[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – On Tuesday, Vice President Leni Robredo questioned President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to grant full clemency to Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, who abruptly interrupted his 10-year prison sentence for killing a transgender woman Jennifer Laude and resolved the legal dispute over whether her sentence should …
Read More »No more home quarantine for COVID-19 patients
[ad_1] CALL US ‘Q BANDS’ A Caloocan city barangay health worker in full protective gear shows a bunch of quarantine bands that the city government has decided to put on the wrists of residents who have been exposed to COVID patients -19 and are in quarantine easy to follow. The …
Read More »DENR won’t stop ‘Manila Beach’ project despite criticism
[ad_1] WHITE SAND DUMP Children play on floating barriers placed near where controversial “white sand” is dumped on the coast of Manila Bay as part of a project to rehabilitate the heavily polluted body of water. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will …
Read More »California wildfires: Helicopter crews airlift at least 78 more trapped by Creek Fire
[ad_1] The rescues, which also brought six dogs to safety, came after more than 200 people were airlifted from the woods over the weekend in the Creek Fire, which authorities said burned 143,929 acres in the Sierra Nevada mountains northeast of Fresno. “We have made several attempts in recent days …
Read More »Report: Tokyo Olympics to continue in 2021 “with or without COVID-19”
[ad_1] One of the many losses that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought to 2020 is the Tokyo Olympics, which have been postponed until July 23, 2021. While it is too early to speculate whether something so far away will still occur, the The Olympic Games is the largest sporting event …
Read More »Lionel Messi returns to training in Barcelona – The Manila Times
[ad_1] MADRID: Lionel Messi returned to training with Barcelona on Monday, almost two weeks after he told the club he wanted to leave. After reluctantly changing his mind, Messi returned to the team to prepare for the new season. The club said it practiced separately from the rest of the …
Read More »Leonardia issues EO placing Bacolod under MECQ
[ad_1] MAYOR Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order (EO) 60, placing the city of Bacolod under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from September 8 to 30 in accordance with Resolution 69-A, 2020 Series dated September 7 of 2020 of the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID). …
Read More »Manila Mayor requests Cimatu’s clarification on the effects of dolomite
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Mayor of Manila, Isko Moreno, has written a letter to the Secretary of the Environment, Roy Cimatu, asking him to clarify whether it is true that crushed dolomite, which is used to simulate white sand in Manila Bay, represents a danger to public health. In …
Read More »Senate addresses ban on foreign entities that incite ‘intrusions’ into Philippine maritime territories
[ad_1] The Senate is ready to address a resolution that asks the Duterte administration to prohibit receiving government contracts or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities that are involved or instigated activities that infringe on the country’s sovereignty” over the West. Philippine Sea and other areas within its territorial …
Read More »Celtics beat Raptors by 3-2 series lead; LA Clippers takes 2-1 lead
[ad_1] BOSTON CELTICS GUARD KEMBA WALKER (right) kills over Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby (3) and center Serge Ibaka (bottom) during the first half of Game 5 of the second round of the Playoffs NBA 2020 on ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. – REUTERS SIX CELTICS scored in double …
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