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(Eagle News) — The bicameral panel discussing the proposed Bayanihan law 2 adjourned on Thursday, Aug. 20, with both houses of Congress settling several contentious issues, including a P10-billion assistance for the tourism industry. Senator Sonny Angara said the panel agreed on a total of P140 billion in funds, with allotments for various government programs to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and on an additional P25 billion standby appropriations. He said the “help […]
(Eagle News) — The families of the 14 Filipinos who went missing after the fishing vessel they were on collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel in June will receive P1 million in compensation each, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Thursday, Aug. 20. According to the PCG, Irma Fishing and Trading Inc., owner of FV Liberty 5 that sank after the June 27 incident, will also receive P40 million from MV Vienna Wood as […]
Senate adopts House provision for P10,000 special risk allowance for private health workers (Eagle News)–The bicameral panel seeking to reconcile differences in the Senate and House of Representatives versions of the proposed Bayanihan Law 2 has adopted a provision that would provide a P10,000 COVID-19 special risk allowance also to private health workers. But the panel has so far not come up yet with a reconciled version of the proposed law, which aims to provide […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six additional COVID-19 cases were reported among overseas Filipinos, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the additional cases that brought the total to 9959 were from Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Eight new recoveries were reported among Filipinos abroad, pushing the tally to 5868. There are so far 733 deaths, including the seven new fatalities from the Middle East. Many of the deaths came […]
(Eagle News)–Food establishments in Manila may operate even when curfew is in place to allow them to “survive the COVID19 pandemic.” This is provided they shall cater only to authorized persons outside residences, based on Manila city ordinances and Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Executive Order No. 35 signed by Mayor Isko Moreno on Aug. 19 said. The EO said apart from takeout services, food delivery services may operate while […]
by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate BAMAKO, Mali (AFP) — Army colonel Assimi Goita on Wednesday introduced himself as Mali’s new military strongman a day after a coup that was condemned by the international community but won support from the country’s opposition. The African Union, European Union, the United States and the UN Security Council have all demanded the junta free President Ibrahim Boubacar, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse and others taken captive in Tuesday’s coup […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Genevieve weakened Wednesday to a Category 1 storm off Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, US forecasters said, after bringing rain and high waves to the country’s northwest coast. On Tuesday two people, including a lifeguard, drowned in the resort of Los Cabos after a teenager ignored warning flags and was swept away, Mexican authorities said. The storm, which turned into a Category 4 on Tuesday, was expected to skirt Baja […]
(Eagle News)–Cebuanos who were left stranded in Metro Manila following the imposition of community quarantines amid the COVID-19 pandemic may return home for free from August 19 to 31. According to a Department of Transportation advisory, this was provided they avail of a free ticket for the trip from a 2GO company-owned store. The list of stores is available on the 2GO official Facebook page. A 2GO advisory said one free one-way ticket includes a […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Camarines Norte. PAGASA said the chances the LPA located 30 kilometers north of Daet will develop into a tropical depression, however, are low. Nonetheless, the weather bureau said it will bring rains in parts of Luzon and Visayas. Meanwhile, PAGASA said the southwest monsoon will continue to bring dark skies in the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Both […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Aug. 20: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Metro Manila has been reclassified as a general community quarantine area, which means domestic flights are already allowed. The Bureau of Immigration has said restrictions on international travel remain unless removed by the government. Metro Manila is expected to remain a GCQ area until Aug. 31.
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A new method to create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from stem cells and protect them from the body’s immune system could pave the way for improving experimental diabetes treatment. In type-1 diabetes, the body turns on itself and attacks the so-called beta cells inside clusters in the pancreas called “islets”. These beta cells are responsible for gauging sugar levels in the blood and releasing insulin to keep them stable. […]
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Thousands of residents fled a city in northern California on Wednesday as a series of fast-moving wildfires spread across the state, burning dozens of homes and structures. The fire outside Vacaville — a city of about 100,000 residents located between the state capital Sacramento and San Francisco — is part of a series of blazes that have scorched nearly 50,000 acres (20,200 hectares) in the region […]
