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Supertyphoon Hinnamnor to enter PAR Wednesday night, may become almost stationary in northern Luzon

2022-08-31

MANILA, Philippines — Supertyphoon Hinnamnor is likely to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) by evening Wednesday or early Thursday morning based on the track and intensity forecast of the state weather bureau.

In its 5AM weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said based on the latest track of Hinnamnor â...


Track of Supertyphoon Hinnamnor.

Philippines joins 5 countries removing proof of vax in HEIs

2022-08-31

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now joins five other countries that removed the requirement for higher education institution (HEI) students and personnel to show proof of vaccination.

The Department of Health (DOH) said the country now implements such a policy on vaccination similar to what is adopted by Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Singapore.

The he...


Children aged 12 to 17 receive their booster shot at Marikina Sports Complex on Monday, July 4, 2022

AI IS A LIFE-CHANGER! BUT IT IS MAKING CYBERSECURITY PROBLEMS WORSE

2022-08-31

Artificial Intelligence is a blooming tool. It has paved its path in every aspect of our daily lives. It has multiple uses which have positive and/ or negative effects on society. Cybersecurity is one such use.

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and threat Intelligence can recognize data patterns to enable security systems and learn from past experiences.AI algorithms use training...


AI IS A LIFE-CHANGER! BUT IT IS MAKING CYBERSECURITY PROBLEMS WORSE

大ç´ç´„地å€åƒ‘務工作座談 è†è½åƒ‘情彙整僑界建言

2022-08-30

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2022-08-30

蔡英文總統30日上åˆå‡ºå¸­ã€Œã€Ž2022å€åŸŸå®—教自由論壇—å°å¤ªåœ°å€å…¬æ°‘社會å°è©±ï¼šå®—教自由é¢è‡¨çš„挑戰ã€é–‹å¹•å…¸ç¦®ã€æ™‚指出,宗教自由是普世人權,臺ç£è‡´åŠ›æ–¼åœ‹å…§å¤–推動宗教自由,盼為å°å¤ªåœ°å€æ供一個包容性的典範。此外,在å°å¤ªåœ°å€ï¼Œéžæ”¿åºœçµ„織與公民社會是æ衛與擴展宗教自由的關éµï¼ŒæœŸç›¼é€éŽè«–å...


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Typhoon Hinnamnor to enter PAR August 31; LPA may become tropical depression

2022-08-30

MANILA, Philippines – Forecasters are monitoring a typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility and a low pressure area (LPA) that formed inside PAR.

The typhoon, which has the international name Hinnamnor, was located 1,655 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon on Tuesday morning, August 30, according to an advisory from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, a...


PAGASA is monitoring Typhoon Hinnamnor, still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and a l

US sends DepEd P27-M in school supplies for Bicol region

2022-08-30

MANILA, Philippines — The United States has donated P27 million ($489,000) worth of school supplies to the Bicol region as face-to-face classes resume after two years of distance learning due to the pandemic.

It is said to be the first batch of learning materials the Philippines will receive from the US for this school year.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID)...


The US Agency for International Development gave over 540,000 “early grade reading materials†to the

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2022-08-25

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2022-08-25

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Fair weather forecast until weekend in PH – Pagasa

2022-08-25

AFTER days of intense rains due to Severe Tropical Storm "Florita", the state-run weather agency said on Thursday that the country may experience generally fair weather from today until the weekend.

Weather specialist Raymond Ordinario of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) told The Manila Times that only occasional localized...


Fair weather forecast until weekend in PH – Pagasa

House panel OKs committee report on 2022 barangay, SK polls postponement

2022-08-25

The House suffrage and electoral reforms panel on Thursday approved its committee report on the postponement of the December 5, 2022 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls.

A total of 14 lawmakers voted for the approval of the report which contains the substitute bill and sets the date of the next barangay and SK election to the first Monday of December 2023.

Only Kabataan ...


House panel OKs committee report on 2022 barangay, SK polls postponement

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2022-08-24

蔡英文總統23日上åˆæŽ¥è¦‹ã€Œæ—¥è¯è­°å“¡æ‡‡è«‡æœƒã€æœƒé•·å¤å±‹åœ­å¸çœ¾è­°å“¡è¨ªè‡ºåœ˜æ™‚表示,臺日共享民主自由價值,是安全攸關的夥伴,應該æŒçºŒæ·±åŒ–åˆä½œï¼Œå…±åŒç¢ºä¿å€åŸŸçš„和平穩定ã€è‡ªç”±åŠç¹æ¦®ã€‚她期盼,未來臺日ä¸åƒ…å…±åŒç¶­è­·å€åŸŸçš„和平穩定,也æŒçºŒåŠ å¼·åˆä½œï¼Œæˆç‚ºå€åŸŸçš„堅實夥伴,帶動全çƒçš„自由和ç¹æ¦®ã€...


