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by Chris Stein Agence France Presse Before the pandemic closed her middle school and US immigration agents deported her father to El Salvador, Kimberly Orellana did not fear going hungry. But with her mother now alone and cleaning houses for pay that isn’t enough to reliably feed Orellana and her two younger sisters, the 14-year-old is left to trek to a nearby school for a handout of groceries organized by a non-profit. “Everyone in our […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, after UK regulators granted emergency approval and the world’s first roll-out begins next week, reports late Saturday said. The monarch, 94, and her 99-year-old husband Prince Philip are in line to get the jab early due to their age and will not receive preferential treatment, the Mail on Sunday reported. The newspaper said Britain’s most senior royals would […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Moscow on Saturday began vaccinating workers at high risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus at newly opened clinics across the city. Health officials said they had opened 70 coronavirus vaccine centres in the Russian capital that would initially offer jabs for health, education and social workers. “Citizens from the main risk groups who in connection with their professional activities come into contact with a large number of people can get […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US judge ordered the Trump administration Friday to fully reinstate a program that protects from deportation immigrants who came to the country illegally as children. The administration must allow newly eligible immigrants to apply to the so-called DACA program, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the US District Court in Brooklyn wrote. Over the summer, the administration had issued a memo limiting the program to those who were already enrolled. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences on Friday over the death of former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, state television reported, calling him a “remarkable French statesman”. The former president died on Wednesday from Covid-19 aged 94, at his family’s estate. Xi expressed “deep condolences” to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, state media said, adding that the former president had “loved Chinese culture”. Giscard “actively encouraged friendly exchanges and cooperation […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized his administration’s war against drugs as he recently led the destruction of P7.51-billion worth of confiscated illegal drugs, and vowed to spend the remaining year of his term battling illegal drugs. Duterte, who was elected in 2016 by a popular vote, had made it his campaign promise to fight crime, corruption and illegal drugs. In his campaign, he claimed that he could eradicate illegal drugs in six […]
(Eagle News) — Maynilad customers in Caloocan, Quezon City, Valenzuela and parts of Bulacan will experience water service interruption from Saturday, December 5, to Monday, December 7. Maynilad said this was due to the maintenance work to be conducted at the La Mesa Treatment Water Plant 2. The maintenance, Maynilad said, had earlier been postponed due to the effects of Storm “Ulysses.” The following slides posted on the Maynilad Facebook account show the affected areas: […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have seized P1.8 million worth of smuggled drugs, the Bureau of Customs said on Thursday, Dec. 4. According to the bureau, the 35,345 tablets of diazepam (Valium) and nitrazepam (Mogadon) were discovered by NAIA Customs personnel during the inspection and examination of parcels in Pair Cargo warehouse in Parañaque. The bureau said Diazepam (Valium) and Nitrazepam (Mogadon) are included in the 1971 United Nations Single Convention on Psychotropic Substances under Schedule […]
(Eagle News) — Fourteen more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the total COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos overseas to 7559. The DFA said 21 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed, pushing the total to 11670. No new fatalities were reported, which means the death toll remains at 846. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP recovery total rose to 7845 as of December 4. Twenty-one more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 8266. Of these, 394 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll for police personnel remains at 27. Uniformed personnel, including police personnel, are among the country’s frontliners amid the […]
(Eagle News) — Over P802 million in cash subsidies have been distributed to public utility vehicle operators whose livelihood was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chair Martin Delgra said the P802,860,500 was as of December 3 and translates to a 87.52 percent disbursement rate. Delgra said the amount–which was part of the P1. 158 billion total budget allocated as direct cash subsidy under the Solidarity to […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Cagayan and Isabela will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains are possible. According to the weather bureau, Central Luzon, Rest of Ilocos Region, Rest of Cagayan Valley, Ifugao and Benguet will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
