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MARINA inaugurates training and research development arm in Bacolod City

(Eagle News) — The Maritime Industry Authority has inaugurated a training and research development arm in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. According to the Department of Transportation, the MARINA Training Institute (MarTI) was opened in Panaad Park, Brgy. Mansilingan on May 24. “The MarTI’s operationalization aims to improve the capacity of MARINA and other partners to innovate and operate modern technologies, to spearhead programs to help the country tackle the changing trends in the maritime industry […]

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PNP: Over P7 million worth of shabu seized in Bulacan; 1 nabbed

(Eagle News) — Over P7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in a recent controlled delivery operation in Malolos, Bulacan, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested was Jonas Faustino, 24, who tried to receive the shipment through Philpost in Pasay City. The shabu had been shipped via Tanaporn of Ban, Nong Phaya Chonthabouly, Vientiane, Laos, the PNP said. Based on the current standard price, the PNP said the shabu […]

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4.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Northern Samar

(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Northern Samar on Saturday, May 28. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 7:08 a.m. The epicenter was 65 kilometers northwest of Pambujan. The depth of focus was 12 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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PAGASA: Southwest monsoon affecting western section of PHL

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]

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Monkeypox cases could be ‘peak of iceberg’: WHO

  GENEVA, Switzzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization cautioned Friday that some 200 monkeypox cases found in recent weeks outside of countries where the virus usually circulates could be just the beginning. “We don’t know if we are just seeing the peak of the iceberg,” Sylvie Briand, WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention chief, acknowledged in a briefing to countries on the “unusual” spread of the virus. Since Britain first reported a confirmed […]

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Argentina confirms first monkeypox case in Latin America

  BUENOS AIRES, ARgentina (AFP) — Argentina said Friday it has Latin America’s first known case of monkeypox. Local press reports say the patient is a 40-year-old man who recently returned from Spain, where two days ago the government reported 59 cases. “The PCR test result … for the first suspected case of monkeypox is positive,” said the health ministry in a statement. Health care workers were treating the patient’s symptoms, the statement said, while […]

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More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency

  STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by the European Union’s disease agency. More than a dozen countries where monkeypox is unusual, mostly in Europe, have reported at least one confirmed case, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in an epidemiological note released Wednesday night. “This is the first time […]

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Italy’s Catholic church orders child sex abuse study

by Clément MELKI Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — The new head of Italy’s Catholic Church announced Friday a study into clerical child sex abuse over the last 20 years, but survivors said it fell short of an independent inquiry. Pope Francis had called for a transparent annual audit of efforts to protect minors, as he seeks to restore trust in the Catholic Church following a global scandal. “It’s our duty, faced with so […]

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Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children

  WASHINGTON, UNited States (AFP) — Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American youngsters, with official data showing a strong rise in gun-related homicides such as the killing of 19 children in a Texas school rampage. Overall, 4,368 children and adolescents up to the age of 19 died from firearms in 2020, a rate of 5.4 per 100,000 a dashboard by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

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US Southern Baptist church group releases list of alleged sex abusers

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the United States’ largest Protestant denomination, published a 205-page list on Thursday of ministers and other church workers who have been accused of sexual abuse. The public release of the list comes days after an independent investigation said the church had for years suppressed reports of sexual abuse against priests and church staff. “This list is being made public for the first […]

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President-elect Marcos Jr., says country’s economy is “first priority”

“I have found the best people,” he said as he names economic team members   (Eagle News) – President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that the country’s economy is going to be his “first priority” and is confident that he has chosen the “best persons” to be part of his economic team. In his first press briefing after his proclamation, Marcos Jr., said that he had been “very very careful in choosing” the members of his […]

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Warriors eliminate Dallas and advance to NBA Finals

Klay Thompson scored a game-high 32 points and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals for the sixth time in eight seasons by defeating Dallas 120-110 on Thursday. The Warriors, chasing a fourth title in eight campaigns, won the best-of-seven Western Conference finals 4-1 and secured a place in June’s title showdown against either the Boston Celtics or Miami Heat. The Celtics carry a 3-2 series lead into Friday’s sixth game of the […]

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