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2022-08-24

外交部長å³é‡—燮於本(8)月22æ—¥åˆå®´æ¬¾å¾…日本「日è¯è­°å“¡æ‡‡è«‡æœƒã€ï¼ˆä»¥ä¸‹ç°¡ç¨±ã€Œæ—¥è¯æ‡‡ã€ï¼‰æœƒé•·å¤å±‹åœ­å¸çœ¾è­°å“¡åŠäº‹å‹™å±€é•·æœ¨åŽŸç¨”眾議員等訪å°åœ˜æˆå“¡ã€‚

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Inquirer stands by Manila classroom video, report

2022-08-24

MANILA, Philippines — The Inquirer stands by the veracity of the video posted on social media by its education beat reporter Jane Bautista on Monday, the opening of classes, about the situation in a classroom at Jose Abad Santos High School in Binondo, Manila.

The news desk takes issue with the Manila Public Information Office’s (MPIO) statement issued eight hours after Bautista’s r...


DAY ONE SITUATION | Due to a lack of chairs, seven Grade 7 students take their snacks on the floor i

P163B raised from 1st Marcos RTBs

2022-08-24

THE PHILIPPINE government on Tuesday raised an initial P162.72 billion in an auction of retail Treasury bonds (RTBs), the first under the Marcos administration.

Tenders at the rate-setting auction reached P225.32 billion, or more than seven times the P30 billion on offer at the Bureau of the Treasury’s (BTr) second retail bond offer this year, as investors sought safe-haven investments....


A Philippines peso note is seen in this illustration

Severe Tropical Storm Florita: Weather updates, latest news in the Philippines

2022-08-24

Severe Tropical Storm Florita (Ma-on), the Philippines’ sixth tropical cyclone for 2022, lashed parts of Luzon with torrential rain and strong winds.

Northern Luzon bore the brunt of the severe tropical storm, which made landfall in the province of Isabela on Tuesday, August 23, then went on to cross Cagayan, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte on the same day.

Florita also enhanced the s...


Severe Tropical Storm Florita: Weather updates, latest news in the Philippines

與臺æ±å‰µæ¥­é’年座談 總統:給返鄉創業é’年更多鼓勵 期盼臺æ±è¶Šä¾†è¶Šå¥½

2022-08-22

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總統期許æŒçºŒæå‡ç¤¾å®…é‡èƒ½ï¼Œå›žæ‡‰è‡ºæ±æ°‘眾å°ç¤¾å®…的期待和需求

2022-08-22

蔡英文總統21日上åˆå‰å¾€è‡ºæ±è¦–導「海濱‧好室社會ä½å®…ã€æ™‚表示,ç©æ¥µæŽ¨å‹•ç¤¾æœƒä½å®…就是投資年輕人的未來ã€å¹«åŠ©å¼±å‹¢å®¶åº­å®‰å¿ƒç”Ÿæ´»ï¼Œé€™å°±æ˜¯ä¸­å¤®æ”¿åºœçš„態度。她期許,臺æ±å…©æ¡ˆä¸­å¤®èˆˆè¾¦çš„社會ä½å®…,都能如期如質完工,並æŒçºŒæå‡ç¤¾å®…çš„é‡èƒ½ï¼Œå…·é«”回應臺æ±æ°‘眾å°ç¤¾å®…的期待和需求,讓臺æ±æ°‘眾有æ›...


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Tropical depression Florita maintains strength; Signal No. 1 in 12 Luzon areas

2022-08-22

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Florita maintained its strength early Monday morning, with Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 still raised over 12 areas in Luzon.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), as of 4 a.m. on Monday, TD Florita was located some 310 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora.

I...


Tropical depression Florita maintains strength; Signal No. 1 in 12 Luzon areas

DILG asks LGUs to assist DSWD after chaotic education ayuda rollout

2022-08-22

LGUs are instructed to provide manpower support and fixed venues for the distribution of financial assistance for education

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) tasked local government units (LGUs) to help the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in distributing education financial assistance or “ayudaâ€, in the wake of the c...


DILG asks LGUs to assist DSWD after chaotic education ayuda rollout

PH world No. 4 in TB cases

2022-08-22

THE Philippines has the unenviable distinction of being the fourth largest contributor to the number of tuberculosis cases worldwide, after India, China and Indonesia, with 500 people affected per 100,000 (Barriers to tuberculosis care in the Philippines by Robyn Gayle K. Dychiao and colleagues, The Lancet, June 2022).

