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(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that financial aid or “ayudas” linked to the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Bayanihan 1 and 2 “should cease as normalization is achieved and given the continuous recovery of the economy. Instead, Diokno said that the Philippine government should prioritize existing social protection programs such as those for senior citizens and welfare grants for poor families. “Public finances are finite. They have to be allocated judiciously […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has detected over 900 more Omicron subvariant cases, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to the DOH, apart from the 889 additional cases of the BA.5 subvariant, detected were 16 new cases of the BA.4 subvariant, four cases of the BA.2.12.1 variant, two cases of the BA.2.75 subvariant, and at least 18 cases of “other sublineages.” Of the 889 new BA.5 subvariant cases, the DOH said 211 came […]
Extreme northern Luzon at risk due to these two weather disturbances (Eagle News) – The super typhoon with the internationalname “Hinnamnor” further intensified with maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 240 km/hr as it nears the Philippines. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, forecasts that the super typhoon would enter the country on Wednesday night. At 8 p.m., PAGASA says “Hinnamnor” would already be 730 […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Aug. 31, announced new appointments to the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center. The following are the new appointees to the CICC, an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology: Alexander Ramos, Executive Director V; Mary Rose Magsaysay, Deputy Executive Director; Patricia May Abejo, Director IV; Rojun Hosillos, Director IV; and Alvin Miro Navarro, Director IV The CICC is mandated to formulate a national cybersecurity plan; […]
US Ambassador Carlson says joint exercises to ensure a “more connected, open and secure Indo-Pacific” (Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) are set to conduct a “joint search and rescue” exercises this week. The PCG, on Tuesday, August 30, welcomed the US Coast Guard Cutter (USGC) Midgett (WMSL-757) in the vicinity waters off Manila Bay. The maritime drills of the PCG and USCG will simulate […]
Scattered rain showers to prevail over Calabarzon, Camarines Norte due to trough of TD “Gardo” (Eagle News) — The low pressure area east of extreme Northern Luzon has developed into a tropical depression. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s weather update, however, no tropical cyclone wind signals are so far in effect because of Tropical Depression “Gardo” estimated 1,195 km east of that portion of Northern Luzon. “Gardo” is so far […]
PAGASA says super typhoon “Hinnamnor” to be given domestic name “Henry” once it enters PHL; Another tropical depression, “Gardo,” already inside PHL (Eagle News) – The typhoon east northeast of extreme northern Luzon has developed into a super typhoon named “Hinnamnor” with maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 230 km per hour. According to the country’s weather bureau PAGASA, the center of the typhoon was […]
CHED chair De Vera cites recent data on vaccine coverage, nature of the virus, and advice of experts for change in policy (Eagle News) – Even students and school personnel who are not vaccinated can join face-to-face classes in higher education institutions, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). This was after CHED removed the vaccination requirement for in-person classes. “We’re allowing vaccinated and unvaccinated students, employees and faculty members to now go […]
Says activities of onion traders should be closely monitored (Eagle News) — Senator Imee Marcos called for a comprehensive inventory of local white onions so the Philippine government can determine if traders are hoarding supplies. The senator who is the older sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said it is important to track the activities of onion traders who bought the onions from the local farmers. “Trace the traders who bought white onions from […]
DTI okays salt price hike saying this was long overdue, assures public that supplies still sufficient (Eagle News) – The Philippine government said it would work on helping the local salt manufacturing industry since most of the country’s salt supplies were imported. “To date, the country has been importing 93% of its salt supply, an unfortunate circumstance to a country with 36,000 kilometers of shoreline,” the Department of Agriculture said in a release. The […]
Gas prices to go up by P1.40 per liter; kerosene prices by P6.10 per liter (Eagle News) – Effective Tuesday, Aug. 30, another big oil price hike happens with diesel prices forecast to increase as much as P6.10 per liter. Gasoline prices are also forecast to go up between P1.20 to P1.40 per liter, according to various social media posts by petroleum companies. Kerosene prices will also go up by P6.10 per liter. -2nd […]
More than P1/liter hike for gasoline prices expected, says DOE official; tight world supply, high global demand cited (Eagle News) – An official of the Department of Energy said that prices of petroleum products would increase next week because of tight supply in the world market with the threat of Russian oil embargo and strong global demand. Assistant Director Rodela Romero of the DOE’s Oil Industry Management Bureau said that as of Friday, at […]
