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Ombudsman imposes 6-month preventive suspension on some incumbent, former PhilHealth officials

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has imposed a preventive suspension on some former and incumbent PhilHealth officials. Ordered suspended for six months without pay were Roy Ferrer, Celestina Ma. Jude dela Serna, Ruben John Basa, Dennis Mas, Shirley Domingo, Rodolfo del Rosario Jr., Raul Dominic Badilla, Israel Pargas, Angelito Grande, Lawrence Mijares, Leila Tuazon, Eugenio Donatos II and Clementine Bautista, based on two resolutions. Ferrer, Dela Serna, Badilla, Paragas, Grande, Mijares, Donatos […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Pangasinan (Angadanan), and in Quirino (Aglipay) and Aurora (Dipaculao, Dilasag and Casiguran) within 30 minutes to an hour. PAGASA said this was due to thunderstorms. These conditions, the weather bureau said, are being experienced over Aurora (Dinalungan), Isabela (Dinapigue, San […]

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Hurricane Genevieve barrels towards Mexico’s Baja California

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Authorities in Mexico’s Baja California closed ports and beaches on Tuesday as Hurricane Genevieve barrelled towards the peninsula packing winds of nearly 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour. At 0300 GMT Genevieve, a Category 3 hurricane, was located some 390 kilometers south of the southern tip of Baja California moving towards the northwest at around 17 kilometers per hour, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center reported. The storm — which had […]

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Cebu Pacific resumes domestic flight ops as M. Manila reverts to GCQ

(Eagle News) — Cebu Pacific is resuming its domestic flight operations as Metro Manila reverts to a general community quarantine starting today, Aug. 19. In an advisory, Cebu Pacific said the following flights will operate until Aug. 31: Luzon   Manila –Cauayan-Manila  Every Tue / Thu / Sat / Sun    Manila –Legazpi-Manila* Every Tue / Thu / Sat / Sun  Manila – Masbate – Manila*  Every Mon / Wed / Fri  Manila – San Jose-Manila   Every Tue […]

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Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine

REIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country. The US pharmaceutical company’s subsidiary Janssen will test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in Brazil, part of a group of up to 60,000 worldwide, health regulator Anvisa said in a statement. […]

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DepEd central office closed for disinfection from Aug. 19 to 23

(Eagle News)–The Department of Education central office is closed for disinfection from Aug. 19 to Aug. 23. In an advisory, the DepEd said the temporary closure was upon the directive of Education Secretary Leonor Briones to ensure the safety and the protection of the agency’s skeleton workforce. The advisory said the temporary closure was also to allow for contact tracing. “Ang pansamantalang pagsasara ay aabutin lamang ng dalawang opisyal na araw ng pagtatrabaho,” the DepEd […]

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Arctic sea ice melting faster than forecast

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — The Arctic sea ice is melting faster than climate models had predicted, researchers at the University of Copenhagen warned on Tuesday. Until now, climate models have predicted a slow and steady increase of Arctic temperatures, but a new study shows that warming is occurring at a more rapid pace. “We have been clearly underestimating the rate of temperature increases in the atmosphere nearest to the sea level, which has ultimately caused […]

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Atlantic plastic levels far higher than thought: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) — There may be more plastic floating just beneath the surface of the Atlantic ocean today than the estimated total weight of plastic waste dumped in it since 1950, new research showed Tuesday. The findings, based on analysis of samples of the three most common plastic materials and computer modelling, highlight the unseen scale of the pollution clogging the world’s second-largest ocean. Earth’s oceans contain an estimated 150 million […]

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Palace: NCR mayors agreed to impose 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. unified curfew

(Eagle News)–Metro Manila mayors have agreed to impose a unified curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. in the entire region. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the disclosure in a television interview  on Wednesday, Aug. 19, the start again of the general community quarantine in the National Capital Region. Under a GCQ, restrictions are further eased, with more industries allowed to operate. “I  understand that the mayors voted and there was a majority that the […]

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BFAR: All types of shellfish from specific areas in Bohol, four other provinces not safe for human consumption

(Eagle News)–All types of shellfish from specific areas in Bohol and four other provinces are not safe for human consumption. In a bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources noted in particular the shellfish collected in the coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Tambobo Bay, Siaton and Bais Bay, Bais City in Negros Oriental; Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Leyte; Balite Bay, Mati City in Davao Oriental; and Lianga Bay in […]

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5.2-magnitude aftershock hits Masbate early Wednesday

(Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude aftershock struck Masbate early Wednesday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, hit 12 kilometers southeast of Cataingan at 5:50 a.m. It had a depth of six kilometers. No damage to property was expected but aftershocks were. Earlier, PHIVOLCS had said a strong aftershock of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Cataingan on Tuesday, Aug. 18, was possible.  

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Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: NASA

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles (2,950 kilometers) above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, NASA said Tuesday. If it had been on a collision course with Earth, the asteroid — named 2020 QG — would likely not have caused any damage, instead of disintegrating in the atmosphere, creating a fireball in the sky, or a meteor, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) […]

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