Stricter screening at ports of entry ordered The Department of Health – Bureau of Quarantine is now on a “heightened alert” for the new COVID-19 “FLiRT” variants. In a memorandum, Director Ferdinand Salcedo directed all BOQ stations and other concerned agencies to “conduct thorough screening at points of entry for …
Read More »‘PDEA leaks’ probe not behind Zubiri ouster – Chiz
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on May 20, 2024. (STAR / Jesse Bustos) MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Francis Escudero has categorically denied that the investigation on the so-called Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) leaks, linking President Marcos to illegal drug use, triggered the ouster of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri …
Read More »Pasay City judge, court clerk suspended amid bribery allegations
(PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered the preventive suspension of a judge and a court official implicated in a bribery scandal last week. In a resolution, the SC En Banc initiated administrative proceedings against Judge Alberto Cansino and Officer-in-Charge/Acting Branch Clerk (OIC-BCC) of …
Read More »DOF: Average Filipino income will double to P378,000 by 2030
The Department of Finance (DOF) has projected that the average yearly income of Filipinos is on track to almost double in the next six years to around P378,000, propelled by the expanding middle class. Currently, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto revealed that the average income per person in the Philippines …
Read More »BSP: Monetary Board functioned as ‘normal’ amid ‘ghost employees’ issue
This photo shows a picture of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas./Photo from BusinessWorld MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that its Monetary Board (MB) has not affected its operations amid reported “ghost employees,” which allegedly involved two members of MB. In a press release on Tuesday, the …
Read More »UN chief condemns Israel’s actions against displaced Palestinians
DEADLY ATTACKS. A relative of Palestinians, killed in Israeli attacks on Rafah, mourn as the bodies are brought to Tel Al-Sultan health centre in Rafah, Gaza on Monday (May 27, 2024). UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Israel’s deadly airstrike on a camp being used by displaced people in the southern …
Read More »Israel’s deadly attack on tent camp confirms ‘there is no safety’ in Gaza, survivors say
Families who survived a deadly Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in southern Gaza described a horrific scene of scorched tents and burning bodies on Sunday. ‘No matter where we go, we will die here,’ Palestinian woman says. International outcry after Israeli airstrike kills dozens in Rafah An Israeli airstrike …
Read More »Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of landslide
Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate from the path of a still-active landslide in Papua New Guinea by the government on Tuesday, after parts of a mountain collapsed, burying an initial estimate of more than 2,000 people. Military has set up checkpoints and is helping move residents to evacuation …
Read More »Canada purchasing 16 new fighter jets out of current budget, minister says
The first 16 of the air force’s new F-35 fighters will be paid for out of the current federal budget, even though Canada isn’t expected to take delivery of the warplanes until 2026. Defence Minister Bill Blair pointed to the investment on Monday while defending the Liberal government’s military spending …
Read More »Court greenlights shareholder class-action lawsuit against Bombardier
A Quebec judge is authorizing a class action from shareholders against Bombardier Inc. over claims that the plane maker presented a false picture of its financial situation in 2018, a turbulent year that saw its share price tank. Shareholders say former Bombardier execs didn’t make timely disclosures. A Quebec judge …
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