But heres the catch: data reported by governments to the World Health ...


PH world No. 4 in TB cases

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2022-08-19

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阿根廷臺ç£æœƒé¤¨å»ºæ§‹äº’助平臺 張淵智教å¥åº·æ“回饋僑社

2022-08-19

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Sugar shortage now affecting sari-sari stores, carinderias – group

2022-08-19

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 18) — The sugar shortage facing the country has started taking a toll on the sales of sari-sari store and carinderia owners as the supply of softdrinks becomes inadequate., the Philippine Association of Stores and Carinderia Owners, Inc. (PASCO) said Thursday.

In a statement, PASCO said that while there were signs of improvement in their operations ...


Sugar shortage now affecting sari-sari stores, carinderias – group

5 Metro Manila cities to continue no-contact apprehension policy

2022-08-19

MANILA, Philippines — Despite a petition filed in the Supreme Court asking to stop the implementation of the no-contact apprehension policy (NCAP), five Metro Manila cities held their ground and vowed to continue it, saying it provides motorists with a safe environment.

In a joint statement on Wednesday, the mayors of the five cities expressed their common stand to continue with the imp...


5 Metro Manila cities to continue no-contact apprehension policy

Garcia urges Maguindanaoans to participate in the upcoming plebiscite

2022-08-19

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia urged the residents of Maguindanao to exercise their right to vote in the forthcoming plebiscite in the province.

“We call on Maguindanaoans, go out and vote. This is for your future, not ours, not for just one person,†he said during the Maguindanao Plebiscite Coordinating Conference held this week in Cotabato City.

Th...


Garcia urges Maguindanaoans to participate in the upcoming plebiscite

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2022-08-18

北美洲舜裔篤親公所第6屆懇親大會於8月14,15兩日在波士頓盛大舉行,既有僑委會委員長å¾ä½³é’é é“而來,é€ä¸Šã€Œåœ˜çµå®—誼ã€è³€è¯ï¼Œæ›´æœ‰æ³¢å£«é “市長å³å¼­ (Michelle Wu) 親自出席,讓來自6地的百餘å代表備感榮耀。

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2022-08-18

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Mayors firm on continuing no-contact apprehension despite opposition at LTO, SC

2022-08-18

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:30 a.m.) — Metro Manila mayors are standing pat on their decision to continue the no-contact apprehension program even in the face of a Supreme Court petitions for a temporary restraining order.

"[We] have joined together on a common stance to continue the implementation of NCAP within our respective territorial jurisdictions and vow to continuously...


Motorists ply the northbound lane of EDSA in Pasay City before dawn on Aug. 14, 2022. The Metropolit

Oil prices hold steady as recession worries offset lower U.S. stocks

2022-08-18

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors grappled with falling stockpiles in the United States, rising output from Russia and worries about a potential global recession.

Brent crude futures climbed 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $93.75 a barrel by 0347 GMT. U.S. crude futures gained 10 cents, or 0.1%, to $88.21 a barrel.

Prices rose more than 1% during th...


Oil prices hold steady as recession worries offset lower U.S. stocks

Metro Manila’s COVID-19 cases on downward trend, but surge not over — OCTA

2022-08-18

MANILA, Philippines — The number of new COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila is on a downward trend, but it does not mean that the surge is already over, independent pandemic monitor OCTA Research said on Thursday.

“NCR Covid cases on a downward trend with a growth rate of -9%, reproduction number of 1.03, 7-day positivity rate of 15.7%, Adar (average daily attack rate) of 8.14 and HCUR (he...


Metro Manila’s COVID-19 cases on downward trend, but surge not over — OCTA

Stocks succumb to profit taking

2022-08-18

MANILA, Philippines — Share prices fell yesterday, ending seven straight sessions in the green, as investors remained cautious and took profits ahead of a widely expected rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) finished at 6,818.99, down by 31.65 points or 0.46 percent, while the broader All Shares index slipped by 5.20 po...


Stocks succumb to profit taking

DOH reports over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases

2022-08-17

The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines slightly decreased on Tuesday, Aug.16, as the Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 2,000 cases.

Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total 2,633 more people were infected with the Covid-19 virus. In the recent days, the daily number of Covid-19 cases nationwide was at 4,000.

The tally of active Covid-19 cases across the count...


DOH reports over 2,000 new Covid-19 cases

Chinas missile fire over Taiwan a gorilla in room

2022-08-17

SINGAPORE: Chinas recent decision to fire missiles over Taiwan is a gorilla in the room that has to be contested, a top United States military commander said on Tuesday.

