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Immigration personnel reminded about bureau rule on wearing of uniform while on duty

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration reminded its personnel about the proper wearing of their uniform while on duty. In a statement, the bureau said Commissioner Jaime Morente issued a memorandum about the reminder amid complaints about some personnel ignoring the rule. According to Morente, bureau personnel are required to wear their uniform complete with nameplates and IDs. Morente vowed to discipline personnel who violate the bureau’s policies. “..As public servants, we are expected to be […]

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4.3-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, April 30. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 11:24 a.m. The epicenter was 307 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 81 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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ITCZ affecting Mindanao, Palawan: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao and Palawan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Surigao del Sur will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest […]

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US frowns on Indonesia’s invite to Putin for G20 summit

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia faced down US opposition and invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in November, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, its leader said Friday. Jakarta, which holds the G20 presidency this year, has been under heavy pressure from the West, led by the United States, to exclude Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, but it has argued it must remain “impartial”. “I have invited President Zelensky to […]

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Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave; New Delhi hits 43 degrees Celsius

  by Faisal Satti with Baldev S Chauhan in Shimla, India Agence France Presse LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) — Power outages compounded the misery of millions of people wilting in a heatwave across India and Pakistan on Friday, with experts blaming climate change for an early onset of roasting summer temperatures. In the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh hundreds of forest fires have broken out in recent weeks, eating up tinder-dry pine forests including around […]

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“Temporary relief” of Comelec spox Jimenez recommended as poll body starts formal probe on debate fiasco

Comelec Task Force probing “PiliPinas Debates 2022 fiasco” finds “reasonable cause” to also start administrative disciplinary probe against Directors Jimenez, Arabe   (Eagle News) – A top official of the Commission on Elections has recommended the relief of the poll body’s spokesperson Director James Jimenez and Frances Arabe as the commission is set to start a “formal fact-finding and administrative disciplinary investigation” regarding the alleged anomalies in the PiliPinas Debates 2022. Comelec commissioner Rey Bulay […]

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Russia confirms ‘high-precision’ strike on Kyiv during UN visit; Ukraine says at least 1 person killed

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia’s defence ministry on Friday confirmed it had carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “High-precision, long-range air-based weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed the production buildings of the Artyom missile and space enterprise in Kyiv,” the ministry said in its daily briefing on the conflict in Ukraine. Ukraine said Friday that one person had been killed in the strike […]

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Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief’s visit as Moscow presses offensive

by Joshua Melvin with Emmanuel Peuchot in Kharkiv Agence France Presse Russian forces pressed their offensive in south and east Ukraine on Friday after bombarding its capital during a visit by the United Nations’ chief. At least three people were wounded in strikes late Thursday in the western part of Kyiv, the first in the capital in nearly two weeks, which came after Guterres toured Bucha and other suburbs where Moscow is alleged to have […]

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Psychologist testifies that Amber Heard has personality disorders

    by Brendan Smialowski with Chris Lefkow in Washington Agence France Presse FAIRFAX, United States (AFP) — A psychologist hired by lawyers for “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp testified on Tuesday at his defamation case against his former wife Amber Heard that she suffers from twin personality disorders. Shannon Curry, a clinical and forensic psychologist, said she had examined Heard’s mental health records and personally evaluated her for 12 hours over two […]

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Palace says PHL now recognizes Lao PDR, Rwanda COVID-19 vaccination certificates

(Eagle News) — The Philippines now recognizes the national COVID-19 vaccination certificates of Lao PDR and Rwanda, the Palace said on Friday, April 29. According to Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar, this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the acceptance and recognition in the Philippines of the documents, which can now be used by Lao PDR and Rwanda citizens for purposes of protocols in arrival, movement, and quarantine. […]

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Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’

  by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday. There are currently at least 10,000 viruses that have the capacity to cross over into humans “circulating silently” among wild mammals, mostly in the depths of tropical forests, according to a study published in […]

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DILG: 67 LGUs non-compliant with mandatory representation of indigenous people in local legislative councils

(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has called out 61 local government units for what it said was their non-compliance with the mandatory representation of indigenous people in local legislative councils. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año gave two provinces, 14 municipalities, and 51 barangays until May 3 to explain why they have no Indigenous People’s Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) as mandated by Section 16 of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act. According to […]

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