, but also of multiple new party supercommittees, making him That sparked speculation from international commentators that he is less …
Read More »A new study shows that too much CO2 has a disturbing effect on the world’s trees
[ad_1] Fast-growing trees are at risk of dying younger and releasing carbon dioxide, challenging predictions that forests will become “sinks” for global warming emissions, scientists said Tuesday. The wooden deck absorbs a significant part of the carbon dioxide emitted when burning fossil fuels and plays an important role in predicting …
Read More »DepEd rejects ‘academic freeze’ requests as a ‘myopic’ solution
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 9) – The Department of Education on Wednesday opposed requests for an “academic freeze” or suspension of classes in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, saying it is a “myopic” solution. “We would like to dismiss this call as something that is not endorsed …
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