His remarks came after Beijing kicked off huge air and sea drills this month around the self-ruled island in a furious reaction to the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week and a congressional delegation earlie...


Chinas missile fire over Taiwan a gorilla in room

Oil prices rise $1 after drop in U.S. stockpiles

2022-08-17

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose over $1 on Wednesday, rebounding from six-month lows hit the previous day, as an unexpectedly largedrop in U.S. oil and gasoline stocks reminded investors that demand remains firm, if overshadowed by the prospect of a global recession.

Brent crude futures were last up 82 cents, or 0.9%, to $93.16 a barrel by 0630 GMT.

West Texas In...


Oil prices rise $1 after drop in U.S. stockpiles

Philippines Key Rate to Rise to 4% This Quarter, Survey Shows

2022-08-17

The Philippine central bank will sustain its rate-hike cycle this quarter, following a surprise move in July, to quell broadening price pressures, according to Bloomberg survey of economists.

The benchmark interest rate is expected to increase by another 75 basis points to 4% by the end of September, a survey showed. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is seen to pause in October-December, before...


Philippines Key Rate to Rise to 4% This Quarter, Survey Shows

Marcos says to extend state of public health emergency until year-end

2022-08-17

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday he will be extending the state of public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic until year-end.

Asked by a reporter whether he will lengthen the state of public health emergency, which is different from the state of national calamity also declared due to COVID-19, Marcos answered in the affirmative.

Sayi...


Marcos says to extend state of public health emergency until year-end

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2022-08-16

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2022-08-16

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Over 1,000 COVID-19 weekly cases logged in Ilocos region

2022-08-16

LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte—The number of weekly COVID-19 cases logged between August 7 and 13 in the Ilocos region has breached the 1,000 mark, data from the regional Department of Health (DOH) showed on Monday.

But none of the 1,002 new COVID-19 cases were tagged as severe or critical.

The figure reflects an increase in the average daily cases to 143, which is 8.4-percent higher...


Over 1,000 COVID-19 weekly cases logged in Ilocos region

China conducts fresh military drills around Taiwan as US congressional delegation visits

2022-08-16

Chinas military said it conducted combat alert patrols and military drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan on Monday, a day after the arrival of a US congressional delegation to Taipei.

The exercises are a solemn response to political plays by the US and Taiwan that are undermining the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait, Senior Col. Shi Yi of the Eastern Theater Command was...


China conducts fresh military drills around Taiwan as US congressional delegation visits

Philippines c.bank to hike by 50 bps on Thursday, catching up with peers

2022-08-16

Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank will follow its surprise July rate hike with a half-point point rise on Thursday and another quarter-point increase in September to catch up with its peers in containing soaring inflation, a Reuters poll forecast.

Driven by higher transport and food prices, inflation in the Southeast Asian nation accelerated to 6.4% in July, its fastest pace ...


Philippines c.bank to hike by 50 bps on Thursday, catching up with peers

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Citing better pandemic situation, POEA suspends mandatory insurance vs COVID-19

2022-08-15

MANILA, Philippines — Rehired and directly hired overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will no longer need to pay the expanded compulsory insurance intended to provide a fallback for those who contract COVID-19.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has instructed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to temporarily suspend its implementation, citing the "improving ...


Citing better pandemic situation, POEA suspends mandatory insurance vs COVID-19

Pandemic pulls more Filipinos back to poverty in 2021

2022-08-15

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos ended poor in 2021 compared to three years ago after the pandemic wiped out gains in poverty reduction that took years to achieve.

A survey of 165,029 families nationwide showed there were 19.99 million Filipinos living below the poverty line last year, up from 17.67 million recorded in the comparable period in 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authori...


Pandemic pulls more Filipinos back to poverty in 2021

Filipino children population decreasing

2022-08-15

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 14) — The countrys children population has seen a drop in the last two decades amid lower levels of fertility, according to the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM).

In a statement on Sunday, POPCOM said the Philippine population pyramid has been recording a lower percentage of younger people.

Citing data from a report of the P...


Filipino children population decreasing

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2022-08-12

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South Korea flooding death toll rises to 11

2022-08-12

SEOUL, South Korea — The death toll from South Korea’s record-breaking rains and flooding has risen to 11, officials said Thursday, with eight more people still missing as Seoul struggles to clean up after the deluge.

Two days of torrential rain flooded streets and subway stations in the capital, with President Yoon Suk-yeol saying it was the heaviest rainfall since Seoul weather reco...


South Korea flooding death toll rises to 11

 
 
 

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