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BY ERIC M. JOHNSON (Reuters) – A girl shot during a rampage at a Washington state high school last week that left two other girls dead along with the gunman has died from her wounds, Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett said on Friday. Shaylee Chuckulnaskit, 14, died at 4:45 p.m. at the hospital as a result of severe injuries after being shot in the head during last Friday’s incident in a cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck […]
MANILA, Philippines — Malacanang said it respects the decision of a Senate committee asking the Office of the Ombudsman to pursue charges against Philippine National Police Dir. Gen. Alan Purisima. The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs asked the Ombudsman to file plunder and graft charges against the PNP chief for alleged unexplained wealth and corruption.Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said Malacanang will respect the decision of the Senate committee and will let “the […]
(Reuters) – A passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic company crashed during a test flight on Friday near the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other, officials said. The crash of the suborbital vehicle, undergoing its first powered test flight since January over the Mojave Desert, 95 miles (150 km) north of Los Angeles, came days after another private space company, Orbital Sciences Corp, […]
(Reuters) – Almost a year after a super typhoon devastated wide areas of the central Philippines killing thousands, President Benigno Aquino only this week approved a $3.74 billion master plan to rebuild housing, social services and public infrastructure. Typhoon Haiyan wiped out or damaged practically everything in its path as it swept ashore on Nov. 8, 2013, with seven-metre storm surges destroying around 90 percent of the city of Tacloban in Leyte province. Haiyan killed […]
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan Oct. 31 (PIA) – The Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO) of Pangasinan was recognized anew by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as the 2013 National Best PESO for the 1st Class Provincial Category. Alex Ferrer, chief of PESO Pangasinan, received the award during the 14th National PESO Congress held recently at the General Santos City with the theme “PESO for the ASEAN Integration, 2015 and Beyond.” PESO Pangasinan was adjudged by […]
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, October 31 (PIA) – “When you look at ASEAN and beyond, the Philippines is already well-positioned but we have to unite around the AEC game plan… the government has a role, but private sector is the key,” said Atty. Adrian S. Cristobal, Jr., Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) undersecretary in his keynote speech during the Mindanao Food Congress held in Cagayan de Oro City recently. In consonance with its theme: […]
MANILA, Oct 31 — The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday clarified that the statement “800,000 people with mental health conditions” made by the World Health Organization (WHO) was based on an estimate that is usually used in case of calamities. “During a calamity, the number of people with depression or other common mental health disorders is estimated to increase by half from a baseline of 10-20% of the affected population,” Acting Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin […]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Oct. 31 — Commercial fishing vessels will be allowed to operate within the proposed Bangsamoro waters, subject to regulations of the future Bangsamoro regional government and respective local governments. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary Jose Lorena explained that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, filed as House Bill 4994 in the House of Representatives, provides for Bangsamoro Waters that shall extend up to 22.224 kilometers (12 nautical […]
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has expressed its gratitude to the House of Representatives for approving the P2.6-trillion 2015 national budget, which will now be sent to the Senate for deliberations.“We’d like to thank the House of Representatives for the speedy resolution and passing of the 2015 budget in their chamber,” Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during Thursday’s press briefing at the Palace.“Now, the process of budget approval goes to the Senate, and we also hope […]
BY JOSEPH AX AND JEFF MASON (Reuters) – A nurse who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone but has tested negative for the virus went for a bike ride on Thursday, defying Maine’s order that she be quarantined in her home and setting up a legal collision with Governor Paul LePage. Attorneys for Kaci Hickox, 33, said they had not yet been served with a court order to enforce the 21-day quarantine – matching the virus’s […]
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang confirmed on Thursday that Health Secretary Enrique Ona took a leave of absence due to health reason. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said Ona took a leave of absence for “health and personal reasons.” “Si Secretary Ike Ona ay nag-leave muna for health and personal reasons. May mga nagtatanong kung nag-resign siya, hindi. Naka-leave lang siya,” Lacierda said in a press briefing.He added that Undersecretary Janette Garin is now the Officer-In-Charge of […]
