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5.1-magnitude quake hits Occidental Mindoro

(Eagle News)–A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Friday, June 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 9:37 p.m., had its epicenter 19 kilometers northeast of Calintaan. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities Intensity IV – San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Intensity II – Malay, Aklan Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – Roxas, and San Jose, Occidental Mindoro Intensity III – Malay, Aklan Intensity II – Malinao, […]

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DOH starts distribution of P1 million cash benefits to families of health care worker heroes

Joint admin order for immediate cash distribution formulated and signed by DOLE, DOH, DBM after warning, ultimatum from Pres. Duterte   (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported that it had already started distributing the “death benefit checks” worth P1 million each to the families of the 32 health care workers who have died due to COVID-19. In a virtual presser on Friday, June 5, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the first […]

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Anti-racism protests staged in Anaheim

Eagle News — During the 6th day of protests and civil unrest across the United States, Anaheim protestors gathered near the Anaheim Police department—about a mile and a half south of Disneyland, dubbed the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Hundreds gathered on the intersection of S Harbor and E Broadway, peacefully protesting anti-racism in the United States. Leaving property and city streets intact. These peaceful protests that took place in Anaheim, are in stark contrast to […]

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PHL to have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers

(Eagle News) –The  ridge of a High Pressure Area is extending over Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration added the easterlies are affecting the rest of the country. PAGASA said as a result,  Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The weather bureau said Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to […]

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Pygmies return to forest to isolate against coronavirus

by Camille LAFFONT PICTURES BY FLORENT VERGNES Agence France-Presse BAYANGA, Central African Republic (AFP) — Dzanga-Sangha, a wildlife sanctuary in southwest Central African Republic, is a remote place, linked to the rest of the world by a narrow trail that becomes impassable in heavy rain. But for the region’s Pygmies—outcasts in a country already ranked among the poorest in the world—Dzanga-Sangha’s isolation could be a blessing. As coronavirus spreads in the CAR, with more than 1,000 […]

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Palace on 17.7% unemployment rate in April: Saddened but not surprised

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, June 5, said it was “saddened” but “not surprised” by the rise in unemployment in the country in April, expressing optimism Filipinos would weather the crisis. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the unemployment rate–which, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, was a record-high 17.7 percent two months ago or equivalent to 7.3 unemployed Filipinos–was an “obvious effect of the economic shutdown when the entire Luzon […]

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DFA-OCA urges public to send documents to be authenticated via courier instead

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Consular Affairs urged the public to send the documents they need to have authenticated via courier instead. DFA-OCA issued the advisory as it emphasized the need to implement measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The DFA-OCA said this was in line with physical distancing measures being implemented by the DFA and in view of the “new normal.” According to the office, applicants only need to […]

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Brazil virus toll surges to third-highest in world

  by Joshua Howat Berger, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed Italy’s to become the third-highest in the world Thursday, as the UN’s secretary-general called for a “people’s vaccine” to stem the pandemic. The bleak figures from Brazil underlined the grim toll the virus is taking in Latin America, the latest epicenter in the pandemic, even as Europe seeks to reemerge […]

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Mauritania’s former desert jewel, forgotten and fading

by Amaury HAUCHARD PICTURES BY JOHN WESSELS Agence France-Presse TICHITT, Mauritania (AFP) — A few centuries ago, Tichitt was a citadel of trade where Saharan merchants bearing gold, salt and cloth would stop to water their camels and haggle. Today, red-and-white signs in the sand dunes point to where this once great hub of commerce and centre of Islamic culture lies. But visitors to Tichitt, a UNESCO world heritage site, are few now, and the great […]

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Portions of Mindanao under thunderstorm advisory

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Davao de Oro (Montevista), Agusan Del Sur (Sta.Josefa), Iligan City and Zamboanga City within the next one to two hours. The weather bureau said these conditions due to localized thunderstorms are being experienced in Zamboanga del Norte (Sindangan, JoseDalman, Manukan, Kalawit, Sirawai), Zamboanga […]

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House approves P1.5-trillion unemployment reduction economic stimulus bill

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the P1.5-trillion  COVID-19 Unemployment Reduction Economic Stimulus (CURES) bill. With 210 affirmative votes, seven negative votes, and no abstention, the House gave the green light to House Bill 6920 that aims to fund infrastructure projects prioritizing five sectors: health, education, agriculture, local roads and livelihood. The five sectors are deemed the most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Under the measure, if […]

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Russia struggles to clean up Arctic river fuel spill

by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators made their first arrest. A diesel reservoir collapsed at a power station outside the northern Siberian city of Norilsk on Friday, releasing 15,000 tonnes of fuel into a river and 6,000 tonnes into the soil, according to Russia’s state environmental watchdog. […]

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