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Trump announces ‘historic peace agreement’ between Israel, UAE

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates had reached a peace agreement. The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel is a “HUGE breakthrough” Trump tweeted, calling it a “Historic Peace Agreement between our two GREAT friends.” Speaking to reporters later, Trump suggested that more diplomatic breakthroughs between Israel and its Muslim neighbors in the region were expected. “Things […]

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Misuari hands over Abu Sayyaf leader in Davao to PNP; 34 arrest warrants served

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is now in the custody a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) who has 34 pending arrest warrants after he was turned over by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari in Davao City. PNP Chief Police General Archie Gamboa announced the hand over of Abu Sayyaf leader Anduljihad “Edang” Susukan to the PNP at the residence of Chairman Nur Misuari at Yñigue Subdivision Maa […]

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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected in parts of the PHL due to LPA, ITCZ

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Batanes. PAGASA said as of 3 p.m. today, the LPA was estimated 170 kilometers north northeast of Basco, and is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms to Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands. Flashfloods or landslides due to light to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. The weather bureau said the Intertropical […]

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Malaysian economy shrinks most in more than 20 years

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s economy suffered its worst contraction in more than 20 years during the second quarter, hit by a collapse in global trade and tough curbs to contain the coronavirus, the central bank said Friday. The economy shrank 17.1 percent on-year in April-June — the first since the global financial crisis in 2009 and the deepest since the Asian financial turmoil 11 years before that — putting it on course […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 153,660 with 6,216 newly-announced cases

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country reached 153660 on Friday, Aug. 14, after the Department of Health announced an additional 6216 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the total 153,660 cases, 79813 were active. Of these, 91.1 percent were mild, 7.3 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent severe, and 1 percent critical. The DOH said the 6216 newly-announced cases were from tests done by 98 out of 103 laboratories. […]

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Rowers dredge waste in days-long Hungary race

by Géza Molnar / Balazs Wizner Agence France-Presse ZÁHONY, Hungary (AFP) — The 150-odd competitors meeting on the banks of Hungary’s second largest river carried somewhat unusual equipment for a boat race — protective gloves, rubber boots and large bags. Their challenge was to collect as much rubbish as possible from the Tisza, in the northeast of the country on the Ukrainian border, navigating it on rafts, built themselves from trash, for nine days. “Every […]

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Daimler strikes $2.2 bn diesel settlements in US

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Daimler has approved settlements worth $2.2 billion over emissions cheating software in its diesel vehicles in the US, the German carmaker said Thursday. The company has “reached an agreement in principle with various US authorities to settle civil and environmental claims regarding emission control systems of approximately 250,000 diesel passenger cars and vans in the United States,” it said in a statement. The agreement includes $1.5 billion to be paid to US […]

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LRT-1 operator defers retrenchment of around 100 employees

(Eagle News)–The Light Rail Manila Corp. has deferred the retrenchment of around 100 of its employees. The LRMC said in a statement that “while  the factual basis behind the redundancy program remains legally valid, LRMC is putting it on hold, for now, to allow the company to recalibrate strategies and continue supporting team members and government partners as long as it can.” The LRMC said the Department of Transportation had also vowed to extend its […]

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PhilHealth: COVID-19 benefits to continue despite IRM suspension

Says IRM “legal,” with suspension  only for overall review amid issues arising from congressional inquiries (Eagle News)–The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Friday, Aug. 14, gave the assurance its members who contracted COVID-19 will continue to receive benefits despite the suspension of the interim reimbursement mechanism. In an advisory, PhilHealth said these benefits include “regular Covid-19 inpatient benefits, testing and community isolation packages..” While suspended, the state insurer maintained IRM, which it defined as “a […]

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Customs bureau collects over P97 billion worth of duties, taxes from Fuel Marking Program

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has collected over P97 billion worth of duties and taxes from the government’s Fuel Marking Program. In a statement, the BOC said the P97.191 billion worth of duties and taxes from the importation of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene is proof of the BOC’s “continued commitment to protect the borders and collect lawful revenues for the government.” The Fuel Marking Program which was launched  in September 2019 to curb illicit trade […]

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JUST IN: DepEd announces school opening moved to Oct. 5

(Eagle News) — The Department of Education announced on Friday, Aug. 14, that the opening of classes in Metro Manila and other provinces currently under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine will be moved to October 5, from the original plan of Aug. 24. “We hope that this is the final adjustment for the school opening,” said Education Secretary Leonor Briones amid the continuous rise in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal which […]

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SC creates integrity board, corruption office to weed out erring judiciary officials, personnel

(Eagle News))– The Supreme Court has established an integrity board and a corruption office that will  investigate and act on complaints against justices, judges, court officials and employees. A resolution issued by the en banc said the Judicial Integrity Board and the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office shall be considered as separate units of the SC. The JIB shall receive administrative complaints or disciplinary actions against either the justices of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, […]

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