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by Robenson Geffrard PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — Haiti’s interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who has run the country since the assassination of president Jovenel Moise, will step down to make way for a new government headed by the man Moise handpicked days before his killing, an official said Monday. The new government — due to take over on Tuesday — will not have a president, and will be tasked with organizing fresh elections “as soon […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce a reshuffle of his government, composed of Socialists and the radical left Podemos, later on Saturday, according to an official statement. Sanchez “is currently at the Zarzuela Palace informing His Majesty the King of the composition of his new government,” a government statement said. Sanchez is due to formally present his new cabinet around 2:00 pm (1200 GMT). According to press reports, the five […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — All of Italy became a mask-free, “low-risk” zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. In a decree that took effect Monday, the health ministry for the first time classified each of Italy’s 20 regions as “white”, signifying low risk, under the country’s color-coded classification system that evaluates Covid-19 risk. That means facemasks will no longer […]
Assures that vaccine prices negotiated by Galvez to still pass DOF, ADB scrutiny (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte directed national COVID-19 action plan chief administrator Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., to push through with the gpvernment’s plans on the acquisition of vaccines to avert any delays amid a threat by the Philippine Senate to investigate the government’s vaccine acquisition program. In his talk to the nation, President Duterte said that Galvez, who is also […]
(Eagle News) — The contributions of members of the Social Security System (SSS) are set for a scheduled increase by January next year, according to the Department of Finance. This sew SSS contribution rate will “ensure pension fund viability, increase benefits for members and beneficiaries” according to a DOF release. The increase in the monthly contribution of SSS members “will ensure the long-term viability of this pension fund and increase the benefits to be […]
by Andrea TOSTA Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Alfredo Araya used to dig wells on farms or out in the countryside, but due to a failing water supply he says demand for his services has recently exploded in Venezuela’s capital Caracas. Using a huge drill to perforate the soil, Araya struck the underground aquifer below an apartment bloc in Caracas’ comfortable Los Palos Grandes neighborhood so that residents now have access to water that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Hospital Association is “content with how the government is handling the COVID-19 response,” and is not calling for any “drastic change” in the Department of Health. Dr. Jaime Almora, PHA president, said in an online briefing this was based on a survey conducted among the organization’s members, numbering around 1900. According to Almora, if there’s any clamor, it has to do with the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sets, […]
Those with comfortable lives should no longer wait for gov’t assistance, DILG adds (Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, March 25, said government was prioritizing the less fortunate families in the distribution of basic goods. In a press briefing, Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said as a result, those who live a comfortable life should no longer wait for government assistance. “Let me just emphasize ‘yung iba po na […]
(Eagle News) — The government on Tuesday, March 17, said it was addressing the plight of people exempted from the travel restrictions during the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the military to bring out Army trucks that can be used to ferry those who are stranded, particularly the health workers. He said Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has “started to send out their buses after […]
Gives assurance gov’t is doing its job (Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 7, called on the public to be calm, refrain from sharing unverified information, and exercise protective measures against the novel coronavirus. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the Department of Health confirmed two more COVID-19 cases in the country. One was a 48-year-old Filipino male with a travel history from Japan and the other, a 62-year-old Filipino male in San […]
by Hashem Osseiran and Bachir El-Khoury Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis since its civil war, an unprecedented protest movement and mounting international pressure for reform, yet under-fire politicians have yet to form a government. This raises questions about what is holding up the creation of a new cabinet and what comes next for a crumbling country that can ill-afford delays. – What’s the holdup? – Lebanon has […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed the little-known head of Russia’s tax service Mikhail Mishustin for the post of prime minister, the Kremlin said. The proposal to appoint 53-year-old Mishustin, a relatively obscure figure who has run the service since 2010, came after the surprise resignation of Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev following the president’s unveiling of a package of constitutional reforms. The two met in the Kremlin where Putin “suggested […]
