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Senate panel recommends filing of raps vs former PhilHealth chief Morales, Duque, others

(Eagle News)–The Senate committee of the whole probing the allegations of corruption in PhilHealth has recommended the filing of  charges against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and resigned PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales. The committee’s 58-page report said apart from Duque and Morales, charges should be filed against the following former and incumbent officials:  Rodolfo del Rosario Jr., senior vice president for legal sector Jovita Aragona, senior vice president for information management sector Calixto Gabuya Jr., […]

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2 Filipinos killed in Abu Dhabi restaurant gas explosion, DFA confirms

Several Filipinos hurt, too (Eagle News)–Two Filipinos died in the recent gas explosion in a restaurant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Tuesday night. The DFA did not name the fatalities, but said Ambassador Hjayceelyn M. Quintana has reached out to their families to express condolences and to give assurance that they will be provided all the necessary assistance. Based on the report from Quintana, several […]

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Southwest monsoon affecting Northern, Central Luzon

PAGASA monitoring tropical storm outside PAR (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is still monitoring a tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said TS “Haishen” was so far located 223 east of extreme Northern Luzon. “Maysak” (previously “Julian”), which left PAR on Tuesday, has no direct effect in the country as it moves 1115 kilometers east of extreme N. Luzon. In the meantime, the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Sept. 2

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Sept. 2: Flight schedules, however, MIAA said, may be subject to changes. MIAA earlier said only passengers with confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Since Metro Manila is still under a general community quarantine, domestic flights are allowed. The Bureau of Immigration has said […]

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US warns NKorea still pressing ballistic missile development

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government warned Tuesday that North Korea continues to acquire materials and equipment for its ballistic missile program, despite claims in Washington that Pyongyang has pulled back on its nuclear ambitions. In a joint global “advisory” the Treasury, Commerce and State Departments detailed North Korea’s ongoing efforts to obtain everything from forestry trucks for missile launchers to common metals and materials that can be used in rockets, warning sellers […]

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‘Only in LA’: pilots report man flying jet pack near airport

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it had launched a probe after pilots landing at Los Angeles airport over the weekend reported seeing a person in a jet pack flying right next to them. “The FBI is aware of the reports by pilots on Sunday and is working to determine what may have occurred,” spokesperson Laura Eimiller told AFP in a statement. At least two airline crews approaching […]

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Tropical storms Nana, Omar form in Atlantic on same day

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical storms Nana and Omar formed Tuesday as the Atlantic hurricane season nears its peak, meteorologists said, with Nana expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Central America. Currently swirling in the Caribbean, Nana will pass near the coast of Honduras on Wednesday before intensifying and reaching Belize one day later, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. “Strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Nana could become […]

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Pres. Duterte appoints Cascolan as next PNP chief

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen the next chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to replace retiring PNP chief General Archie Gamboa, in the person of PNP Deputy Chief for Administration, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan. This was confirmed by Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año who said that President Duterte has just signed the appointment papers of Cascolan on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Gamboa is set to retire on Wednesday, Sept. […]

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Angry residents begin clean up in Karachi as rains lash South Asia

KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — Karachi residents began cleaning ruined homes and businesses Monday after catastrophic flooding sent rivers of filthy water cascading through Pakistan’s largest city, while deadly monsoon weather continued to lash communities across South Asia. Successive days of storms have exposed the longstanding failures of Karachi’s neglected and overwhelmed drainage system, and residents used a welcome break in the rain to vent their fury at what they see as gross mismanagement of municipal […]

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Wuhan, Ground Zero for coronavirus epidemic, re-opens all schools

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Students in face masks returned to class Tuesday in Wuhan, the central Chinese city where the coronavirus first emerged last year, as the city opened schools and kindergartens for the first time in seven months. Nearly 1.4 million students resumed classes at some 2,800 kindergartens, primary and middle schools across the city, following the re-opening of high schools in May. State media broadcast images of thousands of students hoisting the Chinese […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 224,264 with 3,483 additional cases

(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 224,264 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after the Department of Health reported 3483 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total COVID-19 cases, 62,655 were active. Of these, 91.3 percent were mild, 6.3 percent asymptomatic, 1 percent severe, and 1.4 percent critical. The 3483 additional COVID-19 cases reported today were from results of tests done by 93 out of 110 labs. Of […]

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Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to climate change has jumped by 50 percent in 30 years, according to a new study based on satellite data. “We have known that not all meltwater is making it into the oceans immediately,” lead author Dan Shugar, a geomorphologist and associate professor at the University of Calgary, said in a statement. “But until now there […]

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