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(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Friday, June 5, expressed hope the country’s labor force would recover with the resumption of economic activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the statement after a survey by the Philippine Statistics Authority found the country’s unemployment rate rose to a record-high 17.7 percent in April, equivalent to 7.3 million unemployed Filipinos. “As the economy opens gradually, we are hopeful that […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday, June 5, said he takes responsibility for the delayed release of compensation to COVID-19-positive health workers and to the kin of those who died in the line of duty. “While I expressed disappointment towards some members of my team, I acknowledge that this is still my responsibility as SOH (Secretary of Health),” the Health chief said in a Tweet. He said he would make sure […]
(Eagle News)–Four earthquakes and moderate steaming were monitored at Taal within a 24-hour period. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were associated mainly with “rock-fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” PHIVOLCS said moderate steaming was observed from vents on the main crater and fissure vents along the Daang Kastila trail. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that at alert level 1, “sudden steam-driven […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday, June 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:53 a,m, Its epicenter was 400 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. Depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Philippines and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $400-million loan agreement that aims to help boost domestic capital markets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Finance said the loan for the Support to Capital Market Generated Infrastructure Financing, Subprogram 1 (SCMGIF1) is set for accelerated disbursement this year. The loan is expected to be effective by June 10 and be fully disbursed by June 15, with a maturity period of 15 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two-time NBA finals MVP Kevin Durant has purchased a minority stake in Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union, the US media reported on Thursday night. The Brooklyn Nets player bought a piece of the team worth between one percent and five percent, according to Charlotte, North Carolina-based Sports Business Daily. This is not the first time Durant, who has won two NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors, has tried […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Three people were killed and seven wounded in a stabbing spree at a supermarket in rural southeast China, police said Friday. The suspected attacker, a 35-year-old man, was arrested shortly after the incident late Thursday in Fujian province, they said in a statement, without specifying the kind of weapon used. The injured were in stable condition in hospital, they added. The attack came hours after 39 pupils and staff were wounded […]
Tasks him to form new team for fund distribution after Duque blames DOH staff https://youtu.be/2meLZ8zDZWI (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte questioned Health Secretary Francisco Duque III why the Department of Health has not yet distributed much needed financial assistance to the families of 32 health care workers who died in the line of duty due to COVID-19. In a televised briefing of the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 meeting held Thursday, June 4, […]
Tells DepEd to proceed with plan if it can, nonetheless (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte believes the country is not ready to shift to blended learning to teach students. The President made the comment in a briefing aired on Friday, June 5, even as he instructed Education Secretary Leonor Briones to proceed with the “noble idea that the children continue their education” if she could afford the necessary equipment. “We have to wait for the vaccine. […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Army chief Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay on Friday, June 5, welcomed the filing of charges against the policeman and several police cadets over the death of former soldier Winston Ragos in April. “The filing of murder cases by the NBI against PMSgt. Daniel Florendo Jr, and four other police trainees, in connection with the killing of former Corporal Winston Ragos, is a major step towards justice for our fallen hero, who has given […]
NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit, as cricket and Bollywood stars joined a chorus of outrage over the incident. The elephant died in agony last week in the southern state of Kerala, the latest casualty in a growing conflict in South Asia between large animals and humans as ever more forest is lost to urban expansion. Footage of the animal standing […]
(Eagle News)–Inflation slowed down further to 2.1 percent last month, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday, June 5. According to the PSA, this was slower than the 2.2 percent recorded in April, with year-to-date inflation for 2020 pegged at 2.5 percent as a result. The PSA said in May 2019, inflation was higher at 3.2 percent. The slowdown in the headline inflation in May was mainly driven by the 5.6 percent annual drop in […]
